Iowa Species Detail

Flight Season

Early Date: June 29    Late Date: November 17

Rare							Abundant
FLIGHT SEASON
JAN				FEB				MAR
APR				MAY				JUN
JUL				AUG				SEP
OCT				NOV				DEC

Description

Abdomen has less black than similar species. Legs are yellow (on younger bugs) to brown, not black. Face is reddish which can cause some confusion with Cherry-faced Meadowhawk. The triangular ovipositor on the female is distinctive. Uncommon statewide around wetlands and pools. This species is usually the last holdout of the season as winter approaches and during mild autmns may be found into November.

Size

Although some species show a bit of variation in size, the following graphic will give you a general feeling for the normal size of this species.

State Status:  S3      Global Status:  G5

Geographic Distribution - 61 Counties

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Recorded in These Counties
Allamakee	Appanoose	Black Hawk	Bremer	Buchanan
Buena Vista	Butler	Calhoun	Carroll	Cedar
Cerro Gordo	Cherokee	Chickasaw	Clay	Clayton
Clinton	Davis	Des Moines	Dickinson	Dubuque
Fayette	Grundy	Guthrie	Hancock	Hardin
Henry	Humboldt	Ida	Iowa	Jackson
Jefferson	Johnson	Jones	Keokuk	Kossuth
Lee	Linn	Louisa	Lucas	Marion
Marshall	Mitchell	Monroe	Muscatine	O'Brien
Osceola	Polk	Poweshiek	Sac	Scott
Story	Tama	Van Buren	Wapello	Warren
Washington	Wayne	Webster	Winnebago	Winneshiek
Worth