Orthetrum cancellatum

Orthetrum cancellatum.  (Linnaeus, 1758).  Black-tailed Skimmer.

This skimmer is found throughout Europe, and has a broad abdomen, shaded blue

in the mature male, with a distinctive black tail. The female and immature male

have dark longitudinal markings on yellow. Both have a black pterostigma.

Orthetrum cancellatum. Black-tailed Skimmer.
Female. Peloponnese, Greece. 27.6.17.
Orthetrum cancellatum. Black-tailed Skimmer.
Male. Peloponnese, Greece. 27.6.17.
Orthetrum cancellatum. Black-tailed Skimmer.
Female. Armolia, Chios. 7.6.17.
Orthetrum cancellatum. Black-tailed Skimmer.
Female. Armolia, Chios. 7.6.17
Orthetrum cancellatum. Black-tailed Skimmer.
Male. Armolia, Chios. 8.6.17.
Orthetrum cancellatum. Black-tailed Skimmer.
Male. Armolia, Chios. 8.6.17.
Orthetrum cancellatum. Black-tailed Skimmer.
Female. Zifisia, Chios. 9.6.17

 

Orthetrum cancellatum. Blue-tailed Skimmer.
Astro Lagoon. N.E. Peloponnese. Greece. 10.5.17.

 

Orthetrum cancellatum
Female. Kalogria wetlands. Peloponnese. 15.6.16.
Orthetrum cancellatum
Female. Kalogria wetlands. Peloponnese. 15.6.16.
Orthetrum cancellatum
Female. Kalogria wetlands. Peloponnese. 15.6.16.
Orthetrum cancellatum
Female. Kalogria wetlands. Peloponnese. 15.6.16.
Orthetrum cancellatum
Female. Kalogria wetlands. Peloponnese. 15/6/16.
Orthetrum cancellatum
Female. Kalogria wetlands. Peloponnese. 15.6.16.

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