(formerly Western Meadowhawk- Libellulidae Sympetrum occidentale)
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July 30, 2006, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
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July 02, 2006, Great Salt Lake Marina, Salt Lake County, Utah
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August 5, 2005, Antelope Island, Davis County, Utah.
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July 17, 2005 Sportsman's Access on Utah Lake, Utah County, Utah
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Details - ©Nicky Davis July 30, 2006, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah 1. Full view - Dorsal 2., 3. Appendages _____________________________________________________________________________ July 02, 2006, Great Salt Lake Marina, Salt Lake County, Utah 1. Lateral - Full view 2. Dorsal - Full view 3. Lateral - Head and Thorax 4. Cooling off _____________________________________________________________________________ 1. August 5, 2005, Antelope Island, Davis County, Utah. _____________________________________________________________________________ 2., 3. July 17, 2005 Sportsman's Access on Utah Lake, Utah County, Utah ©Nicky Davis Characteristics 1 to 1 1/2 inches long. Male upper abdomen is deep red with black markings on the lower sides. The top of segments 8 and 9 are black. They have 3 black, irregular stripes on the sides of the thorax. Eyes and face are dark orange-red. The wings are a rust color from the base to the nodus (slight bend in a tthe wing). The female is yellow instead of red and sometimes the wings are not as colored as the male. The immature male is colored like the female. Pronunciation lib-ell-YEW-lid-ee sim-PEAT-rum Back to Top |