Species Tramea onusta - Red Saddlebags

Classification · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · Works Cited

Red Saddlebags in Flight - Tramea onusta - female

Red Saddlebags - Male - Tramea onusta - male

They are flying in the desert, miles from any water - Tramea onusta - female

Anisoptera - Red Saddlebag - Tramea onusta - Tramea onusta - male

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies)

Suborder Anisoptera (Dragonflies)

Family Libellulidae (Skimmers)

Genus Tramea (Saddlebags)

Species onusta (Red Saddlebags)

Size

43-46mm long

Identification

Clear patch in middle of saddlebags near the body at the base of the hindwing distinguishes this species from T.carolina. Also, not much black on the tip of the abdomen, and that only on the top; in T.carolina, the black continues around the sides of the abdomen tip. (1)

Range

Eastern half of US

Habitat

Ponds and other quiet waters

Season

mid May to early October in the midwest

Works Cited

1.	Dragonflies of Indiana By James R. Curry

Contributed by john and jane balaban on 31 August, 2004 - 6:25pm

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