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Sympetrum costiferum
	Male, Temagami, Ontario
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Libellulidae
Genus:	Sympetrum
Species:	S. costiferum
Binomial name
	Sympetrum costiferum; (Hagen, 1861)

Sympetrum costiferum, the saffron-winged meadowhawk, is a dragonfly of the genus Sympetrum. It is found across northern and central United States and most of Canada, including a southern portion of the Northwest Territories.

Its abdomen is yellowish-brown, turning pale red at maturity in both sexes. Juveniles and females have gold (saffron) coloured wing stripes.^[2] Veins of males and females are reddish or orange.^[3] The sides of the abdomen are marked with black triangles. Some females have amber in basal areas of their wings. Legs are striped in black and yellow or red. Size: 35 mm (1.4 in).^[2] This species overlaps with and is difficult to distinguish from both the ruby and white-faced meadowhawks.^[2]

Similar species

Sympetrum obtrusum – white-faced meadowhawk
Sympetrum rubicundulum – ruby meadowhawk
Sympetrum internum – cherry-faced meadowhawk

References

^ Paulson, D.R. (2017). "Sympetrum costiferum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T51291504A65836599. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T51291504A65836599.en. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c Dunkle, S.W., Dragonflies through Binoculars: A Field Guide to Dragonflies of North America. New York:Oxford University Press, 2000. ISBN 0195112687
^ Mead, Kurt. Dragonflies of the North Woods. Second edition. Duluth, MN:Kollath+Stensaas, 2009. ISBN 978-0979200656