CLOSED: Sympetrum flaveolum ?

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bonitin Gent, Belgium(Zone 8a) Jul 25, 2007

Sympetrum flaveolum is closest match I found in my insect book, but I am not entirely sure as the picture in the book is not very clear.

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bonitin Gent, Belgium(Zone 8a) Jul 25, 2007

another angle;

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bonitin Gent, Belgium(Zone 8a) Jul 25, 2007

and a last one;

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bonitin Gent, Belgium(Zone 8a) Jun 24, 2008

Bump! :-)

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wallaby1 Lincoln, United Kingdom(Zone 8a) Jun 24, 2008

It's a Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum, looks like the newly emerged female.

http://www.dragonflysoc.org.uk/systr.html

http://images.google.co.uk/images?hl=en&q=Sympetrum%20striolatum%20&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi

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bonitin Gent, Belgium(Zone 8a) Jun 24, 2008

That's the one! Thanks a lot!

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