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Carolina Saddlebags - Tramea carolina



Flight Season

Early Date: May 28    Late Date: August 18
Rare Abundance Scale Abundant
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Description

Similar to the more common Red Saddlebags except that S8 and S9 are mostly black and it has a beautiful purple forehead. Extremely rare, collected only from a Mahaska County wetland. For more details, check out the comparison of Iowa red trameas.

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:  S1      Global Status:  G5


Geographic Distribution - 1 Counties

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