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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Skimmers (Libellulidae) » Meadowhawks (Sympetrum) » White-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum obtrusum)

Species Sympetrum obtrusum - White-faced Meadowhawk

Classification · Numbers · Size · Range · Habitat · Food · See Also · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
White-faced Meadowhawk - Sympetrum obtrusum White-faced Meadowhawk - Sympetrum obtrusum Dragonfly - Sympetrum obtrusum Dragonflies -- White-Faced Meadowhawks? Autumn Meadowhawks? - Sympetrum obtrusum - male - female White-faced Meadowhawk - Sympetrum obtrusum - male Red eyed dragonfly - Sympetrum obtrusum White-faced Meadowhawk - Sympetrum obtrusum - male White-faced Meadowhawk - Sympetrum obtrusum - male
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
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.
See Also
Females can be indistinguishable from Ruby and Cherry-faced Meadowhawks; a close photo of the subgenital plate may be needed to confirm an identification.
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
Sidney W. Dunkle. 2000. Oxford Press.
Contributed by Stephen_WV on 18 October, 2004 - 6:38pm
Additional contributions by Nick Block
Last updated 15 September, 2016 - 12:37pm

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