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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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Dragonfly - Sympetrum corruptum - male
Copyright © 2012 Kim Moore

Dragonfly - Sympetrum corruptum - Male
Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA
November 18, 2012
Cruising in my yard. Wish I got more photos but he didn't stay long
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Contributed by Kim Moore on 18 November, 2012 - 3:00pm

Variegated Meadowhawk
Moved from ID Request.
… Robert Lord Zimlich, 18 November, 2012 - 3:39pm login or register to post comments

Photographing Dragonflies
Kim,
When a dragonfly is perched on a twig like this, wait with your camera still in shooting position and focused on the twig. It will return 90% of the time to the same twig. BTW I'm thinking this is one of the Meadowhawks, probably a Variegated. I'd wait for an ode specialist to ID.
Robert
… Robert Lord Zimlich, 18 November, 2012 - 3:22pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
Thanks for the tip. I thought it looked rather red for variegated, but I know there are variations. We'll see what other say.
… Kim Moore, 18 November, 2012 - 3:34pm login or register to post comments

 
Variegated meadowhawk
is indeed what it is; a male
… Larry de March, 18 November, 2012 - 3:33pm login or register to post comments

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