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Black Saddlebags

Tramea lacerata

Photo by Brian Parsons
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Field Notes

Description:

Immature female Black Saddlebags found resting in Japanese Bushclover, Lespedeza thunbergii 'Gibralta'

Habitat:

Garden adjacent to meadow

Notes:

Grounds of Lantern Court, The Holden Arboretum, Lake County, Kirtland Twp., Kirtland, OH 44094. Small swarms of Saddlebags observed.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
HemaShah
What time of the day did you take this picture? I find that these are very active and have never seen them sitting down.

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Global Dragonflies & Damselflies
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Great Lakes Monitoring
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The Holden Arboretum
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PublishedSeptember 29, 2011

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