Stream Cruiser Didymops transversa (Say, 1839)    
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Odonata   >   Family Macromiidae   >   Genus Didymops   

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Stream Cruiser (Didymops transversa) is usually active as an adult relatively early in the odonate season, peaking before many other dragonfly species are active. The species mostly inhabits sandy streams and rivers, but also often at lakes or reservoirs, where they patrol a section of shore repeatedly. They often hunt for flying insects in grassy fields away from the immediate breeding habitat (Dunkle, 2000). Stream Cruiser is common in Maryland, and has been found in most counties (Richard Orr's Dragonflies and Damselflies of Maryland and the District of Columbia).

There are 103 records in the project database.

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A female Stream Cruiser in Montgomery Co., Maryland (4/18/2023). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jim Moore. (MBP list)

A Stream Cruiser in Howard Co., Maryland (5/1/2013). Photo by Bonnie Ott. (MBP list)

A Stream Cruiser in Washington Co., Maryland (6/1/2019). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

A Stream Cruiser in Worcester Co., Maryland (5/19/2013). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

A Stream Cruiser in Baltimore Co., Maryland (4/24/2016). Photo by Rose Anderson. (MBP list)

A Stream Cruiser found in Chester Co., Virginia (4/12/2009). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

The nymph of a Stream Cruiser in the Crooked River, Maine (7/5/2012). Photo by Steve Collins. (MBP list)

Stream Cruiser in Worcester Co., Maryland (4/16/2023). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

Male and female Stream Cruisers in Baltimore Co., Maryland (5/9/2017). Verified by William Edwards/BugGuide. Photo by Richard Crook. (MBP list)

Stream Cruiser in Worcester Co., Maryland (4/24/2021). (c) tomfeild, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Tom Feild. (MBP list)

Stream Cruiser in Worcester Co., Maryland (5/24/2015). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Stream Cruiser in Caroline Co., Maryland (5/27/2007). (c) Bill Hubick, all rights reserved. Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Stream Cruiser in Worcester Co., Maryland (4/6/2023). (c) danieltayloroc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by danieltayloroc via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Stream Cruiser devouring a bee in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/11/2015). Photo by Bonnie Ott. (MBP list)

Stream Cruisers mating in Baltimore Co., Maryland (5/9/2017). (c) richard crook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by rwcrook via iNaturalist. (MBP list)


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