Widow skimmer (male)

Description:

Mature males have a large basal area of brown on each of the four wings, and each wing also has a whitish area roughly at the middle. Their brown bodies become increasingly pruinose (whitish) as they get older. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Females and immature males have the same brown wing bands as the mature males, but not the whitish areas. Wings usually have a brown tip. A dorsal view of the abdomen shows a brown band at center with a yellow stripe running along each side. (information from BugGuide)

Habitat:

Natural wetland

Notes:

The species name means sorrowful or mournful, perhaps because the wings of both male and female seem to be draped in mourning crepe. (information from BugGuide)