Striped Meadowhawk

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

Incredible that you're still finding so many new species in your area! Posted 7 years ago
1. morpheme
  
  Lion
  
  I was quite surprised - I expected these to likely be duplicates, but there were soooooo many dragonflies and damselflies in the area. I probably didn't even get photos of half of the different types. I've also found an excellent visual key for species in the area - https://imnh.iri.isu.edu/digitalatlas/bio/insects/drgnfly/idkey/1.htm
  It relies mostly on characteristics that are usually visible in photographs, so it works well without a physical specimen for a lot of species. I'm not sure how useful it would be outside of the Northwest US - I don't think it covers species worldwide, but it's excellent for this area. Posted 7 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    Thanks for that site, added to the guide:
    https://www.jungledragon.com/species/guide
    
    I've definitely learned the hard way that the typical explicit look of a dragonfly (main colors and such) do not always map to a single species or the species you know. Lots of complexities and overlap if you don't look closely. Posted 7 years ago

The Striped meadowhawk

"Sympetrum pallipes", the striped meadowhawk, is a species of skimmer in the family of dragonflies known as Libellulidae. It is found in North America. The IUCN conservation status of "Sympetrum pallipes" is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable.

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Similar species: Dragonflies And Damselflies

Species identified by morpheme