Crocothemis erythraea - Scarlet Darter - La Libellule écarlate

Description

An unmistakeable dragonfly. The male is a vivid scarlet with red-veined wings. The body is comparatively broad. Usually found near shallow lakes and ponds and paddy fields.

Male at the Camargue, 23rd September 2004

Male at the Camargue, 23rd September 2004

Close-up of head and eyes, Camargue, 23rd September 2004

Observations

23/09/2004   Many males seen near the lake at Pont de Gau, near Stes-Maries-de-la-Mer, Bouches du Rhone (13)

20/05/2005   Solitary male patrolling at the edge of the plan d'eau, Lunas, Hérault (34).

22/06/2006   2 or 3 males in grass near to the Plan d'eau, Lunas (34)

08/06/2007   1 male at the Scamandre reserve in the Petit Camargue

09/06/2007   3-10 males and females at the Pallisade Reserve in the Camargue

09/06/2007   Solitary female at the Capelière Reserve in the Camargue

10/06/2007   10-30 males at the Parc Ornithologique, Pont de Gau in the Camargue

10/07/2008   Solitary male at the Plan d'eau near Lunas