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INSECTS

Band-winged Meadowhawk

Sympetrum semicinctum

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

Dragonfly or damselfly in the family Libellulidae 34 mm long. Lives in fields and in marshes. Feeds on insects.

There are 199 observations of Band-winged Meadowhawk in Québec, mostly in Mauricie, Capitale-Nationale and Outaouais, and it has been reported in 15 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and become rare from November to June.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Mauricie42
  2. Capitale-Nationale31
  3. Outaouais28
  4. Estrie27
  5. Montréal13
  6. Chaudière-Appalaches11
  7. Lanaudière11
  8. Laurentides10
  9. Montérégie9
  10. Abitibi-Témiscamingue9
  11. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean3
  12. Centre-du-Québec2
  13. Nord-du-Québec1
  14. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine1
  15. Laval1

Habitat

FieldsFélix Mathieu-Bégin
MarshVyacheslav Argenberg
Water’s edgepeupleloup
MountainAntoine Dervin

Similar species

Autumn MeadowhawkSympetrum vicinum
Eastern AmberwingPerithemis tenera
Cherry-faced MeadowhawkSympetrum internum
Ruby MeadowhawkSympetrum rubicundulum
Saffron-winged MeadowhawkSympetrum costiferum
Blue DasherPachydiplax longipennis
Four-spotted SkimmerLibellula quadrimaculata
Black MeadowhawkSympetrum danae
Variegated MeadowhawkSympetrum corruptum
White-faced MeadowhawkSympetrum obtrusum
Widow SkimmerLibellula luctuosa
Wandering GliderPantala flavescens