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Sympetrum pallipes (Striped Meadowhawk)BC conservation rank: S5. Yellow List.Description: Closely related and similar to S. obtrusum, but has a yellow face and a pair of yellow-white stripes on the sides of the thorax and usually a smaller pair on top of the thorax. Immatures are yellow to yellow-brown, becoming red, especially on the abdomen, as males and some females mature. The legs are brown, often with pale markings, usually becoming all black, and the wings are laced with brown veins. The sides of the abdomen have saw-toothed black stripes. Hamule, fig. 19j; vulvar lamina, fig. 20b. Length: male female 35 mm. Global range: British Columbia east to Saskatchewan and Minnesota, south to California and Texas (Bick and Mauffray 2000). Faunal element: Western (see Appendix 2). BC Distribution: Widespread south of 54°N. Biology: Common, especially in southern valleys and on the south coast; rare north of 51ºN. Found at marshy lakes and ponds (e.g.; Wm01, Wm04-06) and in many other habitats from acidic peatland waters (Wb51, Wb52) to temporary saline pools (Gs01-03, Wm07). BC flight period: early June to early November; most records are from early July to early October.
Sympetrum pallipes Map 3. Frequency of records in British Columbia by NTS 1/50,000 mapsheet. |
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