Tramea transmarina Brauer, 1867 is a animal in the Libellulidae family, order Odonata, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Tramea transmarina Brauer, 1867

Tramea transmarina Brauer, 1867

Tramea transmarina is a saddlebags glider dragonfly whose adult males typically have a dark thorax and bright abdomen.

Family
Genus
Tramea
Order
Odonata
Class
Insecta

About Tramea transmarina Brauer, 1867

Members of the Tramea genus typically have colored bases on their hindwings. When these dragonflies fly, this colored marking creates the visual impression that they are carrying bags at the top of their abdomen, which is why they are commonly called saddlebags gliders. For the species Tramea transmarina Brauer, 1867, adult males generally have a dark thorax and a bright abdomen.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Odonata Libellulidae Tramea

More from Libellulidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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