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3053
(3 photos)
Common Darter (Sympetrum striolatum) (Dragonflies) Stor Hedelibel (dk) Libélula Estriada (es) Större Ängstrollslända (se) 2024-09-29 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago. ♂♀. Svenskeholmvej øst, lysning. I often find the late darters anxious and very wary, but today, in the sun and out of the wind, they were completely confident, also landing on my head and my back, taking advantage of my heat radiation, I guess, and a more sun-exposed position out of the tall grasses. With a delightful pooh-package gratifyingly dropped at the root of my little finger! Hands on |
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3048
(3 photos)
Blue Chaser (Libellula fulva) (Dragonflies) Spidsplettet Libel (dk) Libélula Escasa (es) Spetsfläckad Trollslända (se) 2024-07-18 Herlufsholmskoven, Denmark Imago. ♂. Susåen ved Herlufsholm. Without dark wingtips. A single male left at this rather late date in the season. No females found. |
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3047
(9 photos)
Green Hawker (Aeshna viridis) (Dragonflies) Grøn Mosaikguldsmed (dk) Grön Mosaikslända (se) 2024-07-06 Krebseklo-vandhullet/kirkegård (Hørsholm), Denmark Imago. ♂. Different animals. 5 males seen in all. Not very cooperative, though. At the beginning I found them sitting in the dry meadow up on the slope, but without spotting them before they took flight. Later they started to fly above the wet meadow, when the sun came out. A single female around the main waterhole was all, and that too, flew far away before getting a chance to photograph it. They can be much more obliging, so today was a bummer-day. But a year-species after all. |
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3046
(1 photos)
Brown Hawker (Aeshna grandis) (Dragonflies) Brun Mosaikguldsmed (dk) Brun Mosaikslända (se) 2024-06-14 Børstingerød Mose (sjælland), Denmark Imago. ♂. My first this year. |
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3045
(2 photos)
Blue-eyed Hawker (Aeshna affinis) (Dragonflies) Sydlig Mosaikguldsmed (dk) Esna Zafiro (es) Klarblå Mosaikslända (se) 2024-09-02 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago. ♂. Granatsø. Only 1 male present today, and it looks like one of the two I had on August 19, 3030. A dirty-looking animal seen from above, with a smudgy stem to the top-T and likewise spotting on S1. |
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3044
(2 photos)
Migrant Hawker (Aeshna mixta) (Dragonflies) Efterårs-mosaikguldsmed (dk) Esna Falso Zafiro (es) Höstmosaikslända (se) 2024-09-02 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago. ♂♀. Granatsø. Mating wheel. |
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3043
(4 photos)
Bog Hawker (Aeshna subarctica) (Dragonflies) Højmose-mosaikguldsmed (dk) Gungflymosaikslända (se) 2024-08-31 Map Alvejen-skoven (Ryomgård), Denmark Imago. ♂. Sø langs Grønholtvej(Margretheholmvej). Unsuccessfully looking for Moorland Hawker [Siv-mosaikguldsmed] this Bog Hawker showed up instead. Flying with several Migrant Hawkers [Efterårsmosaikguldsmed] it stood out as being darker and larger. It's a typical representative of the species here in Denmark, with the large middle spots on the side of the thorax. Maybe it is not enough, but to me it looks like the black horizontal face-line is narrower at the end. This is normally a detail attributed to Moorland, why it might not always be a safe character to judge from. The brown costae stand out, brighter than neutral, emphasized by the strong sunlight. Notice the slightly lifted abdomen in flight. Shot from out in the water, 4-5 meters from the bank, where it was patrolling steadily. Also present Brown Hawker [Brun Mosaikguldsmed], but no emperors. |
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3042
(2 photos)
Blue Hawker (Aeshna cyanea) (Dragonflies) Blå Mosaikguldsmed (dk) Esna Selvática (es) Blågrön Mosaikslända (se) 2024-08-30 Bygholmparken (Horsens), Denmark Imago. ♂♀. Mating wheel. 5-6 meters above ground. A single pair matched up. Strangely my first observation of a pairing of this species. During my short visit I also had 3 single males. Last year I had a larger number at Sebberup just south of Horsens, thus, now giving me the impression that Eastern Jylland holds larger densities of the species than what is seen on Amager and Sjælland. The whitish base color of the wing marks of the male must indicate a younger individual. |
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3041
(3 photos)
Western Willow Spreadwing (Chalcolestes viridis) (Dragonflies) Grøn Kobbervandnymfe (dk) Lestes Sinople (es) Västlig Trädflickslända (se) 2024-08-30 Bygholmparken (Horsens), Denmark Imago. ♀. 3 different females. I didn't have time to search the park properly, why I only managed to find these 3 animals. The park has a lot of canals and lakes with overhanging branches and foliage making it ideal for the species. |
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3040
(15 photos)
Blue Hawker (Aeshna cyanea) (Dragonflies) Blå Mosaikguldsmed (dk) Esna Selvática (es) Blågrön Mosaikslända (se) 2024-08-30 Hovedgård, Denmark Imago. ♂. Dead. Android-photos. Found in a window sill. Dust-entangled but still somewhat soft on the abdomen. The photos are taken 3 days after I found it, and already in that short time frame it looked like the colors were weaker. Especially the eyes had a strong iridescent glow that is gone now. The bird-shaped upper appendages show well when one can arrange the angles as one pleases. |
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3039
(2 photos)
Small Bluetail (Ischnura pumilio) (Dragonflies) Lille Farvevandnymfe (dk) Agrion Menor (es) Mindra Kustflickslända (se) 2024-08-19 Map Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago. ♂. Barbarus-vandhullet. I took them as two different animals in the field, the two photos, though very close to each other. But looking at them now, I'm no longer sure if it isn't just the same. |
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3037
(1 photos)
Migrant Hawker (Aeshna mixta) (Dragonflies) Efterårs-mosaikguldsmed (dk) Esna Falso Zafiro (es) Höstmosaikslända (se) 2024-08-19 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago. ♂. Granatsø. Looking superficially alike, this male was sitting one meter from a male Blue-eyed Hawker [Sydlig Mosaikguldsmed], why it is easy to get the wrong numbers, if you're not careful. |
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3036
(2 photos)
Migrant Spreadwing (Lestes barbarus) (Dragonflies) Sydlig Kobbervandnymfe (dk) Lestes Bárbaro (es) Vandrande Smaragdflickslända (se) 2024-08-19 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago. ♂♀. Barbarus-renden. Mating wheel. |
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3035
(4 photos)
Migrant Spreadwing (Lestes barbarus) (Dragonflies) Sydlig Kobbervandnymfe (dk) Lestes Bárbaro (es) Vandrande Smaragdflickslända (se) 2024-08-19 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago. ♀. Barbarus-renden. With 3 males and 2 pairs here today. |
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3034
(2 photos)
Migrant Spreadwing (Lestes barbarus) (Dragonflies) Sydlig Kobbervandnymfe (dk) Lestes Bárbaro (es) Vandrande Smaragdflickslända (se) 2024-08-19 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago. ♂. Barbarus-renden. 1 of 3 males here today. |
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3033
(2 photos)
Migrant Spreadwing (Lestes barbarus) (Dragonflies) Sydlig Kobbervandnymfe (dk) Lestes Bárbaro (es) Vandrande Smaragdflickslända (se) 2024-08-19 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago. ♂. Barbarus-renden. 1 of 3 males here today. |
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3032
(2 photos)
Migrant Spreadwing (Lestes barbarus) (Dragonflies) Sydlig Kobbervandnymfe (dk) Lestes Bárbaro (es) Vandrande Smaragdflickslända (se) 2024-08-19 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago. ♂♀. Barbarus-renden. Tandem. |
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3031
(3 photos)
Small Bluetail (Ischnura pumilio) (Dragonflies) Lille Farvevandnymfe (dk) Agrion Menor (es) Mindra Kustflickslända (se) 2024-08-19 Map Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago. ♀. Engsø. A nice encounter at this site. I've had it before, but it's very elusive -as it is in general on Amager. Only a few individuals do I manage to find at each site, and rarely old females. So much appreciated. |
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3030
(2 photos)
Blue-eyed Hawker (Aeshna affinis) (Dragonflies) Sydlig Mosaikguldsmed (dk) Esna Zafiro (es) Klarblå Mosaikslända (se) 2024-08-19 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago. ♂. Granatsø. 2 males present today.The other |
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3029
(2 photos)
Blue-eyed Hawker (Aeshna affinis) (Dragonflies) Sydlig Mosaikguldsmed (dk) Esna Zafiro (es) Klarblå Mosaikslända (se) 2024-08-19 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago. ♂. Granatsø. 2 males present today. The other It's funny that I'm not able to find any females now in the prime season. Either they visit very quickly and perhaps at odd hours, or they simply don't prefer this site. I know BN reported some earlier in the season the day after I had been there, but that doesn't count for much. |
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3028
(1 photos)
Common Spreadwing (Lestes sponsa) (Dragonflies) Almindelig Kobbervandnymfe (dk) Lestes Norteño (es) Pudrad Smaragdflickslända (se) 2024-08-19 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago. ♀. Dryas-renden. 4 females here today. See 3027 for comment. |
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3027
(1 photos)
Common Spreadwing (Lestes sponsa) (Dragonflies) Almindelig Kobbervandnymfe (dk) Lestes Norteño (es) Pudrad Smaragdflickslända (se) 2024-08-19 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago. ♀. Dryas-renden. 4 females here today. As always the identification is tricky with old individuals, but the strong golden shoulder stripe looks too heavy for a dryas, and this said even though the coppery marks on S1 look very full, and the abdomen too, voluminous, thus fitting dryas better. But those are subtle markers and I prefer to rely more on the shoulder stripe when it comes to old individuals of these two look-alikes. |
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3026
(5 photos)
Blue Hawker (Aeshna cyanea) (Dragonflies) Blå Mosaikguldsmed (dk) Esna Selvática (es) Blågrön Mosaikslända (se) 2024-08-23 Lunden (Gemmas Allé), Denmark Imago. ♂. Stadionbagstien. Phone-photos. Was still flying in the early evening, but soon perched to here. |
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3025
(6 photos)
Red-veined Darter (Sympetrum fonscolombii) (Dragonflies) Rødåret Hedelibel (dk) Libélula de Fonscolombe (es) Vandrande Ängstrollslända (se) 2024-07-19 Map Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago. ♀. Engsø. Red form. Following the same pattern of occurrence as normally for the species at this locality - sitting in the water side vegetation, and then after a short while disappearing completely. The black punctuated double-line down the side of the abdomen, a hint of the blue eye and the colored frontal veins are luckily visible on these less than ideal photos making the id straight forward. Funny to have this female show up almost two months after the spring males were here. I have visited this spot frequently why I'm pretty sure it hasn't been here for long (and never saw it again). |
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3024
(1 photos)
Robust Spreadwing (Lestes dryas) (Dragonflies) Sortmærket Kobbervandnymfe (dk) Lestes Recio (es) Kraftig Smaragflickslända (se) 2024-08-06 Map Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago. ♂. Barbarus-renden. |
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3023
(2 photos)
Robust Spreadwing (Lestes dryas) (Dragonflies) Sortmærket Kobbervandnymfe (dk) Lestes Recio (es) Kraftig Smaragflickslända (se) 2024-08-06 Map Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago. ♀. Barbarus-renden. |
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3022
(1 photos)
Robust Spreadwing (Lestes dryas) (Dragonflies) Sortmærket Kobbervandnymfe (dk) Lestes Recio (es) Kraftig Smaragflickslända (se) 2024-08-03 Map Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago. ♀. Barbarus-renden. A funny bluish color cast to the underside of the thorax and the base of the hind legs. I'm not sure if it is an artefact or genuine. |
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3021
(1 photos)
Robust Spreadwing (Lestes dryas) (Dragonflies) Sortmærket Kobbervandnymfe (dk) Lestes Recio (es) Kraftig Smaragflickslända (se) 2024-08-03 Map Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago. ♂. Barbarus-renden. |
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3020
(2 photos)
Robust Spreadwing (Lestes dryas) (Dragonflies) Sortmærket Kobbervandnymfe (dk) Lestes Recio (es) Kraftig Smaragflickslända (se) 2024-08-03 Map Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago. ♂♀. Barbarus-renden. Tandem. |
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3019
(1 photos)
Robust Spreadwing (Lestes dryas) (Dragonflies) Sortmærket Kobbervandnymfe (dk) Lestes Recio (es) Kraftig Smaragflickslända (se) 2024-08-12 Map Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago. ♂♀. Barbarus-renden. Egg-laying. Does the pruinosity on S2 on the male makes you wonder whether it could be a sponsa instead? Well, so did I, but still I think the border between dark and whitish is too strong for that male. And the female with a strong golden shoulder stripe is confirmed by the extensive coppery markings on the pro-thorax and the ovipositor, though in an odd position, does look to run long passed the edge of S10. Good. |
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3018
(1 photos)
Robust Spreadwing (Lestes dryas) (Dragonflies) Sortmærket Kobbervandnymfe (dk) Lestes Recio (es) Kraftig Smaragflickslända (se) 2024-08-12 Map Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago. ♂. Barbarus-renden. Consuming one of the many crane flies that abound in these days. Most animals flying up from the ditch when walking through, are indeed one of these insects. Notice how the distal part of S2 doesn't look all that clean coppery as normally is required for the species. In fact it looks almost like it does on old sponsa males. But the shoulder free thorax and the robustness of the animal, and the fact that the distal part of S2, despite all, still looks more coppery clean than is normally seen on sponsa, point toward dryas. So. |
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3017
(2 photos)
Robust Spreadwing (Lestes dryas) (Dragonflies) Sortmærket Kobbervandnymfe (dk) Lestes Recio (es) Kraftig Smaragflickslända (se) 2024-08-12 Map Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago. ♀. Barbarus-renden. Eating prey. Old animal but still without any hint of the golden shoulder stripe, which is otherwise often to see on old individuals. |
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3016
(1 photos)
Common Darter (Sympetrum striolatum) (Dragonflies) Stor Hedelibel (dk) Libélula Estriada (es) Större Ängstrollslända (se) 2024-08-05 Kongelundsområdet, Denmark Imago. ♀. Nordskoven. |
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3015
(1 photos)
Small Bluetail (Ischnura pumilio) (Dragonflies) Lille Farvevandnymfe (dk) Agrion Menor (es) Mindra Kustflickslända (se) 2024-08-06 Map Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago. ♀. Barbarus-vandhullet. young, aurantica. 2 present today. |
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3014
(1 photos)
Small Bluetail (Ischnura pumilio) (Dragonflies) Lille Farvevandnymfe (dk) Agrion Menor (es) Mindra Kustflickslända (se) 2024-08-12 Map Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago. ♂. Barbarus-vandhullet. Young with pale wing marks. |
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3013
(1 photos)
Small Bluetail (Ischnura pumilio) (Dragonflies) Lille Farvevandnymfe (dk) Agrion Menor (es) Mindra Kustflickslända (se) 2024-08-12 Map Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago. ♀. Barbarus-vandhullet. young, aurantica. |
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3012
(1 photos)
Small Bluetail (Ischnura pumilio) (Dragonflies) Lille Farvevandnymfe (dk) Agrion Menor (es) Mindra Kustflickslända (se) 2024-08-12 Map Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago. ♂. Barbarus-vandhullet. Young. |
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3011
(8 photos)
Small Redeye (Erythromma viridulum) (Dragonflies) Lille Rødøjet Vandnymfe (dk) Agrion de Ojos Rojos (es) Mindre Rödögonflickslända (se) 2024-08-18 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago. ♂. Engsø. Dead. Was sitting like this on the dry flower, but seemed to be moving the rear part, why I thought it was alive. Later, picking it up, it stilled moved on my hand, but then certainly left for the better world beyond. The movement was probably just a terminal reflex. |
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3010
(2 photos)
Small Redeye (Erythromma viridulum) (Dragonflies) Lille Rødøjet Vandnymfe (dk) Agrion de Ojos Rojos (es) Mindre Rödögonflickslända (se) 2024-07-19 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago. Engsø. Egg-laying. In prime bloom right now with 700 loosely counted on the lake today. |
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3007
(1 photos)
Migrant Spreadwing (Lestes barbarus) (Dragonflies) Sydlig Kobbervandnymfe (dk) Lestes Bárbaro (es) Vandrande Smaragdflickslända (se) 2024-08-06 Map Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago. ♂. Barbarus-vandhullet. 1 of 4 males today. |
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3006
(4 photos)
Migrant Spreadwing (Lestes barbarus) (Dragonflies) Sydlig Kobbervandnymfe (dk) Lestes Bárbaro (es) Vandrande Smaragdflickslända (se) 2024-08-03 Map Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago. ♂. Barbarus-renden. 1 of 6 males here today. |
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3005
(1 photos)
Migrant Spreadwing (Lestes barbarus) (Dragonflies) Sydlig Kobbervandnymfe (dk) Lestes Bárbaro (es) Vandrande Smaragdflickslända (se) 2024-08-03 Map Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago. ♂. Barbarus-renden. 1 of 6 males here today. |
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3004
(1 photos)
Migrant Spreadwing (Lestes barbarus) (Dragonflies) Sydlig Kobbervandnymfe (dk) Lestes Bárbaro (es) Vandrande Smaragdflickslända (se) 2024-08-03 Map Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago. ♂. Barbarus-renden. 1 of 6 males here today. |
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3003
(1 photos)
Migrant Spreadwing (Lestes barbarus) (Dragonflies) Sydlig Kobbervandnymfe (dk) Lestes Bárbaro (es) Vandrande Smaragdflickslända (se) 2024-08-03 Map Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago. ♂. Barbarus-renden. 1 of 6 males here today. |
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3002
(5 photos)
Migrant Spreadwing (Lestes barbarus) (Dragonflies) Sydlig Kobbervandnymfe (dk) Lestes Bárbaro (es) Vandrande Smaragdflickslända (se) 2024-08-03 Map Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago. ♂♀. Barbarus-renden. Egg-laying. |
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3001
(3 photos)
Migrant Spreadwing (Lestes barbarus) (Dragonflies) Sydlig Kobbervandnymfe (dk) Lestes Bárbaro (es) Vandrande Smaragdflickslända (se) 2024-08-03 Map Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago. ♀. Barbarus-renden. |
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3000
(3 photos)
Migrant Spreadwing (Lestes barbarus) (Dragonflies) Sydlig Kobbervandnymfe (dk) Lestes Bárbaro (es) Vandrande Smaragdflickslända (se) 2024-08-05 Map Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago. ♀. Barbarus-renden. Started out as a tandem, but I probably disturbed them and the female tried to deposit eggs alone, for a while, and then I lost it. |
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2999
(2 photos)
Migrant Spreadwing (Lestes barbarus) (Dragonflies) Sydlig Kobbervandnymfe (dk) Lestes Bárbaro (es) Vandrande Smaragdflickslända (se) 2024-08-17 Map Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago. ♂♀. Barbarus-renden. Tandem. |
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2998
(1 photos)
Migrant Spreadwing (Lestes barbarus) (Dragonflies) Sydlig Kobbervandnymfe (dk) Lestes Bárbaro (es) Vandrande Smaragdflickslända (se) 2024-08-17 Map Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago. ♂. Barbarus-renden. |
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2997
(5 photos)
Migrant Spreadwing (Lestes barbarus) (Dragonflies) Sydlig Kobbervandnymfe (dk) Lestes Bárbaro (es) Vandrande Smaragdflickslända (se) 2024-08-12 Map Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago. ♂♀. Barbarus-vandhullet. Tandem. First accessible pair at this spot. |