- Sympetrum internum
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Cherry-faced Meadowhawk 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Odonata Suborder: Anisoptera Family: Libellulidae Genus: Sympetrum Species: S. internum Binomial name Sympetrum internum
Montgomery, 1943The Cherry-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum internum) is a dragonfly of the genus Sympetrum. It is found across northern and central United States and most of Canada, including southern portions of the Yukon and Northwest Territories. Its abdomen is brown, turning dark red at maturity in both sexes. The sides of the abdomen are marked with black triangles and the legs are black.[1] Some females have amber in basal areas of their wings. As their name suggests, faces are dark red when mature.[2] Size: 21 to 36 mm (7/8 to 1 7/16 in).[3] This species overlaps with and is difficult to distinguish from the Ruby, Saffron-winged, and White-faced Meadowhawks.[2]
Similar species
- Sympetrum costiferum – Saffron-winged Meadowhawk
- Sympetrum obtrusum – White-faced Meadowhawk
- Sympetrum rubicundulum – Ruby Meadowhawk
References
- ^ Mead, Kurt. (2009) Dragonflies of the North Woods, Second Edition. Duluth, MN:Kollath+Stensaas Publ.
- ^ a b Dunkle, S.W., Dragonflies through Binoculars: A Field Guide to Dragonflies of North America. New York:Oxford University Press, 2000.
- ^ Sympetrum internum (Cherry-faced Meadowhawk), Digital Atlas of Idaho
External links
- Cherry-faced Meadowhawk, Talk about Wildlife
- Cherry-faced Meadowhawk, Electronic Atlas of the Wildlife of British Columbia
- Cherry-faced Meadowhawk - Sympetrum internum, Iowa Odonata Survey
- Cherry-faced Meadowhawk Dragonfly - Sympetrum internum, North American Insects and Spiders
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