CLOSED: ID for a dragonfly, please.

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j_b_burrell Cairo, Egypt May 18, 2008

Its such a beautiful colour, I'd love to know what it is. Its only May, but there are now dozens of them, their favourite habitat being the banks of the River Nile.

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j_b_burrell Cairo, Egypt May 18, 2008

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fly_girl The Woodlands, TX(Zone 8b) May 18, 2008

It could be a Cardinal Meadowhawk, Sympetrum illotum, but I'm not positive. They have an amber wash across the base of the wings and I can't tell if yours does.

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j_b_burrell Cairo, Egypt May 19, 2008

Hi fly_girl.

Its a horrible photo but this shows amber on the wings.

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fly_girl The Woodlands, TX(Zone 8b) May 19, 2008

Do you have any more pics? He should have 2 white spots on the side of his thorax if he's a CM.

Like this one:

http://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view?back=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3Fei%3DUTF-8%26p%3Dcardinal%2520meadowhawk%26fr2%3Dtab-web%26fr%3Dyfp-t-501&w=500&h=338&imgurl=static.flickr.com%2F52%2F165516861_ac49181329.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fgeckonia%2F165516861%2F&size=107.3kB&name=Cardinal%20Meadowhawk%20(Sympetrum%20illotum)&p=cardinal%20meadowhawk&type=JPG&oid=c3e82cd91839f92a&fusr=geckonia&tit=Cardinal%20Meadowhawk%20(Sympetrum%20illotum)&hurl=http://www.flickr.com/photos/geckonia/&no=15&tt=112

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j_b_burrell Cairo, Egypt May 20, 2008

Unfortunately, I don't have a clear view of the thorax in any of my pix.

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