We encountered Sapho bicolor several times, but it proved impossible to approach despite all my attempts; I think it took off as soon as I got within 5 meters of it. And bad luck, I was still using a full frame that day, which makes the subject look even further away. I am very annoyed
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At first glance, identifying Orthetrum microstigma seems straightforward: you just have to look for its small pterostigmas. That is the theory; the practice, in the field or later on screen, is far more uncertain. Because without direct comparison, estimating that a pterostigma is short is difficult unless you have a lot of experience; remember that
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The male Orthetrum stemmale is apparently very common along forest paths, even though fully pruinose and mature individuals are rarely encountered. And fortunately so, because when they are adorned in blue like this, they are almost indistinguishable from O. brachiale and closely resemble O. julia. Personally, I find that the secondary genitalia under (S2) in
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