Half-banded toper or band-winged meadowhawk? - Sympetrum

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

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Half-banded toper or band-winged meadowhawk? - Sympetrum -

Minneapolis, MN, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA
July 28, 2014

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Half-banded toper or band-winged meadowhawk? - Sympetrum - male - female

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Contributed by MNGuy on 30 July, 2014 - 10:42pm
Last updated 21 October, 2014 - 12:11am

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… Greg W. Lasley, 21 October, 2014 - 12:11am

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… john and jane balaban, 24 August, 2014 - 9:46am

White-faced Meadowhawk

The red one is a male White-faced Meadowhawk - Sympetrum obtrusum. The other are female Meadowhawks. Unfortunately, they are nearly impossible to identify with 100% certainty via pictures. The one on the green plant looks like its face is light enough to also be S. obtrusum. However, Ruby and Cherry-faced Meadowhawk are also possibilities. These are not Band-winged as the yellow wash on the inside of the wings is not wide enough (about 1/3 of wing) for that species.

… Dan Jackson, 31 July, 2014 - 8:26pm

Thanks for the reply!

… MNGuy, 1 August, 2014 - 11:30am

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