Field Marks

• Average adult size is approximately from 2 to 2.4 inches
• Yellow face with no facial markings
• Turquoise blue eyes
• Yellow thorax with bold shoulder stripes, connected at the top, and wide mid stripes that are seperate
• Black legs with yellow line on tibiae
• Dark abdomen with lance-style yellow top spots on segments 3 to 7
• Moderate club with a triangular top spot on segment 8, a rectangular top spot on segment 9, and a spot on segment 10
• Epiproct is wider than the cerci when viewed from above
• Yellow patches on the sides of segments 8 and 9. Mostly complete width on segment 8 and entire width on segment 9

Field Marks

• Female is colored similarly to the male
• Turquoise blue eyes
• Small horns near eyes in front of occiput
• Subgenital plates equal to about half the length of segment 9

Behavior

Males perch on the ground near the water occasionally making long patrols out over the water. Can also be found away from the water perching on the ground or flat on leaves that are typically close to the ground

Habitat

Muddy-bottomed rivers and large streams with a moderate current

Reproduction

Mating usually takes place low in vegetation near the water. Females lay eggs by flying straight over the water and dipping their abdomen as they fly.