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Species Sympetrum obtrusum - White-Faced Meadowhawk

White-faced Meadowhawk - Sympetrum obtrusum

Red Dragonfly - Sympetrum obtrusum - male

White-faced Meadowhawk - Sympetrum obtrusum - female

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies)

Suborder Anisoptera (Dragonflies)

Family Libellulidae (Skimmers)

Genus Sympetrum (Meadowhawks)

Species obtrusum (White-Faced Meadowhawk)

Numbers

One of 15 species in the genus.

Size

Typically 30-35 mm.

Range

Much of Canada; much of the United States, but absent from the Southern states.

Habitat

Marshes, ponds, lakes, slow-moving streams, occasionally bogs.

Food

Small flying insects.

Print References

(1)

Internet References

Raphael Carter Odes Site

Dragonflies and Damselflies of West Virginia website

Works Cited

1.	Dragonflies Through Binoculars: A Field Guide to Dragonflies of North America By Sidney W. Dunkle

Contributed by Stephen Cresswell on 18 October, 2004 - 6:38pm

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