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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Skimmers (Libellulidae) » Meadowhawks (Sympetrum) » Black Meadowhawk (Sympetrum danae)
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Unknown Dragonfly species - Sympetrum danae - male - female
Copyright © 2011 Ken Orich

Unknown Dragonfly species - Sympetrum danae - Male Female
Park Lake Provincial Park, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
September 6, 2011
These two dragonflies were seen around 1:00 p.m. along the edge of Park Lake.
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Contributed by Jessica Deacon-Rogers on 8 September, 2011 - 10:21am
Last updated 8 September, 2011 - 3:25pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ben Coulter, 8 September, 2011 - 3:25pm login or register to post comments

Black Meadowhawks?
Alberta is out of range for Ocellated Darner. This looks like a mating pair of Black Meadowhawks - Sympetrum danae. With a head-on shot, it is a little tough. However, the pattern on both abdomens are correct as well as the spots on the male's thorax.
… Dan Jackson, 8 September, 2011 - 2:55pm login or register to post comments

 
on second look
the wing stigmas look Sympetrum...
… Bob Barber, 8 September, 2011 - 3:02pm login or register to post comments

looks like
Ocellated Darner - Boyeria grafiana
… Bob Barber, 8 September, 2011 - 1:25pm login or register to post comments

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