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Saffron-winged Meadowhawk - Sympetrum costiferum



Flight Season

Early Date: June 30    Late Date: November 7
Rare Abundance Scale Abundant
FLIGHT SEASON
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Description

Uncommon statewide around wetlands and ponds. A fairly dull red meadowhawk with golden leading edges to the wings. The female shows more gold on the wing than does the male.

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 - 56 Counties

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Clarke Clay Clayton Davis Des Moines
Dickinson Emmet Fayette Floyd Greene
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Johnson Jones Keokuk Kossuth Linn
Louisa Lyon Mahaska Marion Marshall
Mitchell Monroe Muscatine O'Brien Osceola
Page Plymouth Polk Ringgold Sac
Shelby Sioux Story Union Van Buren
Wapello Warren Washington Webster Winnebago
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