Carolina Saddlebags Tramea carolina (Linnaeus, 1763)    
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Odonata   >   Family Libellulidae   >   Genus Tramea   

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Carolina Saddlebags (Tramea carolina) is a common and distinctive eastern species, breeding in ponds lakes, or marshes with substantial aquatic vegetation over a very wide range. This dragonfly is somewhat tolerant of fish. Carolina Saddlebags appears to be partially migratory, and may disperse into areas where they do not regularly breed (Paulson, 2011). This species is generally common throughout Maryland, and occurs in all counties (Richard Orr's The Dragonflies and Damselflies of Maryland and the District of Columbia).

There are 731 records in the project database.

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A Carolina Saddlebags in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/5/2012). Photo by Jon Corcoran. (MBP list)

A Carolina Saddlebags form Dorchester Co., Maryland (7/21/2007). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

A Carolina Saddlebags in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/6/2015). Photo by Bonnie Ott. (MBP list)

A late flying Carolina Saddlebags found on Assateague Island, Worcester Co., Maryland (9/29/2007). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

A Carolina Saddlebags in Baltimore Co., Maryland (5/4/2018). Photo by Keith Eric Costley. (MBP list)

Carolina Saddlebags in Calvert Co., Maryland (7/1/2023). (c) rosalie-rick, all rights reserved. Photo by rosalie-rick via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Carolina Saddlebags in flight at Calvert Cliff's State Park, Maryland (5/5/2012). Photo by Richard Orr. (MBP list)

A Carolina Saddlebags in Harford Co., Maryland (8/9/2022). Verified by Bill Hubick. Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

Carolina Saddlebags in Howard Co., Maryland (6/13/2021). (c) Tim Frye, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Tim Frye via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Carolina Saddlebags in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/6/2021). (c) Rin Wolfe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA). Photo by rinwolfe via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Carolina Saddlebags in Howard Co., Maryland (6/13/2021). (c) Tim Frye, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Tim Frye via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Carolina Saddlebags in Howard Co., Maryland (6/13/2021). (c) Tim Frye, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Tim Frye via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Carolina Saddlebags in Howard Co., Maryland (7/25/2017). Photo by Anthony VanSchoor. (MBP list)


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