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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Skimmers (Libellulidae) » Meadowhawks (Sympetrum) » Variegated Meadowhawk (Sympetrum corruptum)

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Dragonfly - Sympetrum corruptum

Long Beach/Los Cerritos Wetlands, Los Angeles County, California, USA
April 13, 2011

Skimmer I think. Any help on species?

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Dragonfly - Sympetrum corruptum

Dragonfly - Sympetrum corruptum

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Contributed by Kim Moore on 17 April, 2011 - 2:30pm
Last updated 31 December, 2015 - 10:13pm

Moved

Moved from Meadowhawks.

… Jim Johnson, 31 December, 2015 - 10:13pm

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Moved

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… Kim Moore, 19 April, 2011 - 5:22pm

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Meadowhawk

Judging by the shine on the wings it's a fairly fresh individual. Sympetrum corruptum looks like this and has yellow stripes on the legs. Sympetrum madidum is not dissimilar but has all black legs. See an example here: http://bugguide.net/node/view/482928/bgimage
A look at the stripes on the side of the thorax and you would have been able to tell which it was.

… Larry de March, 17 April, 2011 - 4:19pm

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Sympetrum corruptum?

Thanks for the fast response. I have added another image which shows more of the side.

Based on its location, an friend of mine said they think it is most likely Sympetrum corruptum.

… Kim Moore, 25 April, 2011 - 10:41pm

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Sympetrum

I think I'm seeing (imagining?) a bit of yellow on the side of the thorax in the second shot and legs do appear to be striped so S. corruptum would be my suggestion. What about the location suggests that species?

… Larry de March, 26 April, 2011 - 11:01am

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S. coruptum

My friend has seen and identified S. corruptum in a similar habitat not far from this location. Based on that and my photo, that is how he id'd it.

… Kim Moore, 26 April, 2011 - 12:10pm

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location

Although I agree this is likely S. corruptum, just because he saw S. corruptum in a nearby location, it doesn't mean that S. madidum doesn't occur there, too.

… Larry de March, 26 April, 2011 - 12:34pm

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I will try more photos

I will go back and try to get more/better photos. Thanks for your comments.

… Kim Moore, 26 April, 2011 - 2:14pm

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