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Sympetrum danae (Black Meadowhawk)BC conservation rank: S5. Yellow List.Description: The only meadowhawk in our region with no red on it: mature males are almost all black; females also turn mostly black, but usually not as much as males. Immatures have yellow lines and spots on the sides of the thorax; the abdomen is black with pairs of yellow spots on the top. Hamule, fig. 19g; vulvar lamina spout-like. Length: male 32 mm, female 31 mm. Global Range: Alaska east to Labrador and Newfoundland; south through New York, west to Kentucky and California. It is also found in northern Europe and Asia to Japan and Kamchatka (Needham et al. 2000). Faunal element: Widespread Boreal (H) (see Appendix 2). BC Distribution: Widespread across the province. Biology: Lives in a wide range of habitats from mountain and northern peatland pools to warm lowland marshes and ponds that dry up in summer (Wm04-07). Especially common in peatlands (Wf01, 05-08; Wb13, 50-52). BC flight period: mid June to late October; most records are from mid July to late September.
Sympetrum danae Map 3. Frequency of records in British Columbia by NTS 1/50,000 mapsheet. |
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