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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Skimmers (Libellulidae) » Saddlebags (Tramea) » Black Saddlebags (Tramea lacerata)
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Black Saddlebags - Tramea lacerata - female
Copyright © 2010 Ted Kropiewnicki

Black Saddlebags - Tramea lacerata - Female
Bear, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
September 18, 2009
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Contributed by Ted Kropiewnicki on 19 January, 2010 - 8:43pm
Last updated 20 January, 2010 - 5:43pm

You made us go back and check!
Thought maybe we had been too quick with our ID. But no, this is lacerata and we would suggest a female. The end of the abdomen looks quite different to us in your other image. Compare them and see what you think.
… john and jane balaban, 20 January, 2010 - 4:50pm login or register to post comments

 
Female
I have read that males of this species are usually darker. Thanks for pointing out the abdomen difference and thanks for the second look.
… Ted Kropiewnicki, 20 January, 2010 - 5:43pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Dragonflies. Yes, good call.
… john and jane balaban, 19 January, 2010 - 10:32pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you!
Well, I had the genus but you brought it to species. Actually, I looked at my other image and thought that it might be a different species. Apparently there is some color variation within this species. This one is also a male, correct? Thanks again!
… Ted Kropiewnicki, 20 January, 2010 - 1:35pm login or register to post comments

 
Dragonfly
Don't know if its female or male.
… Barryheller, 3 September, 2013 - 10:46am login or register to post comments

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