Red-mantled Saddlebags

Tramea onusta

Tramea onusta is a dragonfly species of the genus of the subfamily Tramea Panta Linae. It is a widespread species, especially in the southwestern United States and Mexico, Central America, the West Indies and Venezuela.

Features

Construction of Imago

Tramea onusta has a total length of 41-48 mm, the abdomen is 28 to 34 mm long. The head is like the thorax brown. In the male the head is red with age. The hind wings reach a length of 37 to 42 mm and have as the front wing in the area of ​​the base reddish brown veins. The hind wings also have a brown band, which usually does not extend beyond the center of Analschleife addition. In this volume also is still a transparent stain. It has twelve Antecubitaladern and nine Postcubitaladern. The legs are pale at the base and then darker. The abdomen is yellowish brown in young animals and is red in males with age. The segments eight to ten are laterally pale, dorsally black, however.

Credentials

Weblink

  • Tramea onusta endangered in the IUCN Red List species of 2013.2. Posted by: Paulson, DR, 2007, Accessed on 24 February 2014.
  • Sailing dragonflies
  • Libellulidae
Libelluloidea Hermann August Hagen Odonata Middle America (region) Segmentation (biology)
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