Variegated Meadowhawk
Sympetrum corruptum
other names - pastel skimmer
Native - Abundant
Size: medium
Length - 34 - 43 mm
Wing span - 60 - 66 mm
Eye color - red fading to pink below with dark spots
Face color - light peach
Thorax color - white stripes on a reddish brown background, yellow spot at base of stripes
Abdomen color - really variable, red-gray-orange-golden-brown-white-black mosaic pattern, white spots running from thorax to tail tip at base of abdomen
Stigma color - brownish
Wing color - clear with reddish or orange veins at leading edge
Habitat - all slow water, desert washes
Behavior - the most common dragonfly that perches on sticks, trees, and anyplace it has a good field of view
Flight period - year round, migratory
Range - British Columbia east to Ontario, extending south through much of the U.S. to Florida and west to southern California. Migrates to Honduras in Central America. Also occurs in eastern Asia.
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