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Dragonfly

Habitat:

bushes, near beach

1 Species ID Suggestions

Cadi
Cadi 12 years ago
Epaulet Skimmer
Orthetrum chrysostigma Orthetrum chrysostigma


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6 Comments

Cadi
Cadi 12 years ago

It could be a slaty skimmer or a comanche skimmer, but they're in the US/Canada I think. Hmmm, Epaulet Skimmer is a bit closer region-wise.

Yup, that's it. I'm locking my vote in for Orthetrum chrysostigma aka Epaulet Skimmer: http://odonatacentral.org/index.php/Gall...

Wow, I didn't know we got dragonflies in Kuwait. Thank you so much!

NicoleB
NicoleB 12 years ago

Thanks!
I wish I could have gotten more photos for a better ID though :/

NicoleB
NicoleB 12 years ago

Am not getting much closer with this fellow and these photos.
Wish I could have gotten more shots :/

From this (old) discussion on Birdforum and the photos there
http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?...

I got the lead to it maybe being a 'Anax parthenope' - but after searching for more photos, I'm thrown off that path again.

Will keep looking :)

NicoleB
NicoleB 12 years ago

Thanks, Alice!

Will look that up tomorrow, thanks, Saarbrigger (Danke :))

Saarbrigger
Saarbrigger 12 years ago

Looks for me like a typ of "Orthetrum". In German "Blaupfeil".

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 12 years ago

Very Nice.

NicoleB
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NicoleB

Madīnat al-Kuwayt - مدينة الكويت, Kuwait

Spotted on May 28, 2011
Submitted on Aug 3, 2011

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