Biology:White-faced meadowhawk

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Short description: Species of dragonfly

White-faced meadowhawk
Female Sympetrum obtrusum in central Connecticut, 2008-07-21.jpg
Immature female, central Connecticut
White-faced Meadowhawk, Temagami.jpg
Mature male, Temagami, Ontario
Scientific classification edit
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]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Dunkle, S.W., Dragonflies through Binoculars: A Field Guide to Dragonflies of North America. New York:Oxford University Press, 2000:201.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q1375616 entry