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Nymph of Libellula saturata from California. [3] An immature flame skimmer feeds mainly on aquatic insects. Its diet consists of mosquito larvae, aquatic fly larvae, mayfly larvae, freshwater shrimp, small fish, and tadpoles. The nymphs, which live in the mud at the bottom of warm streams or ponds, catch their prey by waiting patiently for it ...
The variegated meadowhawk is a small to medium-sized dragonfly with a slender abdomen, often reaching a length of 1 5 / 8" (41 mm) to 1 11 / 12" (49 mm). The male is commonly dark brownish black with an abdomen of bright red, pink, and golden brown. The thorax may be marked with a pair of yellow dots on each side.
Rhionaeschna californica, the California darner, is a species of darner in the dragonfly family Aeshnidae.It is commonly found in Central America, along the West Coast of the United States, and in Southwestern Canada.
Red dragonfly, Caldas de Monchique, Portugal Dragonflies (suborder Anisoptera) are heavy-bodied, strong-flying insects that hold their wings horizontally both in flight and at rest. By contrast, damselflies (suborder Zygoptera) have slender bodies and fly more weakly; most species fold their wings over the abdomen when stationary, and the eyes ...
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The frons and the thorax are red-brown. The eyes are brown above and blue/grey below. [8] The wings have red veins and the wing bases of the hind-wings are yellow. [8] The pterostigma is pale yellow with a border of black veins. [8] [6] Female are similar but the abdomen is ochre yellow, [8] not red, with two black lines along each side. [8]
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Sympetrum madidum (Hagen, 1861) – red-veined meadowhawk [3] Sympetrum meridionale (Selys, 1841) – southern darter [5] Sympetrum nigrifemur (Selys, 1884) – island darter [10] Sympetrum nigrocreatum Calvert, 1920 – Talamanca meadowhawk [11] Sympetrum nomurai Asahina, 1997; Sympetrum obtrusum (Hagen, 1861) – white-faced meadowhawk [3]