Blue-faced Meadowhawk dragonfly (male)
Sympetrum ambiguum
38.7577, -77.0984
Field Notes
Description:
Photo set of a Blue-faced Meadowhawk dragonfly spotted along the boardwalk at Huntley Meadows Park. This individual is a male, as indicated by its coloration: turquoise face; gray thorax; red abdomen with black rings on segments four- to nine; and pale red terminal appendages. Blue-faced Meadowhawk dragonflies are relatively uncommon.
Habitat:
Huntley Meadows Park, a 1,425 acre wetland area in Fairfax County, Virginia USA. Related Resource: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/huntley/
Notes:
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