Autumn Meadowhawk (Sympetrum vicinum)

Autumn Meadowhawk, Sympetrum vicinum

Elk Grove, IL
2011-10-17

The Autumn Meadowhawk, a North American skimmer dragonfly, is known as a "darter" in the UK. This species boasts vibrant features, including amber-colored basal parts of the wings and dark-red colored pterostigma cells. An autumn sight to behold, the photo vividly captures the stunning coloration that sets this dragonfly apart.

Autumn Meadowhawk, Sympetrum vicinum

Elk Grove, IL
2011-10-17

They are typically found near ponds, marshes, slow-moving streams, and other areas with relatively stagnant water. They are widespread across the eastern United States, southern Canada, and parts of the western United States.

Other Libellulidae species:

Common Whitetail
Libellula lydia

Twelve-Spotted Skimmer
Libellula pulchella

Widow Skimmer
Libellula luctuosa

Eastern Pondhawk
Erythemis simplicicollis

Black Darter
Sympetrum danae

Great Blue Skimmer
Libellula vibrans

Black Saddlebags
Tramea lacerata

Ruby Meadowhawk
Sympetrum rubicundulum

Four-Spotted Pennant
Brachymesia gravida

Scarlet Skimmer
Crocothemis servilia

Eastern Amberwing
Perithemis tenera

Halloween Pennant
Celithemis eponina

Blue Dasher
Pachydiplax longipennis

Carolina Saddlebags
Tramea carolina

Autumn Meadowhawk• Black Darter• Black Saddlebags• Blue Dasher• Carolina Saddlebags• Common Green Darner• Common Whitetail• Eastern Amberwing• Eastern Forktail• Eastern Pondhawk• Eastern Ringtail• Familiar Bluet• Four-Spotted Pennant• Great Blue Skimmer• Halloween Pennant• Ruby Meadowhawk• Scarlet Skimmer• Seaside Dragonlet• Swamp Darner• Twelve-Spotted Skimmer• Widow Skimmer