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Red-Veined Meadowhawk Dragonfly - Sympetrum madidum
Copyright © 2006 Aaron Michael Peterson

Red-Veined Meadowhawk Dragonfly - Sympetrum madidum
Medford, Jackson County, Oregon, USA
August 1, 2006
Size: About 1 1/2 in

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Contributed by Aaron Michael Peterson on 1 August, 2006 - 6:45pm
Last updated 17 October, 2006 - 8:52pm

Moved
Moved from Dragonflies.
… john and jane balaban, 20 August, 2006 - 3:29pm login or register to post comments

Some points of interest:
Stripe(s?) on the side of the thorax, but not on the top - not pallipes.
Much amber in the wings, entire front, but not basal half - not occidentale.
leaves us with madidum (costiferum has plain thorax)
Check out this female from Kathy Biggs' site here
We'll move it to the guide there and you can look at the other images in the guide and see what you think.
… john and jane balaban, 20 August, 2006 - 3:22pm login or register to post comments

 
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Looks good to me. Thanks for the ID!
… Aaron Michael Peterson, 17 October, 2006 - 8:51pm login or register to post comments

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