The White-faced Meadowhawk (''Sympetrum obtrusum'') is a
dragonfly
A dragonfly is a flying insect belonging to the infraorder Anisoptera below the order Odonata. About 3,000 extant species of true dragonfly are known. Most are tropical, with fewer species in temperate regions. Loss of wetland habitat threate ...
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.
[Dunkle, S.W., Dragonflies through Binoculars: A Field Guide to Dragonflies of North America. New York:Oxford University Press, 2000:201.]
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 maturity.
[
*'' Sympetrum internum'' – Cherry-faced Meadowhawk
*'' Sympetrum rubicundulum'' – Ruby Meadowhawk
]
References
External links
Species ''Sympetrum obtrusum'' - White-Faced Meadowhawk
BugGuide.Net
Libellulidae
Insects described in 1867
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