page_title: Band-winged meadowhawk
section_title: Description
hierarchical_section_title: Band-winged meadowhawk / Description
caption_attribution_description: Sympetrum semicinctum, mating pair. Toronto, Canada
context_page_description: The band-winged meadowhawk is a dragonfly of the genus Sympetrum belonging to the family Libellulidae.
context_section_description: Sympetrum semicinctum can reach a length of 28–36 millimetres (1.1–1.4 in), with a wingspan of 45–55 millimetres (1.8–2.2 in).  The male has a bright red abdomen with black markings on the lower sides and on the top of the segments 8 and 9, creating a U like pattern. The thorax is brownish red and the sides show three irregular black stripes. Face and eyes are dark red. The legs are black. The hind wings have a rusty patch at the base,  covering one-third of the wings, while the front wings are almost completely transparent. Pterostigma is blackish red. 
  The female is mainly greenish-yellowish or orange,  with red over green on eyes and extended blackish markings on the abdomen. Mature females sometimes turn red like males, while  immature males are yellow like females and slowly reach their red coloration.
caption: Sympetrum semicinctum, mating pair
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