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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Skimmers (Libellulidae) » Saddlebags (Tramea) » Carolina Saddlebags (Tramea carolina)

Species Tramea carolina - Carolina Saddlebags

Classification · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies)
Suborder Anisoptera (Dragonflies)
Family Libellulidae (Skimmers)
Genus Tramea (Saddlebags)
Species carolina (Carolina Saddlebags)
Size
Length: 45-54 mm
Identification
Similar to Red Saddlebags (T. onusta), but with darker face, averages more "filled in" saddle, and often has more extensive black around the final abdomen segments.
Range
Eastern United States, especially southeast
Habitat
Ponds, slow streams with emergent vegetation
Print References
Dunkle (1)
Dunkle (2)
Nikula (3)
Internet References
Odonata Central (Texas)
Florida Nature
NJ Odes
Works Cited
1.Dragonflies Through Binoculars: A Field Guide to Dragonflies of North America
Sidney W. Dunkle. 2000. Oxford Press.
2.Dragonflies of the Florida Peninsula, Bermuda, and the Bahamas
Sidney W. Dunkle. 1989. Scientific Publishers.
3.Stokes Beginner's Guide to Dragonflies
Donald and Lillian Stokes. 2002. Little, Brown and Company.
Contributed by Cotinis on 16 May, 2004 - 9:49pm
Additional contributions by James Bailey
Last updated 11 October, 2024 - 6:15pm

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