Saffron-winged Meadowhawk

Sympetrum costiferum

General Status Rank: 
Secure
ELCODE: 
IIODO61040
Common Name: 
Saffron-winged Meadowhawk
Scientific Name: 
Sympetrum costiferum
Naming References: 
HMW1
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Taxonomy
Group: 
Odonate (Dragonfly)
Kingdom: 
Animalia
Phylum: 
Arthropoda
Class: 
Insecta
Order: 
Odonata
Family: 
Libellulidae
References: 
HMW1
Habitat
In some parts of its range it is associated sandy-bottomed lakes and rivers.
References: 
RSC11
Distribution

Ecozones

Taiga Plains, Taiga Shield, Boreal Plains
References: 
RSC11

Distribution

More than 10% in southern NWT.
Score: 
F
References: 
RSC11
DD3

Number of Occurrences

22
Score: 
CE
References: 
RSC11
DD3

Area of Occupancy

Score: 
-
Threats

Threats

Score: 
C

Intrinsic Vulnerability

Score: 
-
General Status Rank
Rank: 
Secure
Status Rank Description: 
This is the most confined distribution in the genus Sympetrum in the Northwest Territories, but secure. In some parts of its range it is associated sandy-bottomed lakes and rivers.
S Rank: 
S4S5
Decision Process Description: 
Draft rank by P. Catling in 2005. Reviewed in 2010, no change. Reviewed in 2015, no change. Reviewed in 2020, no change.
Last Updated: 
December 13, 2023
Status Designations

Canada – Assessment by Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada

COSEWIC Status: 
-

References

Ecozones

  • Catling, P. (2003) Dragonflies (Odonata) of the Northwest Territories - Status ranking and preliminary atlas. Unpublished report Suzanne Carriere's office - RSC11 Return

Habitat

  • Catling, P. (2003) Dragonflies (Odonata) of the Northwest Territories - Status ranking and preliminary atlas. Unpublished report Suzanne Carriere's office - RSC11 Return

Naming

  • Cannings, Robert A. (2001) Personal Communication. Curator of Entomology, Royal British Columbia Museum - HMW1 Return

Number of Occurrences

  • Catling, P. (2003) Dragonflies (Odonata) of the Northwest Territories - Status ranking and preliminary atlas. Unpublished report Suzanne Carriere's office - RSC11 Return
  • Catling, Paul (2006) NWT Odonate database 2006 15 Odp.xls. Lat and long database of al speciment collected from 1922 to 2005 and housed at Agri-food Canada in Ottawa e-copy in folder - DD3 Return

Range Extent

  • Catling, P. (2003) Dragonflies (Odonata) of the Northwest Territories - Status ranking and preliminary atlas. Unpublished report Suzanne Carriere's office - RSC11 Return
  • Catling, Paul (2006) NWT Odonate database 2006 15 Odp.xls. Lat and long database of al speciment collected from 1922 to 2005 and housed at Agri-food Canada in Ottawa e-copy in folder - DD3 Return

Taxonomy

  • Cannings, Robert A. (2001) Personal Communication. Curator of Entomology, Royal British Columbia Museum - HMW1 Return