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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Skimmers (Libellulidae) » Meadowhawks (Sympetrum) » Saffron-winged Meadowhawk (Sympetrum costiferum)
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Dragonfly - Sympetrum costiferum - female
Copyright © 2006 Lynette Elliott

Dragonfly - Sympetrum costiferum - Female
Thompson Falls, Sanders County, Montana, USA
August 13, 2006
Amber colored dragonfly.
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Contributed by Lynette Elliott on 5 October, 2006 - 7:54am
Last updated 8 October, 2006 - 10:37pm

Moved
Moved from Dragonflies.

Ok two people is enough for me....thanks to both of you.
… Lynette Elliott, 8 October, 2006 - 10:36pm login or register to post comments

I agree with John
Saffron-winged female.
… Cliff Bernzweig, 8 October, 2006 - 10:32pm login or register to post comments

ID
I think this is a female Saffron-winged Meadowhawk (Sympetrum costiferum)
… John Davis, 5 October, 2006 - 10:26am login or register to post comments

 
Looks similar
and there are a lot of red male dragonflies in the are, but I'm not sure Saffron is the right one.
… Lynette Elliott, 5 October, 2006 - 1:50pm login or register to post comments

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