Flight season: migratory, has been observed arriving in late May,
local tenerals appear in mid-August, flies into early October.
Population: may be common some years, but not seen every year.
Usually encountered near marshes and Stoco Lake but
sometimes noted foraging high above fields a fair distance from water.
Length: about 50 mm to 55 mm.
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Tweed, Ontario:
residential and business area.
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Teneral male Black Saddlebags (Tramea lacerata) –
found perching on a flower planter downtown;
the dragonfly was moved to the relative safety a garden
(August 12, 2010).
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East of Tweed, a patch of wildflowers south of Lakeview Lane:
clearings in woodland supporting tall grasses, wildflowers, Hawthorn, Tatarian Honeysuckle and Prickly Ash.
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Male Black Saddlebags (Tramea lacerata)
June 19, 2015
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East of Tweed, Ontario, near the intersection of Lajoie Rd. and the trans-Canada Trail:
a shady wooded area, with clearings both natural and created by the trail supporting grasses and wildflowers, the lagoon lies nearby to the northwest.
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Female Black Saddlebags (Tramea lacerata)
August 18, 2012
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Border of the Tweed Soccer Field:
a meadow bordered by tall grasses and wildflowers, with a woodland stream to the east.
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Female Black Saddlebags (Tramea lacerata)
September 14, 2014
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