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Sympetrum fonscolombii
Red dragonfly by the lake. Very happy to pose for a photo :)
Spotted on Oct 2, 2011
Submitted on Oct 4, 2011
![[Sympetrum fonscolombii]](https://lh4.ggpht.com/jL2Mu9wH0iczRaz6W0S0c0HAVr_YLXSKhfRw1MA5-vJn2mzQTaOO8U7YG6EtZN_s3jZSH5QfB8V171gVaik=s62-c)
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yes - it was helpful, thank you! Now I know how to tell some species apart! :)
Hmmm....I have idea about their Asian presence of the ID mentioned in my comment... but you get idea which type it is.. just want to tell through my comment.
Thanks Ashish. I checked the distribution and description for the species you mentioned - it's not them. Also, this one has black legs and some black on the head. According to a couple of sources it is a red-veined darter (Sympetrum fonscolombii
).
Or Rudy marsh Skimmer.
They are like Crimson Marsh Gliders.