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Black Saddlebags
Tramea lacerata
24,351 observations in the source records
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
What the records say
- 24,351 observations are recorded in the imported source snapshot. Observation source
Easily confused with
Red SaddlebagsTramea onusta
Carolina SaddlebagsTramea carolina
Widow SkimmerLibellula luctuosa
Common BaskettailEpitheca cynosura
Slaty SkimmerLibellula incesta
Common WhitetailPlathemis lydia
Prince BaskettailEpitheca princeps
Ferruginous GliderTramea limbata
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 29,476 |
|---|---|
| Ohio | 4,287 |
| Canada | 4,077 |
| Texas | 4,003 |
| California | 2,073 |
| Ontario | 1,876 |
| Michigan | 1,719 |
| New York | 1,479 |
| Virginia | 1,309 |
| Maryland | 1,181 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- Aquatic larvaLarval stage lives in water before becoming terrestrialFrom its classification
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | Dragonflies and Damselflies · Odonata |
| Family | Skimmers · Libellulidae |
| Genus | Saddlebag Gliders · Tramea |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Black Saddlebags with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.