Black Darters

[red_fan]

Two from a recent trip to Thursley Common. This first I think is a female Black Darter, the second is definitely a male Black Darter. Both have had no PP other than resizing.

Stephen

[LordV]

Lovely captures :)

Brian V.

[Tobias N]

Nice shots, i like #1 the background blends in very nice with the head.

[LindaB]

Lovely shots of both of them :D

The first one is a Common Darter not a female Black Darter. The legs have the yellow stripe on them and also the black marking on the frons (across the nose area) is not substantial enough.

For comparison - and I hope you dont mind me loading this pic - here is a pic of a female Black Darter taken also at Thursley earlier this summer. You can see a much thicker area of black on the frons, black legs and the give-away 3 dots on the side of the thorax:

http://www.pbase.com/lindabuckell/image/100877038.jpg

Linda

[red_fan]

No problems at all Linda, you obviously know your dragonflies much more than I do. I wasnt sure on the female darter - glad you can put me right. And at least I will know for the future.

Will post some more from Thursley in the next day or so.

Stephen