Sympetrum ambiguum
Sympetrum ambiguum
Sympetrum ambiguum is a dragonfly of the genus darters (Sympetrum ) of the subfamily Sympetrinae. It comes in southeastern Canada and the eastern U.S., west to Texas before.
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Features and dietary
The dragonflies reach a body length of 31-38 millimeters, which measures the abdomen 22 to 25 millimeters. Their hind wing span is 26 to 28 millimeters. They have a white face, which is colored blue on the top. The thorax is gray brown or olive green, and has side fine, brown-colored seams. The wings are transparent and have at their base a small spot on which they are yellowish. The Costa loaders of the wings are yellow and the wings are brown and yellowish times at both ends. The legs are light brown in color, but are slightly darker at the joints. The abdomen of the females and young males is brown and bears the fourth to the ninth segment, each of the back, not sharply defined, black rings. In the male the abdomen colored red later.
Habitat
The animals live in partially shaded stagnant water, which can temporarily dry out, such as in pools, ponds and marshes along forest edges.
Way of life
The individuals of Sympetrum ambiguum love sitting on branch tips and other exposed places, but they do so at a higher elevation than other dragonflies. Sometimes while pointing the abdomen sharply upward. Mating occurs close to the ground in vegetation, sometimes even right on the floor instead. The females lay their eggs without the male, but this guard the process. Filed they are either on the edge of the water or even in the midst of parched waters. You can survive there until they fill up with water again.
Flight Times
Sympetrum ambiguum flies from mid-May to the end of November.