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Saffron-winged Meadowhawk

Sympetrum costiferum

Insects
Native
Saffron-winged Meadowhawk, Female
Saffron-winged Meadowhawk, Male
Saffron-winged Meadowhawk, photo 3 of 5
34 mmLength

Dragonfly or damselfly in the family Libellulidae 34 mm long. Lives near water. Feeds on insects.

There are 287 observations of Saffron-winged Meadowhawk in Québec, mostly in Mauricie, Capitale-Nationale and Chaudière-Appalaches, and it has been reported in every region. They peak in August and become rare from November to June.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Mauricie81
  2. Capitale-Nationale46
  3. Chaudière-Appalaches25
  4. Estrie25
  5. Abitibi-Témiscamingue24
  6. Laurentides19
  7. Bas-Saint-Laurent16
  8. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean12
  9. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine8
  10. Montérégie8
  11. Lanaudière7
  12. Centre-du-Québec6
  13. Montréal3
  14. Côte-Nord3
  15. Nord-du-Québec2
  16. Laval1
  17. Outaouais1

Habitat

Water’s edgepeupleloup

Similar species

Autumn MeadowhawkSympetrum vicinum
Cherry-faced MeadowhawkSympetrum internum
Band-winged MeadowhawkSympetrum semicinctum
Variegated MeadowhawkSympetrum corruptum
Common Green DarnerAnax junius
White-faced MeadowhawkSympetrum obtrusum
Wandering GliderPantala flavescens
Black MeadowhawkSympetrum danae
Chalk-fronted CorporalLadona julia