
	Description
	There is no violet on the forehead. The abdomen is red in males, yellowish-brown in females. There is a black spot on the top of abdominal segments 8 and 9. The spots do not wrap around to the sides of the abdomen. There is a large, irregular, brown patch at the basal quarter of each wing. Together these patches form the “saddlebags”. There is a clear patch in the middle of each saddlebag near the body.

	Size
	Total length: 1 11 ⁄16″ to 1 13 ⁄16″

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	Habitat
	Lakes, ponds, swamps, slow streams, temporary ponds with clear water


	Biology
	Season
	Mid-May to early October

	Behavior


	Life Cycle


	Naiad Food


	Adult Food


	Taxonomy
	Order	Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies)
	Suborder	Epiprocta
	Infraorder	Anisoptera (dragonflies)
	Superfamily	Libelluloidea
	Family	Libellulidae (skimmers)
	Genus	Tramea (saddlebag gliders)

	Synonyms


	Common Names
	red saddlebags red-mantled saddlebags


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	Tramea onusta Victor Fazio

	About A gallery of Tramea onusta (Red Saddlebags).

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	Tramea onusta (Red Saddlebags) Gerry Teal

	About Published on Oct 1, 2012 Discovered on Sept 20 '12 in a suburban pond inn Greece N.Y. First recorded sighting in New York

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Christine 7/1/2022	Location: Crooked Lake, Clearwater MN male red saddlebags



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