SomatochloraMetallica

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Description: English: Old male specimen of the dragonfly Somatochlora metallica. Note: The species can easily be confused with Cordulia aenae, but that one lacks the yellow spot in front of the eye! Deutsch: Altes, schon bronzefarbenes Männchen der Glänzenden Smaragdlibelle (Somatochlora metallica) auf Patrouillenflug. Beachte: Es besteht eine große Ähnlichkeit mit der Falkenlibelle, Cordulia aenea; diese weist aber nicht den gelben "Somatochlora-Fleck" vor den Augen auf!. Date: 6 August 2008. Source: Own work; collage of 2 pictures (each strongly cropped; sorry for the poor quality!). Pictures taken with: + . Location: North-eastern Lower Saxony, Germany. Author: Christian Fischer. Other versions: See also . : This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.:. Attribution: Christian Fischer. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0 CC BY-SA 3.0 Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 truetrue.