Males have a milky colour to the wings. The third type of dragonflies is the 'widow'. Sometimes the Widow has yellow strips on the sides of the body. The half of each wing nearest the body is brown or black. The tips of the wings are a clear or smoky brown colour, especially in females.
Widows are slow and easy to catch with nets.
Wings are clear or yellowish amber near the body. This is the smallest North American dragonfly. Adults eat many midges.