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Blue-faced Meadowhawk

Sympetrum ambiguum

Photo by annorion
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Blue green head. Blue green thorax with stripes. Orange tail with black stripes. Clear wing.

Reference Links:

Species Sympetrum ambiguum - Blue-faced Meadowhawk - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Blue-faced Meadowhawk (immature male)

Sympetrum ambiguum

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Fyn Kynd
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Comments (1)
Geodialist
Did you take any photos of the dragonfly showing the terminal appendages at the tip of its abdomen, annorion?

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PublishedAugust 14, 2011

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