Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Aeshnidae? (Anisoptera: Odonata) nymph

Posted by Jeroen K on 09-05-2011 22:27
#1

08/05/2011, garden pond, Hemiksem, Belgium. ID'able? Thanks in advance!

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Posted by Jeroen K on 11-05-2011 07:41
#2

Impossible?

Posted by Jeroen K on 13-05-2011 21:16
#3

Last call. Can someone at least confirm it's Aeshnidae?

Posted by atylotus on 14-05-2011 08:23
#4

Dear Jeroen
Yes it is an Aeshnidae of the genus Aeshna (normal eyes). species ID difficult although photo 2 may show it has a relative long mentum, so most likely A. cyanea or A. mixta. You may try to post it on waarnemingen.be or waarneming.nl
or try this site:http://exuviae.go...

Edited by atylotus on 14-05-2011 08:29

Posted by Jeroen K on 14-05-2011 11:10
#5

Thanks a lot, atylotus! I posted it already on waarnemingen.be and I tried out that website, but I didn't get any further than Aeshna sp.

Posted by atylotus on 14-05-2011 11:51
#6

Dear Jeroen
Whenever you come across another Aeshna spec, you better try to take at least a photo of the mentum (in Dutch: vangmasker). That will certainly help.
Best wishes
Ton (aka atylotus)