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Saddlebag Gliders
Tramea
Tramea is a genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae, the skimmers and perchers. They are found in tropical and subtropical regions around the globe. They typically have colored bases to their otherwise translucent hindwings. In particular when they fly, this creates the impression of their carrying bags at the start of their abdomens. They are known commonly as saddlebags or saddlebags gliders.
21 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 21 known species
Black Saddlebags
speciesTramea lacerata
Red Saddlebags
speciesTramea onusta
Carolina Saddlebags
speciesTramea carolina
Common Glider
speciesTramea loewii
Striped Saddlebags
speciesTramea darwini
Ferruginous Glider
speciesTramea limbata
Keyhole Glider
speciesTramea basilaris
Saddlebag Glider
speciesTramea virginia
Red Glider
speciesTramea transmarina
Vermilion Saddlebags
speciesTramea abdominalis
Antillean Saddlebags
speciesTramea insularis
Austral Saddlebags
speciesTramea cophysa
Sooty Saddlebags
speciesTramea binotata
Narrow-lobed Glider
speciesTramea stenoloba
Dune Glider
speciesTramea eurybia
Rustic Saddlebags
speciesTramea rustica
Tramea rosenbergi
speciesTramea rosenbergi
Least Saddlebags
speciesTramea minuta
Tramea aquila
speciesTramea aquila
Tramea liberata
speciesTramea liberata
Tramea phaeoneura
speciesTramea phaeoneura
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 52864.