Dragonflies - Anisoptera
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Another one, thank you. Another one, thank you. Another one . . . yeah, so me making series on awesome species I come across, is becoming a trend. Now I am hyperfixating on dragonflies with their awesome bright colours So, sit back, relax, and enjoy these gorgeous beauties.
More dragonflies ! ! Some of these have such a broad distribution, it is insane ! !
Also, the information on the distribution of these species, I sourced from iNaturalist.
Broad Scarlet - Crocothemis erythraea
(The whole continent Africa, the mainland of Asia, and nearly the entirety of Europe)
Halloween Pennant - Celithemis eponina
(Canada, U.S.A., Mexico)
Ruddy Darter - Sympetrum sanguineum
(Russia, Türkiye, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Morocco, Algeria, Tunesia, and Europe, besides Iceland)
Lesser Emperor - Anax parthenope
(Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Chad, Egypt, Sudan, and nearly the entirety of Europe and Asia)
Southern Hawker - Aeshna cyanea
(Algeria, Iran, Türkiye, Russia, Europe besides Iceland)
