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title: "Red Saddlebags"
description: "Tramea onusta — Owady i pająki. The red-mantled saddlebags or red saddlebags (Tramea onusta) is a species of skimmer dragonfly found in North America, Central America, and the Caribbean."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/red-saddlebags
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Red Saddlebags

> Tramea onusta — Owady i pająki. The red-mantled saddlebags or red saddlebags (Tramea onusta) is a species of skimmer dragonfly found in North America, Central America, and the Caribbean.

- Scientific name: *Tramea onusta*
- Category: `insects` (Owady i pająki)
- Habitats: `urban` (Miasta i ogrody)
- iNaturalist observations: 12532
- Wikidata: [Q149037](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q149037)
- iNaturalist taxon: [114314](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/114314)

## Names

- en: Red Saddlebags
- es: Planeadora de alforjas rojas
- fr: Traméa mantelée

## Countries with the most observations

US (10129), MX (781), CA (73), CU (21), HN (9), BS (3), BZ (3)

## Summary

The red-mantled saddlebags or red saddlebags (Tramea onusta) is a species of skimmer dragonfly found in North America, Central America, and the Caribbean. It has translucent wings with red veins, and has characteristic dark red blotches at its proximal base, which makes the dragonfly look as if it is carrying saddlebags when flying. The last two bands and the cerci of these dragonflies are black.
Red saddlebags are strong, active daytime fliers that can be seen in tireless gliding flight over lawns and open areas such as parks and gardens. Their diet mainly consists of winged insects. Like their close relatives, the…

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

## Photo

![Red Saddlebags](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/red-saddlebags/medium.jpg)

Photo: Brady Reed · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/165401416

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/red-saddlebags?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).