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Muhammad Mahdi	#1 Posted on 22-02-2009 04:56
Member Location: Posts: 447 Joined: 26.12.08	Pictured in Tanzania. Muhammad ____________________ www.micro2macro.net


Xespok	#2 Posted on 22-02-2009 07:45
Member Location: Posts: 5550 Joined: 02.03.05	Libelullidae. Gabor Keresztes Japan Wildlife Gallery Carpathian Basin Wildlife Gallery


Muhammad Mahdi	#3 Posted on 22-02-2009 18:14
Member Location: Posts: 447 Joined: 26.12.08	Thanks Xespok. Any idea of genus and species? Muhammad ____________________ www.micro2macro.net


Philippe moniotte	#4 Posted on 23-02-2009 10:16
Member Location: Posts: 852 Joined: 14.10.05	Could be a female Urothemis edwardsii (libellulidae)... Philippe A beautiful hypothesis can be slain by an ugly fact. www.entomopix.eu


Muhammad Mahdi	#5 Posted on 04-03-2009 20:38
Member Location: Posts: 447 Joined: 26.12.08	thanks philippe, sorry 4got to reply earlier Muhammad ____________________ www.micro2macro.net


RoyW	#6 Posted on 31-03-2009 19:17
Member Location: Posts: 10 Joined: 11.03.09	Hi, This is a female of the genus Orthetrum (or possibly the closely related Nesciothemis - I wouldn't like to suggest a species though because there are several similar Orthetrum species in Africa and I don't have any information on species in Tanzania.


Muhammad Mahdi	#7 Posted on 01-04-2009 05:38
Member Location: Posts: 447 Joined: 26.12.08	Thanks Roy. What makes you say that contrary to Philippe's suggestion? Muhammad ____________________ www.micro2macro.net


RoyW	#8 Posted on 01-04-2009 17:41
Member Location: Posts: 10 Joined: 11.03.09	The vein structure in the forewing rules out Urothemis which have only 6-8 antenodal cross veins (the dragonfly in your photo has 12) + both sexes of U. edwardsii should show a dark patch at the base of the hindwing. The position of the arculus - which is in line with the second antenodal vein - points to Orthetrum. Roy.