David Element
Wildlife Photography and Digital
Video Images
______________________________________________Dragonflies
and Damselflies 48 – Ruddy Darters
RUDDY
DARTER DRAGONFLY Sympetrum sanguineum (m)
RUDDY
DARTER DRAGONFLY Sympetrum sanguineum (m)
RUDDY
DARTER DRAGONFLY Sympetrum sanguineum (m)
RUDDY
DARTER DRAGONFLY Sympetrum sanguineum (m)
RUDDY
DARTER DRAGONFLY Sympetrum sanguineum (m)
RUDDY
DARTER DRAGONFLY Sympetrum sanguineum (m)
RUDDY
DARTER DRAGONFLY Sympetrum sanguineum (m)
RUDDY
DARTER DRAGONFLY Sympetrum sanguineum (m)
RUDDY
DARTER DRAGONFLY Sympetrum sanguineum (m)
RUDDY
DARTER DRAGONFLY Sympetrum sanguineum (m)
RUDDY
DARTER DRAGONFLY Sympetrum sanguineum (m)
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These
close-up photographs illustrate a maturing male Ruddy Darter Dragonfly Sympetrum sanguineum.
These insects are a yellow-brown colour when teneral (freshly emerged) and in
males the red coloration will develop, deepen and eventually cover most of the
body. The legs of this dragonfly are completely black, a significant feature
when making comparisons with other members of the same genus and checking the
extent of the black facial markings is also useful when making an
identification. The abdomen is more clubbed than that of the similar and
slightly larger Common Darter Dragonfly Sympetrum
striolatum and this species possesses yellow
stripes on its legs. There are several other similar species to be found in
continental Europe.
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