Jim Howard-Birt 🐦📸: PhotosThis looks to be Scarce Chaser Dragonfly. If anyone else could confirm, I'd appreciate it.
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NormanDunbar@JimsPhotos I think you are correct.
Disclaimer: I am not an etymologist nor do I play one on TV. 😉
@NormanDunbar thanks, it was either that of a female Broad Bodied. But I'm not that good with insects
@JimsPhotos I looked for images of the one you named, and got a few hits.
Could be a female or immature male as the body is brown. Mature males have a blue body.
That's what I learned today, so, thank you. 👍
@NormanDunbar yeah, definitely female or immature. Could be broad bodied, but ill stick with Scarce for now
Steven Lawson Photography@JimsPhotos Fairly sure it's a female - the males have a blueish abdomen - and if you could see the wing tips more clearly you could be more certain it’s a Scarce chaser as they have a smoky dark patch at the tip of the wing, as per the photo here
@StevenLawsonPhotography Thanks Steven. here is a picture with a better look at the wing
@JimsPhotos Hmm, it's not really showing the dark patches I would expect for a Scarce Chaser 🤔
@JimsPhotos iNaturalist gives Scarce Chaser with about 86% certainty based on this photo.
On a Third Photography@JimsPhotos no idea on the ID but great shot!