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Details - ©Nicky Davis Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah - July 30, 2006 This Meadowhawk was eating a damselfly. Characteristics length of 1 5/8 to 1 11/16 inches. Adult Male thorax may be marked with a pair of yellow spots. The abdomen pattern is red, pink, and golden brown. The leading wing edges have pinkish wing veins. Mature females are marked similarly but with less red. Immature males and females are paler and mottled with pale green, pale yellow, golden brown, and orange. The leading edges of the wings have brownish veins. County Record Record submitted to OdonataCentral - Dragonflies and Damselflies of North America # OC 7111 on July 5, 2006. Pronunciation lib-ell-YEW-lid-ee sim-PEAT-rum Back to Top |