File talk:Sympetrum fg02.jpg

Wrong description?

One of the users of Polish Wikipedia noted that the species pictured in this photo is Sympetrum fonscolombii, not S. meridionale as stated in file description. The author has been informed. Mulat (talk) 07:03, 22 September 2010 (UTC)

Thank you. I was hesitate about my identification and therefore I used the term Sympetrum cf meridionale and categorized it only in Sympetrum. Nevertheless I'm unable to change something without knowing the author of this information. Yours --Dysmachus (talk) 16:40, 22 September 2010 (UTC)

• The author of that information is an unregistered user, so it is difficult to contact him. I left notices wherever he may find them, so I hope he will contact you. In general: his point was that Sympetrum fonscolombii has blueish tint on lower part of the eye (as in your picture), whereas S. meridionale doesn't have. I am not a specialist in this area, but simple web search (google graphics search) shows that he may be right. Regards, Mulat (talk) 14:15, 23 September 2010 (UTC)

• I can confirm that this is Sympetrum fonscolombii – accurate: it's a young, immature male specimen (not yet red coloured). Notice also the yellow (later becoming red) veins at the wing base. -- Regards, Fice (talk) 20:58, 23 September 2010 (UTC)

• Thank you very much. --Dysmachus (talk) 17:56, 24 September 2010 (UTC)