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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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Small Red Dragonfly - Sympetrum corruptum
Copyright © 2019 Nick Wiser

Small Red Dragonfly - Sympetrum corruptum
Eugene, Lane County, Oregon, USA
April 30, 2019
I believe this is a dragonfly from the genus Sympetrum, due to the two white stripes on the side of the thorax. It was of the smaller variety, like can be seen in the Dot-tailed Whiteface. Found resting on a rose bush in the garden. I had seen it a few minutes prior snag a small bug out of the air to eat.

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Contributed by Nick Wiser on 6 May, 2019 - 11:42pm
Last updated 10 July, 2019 - 4:18pm

Moved to Sympetrum corruptum
Moved from Dragonflies.

Variegated Meadowhawk. The teneral condition masks some of the markings on the thorax and abdomen.
… Ken Allison, 10 July, 2019 - 4:18pm login or register to post comments

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