Striped  Meadowhawk, Female -  Libellulidae   Sympetrum  pallipes   Home       Butterflies     Other Insects    Spiders    Photo Details & Other    Utah Range Map For all photos of FEMALE, scroll down.  For other photos/information, click on   MALE- MIDWAY RES. & ANTELOPE ISLAND    OR     IMMATURE MALE - CHICKEN CREEK     IMMATURE MALE - MIDWAY RESERVOIR

Sevier River, Sigurd, Sevier County, Utah - July 19, 2006 Face Full View Head and Thorax Appendages _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Antelope Island, Davis County, Utah - August 14, 2005 Full View Head and Thorax - partial dorsal Photo Details - ©Nicky Davis July 19, 2006 - Sevier River by Sigurd, Sevier County, Utah Lat 38.50.1150 North -   Long 111.58.02 West  elevation 5223 feet 1.  Face 2., 3., 4.  Full Views 5., 6. Head and Thorax 7., 8., 9.  Appendages _________________________________________________________________________________ September 25, 2005, Antelope Island, Davis County, Utah 1.  Full View 2., 3. Head and Thorax Characteristics 1 to 1 1/2 inches long.  Male red with pale face, clear wings, one rust colored vein, velvety dots  at  the wing to body joint  rounded  black marks on the lower abdomen and 2 pale top and side thoracic stripes.  No other meadowhawk has the top stripes. The immature male is golden and the female is reddish brown or a tawny color.  They fly from April to November and prefer ponds and lakes Pronunciation lib-ell-YEW-lid-ee   sim-PEAT-rum  Back to top