Black saddlebags
This is the lovely black saddlebags or Tramea lacerata. I think this one is gorgeous! Sleek black dragonfly, very common in Tucson. Love it! Things to look for: Medium-large dragonfly, just over 2 inches. Long, broad wings with broad brown-black spot filling the 1/4 of the hindwing closest to the body. Abdomen black, often with white spots on the upper surface near the base and the tip of the abdomen. White spots darken over time. (You can see the white spots in the image above – just click on the image to enlarge it, and look halfway between the end of the wings and the tip of the abdomen.) Males and females similar. Common throughout much of the U.S. except in North Dakota, Montana, and Wyoming.
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