Striped Saddlebags Tramea darwini Kirby, 1889    Synonyms: Tramea calverti.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Odonata   >   Family Libellulidae   >   Genus Tramea   

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Maryland has one historical record of this species from Worcester County (8/22/1976) (fide R. Orr, 2013) and a more recent photo record from Dorchester County. Recent sightings from Cape May, New Jersey suggest that additional records of wanderers along the coast are possible.

There are 5 records in the project database.

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Striped Saddlebags in Dorchester Co., Maryland (9/29/2021). (c) richard crook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by rwcrook via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A female Striped Saddlebags in Matagorda Co., Texas (4/2012). Photo by Troy Hibbitts. (MBP list)

Maryland has one historical record from Worcester County (8/22/1976). Recent vagrant records in the region might suggest additional records on the coast are possible. Here is a male Striped Saddlebags in Hidalgo Co., Texas (10/2011). Photo by Troy Hibbitts. (MBP list)


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