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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Skimmers (Libellulidae) » Meadowhawks (Sympetrum) » Blue-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum ambiguum)
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ruby or Whitefaced Meadowhawk: Need ID Confirmation - Sympetrum ambiguum
Copyright © 2014 Robert W.Pierce

ruby or Whitefaced Meadowhawk: Need ID Confirmation - Sympetrum ambiguum
Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
September 14, 2014
Size: One and 1/4 inch
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Contributed by Robert W.Pierce on 16 September, 2014 - 5:43pm
Last updated 20 October, 2014 - 8:37pm

Very nice shot of a pair of B
Very nice shot of a pair of Blue-faced Meadowhawks in copula
… Greg W. Lasley, 20 October, 2014 - 8:38pm login or register to post comments

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Moved from Dragonflies.
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… john and jane balaban, 7 October, 2014 - 7:23pm login or register to post comments

meadowhawks
These look like Blue-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum ambiguum).
… Aaron Brees, 18 September, 2014 - 3:36pm login or register to post comments

Dragonfly
The 3rd photo ( The dead leaf on the ground) That dragonfly is a White-faced Meadowhawk Male (Sympetrum obtrusum) As far as the other 2, the eyes and body color are off for being a Ruby Meadowhawk. I am sorry, I'm kinda stumped on a positive ID on those other 2.
… MichaelMelchiore, 16 September, 2014 - 6:39pm login or register to post comments

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