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Reddish Dragonfly with Black Patch on Back Wings - Tramea lacerata

Reddish Dragonfly with Black Patch on Back Wings - Tramea lacerata
near The Woodlands TX (North of Houston), Montgomery County, Texas, USA
September 5, 2016
Haven't seen one like this before, thanks in advance for ID thoughts. I have additional shots of the specimen if needed.

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Moved from ID Request.

Tramea lacerata
Black Saddlebags. They are not as dark when immature. The yellow spots on the top of segment 7 separates this from Red or Carolina.

 
Thanks, couldn't think of the saddlebag thing
Thanks Dan I know I had heard of some sort of generic name associated to the black patches... But couldn't think of Saddlebags. Thanks for the detail & reasoning.

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