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Variegated meadowhawk

Sympetrum corruptum

Description:

I found this on my porch next to the wall and it has really pretty colors

Habitat:

Around my house

7 Comments

Jellis
Jellis 8 years ago

She mentions that is one of the difficult ones to ID because of the variations of color.

Jellis
Jellis 8 years ago

Confirmed by a specialist of the Odonata species Kathy Biggs.

Jellis
Jellis 8 years ago

Most Darners abdomens are thinner and longer and don't match this spotting.

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 8 years ago

i was quite surprised when I found out how many types and species of darners there are in Texas.it could very well be a darner.Maybe we just need to look for the species.

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 8 years ago

puzzling indeed!!

Jellis
Jellis 8 years ago

This one still stumps me. It looks to small for a Darner. And the pattern hasn't matched anything yet. I am missing something.

Jellis
Jellis 8 years ago

at first I thought it was a Blue eyed Darner but this is shorter and not as thin. Still trying to figure it out

GhostBurglar
Spotted by
GhostBurglar

Euless, Texas, USA

Spotted on May 4, 2015
Submitted on May 5, 2015

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