Striped Meadowhawk, Teneral Male -  Sympetrum pallipes Home     Butterflies     Dragonflies     Spiders     Other Insects   Photo Details     Characteristics       Utah Range Map Scroll down for all photos of Teneral Male.  For other photos/information, click on      FEMALE     OR     MALE- MIDWAY RES. & ANTELOPE ISLAND      IMMATURE MALE -MIDWAY RESERVOIR

Full View Thorax and Head  Wing Pattern Appendages Photo Details - ©Nicky Davis Chicken Creek, Juab County, Utah - GPS 39° 28' 55.09" N,  111°58' 27.63" W - Elevation  5077 feet. June 07, 2006. 1.  Full lateral View 2.  Head and Thorax, dorsal 3.  Head and Thorax, lateral 4., 5. Wings 6., 7., 8.  Appendages 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