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Sympetrum Vulgatum


Sympetrum Vulgatum
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Copyright: Nicolas Moulin (nimou) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 148 W: 1 N: 687] (3169)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-10
Categories: Insects
Camera: Kodak DX6490, Raynox DCR250
Details: (Fill) Flash: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-12-01 14:58
Viewed: 712
Points: 20
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Règne Animalia
Embranchement Arthropoda
Sous-embr. Hexapoda
Classe Insecta
Sous-classe Pterygota
Infra-classe Palaeoptera
Ordre Odonata
Sous-ordre Anisoptera
Famille Libellulidae
Genre Sympetrum

Vagrant Darter Dragonfly.

Adults. Adult body about 33–36–39 mm long. Average wingspan 60 mm; hindwings 26–28 mm long.

The eyes dorsally narrowly apposed to dorsally broadly contiguous; brown, or red (or reddish brown). The narrow black band at the base of the frons conspicuously continued for some distance down the inner sides of the eyes.

Thoracic antehumeral stripes present to absent (if detectable, less conspicuous than in some other dragonflies); brown (somewhat paler against the brown thorax). The wings spread more or less horizontally in repose; dissimilar in shape and venation; sessile; very briefly suffused with colour at their bases only. The tinting amber (or saffron). The inner wing venation (reddish-) brown. Discoidal cell divided longitudinally into a conspicuous triangle and supra-triangle. Antenodal veins in the forewings 6–8 (fewer in the hindwings). Pterostigma reddish brown, or red (ruddy, and black edged).

Abdomen linear from a conspicuously swollen base, or swollen both basally and distally and markedly constricted in between; 24–28 mm long; predominantly crimson red (in the male), or green, or yellow (olive-yellow, in the female); plain, or predominantly transversely banded, or complexly patterned (apart from median black dashes on segments 8 and 9 of both sexes, which are characteristic of the genus, males have lateral yellow spots on segments 2 and 3, and narrow yellow bands between the segments); without mid-dorsal spots. The male abdomen without auricles on segment 2; with a single inferior anal appendage.

Nymphs. The nymphs stout, the body expanded in the middle; when mature, 17–18 mm long.

The head in dorsal view markedly narrowing from immediately behind the eyes. The postocular lobes curving smoothly to the back of the head from immediately behind the eyes. The antennae 7 segmented. The mask having the prementum hollowed dorsally. The prementum bearing 28–30 major setae (14+14 to 15+15). The body of the labial palps bearing (10–)11(–12) major setae. Legs longer than the abdomen.

The abdomen terminating in five short spine-like appendages. The cerci no more than hald the length of the paraprocts. The abdomen with mid-dorsal spines (?); gizzard with 4–8 folds.

Adults on the wing early July to early September.

Classification. Anisoptera; family Libellulidae.

General comments. A very rare species, readily distinguishable from S. striolatum by the narrow black band at the base of the frons being continued down the inner sides of the eyes.
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Antes de abrir la imagen, la libélula da la impresión de estar haciendo equilibrios sobre la rama.
Unos detalles fantásticos así como un punto de vista óptimo.
Saludos amigo.
JL.

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2993 W: 162 N: 961] (2823)
  • [2006-12-01 15:15]

Hello Nicolas,
I like this frontal view of the Sympetrum and the way you've cropped it. Brilliant focus on the eyes and the wings and the bright colour is great against the dark background. Very nice composition!
TFS, Ulla

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  • Juyona Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2262 W: 10 N: 2630] (15567)
  • [2006-12-01 15:21]

Maravillosa captura, me gusta el ambiente creado por el flash y el color dominante, nitidez y pov, buenos detalles, muchos saludos Nicolás

Hola Nicolas.

Excelente foto en la que se pueden apreciar muy bien los detalles de la libelula.
Me gusta sobre todapla transparencia de las alas.

Un saludo.

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  • RAP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2524 W: 345 N: 2373] (7405)
  • [2006-12-01 15:45]

Impactante ejemplar Nicolas el que nos muestras aquí, con un excelente POV, agudeza y nitidez.
Buen desenfoque sobre el fondo y adecuado uso del flash, sin brillos o reflejos indeseables.
Un gran saludo... Ricardo

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  • Isu Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 313 W: 0 N: 21] (1663)
  • [2006-12-01 20:39]

Saludos Nicolas,buen ejemplar, excelente captura,buen detalle de las alas desplegadas. Me uno a la opinión de los restantes compañeros, enhorabuena.Sira

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  • Ken52 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 640 W: 98 N: 1241] (4189)
  • [2006-12-01 21:55]

Outstanding details, exposure, and colors. Very nice POV. Great note.

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  • volkan Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor [C: 463 W: 10 N: 2] (1098)
  • [2006-12-02 16:29]

Hi Nicolas,
Great shot.
Very nice details.
Blurry BG is great.
Good note.
TFS

Hello Nicolas,
Very good composition, not to mentions the color's palette...even the branch has blue tones.
I like the warm colors flowers of the lower right.
Congratulations,
JM

Excellent POV and composition.
Great sharpness and presentation.

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