The White-faced Meadowhawk
Sympetrum obtrusum
1.35208, 103.82
Field Notes
Description:
The White-faced Meadowhawk:
- is a dragonfly of the genus Sympetrum. Adult males are identifiable by a distinctive pure white face and red bodies.
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 maturit.
Habitat:
Marshes, ponds, lakes, slow-moving streams, occasionally bogs.
Notes:
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PublishedSeptember 13, 2011
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