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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Skimmers (Libellulidae) » Meadowhawks (Sympetrum) » Mature red adult: internum, janeae, obtrusum, rubicundulum species group (Sympetrum Mature red adult: internum, janeae, obtrusum, rubicundulum species group)
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dragonfly - Sympetrum - male
Copyright © 2006 jim urbach

dragonfly - Sympetrum - Male
kila, Montana, USA
July 17, 2006
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Contributed by jim urbach on 19 July, 2006 - 7:40am
Last updated 5 July, 2008 - 1:55pm

Moved
Moved from Meadowhawks.
… john and jane balaban, 5 July, 2008 - 1:55pm login or register to post comments

Meadowhawks
It's hard to be certain exactly which Meadowhawk species you have here without a closer look at its reproductive parts. Many members of this genus (Sympetrum) require a careful look (a 10x hand lens is usually enough) at a component of its genitalia (the hamules).
… Bryan Pfeiffer, 19 July, 2006 - 7:41pm login or register to post comments

Looks like we might just see
a white face. We would then say Sympetrum obtrusum - White faced Meadowhawk. Any seconds on that?
… john and jane balaban, 19 July, 2006 - 8:59am login or register to post comments

 
I have some images with a def
I have some images with a definite white face and others with a rust to greenish face. Thanks for the ID
… jim urbach, 19 July, 2006 - 5:46pm login or register to post comments

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