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3416
(2 photos)
Skimmers (Libellulidae) [Dragonflies] Common Darter (Sympetrum striolatum) Stor Hedelibel (dk) Libélula Estriada (es) Större Ängstrollslända (se) 2025-11-01 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago. Male. SHV-svenskesø. Left wings dorsal view, Fw 31mm Hw 29,5mm. Measured from the fixation point along the costa (leading edge) to the tip of wing. The yellow tint is how most striolatum normally look at this time of the season, though probably exaggerated here because the photos were taken a day after finding the animal, knowing that dead animals normally loose their colors and darken. Wings |
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3399
(1 photos)
Skimmers (Libellulidae) [Dragonflies] Black Darter (Sympetrum danae) Sort Hedelibel (dk) Svart Ängstrollslända (se) 2025-09-30 Amager Fælled, Denmark Imago. Male. DLK-nord. Was sitting on this stone in the water at the bend. This being one of the last spots where the dragonflies gather, with striolatum and mixta also present, and a few days ago the latest cyathigerum on the island so far as well. |
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3398
(2 photos)
Skimmers (Libellulidae) [Dragonflies] Common Darter (Sympetrum striolatum) Stor Hedelibel (dk) Libélula Estriada (es) Större Ängstrollslända (se) 2025-09-28 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago. Female. Bro-vandhullet. When I saw this animals the tail looked bluish, and I was almost sensing Orthetrum vibes. But closer up it was a darter, and I think the substance on wings and the last abdominal segments might be slime from a snail or other type of insect/animal. Aberrant |
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3397
(5 photos)
Hawkers (Aeshnidae) [Dragonflies] Blue Hawker (Aeshna cyanea) Blå Mosaikguldsmed (dk) Esna Selvática (es) Blågrön Mosaikslända (se) 2025-09-22 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago. Male. SHV-lysningerne. Caught while perched in tall grass. No reel need to capture it other than getting a new captured-species and to practice, handling the large animals as well. Last two photos are from smartphone. Captured |
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3396
(2 photos)
Hawkers (Aeshnidae) [Dragonflies] Blue-eyed Hawker (Aeshna affinis) Sydlig Mosaikguldsmed (dk) Esna Zafiro (es) Klarblå Mosaikslända (se) 2025-08-26 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago. Male. Granatsø. Finding Eddie isn't always easy. |
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3395
(4 photos)
Skimmers (Libellulidae) [Dragonflies] Yellow-winged Darter (Sympetrum flaveolum) Gulvinget Hedelibel (dk) Libélula Montana (es) Gulfläckad Ängstrollslända (se) 2025-08-26 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago. Male. Granatsø. Only animals here this year. Was connected to a female sanguineum at first, but they split up, and she continued to lay eggs alone. Photo documentation mainly to show how difficult it can be to perceive the species characters if seen from the wrong angle. |
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3393
(1 photos)
Skimmers (Libellulidae) [Dragonflies] Red-veined Darter (Sympetrum fonscolombii) Rødåret Hedelibel (dk) Libélula de Fonscolombe (es) Vandrande Ängstrollslända (se) 2025-09-20 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago. Female. Engsø. Young. Captured |
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3392
(4 photos)
Skimmers (Libellulidae) [Dragonflies] Red-veined Darter (Sympetrum fonscolombii) Rødåret Hedelibel (dk) Libélula de Fonscolombe (es) Vandrande Ängstrollslända (se) 2025-09-20 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago. Male. Engsø. Young. I guess, as long as the weather doesn't turn really bad, we can expect more emergences of this beautiful species. Mobile photos. Captured |
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3391
(2 photos)
Hawkers (Aeshnidae) [Dragonflies] Blue Hawker (Aeshna cyanea) Blå Mosaikguldsmed (dk) Esna Selvática (es) Blågrön Mosaikslända (se) 2025-09-18 Ugandaskoven, Denmark Imago. Male. P-plads-vandhullet. Still in place, apparently as the only dragonfly at the waterhole. Except for a competitor that has rushed in on a brief attack both times I've been here lately. Same as 3364. |
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3390
(2 photos)
Skimmers (Libellulidae) [Dragonflies] Moustached Darter (Sympetrum vulgatum) Almindelig Hedelibel (dk) Libélula de Ocharán (es) Tegelröd Ängstrollslända (se) 2025-09-17 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago. Male. SHV-lysningerne. One of three vulgatum captured today, which is relatively many compared to what I normally see. Which of course raises the question whether I'm underestimating them when just id'ing them with camera and binos? Captured |
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3389
(5 photos)
Skimmers (Libellulidae) [Dragonflies] Moustached Darter (Sympetrum vulgatum) Almindelig Hedelibel (dk) Libélula de Ocharán (es) Tegelröd Ängstrollslända (se) 2025-09-17 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago. Male. SHV-lysningerne. One of three vulgatum captured today, which is relatively many compared to what I normally see. Which of course raises the question whether I'm underestimating them when just id'ing them with camera and binos? Captured |
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3388
(4 photos)
Skimmers (Libellulidae) [Dragonflies] Moustached Darter (Sympetrum vulgatum) Almindelig Hedelibel (dk) Libélula de Ocharán (es) Tegelröd Ängstrollslända (se) 2025-09-17 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago. Female. SHV-lysningerne. One of three vulgatum captured today, which is relatively many compared to what I normally see. Which of course raises the question whether I'm underestimating them when just id'ing them with camera and binos? Captured |
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3387
(3 photos BOTH SIDES)
Hawkers (Aeshnidae) [Dragonflies] Migrant Hawker (Aeshna mixta) Efterårs-mosaikguldsmed (dk) Esna Falso Zafiro (es) Höstmosaikslända (se) 2025-09-17 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago. Female. SHV-lysningerne. Without appendages. This being the second female in a few days in the same spot without appendages, or very short ones. The other: 3386. Aberrant |
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3386
(2 photos)
Hawkers (Aeshnidae) [Dragonflies] Migrant Hawker (Aeshna mixta) Efterårs-mosaikguldsmed (dk) Esna Falso Zafiro (es) Höstmosaikslända (se) 2025-09-13 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago. Female. SHV-lysningerne. Without appendages. My first thought was that the lost appendages, or very short ones, was the result of an accident or a fight, rather than an innate anomality, but finding another female in the exact same spot, 4 days later, I'm not so sure about that anymore. The other: 3387. Aberrant |
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3385
(5 photos)
Hawkers (Aeshnidae) [Dragonflies] Blue Hawker (Aeshna cyanea) Blå Mosaikguldsmed (dk) Esna Selvática (es) Blågrön Mosaikslända (se) 2025-09-14 Amager Fælled, Denmark Imago. Male. Plateauet-syd. Stien øst for Fælledby. Was lying on the ground with the wings spread out, and I thought it was dead. But it came to live when i grabbed its wing, and it was very excited while being photographed. When done, I put it on my saddle to let it fly, as it pleased, but it just tumbled to the ground, almost, and landed in the grass next to the trail. Later it took off into the thicket. Looking at its damaged face, I suspect it must have collided with a box-bicycle or something similarly heavy, large and fast, and was still groggy when I found it. Captured, Damaged |
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3384
(3 photos)
Skimmers (Libellulidae) [Dragonflies] Red-veined Darter (Sympetrum fonscolombii) Rødåret Hedelibel (dk) Libélula de Fonscolombe (es) Vandrande Ängstrollslända (se) 2025-09-11 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago. Male. Engsø. Young. Two males today. Not the same as two days ago. Captured |
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3383
(4 photos)
Skimmers (Libellulidae) [Dragonflies] Red-veined Darter (Sympetrum fonscolombii) Rødåret Hedelibel (dk) Libélula de Fonscolombe (es) Vandrande Ängstrollslända (se) 2025-09-04 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago. Female. Engsø. Young. Not the same as two days ago. Captured |
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3382
(2 photos)
Skimmers (Libellulidae) [Dragonflies] Red-veined Darter (Sympetrum fonscolombii) Rødåret Hedelibel (dk) Libélula de Fonscolombe (es) Vandrande Ängstrollslända (se) 2025-09-11 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago. Male. Engsø. Young. Two males today. Not the same as two days ago. Captured |
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3381
(2 photos)
Skimmers (Libellulidae) [Dragonflies] Yellow-winged Darter (Sympetrum flaveolum) Gulvinget Hedelibel (dk) Libélula Montana (es) Gulfläckad Ängstrollslända (se) 2025-09-04 Amager Fælled, Denmark Imago. Male. Strandengen-syd. Probably the same as two days later. When not seen well, as seen in photo 1, it goes easily under the radar, and could be taken for a sanguineum. Compared to earlier in the season the animals are now found close to the water. |
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3380
(6 photos)
Skimmers (Libellulidae) [Dragonflies] Red-veined Darter (Sympetrum fonscolombii) Rødåret Hedelibel (dk) Libélula de Fonscolombe (es) Vandrande Ängstrollslända (se) 2025-09-09 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago. Male. Engsø. Teneral. Second male today. At first I thought it was me who had damaged this animal, but I think it already had a bad eye and a broken wing, since it went straight into the net without touching the frame. Captured |
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3379
(4 photos)
Skimmers (Libellulidae) [Dragonflies] Red-veined Darter (Sympetrum fonscolombii) Rødåret Hedelibel (dk) Libélula de Fonscolombe (es) Vandrande Ängstrollslända (se) 2025-09-09 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago. Female. Engsø. Teneral. Only one female found. I know the bend wing tip doesn't look good, but nothing happened, and it moved freely without any problem afterward. Captured |
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3378
(6 photos)
Skimmers (Libellulidae) [Dragonflies] Red-veined Darter (Sympetrum fonscolombii) Rødåret Hedelibel (dk) Libélula de Fonscolombe (es) Vandrande Ängstrollslända (se) 2025-09-09 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago. Male. Engsø. Teneral. One of two males today. Normally I would have used my tele lens to get these tenerals of today, but it's broken, why I have to rely on my wide-angle lens, and therefore prefer to catch the animals to get a decent result. Captured |
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3377
(3 photos)
Hawkers (Aeshnidae) [Dragonflies] Migrant Hawker (Aeshna mixta) Efterårs-mosaikguldsmed (dk) Esna Falso Zafiro (es) Höstmosaikslända (se) 2025-09-09 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago. Male. Engsø. Mature. There was no need to catch this one, except for trying, and adding a handson to the collection. In air they are practically impossible to catch, but this one was perched in the grass, and then it was another matter. As with one of the fonscolumbii darters of today being damaged, when I saw the broken leg of this mixta, I thought it was me, but there was nothing in the net, why I have to conclude, that the life of a dragonfly is simply a tough game! Captured |
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3376
(5 photos)
Spreadwings (Lestidae) [Dragonflies] Migrant Spreadwing (Lestes barbarus) Sydlig Kobbervandnymfe (dk) Lestes Bárbaro (es) Vandrande Smaragdflickslända (se) 2025-09-09 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago. Male. Engsø. Mature. My first and only barbarus this year. Very likely a visitor from outside, having nothing to do with the influx last year. I visited both places today, where I had them last year, just in case, but it was as dead as it has been all year. The blurred layer cake pattern on the yellow patch behind the eyes looks funny, but apparently is a trait of the old individuals. Captured |
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3375
(2 photos)
Hawkers (Aeshnidae) [Dragonflies] Blue-eyed Hawker (Aeshna affinis) Sydlig Mosaikguldsmed (dk) Esna Zafiro (es) Klarblå Mosaikslända (se) 2025-09-06 Søvang, Denmark Imago. Male & Female. Vandhullet. Egg-laying. I had seem them flying around earlier, but lost them. Then after a while, I could hear the wing-rustle, but it took a long time before I was able to spot them. Almost levelled out with the dry grass, and also: The male was struggling to get both of them free, but the female was trapped under a single straw of grass, and as long as he resisted of letting her go, nothing would happen. He finally did, when I came too close with the Cycloptical Canon Eye. The female stayed put for a while, as if trying to get a hold of herself before flying away or after the male, why I could easily grab her, and get the photos seen in 3374. After I put her down, she took off, and the male was instantly over her again. Obviously they weren't finished, and later I flushed them again, but this time now only as a mating wheel. They flew far away this time when that happened... |
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3374
(5 photos)
Hawkers (Aeshnidae) [Dragonflies] Blue-eyed Hawker (Aeshna affinis) Sydlig Mosaikguldsmed (dk) Esna Zafiro (es) Klarblå Mosaikslända (se) 2025-09-06 Søvang, Denmark Imago. Female. Vandhullet. Female from the pair in 3375. Captured |
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3373
(2 photos)
Skimmers (Libellulidae) [Dragonflies] Yellow-winged Darter (Sympetrum flaveolum) Gulvinget Hedelibel (dk) Libélula Montana (es) Gulfläckad Ängstrollslända (se) 2025-09-06 Amager Fælled, Denmark Imago. Male. Strandengen-syd. Still hanging out around the big waterhole, which now holds some water, after the whole-day rain yesterday. The wideangle lens doesn't provide much detail, but the large yellow patches on the hindwings should be obvious. |
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3372
(2 photos)
Hawkers (Aeshnidae) [Dragonflies] Blue-eyed Hawker (Aeshna affinis) Sydlig Mosaikguldsmed (dk) Esna Zafiro (es) Klarblå Mosaikslända (se) 2025-08-31 Søvang, Denmark Imago. Female. Vandhullet. Blue form. My first blue female. Flushed from the fringe of sedges along the now dried-out waterhole. Just sunning or trying to lay eggs, I can't say for sure. It landed here in this low willow bush, and when I approached too closely with my wideangle lens, it took seriously off - far away over the tall trees nearby. Later I found a male sunning itself in the same sedges. |
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3371
(3 photos)
Skimmers (Libellulidae) [Dragonflies] Common Darter (Sympetrum striolatum) Stor Hedelibel (dk) Libélula Estriada (es) Större Ängstrollslända (se) 2025-08-22 Gjerrild (djursland), Denmark Imago. Female. Hestehave-vandhullerne. Form nigrescens. An dark individual that is not too mature to obscure the color tones. The femurs show almost no yellow and the center part of the side of the thorax is lined in thick black with yellow center spots, plus the thick black spot under the short moustache. Aberrant |
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3370
(1 photos)
Skimmers (Libellulidae) [Dragonflies] Black Darter (Sympetrum danae) Sort Hedelibel (dk) Svart Ängstrollslända (se) 2025-08-24 Langkær Mose (Bryrup), Denmark Imago. Male. Young. Also a victim of my netting-target practice, before trying on the the real juncea target. But catching a darter is not the same as catching a large hawker with stronger flight muscles and less-appoachable flight patterns. Captured |
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3369
(3 photos)
Hawkers (Aeshnidae) [Dragonflies] Brown Hawker (Aeshna grandis) Brun Mosaikguldsmed (dk) Brun Mosaikslända (se) 2025-08-24 Langkær Mose (Bryrup), Denmark Imago. Male. Several grandis were here, and this one had the questionable honour of serving as netting-target practice before, hopefully, being able to catch a juncea which was my main target here today. Captured |
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3368
(1 photos)
Hawkers (Aeshnidae) [Dragonflies] Brown Hawker (Aeshna grandis) Brun Mosaikguldsmed (dk) Brun Mosaikslända (se) 2025-08-24 Langkær Mose (Bryrup), Denmark Imago. Male. Perfect camouflage. |
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3367
(2 photos)
Hawkers (Aeshnidae) [Dragonflies] Moorland Hawker (Aeshna juncea) Siv-mosaikguldsmed (dk) Esna Brañera (es) Starrmosaikslända (se) 2025-08-24 Langkær Mose (Bryrup), Denmark Imago. Male. Not enough time, and not the right photo gear to record this animal properly. My first juncea ever. The animal behaved very approachable while sitting on the trunk, and under normal circumstances a perfect portrait of this new species would have been the result. But I had to do with my wideangle lens and a camera body that has reached the point where it only fires occasionally. Luckily it did here, but too far from the the subject to be really good. The two photos shows different trunks, but I think it is the same animal. I had 5 aeshna species here today; cyanea, mixta, grandis, juncea and subarctica. |
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3364
(1 photos)
Hawkers (Aeshnidae) [Dragonflies] Blue Hawker (Aeshna cyanea) Blå Mosaikguldsmed (dk) Esna Selvática (es) Blågrön Mosaikslända (se) 2025-08-12 Ugandaskoven, Denmark Imago. Male. P-plads-vandhullet. Eagerly patrolling the overgrown waterhole. Same as 3391. |
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3360
(3 photos)
Hawkers (Aeshnidae) [Dragonflies] Blue-eyed Hawker (Aeshna affinis) Sydlig Mosaikguldsmed (dk) Esna Zafiro (es) Klarblå Mosaikslända (se) 2025-07-15 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago. Pair. Barbarus-renden. Egg-laying. The only aeshna-species in our region that occasionally drops eggs in tandem. And apparently the moist solid mud is the favorite substrate. They were quite persistent, keeping together both when I, or one of the single males, disturbed them. 15 minutes+ and they were still at it, when I left. |
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3359
(2 photos BOTH SIDES)
Hawkers (Aeshnidae) [Dragonflies] Blue-eyed Hawker (Aeshna affinis) Sydlig Mosaikguldsmed (dk) Esna Zafiro (es) Klarblå Mosaikslända (se) 2025-07-15 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago. Female. Barbarus-renden. This single female, 4 single males and an egg-laying pair was the result of the first observations of the species this year. |
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3358
(1 photos)
Hawkers (Aeshnidae) [Dragonflies] Blue-eyed Hawker (Aeshna affinis) Sydlig Mosaikguldsmed (dk) Esna Zafiro (es) Klarblå Mosaikslända (se) 2025-07-15 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago. Male. Barbarus-renden. One of 4 single males here today. |
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3357
(1 photos)
Hawkers (Aeshnidae) [Dragonflies] Blue-eyed Hawker (Aeshna affinis) Sydlig Mosaikguldsmed (dk) Esna Zafiro (es) Klarblå Mosaikslända (se) 2025-07-15 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago. Male. Barbarus-renden. One of 4 single males here today. |
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3356
(4 photos BOTH SIDES)
Skimmers (Libellulidae) [Dragonflies] Yellow-winged Darter (Sympetrum flaveolum) Gulvinget Hedelibel (dk) Libélula Montana (es) Gulfläckad Ängstrollslända (se) 2020-08-14 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago. Male. Viben. |
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3355
(6 photos BOTH SIDES)
Skimmers (Libellulidae) [Dragonflies] Yellow-winged Darter (Sympetrum flaveolum) Gulvinget Hedelibel (dk) Libélula Montana (es) Gulfläckad Ängstrollslända (se) 2020-08-12 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago. Female. Flaveolum-lysningen. One of two females today. |
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3354
(3 photos BOTH SIDES)
Skimmers (Libellulidae) [Dragonflies] Yellow-winged Darter (Sympetrum flaveolum) Gulvinget Hedelibel (dk) Libélula Montana (es) Gulfläckad Ängstrollslända (se) 2020-08-12 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago. Female. Flaveolum-lysningen. One of two females today. |
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3353
(2 photos)
Skimmers (Libellulidae) [Dragonflies] Yellow-winged Darter (Sympetrum flaveolum) Gulvinget Hedelibel (dk) Libélula Montana (es) Gulfläckad Ängstrollslända (se) 2020-08-12 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago. Male. Flaveolum-lysningen. |
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3352
(1 photos)
Skimmers (Libellulidae) [Dragonflies] Yellow-winged Darter (Sympetrum flaveolum) Gulvinget Hedelibel (dk) Libélula Montana (es) Gulfläckad Ängstrollslända (se) 2020-08-10 Amager Fælled, Denmark Imago. Male. Strandengen-syd. Lifer! In the tall grass north of the dirt road. |
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3351
(1 photos)
Skimmers (Libellulidae) [Dragonflies] Yellow-winged Darter (Sympetrum flaveolum) Gulvinget Hedelibel (dk) Libélula Montana (es) Gulfläckad Ängstrollslända (se) 2025-07-28 Amager Fælled, Denmark Imago. Male. Strandengen-syd. One of six males today in the tall grass south of the waterhole. |
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3350
(2 photos)
Skimmers (Libellulidae) [Dragonflies] Yellow-winged Darter (Sympetrum flaveolum) Gulvinget Hedelibel (dk) Libélula Montana (es) Gulfläckad Ängstrollslända (se) 2025-07-28 Amager Fælled, Denmark Imago. Male. Strandengen-syd. One of six males today in the tall grass south of the waterhole. |
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3349
(1 photos)
Skimmers (Libellulidae) [Dragonflies] Yellow-winged Darter (Sympetrum flaveolum) Gulvinget Hedelibel (dk) Libélula Montana (es) Gulfläckad Ängstrollslända (se) 2025-07-28 Amager Fælled, Denmark Imago. Male. Strandengen-syd. One of six males today in the tall grass south of the waterhole. |
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3348
(2 photos BOTH SIDES)
Skimmers (Libellulidae) [Dragonflies] Yellow-winged Darter (Sympetrum flaveolum) Gulvinget Hedelibel (dk) Libélula Montana (es) Gulfläckad Ängstrollslända (se) 2025-07-28 Amager Fælled, Denmark Imago. Male. Strandengen-syd. One of six males today in the tall grass south of the waterhole. |
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3347
(1 photos)
Skimmers (Libellulidae) [Dragonflies] Yellow-winged Darter (Sympetrum flaveolum) Gulvinget Hedelibel (dk) Libélula Montana (es) Gulfläckad Ängstrollslända (se) 2025-07-28 Amager Fælled, Denmark Imago. Male. Strandengen-syd. One of six males today in the tall grass south of the waterhole. |
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3346
(2 photos)
Skimmers (Libellulidae) [Dragonflies] Yellow-winged Darter (Sympetrum flaveolum) Gulvinget Hedelibel (dk) Libélula Montana (es) Gulfläckad Ängstrollslända (se) 2025-07-28 Amager Fælled, Denmark Imago. Male. Strandengen-syd. One of six males today in the tall grass south of the waterhole. |
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3345
(3 photos BOTH SIDES)
Skimmers (Libellulidae) [Dragonflies] Yellow-winged Darter (Sympetrum flaveolum) Gulvinget Hedelibel (dk) Libélula Montana (es) Gulfläckad Ängstrollslända (se) 2025-07-28 Amager Fælled, Denmark Imago. Female. Strandengen-syd. In the tall grass south of the waterhole. |