Key Identification Features
- The colour of the underside of the abdomen tip is sometimes cited as an identification feature: this area is described as yellowish in C.
- Mature females are duller brown overall, with smoky-colored wings that feature small white spots called pseudopterostigmas near the wing tips.
- A distinct red area called the "red lantern" occurs on the underside of the last three abdominal segments; this feature gives the species its Latin name haemorrhoidalis, which means "blood flow".
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