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Cherry-faced Meadowhawk - Sympetrum internum - male
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Cherry-faced Meadowhawk - Sympetrum internum - Male
Canton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
September 12, 2016
Examination of the hamuli from a lateral view should be enough to eliminate White-faced Meadowhawk as an ID.

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Contributed by Nick Block on 19 September, 2016 - 8:44am
Last updated 30 August, 2020 - 6:51am

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Looks like S.obtrusum to me.
… Bill Dean, 19 September, 2016 - 10:46am login or register to post comments

 
Shallower fork
The fork on obtrusum is shallower.

obtrusum: http://www.meadowhawks.info/images/white-faced_hamules2.jpg

internum: http://www.meadowhawks.info/images/cherry-faced_hamules.jpg

Also, FWIW, obtrusum has never been recorded at this site over several years of monitoring.
… Nick Block, 19 September, 2016 - 12:03pm login or register to post comments

 
Okay! Sympetrum internum. S
Okay! Sympetrum internum.
Sympetrum obtrusum does have a more pure white face. Sympetrum internum does seem to have the leading veins in the wings pale orange. How reliable is that? I removed the picture as I didn`t have copyright. There may be a few mis-identifications in this group.
… Bill Dean, 19 September, 2016 - 1:29pm login or register to post comments

 
Veins
I think the wing markings can be a bit variable, but I'm not positive. I've not heard that used as a field mark.

With this species group, I think misidentifications are common (understandably so!).
… Nick Block, 19 September, 2016 - 1:41pm login or register to post comments

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