Bug FAQStream Cruiser
Didymops transversa · Order: Odonata · Family: Macromiidae
The Stream Cruiser dragonfly was once placed in the genus Didymops, but DNA work shows that group belongs inside the genus Macromia, so Didymops is now a synonym. This species lives in North America.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
It was formerly assigned to the genus Didymops, which molecular studies have found to be nested within Macromia and now treated as a synonym.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
It is found in North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
It occurs in North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 32 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Michigan, Maine, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Florida, Oklahoma, Texas.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada; native in United States. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
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Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macromia_transversa
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