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Band-winged Meadowhawk - Sympetrum semicinctum occidentale

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County Records
Band-winged Meadowhawk - Sympetrum semicinctum occidentale male dorsal

Size: 1.3 in.

Uncommon to common statewide in marshes, wetlands, and wet ditches. This dragonfly was formerly known as Western Meadowhawk and can be distinguished from the nominate form of the east by using a hand lens to examine the structure of the claspers and secondary genitalia.

Species Status

Global: G5

State: S4

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Band-winged Meadowhawk - Sympetrum semicinctum occidentale female
female
Band-winged Meadowhawk - Sympetrum semicinctum occidentale female lateral
female
FLIGHT SEASON
JAN FEB MAR
            
APR MAY JUN
            
JUL AUG SEP
            
OCT NOV DEC
            

Early Date: 6/17

Late Date: 9/28

Key to Flight Season Calendar
Rare
Abundance Scale
Abundant
 

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