RE : [Odonata-l] Etymology of Libellula incesta...

[Pilon, Michel]

Hello,
 
Here are 3 pictures of a dragonfly I took last June 14th within the Green Belt area in Kanata, Ontario, Canada..
 
Is it possible to identify it???
 
Could it be a kind of Sympetrum???
 
http://parcours.pilonm.org/pictures/inconnu15.jpg
 
http://parcours.pilonm.org/pictures/inconnu16.jpg
 
http://parcours.pilonm.org/pictures/inconnu17.jpg
 
Thank you very much for your help!
 
Michel
Quebec, Canada
 
 

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De: odonata-l-bounces at listhost.ups.edu de la part de Pilon, Michel
Date: mar. 2007-05-29 17:15
À: odonata-l at listhost.ups.edu
Objet : [Odonata-l] Etymology of Libellula incesta...



Hello,

My question concerns the etymology of the scientific name for the "Slaty skimmer" which is "Libellula incesta"...

Do you have any idea why they chose the name "incesta" for this species???

In french, this skimmer is called "Libellule voluptueuse" where "volupteuse" means "voluptuous" in english....

Any comment about where those names may come from???

Thank you very much in advance!



Michel

Michel Pilon
Québec, Canada
Mes Parcours Nature:
http://parcours.pilonm.org <http://parcours.pilonm.org/> 

Quiz de chants d'oiseaux
http://parcours.pilonm.org/cgi-bin/sonOiseaux.pl



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