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| The stunning Scarlet Darter, Peloponnese, Greece |
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We had a slight frost last night, and I found my mind wandering to warmer climes! We spotted this fine Scarlet Darter
(Crocothemis erythraea) near the
frogs on their lily pads in the Pylos area of the Peloponnese back in September. Apparently this is as 'red as it gets' in the field of European Odonata. I am quoting Macropoulos, whose spectacular photographs of the same species can be found
here,
here and
here. I understand this Dragonfly has occasionally been seen in the
UK. Thanks to
David Element's information, I am pretty sure that the Darter in my photograph is an adult male. These Dragonflies have their own
Facebook page!
