Stream Cruiser (Didymops transversa)

Fairly common across NC though not well known in the mountains, Stream Cruiser are often seen perching obliquely on twigs. They're easily identified by having only one yellow stripe on the side of the thorax.

Stream Cruiser (Didymops transversa)
Orange Co., NC
29 May 2004

Female
Picture rotated to horizontal

Stream Cruiser (Didymops transversa)
Orange Co., NC
29 May 2004

same individual as above

Stream Cruiser (Didymops transversa)
Durham Co., NC
1 May 2005

Male, note more slender abdomen but with swollen "club"

Stream Cruiser (Didymops transversa)
Santee Tract, Durham Co., NC
13 Apr 2026

Female

Stream Cruiser (Didymops transversa)
Lake Waccamaw S.P., Columbus Co., NC
28 Mar 2026

Mated pair in wheel formation

	Stream Cruiser (Didymops transversa) Lake Waccamaw S.P., Columbus Co., NC 28 Mar 2026
	Stream Cruiser (Didymops transversa) Lake Waccamaw S.P., Columbus Co., NC 28 Mar 2026

	Stream Cruiser (Didymops transversa) Lake Waccamaw S.P., Columbus Co., NC 28 Mar 2026
	Stream Cruiser (Didymops transversa) Lake Waccamaw S.P., Columbus Co., NC 28 Mar 2026

	Stream Cruiser (Didymops transversa) Lake Waccamaw S.P., Columbus Co., NC 28 Mar 2026
	Stream Cruiser (Didymops transversa) Lake Waccamaw S.P., Columbus Co., NC 28 Mar 2026

	Stream Cruiser (Didymops transversa) Lake Waccamaw S.P., Columbus Co., NC 28 Mar 2026
	Stream Cruiser (Didymops transversa) Lake Waccamaw S.P., Columbus Co., NC 28 Mar 2026

Stream Cruiser (Didymops transversa)
Lake Waccamaw S.P., Columbus Co., NC
28 Mar 2026

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