Black Saddlebags
Tramea lacerata
other names - black-mantled glider
Native
Status: Common
Status: Common
Size: medium to large
Length - 47 - 55 mm
Wing span - 92 - 100 mm
Eye color - burnished deep red
Face color - deep golden
Thorax color - velvety black-red
Abdomen color - black with a reddish cast; males have two yellow spots on top and females have six yellow spots
Stigma color - dark
Wing color - clear with broad black saddle mark in basal area with white veins on hind wing
Habitat - small ponds, lakes and reservoirs but can be found almost anywhere, usually in open areas.
Behavior - patrols extensively, tandem oviposit; usually perch horizontally; migratory
Flight period - March - November
Range - most of North America,excluding the upper Midwest
(source:google/http://kern.audubon.org)
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