Female Common Darter dragonfly (Sympetrum striolatum) perched on vegetation and clearly showing the vulvar scale under the end of the abdomen

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Size: 5200px × 3904px
Location: Smestow Valley local nature reserve, Wolverhampton, UK
Photo credit: © Julian Cartwright / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

Keywords: anisoptera, common, darter, dragonfly, female, odonata, perched, scale, striolatum, sympetrum, uk, vulvar