Dragons

[Vayu Son]

who can name the species?

-V

 

[Jakob]

Plathemis lydia?

Jake

 

[Vayu Son]

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Im thinking maybe a Erythemis species.

-V

 

[Jakob]

Hmmm...now that I look at it...could be a female Erythemis simplicicollis since the males have a more greenish hue on their 1st abdominal segement and on their antehumeral region/stripe, females are more blueish in those areas I believe, like the one in your picture.

 

[Vayu Son]

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The puzzle, however, is that is was a relatively large specimen, and only the males and immature females keep the blue on the tail, if im not wrong?

 

[Jakob]

Immature females have a black tail (abdominal segments 7-10) and also abdominal segments 3 and 5 I believe are rather dark, the rest is green.

Males are mostly blue but have green on their 1st couple of segments which slowly fades.

Jake

 

[Vayu Son]

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must be male, since all the adult fems Erythemis ive seen here that size have a real dark green tail. Who can really say though..

-V

 

[Jakob]

Who knows...insects are so damn complex....

So did you take those pics? Whoever took em - they came out excellent!

Jake

 

[Vayu Son]

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Hi,

Yup. They are mine, thanks.

-V