Although debate exists regarding the taxa's relationship to others in its genus, it can most commonly be identified by its wing bands, bilobed prothorax, and possibly its genitalia.

[3] It is Commonly found in irrigated hay meadows, semipermanent marsh lands,[3] rice paddy fields, and grasslands.

[2] Showing a preference for banks with comparatively lower levels of vegetation,[3][4] they have a tendency for residing around trimmed grass and bodies of water as this is where they lay their eggs.

[2] Members of the Sympetrum family have the ability to detect horizontally polarized reflected light which allows them to find bodies of water and subsequently make their homes there.

[11] Spp pedemontanum, like most dragonflies, is diurnal with compound eyes able to detect colors and process images with high resolution.

[11][10] Sometimes females can be confused with males within the taxa Orthetrum anceps due to the similar yellow body color but can be easily discerned by the presence of antehumeral stripes exhibited by O.

[9] A common feature among sympetrum is a bilobed prothorax adorned with long setae, however this trait is also seen in similar genus of dragonflies.