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.[2] However, females are usually yellowish or brown.[3]
| White-faced meadowhawk | |
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| Immature female, central Connecticut | |
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| Mature male, Temagami, Ontario | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Genus: | Sympetrum |
| Species: | S. obtrusum
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| Binomial name | |
| Sympetrum obtrusum (Hagen, 1867)
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Similar species edit
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.[2]
- Sympetrum internum – cherry-faced meadowhawk
- Sympetrum rubicundulum – ruby meadowhawk
References edit
- ^ Paulson, D.R. (2017). "Sympetrum obtrusum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T51291811A65836604. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T51291811A65836604.en. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ a b Dunkle, S.W., Dragonflies through Binoculars: A Field Guide to Dragonflies of North America. New York:Oxford University Press, 2000:201.
- ^ Marshall, Stephen A. (2006). Insects: their natural history and diversity; with a photographic guide to insects of eastern North America. A Firefly book (2. printing ed.). Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. ISBN 978-1-55297-900-6.
External links edit
- Species Sympetrum obtrusum - White-Faced Meadowhawk, BugGuide.Net
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