Saffron-winged Meadowhawk / Sympétrum rubigineux
Sympetrum costiferum
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Saffron-winged Meadowhawk / Sympétrum rubigineux
(Sympetrum costiferum)
Size: 31-39 mm (36 mm average)
Fundy First record: July 31st, 2012, Point Wolfe, Christopher Adam, record posted on Birding New Brunswick
Status/Habitat: Uncommon to locally common in New Brunswick. It is found in a variety of lentic, i.e. slow to stagnant waters, especially in reedy ponds and lakes with gravelly to sandy bottoms; it is also found in bogs.
Flight period in New Brunswick: July 2nd to October 21st
ID Hints: This species averages larger than our other meadowhawk species. The saffron-tinted leading edge to the forewings is quite bright early on, but tends to fade as the adults mature. At they age, both males and females become darker and take on a distinctly brick-red hue.
Nature Notes: The Saffron-winged Meadowhawk is a wary beastie, often considerably harder to approach than others of its clan. It also tends to be a ground percher, more so than our other species.
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