dragonfly, Nehalennia speciosa

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tycek

Bullet Ant

I can't identify the exact kind of the dragonfly. Maybe someone could help? The picture was taken in Poland Posted 9 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  It's beautiful! Do you still require help, or are you sure that this is the correct identification? Posted 9 years ago
2. 1. tycek
    
    Bullet Ant
    
    Thank you. I am almost sure now. But a professional help would be very welcome Posted 9 years ago
  2. 1. Ferdy Christant
      
      Lion
      
      I hope @wildflower see this photo, she is very good at species identification, with damselflies as one of her specialties :) Posted 9 years ago
    2. 1. WildFlower
        
        Lion
        
        Thanks, Ferdy, but I'm not really a specialist. I just have a eye for the details and spend a lot of time searching. Posted 9 years ago
    3. WildFlower
      
      Lion
      
      Unfortunately, we don't have many (if any) professional entomologists here. This damselfly is so much covered with water drops that I am not sure what it's colours are exactly. Do you have a close-up or another view where the pattern on the chest can be distiguished?
      http://www.arkive.org/dwarf-damselfly/nehalennia-speciosa/image-G20465.html
      http://www.hlasek.com/nehalennia_speciosa.html Posted 9 years ago
    4. 1. Ferdy Christant
        
        Lion
        
        "Thanks, Ferdy, but I'm not really a specialist. I just have a eye for the details and spend a lot of time searching."
        
        Modesty or not, your reputation of getting to the bottom of these type of identifications is solid, as seen dozens if not hundreds of times before. In my book that makes you a specialist :) Posted 9 years ago
      2. tycek
        
        Bullet Ant
        
        Yes, I added another picture. I hope it helps a little bit Posted 9 years ago

tycek

Bullet Ant

Nehalennia speciosa Posted 9 years ago

The Nehalennia speciosa

''Nehalennia speciosa'' is a species of damselfly in family Coenagrionidae. It is found in Austria, Belarus, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Italy, Japan, North Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, possibly France, and possibly Kazakhstan. Its natural habitats are swamps, freshwater marshes, and open excavations. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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Similar species: Dragonflies And Damselflies

Species identified by tycek

By tycek

Uploaded Jan 6, 2015. Captured Jun 25, 2007 04:39.

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