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21-07-2010, 06:13 PM
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| | | Is this a male Common Darter
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21-07-2010, 06:32 PM
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| | | Re: Is this a male Common Darter
Yes I would say male Common Darter. If it was a ruddy Darter the legs would be all black and I can just about make out the creamy yellow stripe on the leg which Common Darters have and the body shape is more of a Common than a Ruddy. The Ruddy Darter has a slightly bulbous shape near the end of the body. |
21-07-2010, 06:35 PM
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| | | Re: Is this a male Common Darter
I cannot see pale stripes on the legs so I think this is a Ruddy Darter.
EDIT I think I can see the stripes now I look more closely, so I'm going for Common now.
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21-07-2010, 06:43 PM
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21-07-2010, 08:04 PM
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| | | Re: Is this a male Common Darter
The legs look dark to me (the pale stripes aren't always obvious), but the abdomen shape is wrong for Ruddy Darter. It's a male Common Darter to me.
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21-07-2010, 08:10 PM
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Plus the distinctive green/yellow markings on the side of the thorax. |
22-07-2010, 09:47 AM
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| | | Re: Is this a male Common Darter
Thanks for the comments Aeshna and Dogghound | | |
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