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Photo#124195
Pennant, Meadowhawk? - Sympetrum
Copyright © 2007 Jay Taft

Pennant, Meadowhawk? - Sympetrum
Bedford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
July 30, 2006
Size: About 2"
Visitor to the garden. Seemed to like hanging around this flower and the ferns, especially in the sun.
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Contributed by Jay Taft on 4 July, 2007 - 11:37am
Last updated 5 July, 2008 - 2:11pm

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Moved
Moved from Meadowhawks.
… john and jane balaban, 5 July, 2008 - 2:11pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Dragonflies.
… john and jane balaban, 28 July, 2007 - 9:07pm login or register to post comments

Female meadowhawk
I would agree that this is probably not identifiable to species and is best left as a female Sympetrum.
… Nick Block, 19 July, 2007 - 1:57pm login or register to post comments

Thanks
Thank you both for your comments. When I took the photo I wasn't thinking about indentifying the dragon fly. Now that I have found this site, future images will be made with identification in mind when possible.
… Jay Taft, 6 July, 2007 - 6:03am login or register to post comments

Sympetrum
Hello, great photo! This species is a female White-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum obtrusum)
… Robert Cox, 4 July, 2007 - 11:47am login or register to post comments

 
Likely not obtrusum
White-faced is quite uncommon around here and I wouldn't call that face shining white. More likely Ruby (rubicundulum) or possibly Cherry-faced (internum). I've been calling them Ruby around this part of Middlesex county, but don't really know where the line between majority Ruby and majority Cherry-faced is.
… Jason Forbes, 4 July, 2007 - 1:04pm login or register to post comments

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