Bug FAQFerruginous Glider
Tramea limbata · Order: Odonata · Family: Libellulidae
Also called: Voyaging Glider
The Ferruginous Glider is a medium-sized red dragonfly with very long anal appendages. It can be told apart from other Tramea species by a dark-brown patch on the base of the hind wing that lacks a surrounding golden-yellow areola. It breeds in open pools, ponds and grassy marshes and adults are often seen in bushy or woodland edges.
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How to recognize it
A dark-brown patch at the base of the hind wing without a golden-yellow border distinguishes it from other Tramea species.
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Size
It is a medium-sized dragonfly with very long anal appendages.
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Where it lives
It reproduces in open pools, ponds and grassy marshes. Adults are commonly found in bushy areas and around nearby woodlands.
Source: Wikipedia
Lookalikes
It can be separated from other Tramea species by the unique dark-brown hind-wing patch that lacks a golden-yellow areola.
Source: Wikipedia
More photos
Same family (Libellulidae)
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Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tramea_limbata
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