Bug FAQFlorida Cruiser
Didymops floridensis · Order: Odonata · Family: Macromiidae
The Florida Cruiser was once placed in the genus Didymops, but molecular studies show it belongs to Macromia and the name Didymops is now a synonym. It occurs in North America.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
The species was formerly placed in Didymops, which is now treated as a synonym of Macromia.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
It is found in North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
It is found in North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 1 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Florida.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
More photos
Same family (Macromiidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macromia_floridensis
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