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Black Saddlebags

Tramea lacerata

Classification

Class
Insecta
Order
Odonata

The black saddlebags (Tramea lacerata) is a species of skimmer dragonfly found throughout North America. It has distinctive wings with characteristic black blotches at their proximal ends, which make the dragonfly look as though it is wearing saddlebags. The black saddlebags is a relatively large dragonfly at about 5 centimetres (2 in) in length.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 9,533Canada · 785Mexico · 34