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black-tailed skimmer

Orthetrum cancellatum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Description:

The black-tailed skimmer, Orthetrum cancellatum, is a dragonfly of Europe and Asia. It occurs nearly all of Europe except northern UK and Scandinavia; to the east, the range extends to Kashmir and Mongolia.

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ToreCanu
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ToreCanu

Sardegna, Italy

Spotted on Jul 16, 2015
Submitted on Jul 16, 2015

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