At the last minute, we arranged to spend the first two seeks of September, 2016, in Spain, primarily so we could take the opportunity of a rendez-vous with a couple of long-lost Dutch friends. Naturally, I was happy for the chance to get in some September Odo hunting. This September trip was a much more successful visit, Odo-wise, than had been our May 2016 visit, which was  so disappointing that I haven’t even bothered to write it up – shame on me!  [If this rain keeps up, I may kick myself up the backside and write it retrospectively.]

This time we put a lot more effort into seeking out new locations. A couple of our new sites were two different spots on the save river, the Riu Serpis. One of the more difficult tasks in Spain, certainly in the area we have chosen to make our Spanish base, is finding a river that actually has water in it. There are several rivers marked on maps near us but they are normally dry, more like a storm drain off the mountains than an actual river. Spotting what a fellow Odo-nutter had done, we tried a river that was a downstream outflow from a mountain reservoir: the Riu Serpis.

A third new location had been on my “to do” list for a while; it is the Parque Natural del Hondo just south of Alicante. We really didn’t know what to expect but it worked out very well indeed. Unknown to us, Hondo provided a completely new type of habitat in the form of dried mud banks beside standing water  which produced our very first encounter with a species completely new to us. Any trip that nets you a new species has to go down as a very successful trip.

We had a further stroke of luck at one of our stand-by sites, the Marjal del Seniller at Moraira.

We also put a little more effort into trying to decipher the locally difficult conundrum of the local Bluetails: are they Common Bluetails (Ischnura elegans) or Iberian Bluetails (Ischnura graellsii), both, hybrids? Having the two overlapping and hybridising species makes life really difficult in this neck of the woods. I really need to be better equipped (with a decent macro lens) and to devote more effort to it. One day, perhaps. For now, they remain Ischnura sp, what I’ve come to refer to as “CoBerian” Bluetails.

Here’s my usual map of numbered locations. Read on. 🙂

Riu Xaló/Gorgos, Jalón, 30/08/2016-06/09/2016 [#1]

Spain, particularly our area of Spain (the Costa Blanca), has been suffering from a drought for about three years now. Consequently, some of my “stand-by” locations have been getting progressively less reliable when it comes to watery habitat for dragonflies. I have been plotting the river running through Jalón as a single point,  though in reality there have been a few separate, but relatively close, locations along the river. I say separate because they have always been pools of water separated by dry river bed that remains dry until a storm hits. One of these pools was where I first saw a Violet Dropwing (Trithemis annulata) in Spain; another produced my first encounter with an Orange-winged Dropwing (Trithemis kirbyi). Both these pools, memorable to me, on this occasion were completely dry.

The usually reliable pool near the main ford in town did have a reasonable amount of water and was still quite active, although the habitat size was a little limited and the species count was down. I was very happy, though, to see once again Orange-winged Dropwings, which are spreading very well in Spain. It also gave me my first female Epaulet Skimmer (Orthetrum chrysostigma), including as a pair in cop followed by her ovipositing.

• Ischnura sp (Common/Iberian Bluetail)
• Anax imperator (Blue Emperor)
• Orthetrum cancellatum (Black-tailed Skimmer)
• Orthetrum chrysostigma (Epaulet Skimmer)
• Crocothemis erythraea (Broad Scarlet)
• Trithemis kirbyi (Orange-winged Dropwing)

Marjal de Pego-Oliva 31/08/2016 [#2]

We used to park at Km5 on the CV-678, which bisects this marsh. However, the water channels there had been dredged on our May visit and rice is again being grown (I think that was the original use of the marsh) so that dragonfly habitat is now rather more disturbed than I’d like. There are still some there, though.

However, we followed signs to another area of the marsh, near its northernmost edge and close to the Riu Bullent, where we found a modest grassed parking area with a walking route along a water channel, which proved quite attractive to dragonflies. In hot weather it is also regrettably attractive to picnickers, bathers and dog walkers. but that’s another story – Joe Public will keep getting in the way. There were two stars of this visit: the always delightful, gaudily pink Violet Dropwing (Trithemis annulata) and, even more exciting because it was only my second encounter, the aggressive Long Skimmer (Orthetrum trinacria), which will feast on a Red-veined Darter (Sympetrum fonscolombii) given half a chance.

• Ischnura sp (Common/Iberian Bluetail)
• Anax imperator (Blue Emperor)
• Orthetrum trinacria (Long Skimmer)
• Sympetrum fonscolombii (Red-veined Darter)
• Crocothemis erythraea (Broad Scarlet)
• Trithemis annulata (Violet Dropwing)

Parque Natural del Hondo, Alicante 01/09/2016 [#3]

This is a new area that has been on my target list for about a year, ever since I learned of it from an e-contact who was just getting into dragonflies and needed some help with identifications. He has a place in Alicante and his photos were taken at the Parque Natural del Hondo.

Somewhat confusingly, in doing my research, I began coming cross commentaries talking about the P. N. del Fondo. I was initially confused but then discovered that Fondo is the Valenciana term for the same place. In an area of Spain complicated by there being two different languages in use, the names vary both on the Internet and on maps but don’t worry, Hondo/Fondo is the same place in different tongues. I have also seen comments about access to Hondo/Fondo potentially being difficult, where timing is concerned – gates locked, etc. Certainly we found a northern entrance, which was barred, but there was good parking at the point I’ve marked on the map, presumably the southern entrance, complete with a boardwalk to get you, or bird-watchers, at least, over some of the marshy areas.

We parked then headed for the nearest body of water to the parking area and it’s a very good job we did. This water body had clearly shrunk in size due to evaporation in the summer heat. Consequently, it was surrounded by cracking mud flats that were dry and easy to walk on. These mud flats enthralled us with our first ever encounter with the Northern Banded Groundling (Brachythemis impartita), which appeared to be relatively swarming on them. There were mature males, immature males and females so we got the complete set. How happy was I? Had we headed for the boardwalk we’d have missed out on the mud and, most probably anyway, the Northern Banded Groundlings, which favour that habitat. They are great fun to watch and are said to “follow large mammals around”. They certainly followed us around, hoping that we’d disturb smaller insects for them to catch. They are quite simply fabulous. I could have done with a closer-focusing lens, though, since my lens’s 1.8m MFD was a bit difficult with dragonflies that insist on sitting at your feet. 😀

There was another notable species here. Earlier in the year, in Croatia I’d had my first meeting with a Black Pennant (Selysiothemis nigra) and here, I found it for the first time in Spain. Unfortunately, on both occasions I found only females so I’m still looking for the elusive males. I will have to return here to look harder, and to try the boardwalk area, which we did not get to on this occasion.

I will definitely be back here.

• Ischnura sp (Common/Iberian Bluetail)
• Anax parthenope (Lesser Emperor)
• Orthetrum cancellatum (Black-tailed Skimmer)
• Orthetrum chrysostigma (Epaulet Skimmer)
• Crocothemis erythraea (Broad Scarlet)
• Selysiothemis nigra (Black Pennant)
• Brachythemis impartita (Northern Banded Groundling)

Las Salinas, Calpe 03/09/2016 [#4]

No trip to our part of Spain would be complete without a visit to see the Greater Flamingos on Las Salinas, Common/Black-winged Stilts, too, if you’re lucky. I was.

For several years all I ever saw here in the Odonata line was the ubiquitous Red-veined Darter (Sympetrum fonscolonmbii). Then, in September last year I spotted a Lesser Emperor (Anax parthenope) zooming about so my species count went up to a staggering 2.

On this trip, I was very surprised to spot three additions to that list giving a slightly more respectable 5 species in total.  My surprise stems form the fact that I’m still not sure about the salinity of the water, which I think varies considerably, and it’s effect on species. Certainly, RVDs have a reputation for being coastal and perhaps tolerate more salinity than others. That and the fact that, for several years, I only ever saw those RVDs. Maybe the water quality is changing. The Flamingos still like it though.

• Ischnura sp (Common/Iberian Bluetail)
• Anax imperator (Blue Emperor)
• Sympetrum fonscolombii (Red-veined Darter)
• Crocothemis erythraea (Broad Scarlet)

Marjal del Seniller, Moraira, 05/09/2016 [#5]

Another modestly sized habitat that is close enough for regular monitoring but which, hitherto, has proved very difficult to monitor. It is a small fenced off lagoon, very close to Moraira’s main beach but without public access. Consequently, all previous observations of ours have been made from outside the perimeter fence so are necessary limited. We were dong our normal perimeter walk again this time when a man commented on our cameras and asked if we were looking for birds. We told him our particular quarry was dragonflies but that we couldn’t see far into the area and [articular not to its central watery domain. He worked with volunteers that maintain the environment and offered to let us in. We bit his arm off, naturally. Now we could identify the small shapes we could see zooming about in what had always previously been the middle distance. Here were two species of Emperor, Blue Emperor (Anax imparator) and Lesser Emperor (Anax parthenope), both of which cooperated by hanging up for photographs.

What a stroke of luck.

• Ischnura sp (Common/Iberian Bluetail)
• Anax imperator (Blue Emperor)
• Anax parthenope (Lesser Emperor)
• Sympetrum fonscolombii (Red-veined Darter)
• Crocothemis erythraea (Broad Scarlet)

Riu Serpis, Beniarrés, 08/09/2016 [#6]

This was our first attempt at locating useful habitat by following the course of a river that emanates from a barraged reservoir, in the hope that it might actually have some water in it in the summer. Finding water in Spain can be tricky. Our chosen river was the Riu Serpis below the reservoir at Beniarrés. Distances away from the coast in Spain can be deceptive because of circumnavigating the intervening mountain peaks. This didn’t look far on the map but because it is two valleys away, the road distance to get there is more than might be expected. It was a little more than an hour away. Having arrived at the reservoir, we began by heading east from Beniarrés along the road which more or less follows the river, both river and road running down the same valley. Shortly, we came a cross a sign beside the road pointing to a Zona Recreativa, which seemed worth a try, and so it was.

The recreation area was only about 100m off the road and we found it blissfully deserted. There were picnic tables with a little shade for lunch, after which we went and found the banks of the river, which looks delightful habitat. The one slight downside is that you are facing south, into a strong sun, so photography can be awkward against the light. However, we found 8 species including 5 species of damselfly, which, in my experience, seem to be less easy to find in Spain, for some reason.

• Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis (Copper Demoiselle)
• Lestes viridis (Western Willow Spreadwing)
• Ischnura sp (Common/Iberian Bluetail)
• Erythromma lindenii (Blue-eye)
• Platycnemis latipes (White Featherleg)
• Anax parthenope (Lesser Emperor)
• Crocothemis erythraea (Broad Scarlet)
• Trithemis annulata (Violet Dropwing)

This is definitely worth another visit earlier in the season to try and add to the species count.

Riu Serpis, L’Orcha, 08/09/2016 [#7]

5 kms further along the valley from Beniarres is L’Orcha, also on the banks of the Riu Serpis. Studying Google Earth had revealed another parking and recreation area along a track just out of town. We combed the area on one side of the main bridge but time did not allow us to find a way over to the other side of the bridge, where we had seen suspects flying about. We’ll leave that for another visit because it certainly looks worth it. Again, it would be interesting to see what a visit earlier in the season might produce.

Worthy of note on this occasion were the always captivating Copper Demoiselles (Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis) and Southern Skimmers (Orthetrum brunneum).

• Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis (Copper Demoiselle)
• Ischnura sp (Common/Iberian Bluetail)
• Erythromma lindenii (Blue-eye)
• Platycnemis latipes (White Featherleg)
• Orthetrum brunneum (Southern Skimmer)
• Crocothemis erythraea (Broad Scarlet)
• Trithemis kirbyi (Orange-winged Dropwing)

This was definitely not intended as an Odo hunting trip. This was a planned escape from the desperately depressing, unadulterated commercialism of a British Christmas. I went, however, suspecting that I might find a late darter or two basking in the early winter rays of the Jalón sun because I’d seen some there in December on a previous year. I hoped so, because I wanted to get a definitive identification which was hitherto missing. I was more surprised by my other find. So, albeit with very limited late-season content, here’s a brief report.

Marjal del Senillar, Moraira 27/12/2015 [#1]

There is the so-called Marjal del Senillar [marjal = marsh] on the coast at Moraira and I do mean on the coast – it is quite literally on the other side of the boardwalk from the beach. We had seen a late Odo there, a Common Darter (Sympetrum striolatum) a few years ago but, because I had failed to find anything else since, I never added the marjal to my Spanish locations map.

Since then, we added a Red-veined Darter (Sympetrum fonscolombii) to give us a list of two.

This year, we visited Moraira just after Christmas Day and, not expecting any dragonfly encounters, were poorly equipped photographically. However, Carol did have her full frame camera (so no 1.6X APC sensor advantage) armed with her 24-105mm general walkabout lens. Just as well she had something because, to my complete surprise, an Odo flitted about to begin sunbathing. Carol managed to snap it from a distance and, though not a close shot, this is clearly an Epaulet Skimmer (Orthetrum chrysostigma). I was even more surprised. This was an interesting date: records show it flying in southern Turkey to the end of August and November in north-west Africa, though there it is suspected to be active year round [according to Dijkstra/Lewington].

I’ve added the marjal to my Spanish locations map.

Riu Jalon-Gorgos, 16/12/2015 & 3/01/2016 [#2]

This is Spanish home turf. I’d first seen darters in late December here (23rd, to be precise) in 2013 and I unthinkingly assumed them to be Common Darters (Sympetrum striolatum), largely because that’s what I’m used to seeing in December, if anything. However, given my recent discovery of Desert Darters (S. sinaiticum) at the same location, I’d become uncertain as to their identity. So, I was hoping for a repeat showing with an opportunity to get a more definitive picture.

I found a handful of suspects flitting about on 16th December but, once again, I was on the wrong side of the light at a poor angle and uncertain about their identification, the main possibilities being Common Darters (S. striolatum), Desert Darters (S. sinaiticum) and even Southern Darters (S. meridionale). Here’re the reasons for my confusion.

1. This individual shows no black dots on the dorsal side of S8&9 , which I’d expect on S. striolatum.
2. There are faint dark marks showing on the sides of S2&3 which could indicate S. sinaitcum.
3. The thorax side appears quite plain (S. sinaiticum?) but the amount of yellow on the legs is unclear(S. meridionale?).
4. The underside of the eye isn’t clear (S. sinaiticum vs. S. striolatum)  and there even appears to be some colouration on the major wing veins (?).

The jury is still out, in my mind.

On 3rd January, 2016, to my relief and delight – this was the latest I had ever seen a dragonfly in Europe – I found a couple more red-bodied darters again. This time I managed to get a close macro shot on the correct side of the light. This individual does have dark marks on the dorsal side of S8&9 and a clearly brown underside to the eye – I’m comfortable that this was a Common Darter (S. striolatum).

Our September trip to Spain was cut short but we returned for one week in late October, mainly for the inaugural meeting of our development’s residents committee. Oh joy!

I did not go equipped with a decent Odo camera and we didn’t travel around but we did check on our local river running through Jalón once again, largely because Carol was interested in seeing the new species I’d found there in September. So, with just a single location relevant, this will be a very brief report.

Riu Jalon-Gorgos, 22nd & 23rd Oct [#1]

Brief my visit may have been but it was certainly productive. As well as again finding two of the recently discovered species from September, the Desert Darter (Sympetrum sinaiticum) and the Orange-winged Dropwing (Trithemis kirbyi), so that Carol might see them, we added two more confirmed new boys.

The first of these came when we found an access point to the far side of the river which got us wandering along a reed-edged bank to a point where overlooking an otherwise hidden pool became possible. In the reeds we found one example of the Western Willow Emerald (Lestes viridis), only the second damselfly I’d seen here.

Once overlooking the pool, I spotted a hawker of some description hawking about up and down the stream. It was too far away for any flight shots but finally it settled in a confusion of tall stems. still too far away for a reasonable shot. In fact, I’d watched my footing and lost sight of it. I snapped the confusion of plant growth hopefully. Luckily, back at home base I actually found the beast in amongst all the stems, blurred but clear enough to know that it was a Migrant Hawker (Aeshna mixta). Another new one for the list. Just for fun, here’s my full frame shot. There’s a dragonfly in there somewhere –  see if you can find it. 🙂

Back out on the main stream, I was amazed to see what was clearly a Demoiselle, first settle and then, just as I was trying to bring Carol’s camera to bear on it, flit past and disappear. I can’t swear to it but I think I spotted a coppery colour so I’m reasonably convinced that this was a Copper Demoiselle (Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis); certainly they are in this vicinity ‘cos we’ve seen them at Les Fonts d’Algar. The lateness of the season would also favour C. haemorrhoidalis over its congeners. I returned the next day to try and find it again but, alas, it did not appear. It’s going down as a suspect, though.

I have another unproven suspect to add, too. In another pool further upstream, I snapped a distant shot of a red Darter. It was an orange-red with a plain thorax side and quite yellow legs. It does not display the usual dark markings on the side of S2 & 3 that are typically, though not universally seen on the Desert Darter (Sympetrum sinaiticum). My suspicion, therefore, is that this is most likely a Southern Darter (S. meridionale).

So, an interesting trip but one with a couple of frustrations. Here’s my suspected tally from this visit.

• Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis (Copper Demoiselle) – ?
• Lestes viridis (Western Willow Spreadwing)
• Aeshna mixta (Migrant Hawker)
• Orthetrum chrysostigma (Epaulet Skimmer)
• Sympetrum meridionale (Southern Darter) – ?
• Sympetrum sinaiticum (Desert Darter)
• Trithemis annulata (Violet Dropwing)
• Trithemis kirbyi (Orange-winged Dropwing)

An autumn trip to Spain that was supposed to last five weeks was curtailed by family issues requiring an early return home. However, I did manage a couple of weeks and with some decent weather.

Unusually for me, I had a target species in mind that I really wanted to see. Trithemis kirbyi, the Orange-winged Dropwing, has crossed from Africa into Spain and is working its way up the Mediterranean coast quite successfully. I do not know the current northern limit of its colonization but do know that it is present in a reserve just above Valencia, the Marjal dels Moros. An internet contact kindly sent me information on accessing this reserve and I planned to try a visit as a day trip as and when the opportunity arose. As it turned out, Carol flew back to the UK after a few days and I returned by car, via Bilbao and the ferry, a week and a half after that. Since my route home would take me past Valencia, I chose to call in on the way home.

Other areas I visited were some of my old haunts around Jalón itself, where I am based in Spain. Far exceeding my expectations, the local river running through Jalón was the star of this trip.

Here’s a map of the numbered locations involved.

Riu Jalon-Gorgos, 20-27th Sep [#1]

There had been some rain in August with the result that the river that runs through Jalón had more water in it than I’ve seen (other than videos of famous floods, that is). Most of my experience, admittedly limited, is not so much of a river but of a series of pools remaining in an otherwise dry river bed. It really seems like more of a storm drain for the surrounding mountains, as do all the other river beds in this part of Spain. My first day’s rummage in Jalón town itself revealed good sized pools filled with clean, fresh looking water, rather than stagnant pools often covered in a good deal of scum.

My first observation was of a number of male Epaulet Skimmers (Orthetrum chrysostigma) holding territory and occasionally duelling. Then I spotted a darter and began focussing on it. It looked a little unusual. My brain dared to dream. Sure enough, this proved to be my very first encounter with a Desert Darter (Sympetrum sinaiticum), which inhabits exclusively more arid regions. I was thrilled.

I wandered downriver to another pool where I spotted quite a bit of activity, albeit just a small pool. I caught a glimpse of a flash of bright orange on a poolside rock as a bright red male dragonfly flew. My camera revealed the truth: right here on my Spanish doorstep was the quarry I had dreamed of before setting out, an Orange-winged Dropwing (Trithemis kirbyi). That was it; I was now ecstatic. 😀

On a second day I went upstream to another favourite pool at a bend in the river. This really was well filled with water and it was being patrolled by a few Lesser Emperors (Anax parthenope). They weren’t playing ball and posing, though. A tandem pair of what I took to be Lesser Emperors settled to oviposit in front of me. I grabbed a shot. I couldn’t believe my luck, they turned out to be the somewhat similar looking Vagrant Emperor (Anax ephippiger) [both males have “blue saddles”].

Three new species and all on my doorstep. Brilliant!

• Anax imperator (Blue Emperor)
• Anax ephippiger (Vagrant Emperor)
• Anax parthenope (Lesser Emperor)
• Orthetrum chrysostigma (Epaulet Skimmer)
• Sympetrum sinaiticum (Desert Darter)
• Sympetrum fonscolombii (Red-veined Darter)
• Crocothemis erythraea (Broad Scarlet)
• Trithemis annulata (Violet Dropwing)
• Trithemis kirbyi (Orange-winged Dropwing)

Marjal de Pego-Oliva, 25th Sep [#2]

About 20 minutes away from home base, this is a useful little marsh to keep an eye on – a former rice paddy, I believe. Apart from the usual large crop of Red-veined Darters (Sympetrum fonscolombii), the most intriguing sight when I arrived were several very fast, low flying dragons zooming about – so fast I simply couldn’t get a bead on them. Eventually one did settle relatively close and I realized they were Long Skimmers (Orthetrum trinacria). The males of O. trinacria  develop a very dark coloured abdomen, hence their appearance. I now know they fly fast, too.

This also produced my only damselfly of the trip. Being in an area where overlap occurs, this was either a Common Bluetail (Ischnura elegans) or an Iberian Bluetail (Ischnura graellsii) … or a hybrid, which apparently is possible.

• Ischnura elegans/graellsii (Common/Iberian Bluetail)
• Anax parthenope (Lesser Emperor)
• Orthetrum trinacria (Long Skimmer)
• Sympetrum fonscolombii (Red-veined Darter)
• Crocothemis erythraea (Broad Scarlet)

Marjal de Gandia 26th Sep [#3]

A marsh that originally produced my first (and only, so far) Long Skimmer  (Orthetrum trinacria), this is about 45 minutes from Jalón and somewhere I like to keep an eye on. Last time we were here, the channels were dry with water only in two lakes, so I wondered about now. The answer was the same, the channels were dry and there was water only in the two lakes. It was not a scintillating visit but my first female Violet Dropwing (Trithemis annulata) happened, albeit a little too close for my mounted camera lens. It’s almost a sharp picture. 😯

Another better photographed prize came a little later when,, on my way out beside the now dry water channel, I saw movement and snapped away. I’m very glad I did because it was a female Orange-winged Dropwing (Trithemis kirbyi) to go with my male from Jalón .

• Anax parthenope (Lesser Emperor)
• Orthetrum chrysostigma (Epaulet Skimmer)
• Crocothemis erythraea (Broad Scarlet)
• Trithemis annulata (Violet Dropwing)
• Trithemis kirbyi (Orange-winged Dropwing)

Las Salinas, 2nd Oct [#4]

There’s a clue in the name; this is an at least brackish and possibly saline lake in Calpe better known for its Greater Flamingos. I normally expect to see just Red-veined Darters (Sympetrum fonscolobii)  here, being at least somewhat salt tolerant and often coastal. I’d spotted nothing on my previous visit and was a little concerned that, through a problem with the water, they may have been wiped out. I was relieved to find them back again with better water levels. I was also surprised to see Lesser Emperors (Anax parthenope) around.

• Anax parthenope (Lesser Emperor)
• Sympetrum fonscolombii (Red-veined Darter)

Marjal dels Moros, 4th Oct [#5]

I spent the afternoon here on my way back across Spain heading for the ferry at Bilbao. It is certainly the largest wildlife area I’ve yet seen in Spain but my experience is, as yet, very limited. I found navigating it quite difficult as a first time visitor, there being precious few “you are here” maps and the scale being unknown on the few that I did find. It is a coastal marshland that is clearly mainly a birding area. However, the several water bodies do attract dragonflies and apparently in quite good numbers. Whereas the birders, though, are provided with observation platforms for spotting scopes, distance not being to them a great problem, I found approaching many of these water bodies close enough to actually see the dragonflies they supported quite problematic. There were good old Red-veined Darters (Sympetrum fonscolombii) and Southern Darters (Sympetrum meridionale) in quite good numbers and eventually I did manage to spend some time snapping away at a Lesser Emperor (Anax parthenope) in flight at one pond that was beside a track and which did provide waterside access.

It took me some time but I eventually found what had originally been my target species and my main reason for visiting this marsh, the Orange-winged Dropwing (Trithemis kirbyi). Photographically, though, my Spanish home territory of Jalón had it beaten hands down and I confess to remaining a little underwhelmed. I’m sure,though, that had I not already seen my quarry, I’d have been a lot more positive about it.

I must confess that after a couple of hours walking my main concern was finding my way back out of the marsh and back to my car. Still, worth a visit en route.

• Anax parthenope (Lesser Emperor)
• Anax ephippiger (Vagrant Emperor) ?
• Sympetrum meridionale (Southern Darter)
• Sympetrum fonscolombii (Red-veined Darter)
• Crocothemis erythraea (Broad Scarlet)
• Trithemis kirbyi (Orange-winged Dropwing)