| Sympetrum costiferum | |
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| Male, Temagami, Ontario | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Genus: | Sympetrum |
| Species: | S. costiferum |
| Binomial name | |
| Sympetrum costiferum (Hagen, 1861) | |
Sympetrum costiferum, the saffron-winged meadowhawk, is a dragonfly of the genus Sympetrum . It is found across northern and central United States and most of Canada, including a southern portion of the Northwest Territories.
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Its abdomen is yellowish-brown, turning pale red at maturity in both sexes. Juveniles and females have gold (saffron) coloured wing stripes. [2] Veins of males and females are reddish or orange. [3] The sides of the abdomen are marked with black triangles. Some females have amber in basal areas of their wings. Legs are striped in black and yellow or red. Size: 35 mm (1.4 in). [2] This species overlaps with and is difficult to distinguish from both the ruby and white-faced meadowhawks. [2]
