On 26/02/2008, Colin Adams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 26/02/2008, Matthew Dillon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > :P.S. Can someone tell me the scientific name of the species pictured > > :in the mascot? > > > > I'm afraid I don't know. I took that picture in my garden, in > > Berkeley, California. > > > Well, I will find out. It is almost certainly a Darter (Sympetrum) - > although you Americans call them Meadowhawks. >
It's hard to be certain, but it looks like Sympetrum Illotum (Cardinal Meadowhawk). See http://southwestdragonflies.net/swanisoptera.html#Meadowhawks for pictures.
