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athleticpete Valencia, Spain Jul 02, 2008

This dragonfly was also taken at the elephant enclosure in Valencia´s Bioparc, Spain. (I did take some shots of the elephants!) I think it is a Common Hawker but are there any experts out there who can help me?

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Jul 02, 2008

This does not look like any image of a common hawker (Aeshna juncea; aka moorland hawker) that I have seen; it might not be a hawker at all. It probably will take a specialist in this group to provide a definitive i.d. - I also would like to know what it is, as I have been fooled in the past by atypical examples of otherwise common species.

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athleticpete Valencia, Spain Jul 04, 2008

I´ve tried looking on other sires but cannot seem to find out what it is. This one only visited the pond for a little while and then never came back, unlike the others.

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athleticpete Valencia, Spain Jul 12, 2008

I think I`ve tracked down the name for this Dragonfly, its an Epaulet Skimmer.
Thanks for your interest in this topic

Pete

http://www.mostphotos.com/athleticpete

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