| White-faced meadowhawk | |
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| Immature female, central Connecticut | |
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| Mature male, Temagami, Ontario | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Genus: | Sympetrum |
| Species: | S. obtrusum |
| Binomial name | |
| Sympetrum obtrusum (Hagen, 1867) | |
The white-faced meadowhawk (Sympetrum obtrusum) is a dragonfly of the genus Sympetrum. It is found in the northern United States and southern Canada. Adult males are identifiable by a distinctive pure white face and red bodies.[1]
Female white-faced meadowhawk (Sympetrum obtrusum)
Similar species
Juvenile white-faced meadowhawks are almost indistinguishable from the ruby and cherry-faced meadowhawks. The three species habitats also overlap extensively. White-faces can be identified by having white faces, as the name implies, at maturity.[1]
- Sympetrum internum – cherry-faced meadowhawk
- Sympetrum rubicundulum – ruby meadowhawk
References
External links
- Species Sympetrum obtrusum - White-Faced Meadowhawk, BugGuide.Net
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