Nebraska Dragonflies and Damselflies

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Saffron-winged Meadowhawk

Sympetrum costiferum

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Skimmers Libellulidae Family
Tawny Pennant Brachymesia herbida Calico Pennant Celithemis elisa Halloween Pennant Celithemis eponina Eastern Pondhawk Erythemis simplicicollis Hudsonian Whiteface Leucorrhinia hudsonica Dot-tailed Whiteface Leucorrhinia intacta Golden-winged Skimmer Libellula auripennis Eight-spotted Skimmer Libellula forensis Widow Skimmer Libellula luctuosa Twelve-spotted Skimmer Libellula pulchella Four-spotted Skimmer Libellula quadrimaculata Blue Dasher Pachydiplax longipennis Wandering Glider Pantala flavescens Spot-winged Glider Pantala hymenaea Eastern Amberwing Perithemis tenera To report a new county record: Record Form	Common Whitetail Plathemis lydia Desert Whitetail Plathemis subornata Blue-faced Meadowhawk Sympetrum ambiguum Variegated Meadowhawk Sympetrum corruptum Saffron-winged Meadowhawk Sympetrum costiferum Cherry-faced Meadowhawk Sympetrum internum Red-veined Meadowhawk Sympetrum madidum White-faced Meadowhawk Sympetrum obtrusum Western Meadowhawk Sympetrum occidentale fasciatum Striped Meadowhawk Sympetrum pallipes Ruby Meadowhawk Sympetrum rubicundulum Autumn Meadowhawk Sympetrum vicinum Black Saddlebags Tramea lacerata Red Saddlebags Tramea onusta	Saffron-winged Meadowhawks have yellow on the leading edges of their wings; however, this disappears as they age. Both sexes have bodies with a minimum of dark markings. Young males and some females are brown to dull yellow. Older males and some females are red.
		Saffron-winged Meadowhawk male
		Size: 31-37 mm (1.2-1.5 in) Habitat: ponds; tolerates alkaline and saline conditions Great Plains Range: KS, NE, SD, ND, NM, CO, WY, MT, IA, MN Flight season: June to October
		Blue indicates record in Beckemeyer database. Green indicates record in Sibley database. Yellow indicates sight or photographic record.

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