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red saddlebags |
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Tramea onusta |
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| Taxonomy | Order: |
Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) |
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Suborder: |
Epiprocta |
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infraorder: |
Anisoptera (dragonflies) |
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Superfamily: |
Cavilabiata |
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Family: |
Libellulidae (skimmers) |
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| Flight/Season | Mid-May to early October |
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| Habitat | Lakes, ponds, swamps, slow streams, temporary ponds with clear water |
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| Identification | There is no violet on the forehead. The abdomen is red in males, yellowish-brown in females. There is a black spot on the top of abdominal segments 8 and 9. The spots do not wrap around to the sides of the abdomen. There is a large, irregular, brown patch at the basal quarter of each wing. Together these patches form the “saddlebags”. There is a clear patch in the middle of each saddlebag near the body. |
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| Naiad Food |
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| Synonyms |
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| Common Names |
red saddlebags red-mantled saddlebags |
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