Thanks for the ID, Mark! I have to admit that I'm just a bit bummed though. Beautiful Demoiselle is such an exotic and unusual name.
;-) Glad you liked. And thanks to everyone else who commented. I would have preferred it a bit sharper but there was a breeze and that leaf wouldn't stay still. It was tough getting the focus to stay on that little guy. Still, I'm pleased enough with the result. Those guys don't sit still for long so the fact I got anything is fortunate. Thanks again! cheers, frank "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Mark C <[email protected]> Sent: June 13, 2012 6/13/12 To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: PESO - A Beautiful Demoiselle On 6/12/2012 11:18 PM, [email protected] wrote: > Thanks, Dan. I think it's interesting, too. > > Unfortunately I may have jumped the gun on the identification. To my > (uneducated) eye it looks identical to a beautiful demoiselle, but it seems > that's a European species. I'm looking (so for without success) for North > American species that look similar. Could it be an alien species? > > Anyway, still looking for an ID on this beauty. > > Cheers, > frank > > Nice shot - these are always elusive.I'm 99% certain that's a male Ebony Jewelwing, Calopteryx maculata. The females have small white spots at the tips of the wings. The only other possibility would be a River Jewelwing, but their wings are lighter at the base and only black in the outer half. MCC -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
