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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Skimmers (Libellulidae) » Meadowhawks (Sympetrum) » Band-winged Meadowhawk (Sympetrum semicinctum) » Eastern Band-winged Meadowhawk (Sympetrum semicinctum semicinctum)
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Red dragonfly - Sympetrum semicinctum - female
Copyright © 2013 Tina

Red dragonfly - Sympetrum semicinctum - Female
Berlin, Washington County, Vermont, USA
September 9, 2013
This dragonfly is about 1 1/2" long, does not have a white face, and has a yellowish-amber color on the wings near the thorax.
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Contributed by Tina on 9 September, 2013 - 7:01pm
Last updated 27 October, 2013 - 10:16am

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Take a look at
Sympetrum semicinctum. One of the easier ones of the genus to identify once you know what features to look for. The solid amber wash to (or nearly to) the nodus of the wings and the dorsal markings on segments 8 & 9 of the abdomen. The amber wash of the wings may have a dark margin, or band.
… DeeDee, 9 September, 2013 - 9:22pm login or register to post comments

 
Sympetrum semicinctum
Thanks very much!
… Tina , 10 September, 2013 - 8:16am login or register to post comments

 
You're welcome!
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