Striped Meadowhawk, Immature Male -  Sympetrum pallipes Home     Butterflies     Dragonflies     Spiders     Other Insects   Photo Details     Characteristics       Utah Range Map Scroll down for all photos of Immature Male.  For other photos/information, click on      FEMALE      MALE- MIDWAY RES. & ANTELOPE ISLAND     IMMATURE MALE - CHICKEN CREEK

Full View - Dorsal Thorax - Lateral View Thorax - Dorsal View Velvety Red Dots Where Wings Attach to Body Close-up of Wing Venation Male genitalia Appendages Photo Details - ©Nicky Davis Located  30 July 2010 at Midway Reservoir, Wasatch County, Utah Characteristics 1 to 1 1/2 inches long.  Male red with pale face, clear wings, one rust colored vein, velvety dots  at  the wing to body joint  rounded  black marks on the lower abdomen and 2 pale top and side thoracic stripes.  No other meadowhawk has the top stripes. The immature male is golden and the female is reddish brown or a tawny color.  They fly from April to November and prefer ponds and lakes Pronunciation lib-ell-YEW-lid-ee   sim-PEAT-rum  Back to Top