Iowa Species Detail

Flight Season

Early Date: June 7    Late Date: October 23

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

Description

This dragonfly is found worldwide and may consequently be found anywhere in the state. Although it may be seen anywhere around water, it is often seen far from water and may be commonly found in urban parking lots checking the reflection from automobiles for potential breeding sites.

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:  S4      Global Status:  G5

Geographic Distribution - 70 Counties

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Recorded in These Counties
Adams	Allamakee	Audubon	Benton	Black Hawk
Boone	Bremer	Buena Vista	Butler	Calhoun
Cass	Cedar	Cerro Gordo	Cherokee	Chickasaw
Clarke	Clinton	Dallas	Davis	Decatur
Des Moines	Fayette	Floyd	Franklin	Fremont
Guthrie	Hamilton	Hancock	Hardin	Harrison
Henry	Howard	Humboldt	Ida	Jackson
Jasper	Jefferson	Johnson	Jones	Keokuk
Kossuth	Lee	Linn	Louisa	Lucas
Madison	Marion	Mills	Monona	Muscatine
O'Brien	Palo Alto	Pocahontas	Polk	Pottawattamie
Ringgold	Sac	Scott	Story	Tama
Union	Van Buren	Wapello	Warren	Washington
Wayne	Webster	Winneshiek	Worth	Wright