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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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Reddish brown dragonfly - Sympetrum corruptum
Copyright © 2007 Penny Crispin

Reddish brown dragonfly - Sympetrum corruptum
Lake Corpus Christi, san patricio County, Texas, USA
November 4, 2007
Please help to identify. Thank you!
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Contributed by Penny Crispin on 23 November, 2007 - 4:23pm
Last updated 15 December, 2007 - 8:10pm

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… john and jane balaban, 15 December, 2007 - 8:10pm login or register to post comments

looks like corruptum (Variegated Meadowhawk)
Abdomen looks fairly patterned, although faded and I see what appears to be a dark streak at the end. That should eliminate anything similar according to Abbott, who does list Cardinal for Texas, but apparently only a single record from the far western corner.
… Jason Forbes, 23 November, 2007 - 7:14pm login or register to post comments

It has a Sympetrum look to it,
but this is a tough angle to see anything. Was it small? An approximate size would help. There appears to be some color in the wing veins. Maybe Cardinal or Red-veined if they get down there. Perhaps one of the Texas Odonatologists will recognize it for you.
… john and jane balaban, 23 November, 2007 - 4:55pm login or register to post comments

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