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title: "Band-winged Meadowhawk"
description: "Sympetrum semicinctum — Insecten en spinnen. The band-winged meadowhawk (Sympetrum semicinctum) is a dragonfly of the genus Sympetrum belonging to the family Libellulidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/band-winged-meadowhawk
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Band-winged Meadowhawk

> Sympetrum semicinctum — Insecten en spinnen. The band-winged meadowhawk (Sympetrum semicinctum) is a dragonfly of the genus Sympetrum belonging to the family Libellulidae.

- Scientific name: *Sympetrum semicinctum*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Weiden en velden), `freshwater` (Meren en rivieren)
- iNaturalist observations: 11510
- Wikidata: [Q1374363](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1374363)
- iNaturalist taxon: [113526](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/113526)

## Names

- en: Band-winged Meadowhawk
- fr: Sympétrum semi-ambré

## Countries with the most observations

US (7788), CA (2644)

## Summary

The band-winged meadowhawk (Sympetrum semicinctum) is a dragonfly of the genus Sympetrum belonging to the family Libellulidae.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Band-winged_meadowhawk

## Photo

![Band-winged Meadowhawk](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/band-winged-meadowhawk/medium.jpg)

Photo: Braden J. Judson · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/136739377

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/band-winged-meadowhawk?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).