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Posted: **Wed Aug 30, 2006 5:34 pm**

Could anyone identify this Dragonfly/Damsel Fly Please

Posted: **Wed Aug 30, 2006 7:36 pm**

I'm pretty sure it's a Common Darter - see my own photo for comparison.

Posted: **Wed Aug 30, 2006 7:47 pm**

Yep - Sympetrum striolatum - Common Darter

Posted: **Thu Aug 31, 2006 1:20 pm**

I agree. Pete's is a youngish male, they grow redder as they get older; Dave's is a female.

Dragonfly/Damsel fly ID please