Stream Cruiser

Macromia transversa · Order: Odonata · Family: Macromiidae

Also called: river cruiser, Brown Cruisers, River Cruisers

No source yet on danger. We have no source yet on whether it bites, stings or damages anything.
Stream Cruiser
Photo: unknown, CC0

The Stream Cruiser dragonfly, Macromia transversa, lives in North America. It was once placed in the genus Didymops, but DNA studies moved it into 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 45 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Texas, Ohio, Michigan, Florida, North Carolina, Virginia, Massachusetts, Maryland.

Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.

Source: GBIF

Status: native in North America; native in Canada; native in United States. Source: iNaturalist

Months it is reported in the US

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Source: GBIF

More photos

Stream Cruiser photo 3
Photo: Fives, CC BY
Stream Cruiser photo 4
Photo: unknown, CC0
Stream Cruiser photo 5
Photo: Jake McCumber, CC BY
Stream Cruiser photo 6
Photo: unknown, CC0

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macromia_transversa

Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · Wikipedia

Text written 2026-10-22 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-22.

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