Stream Cruiser

Didymops transversa

The brown Stream Cruiser can be recognized by its coloration and male cruising behavior along shores. The thorax has a single yellow stripe on each side. The yellow face has two black stripes across it. The eyes change from brown to green as the dragonfly matures. Each wing has a small brown spot at the base. The male abdomen is clubbed and bears distinctive yellow cerci (appendages at end of the abdomen).
Stream Cruiser Didymops transversa, a dragonfly in the family Macromiidae, accepting its new and strange terrestrial world just moments after hatching. I used the larval exuvium (the shell or shuck it hatched out of) to key out this specimen to the genus. Didymops transversa,Geotagged,Insects,North Dakota,Stream Cruiser,United States

Behavior

Late May to mid-July in Wisconsin. In the northern part of its range, the flight season is from early May to mid-September with a peak time in early spring.
Young Stream Cruiser A young stream cruiser holds on to some rushes while its body and wings finish developing and drying shortly after it hatched. Captured on Upsilon Lake, North Dakota. Didymops transversa,Dragonfly,Geotagged,Insects,North Dakota,Odonata,Stream Cruiser,United States

Habitat

Common throughout eastern United States and southeastern Canada, the stream cruiser is usually found at streams, rivers, and lakes that are slow, forested and sandy-bottomed, not still or vegetated. Sometimes they are found in uplands, along edges of forested trails or fields. Before emergence occurs, the larvae often travel from the water's edge and may climb trees. They may travel more than 40 to 50 feet before emerging. This species is common in Wisconsin, especially in the northern half of the state.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderOdonata
FamilyMacromiidae
GenusDidymops
Species