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Libellula depressa
Wiki : This species has expanded its range, assisted by the creation of gravel pits which give it the extensive open unvegetated areas it prefers. EOL: freshwater habitat non-marine terrestrial habitat
Hey Daniele! Just bought a book about wildlife in my region of France and it turns out this is a broad-bodied darter and not an orthetrum after all. My book says that they're easily mistaken for one another.
It helps now that I have downloaded more than one pic from that spotting. Actually my second pic looks almost exactly like the one in my book, it's uncanny!! :)
I have therefore updated my spotting sheet. x
Spotted on Aug 2, 2014
Submitted on Aug 3, 2014
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