The Dragonflies
(Insecta: Odonata)
of the Columbia Basin, British Columbia:
Field Surveys, Collections Development and Public Education
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Return to Genus Sympetrum
Sympetrum corruptum
(Hagen)
Variegated Meadowhawk
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Provincial Status:
CDC rank: S5
Widespread in southern British Columbia. Columbia-Kootenay
Distribution
Widely scattered in the region.
Global Distribution
British Columbia east to Nova Scotia, south to Florida and Mexico.
It is also found in northeastern Asia (Bick and Mauffray 2000, Cannings
and Stuart 1977). Faunal element: Widespread (see Appendix
2).
Biological information
S. corruptum lives around ponds of various sorts, often ones
that are sandy or gravelly. It can be common in semi-arid habitats.
Kootenay records range from 16 June to 4 September; in British Columbia
the dates are 3 May to 2 October (S.G. Cannings, unpubl. data).
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