BRN 9-3 - Flipbook - Page 5
EditorÕs Note: The success we
experienced in 2024 was due,
primarily, to the efforts of James Von
Loh of Las Cruces. His surveys of the
Odonata in Do–a Ana County and
adjacent areas were truly extraordinary and bountiful. In this article
we wrap up the 2024 season and start
our review of the 2025 season.
Wrap-up of the 2024
Odonata Season and
a Start of 2025
perceive them as smooth, even
fragile. However, each wing cell
and major veins are elevated and
the areas below are recessed
('wafßed'), as depicted here; this
'wing topography' affects color
perception/texture depending on
sun angle, light quality/intensity,
and immersion in shade, among
other attributes. 07/28/24
B. Detail of ÒAÓ.
Variegated Meadowhawk
The Variegated Meadowhawk,
Sympetrum corruptum, Hagen, 1851,
is abundant to common in most
habitats of Do–a Ana County. While
we have described the species in
detail in earlier issues of this Journal
and in A Natural History of The
Odonata of Do–a Ana County With
Notes on the Black Range,
by James Von Loh
Flame Skimmer
Relative to prior years (2019-2023)
few Flame Skimmers, Libellula
saturata, Uhler, 1857, used habitats of
the Organ Mountains during the 2024
season and they were nearly all
males. One is presented below. The
images were collected at the spring
on the Soledad Canyon headwall
which also supported two male
Springwater Dancers.
A. Male perched on and hunting
small ßying insects from a twig.
He is characterized by the typical
orange color and spot/patch
distribution in this unique
orientation to the sun angle.
When viewing dragonßy wings in
bright sunshine, we usually
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