Cherry-faced Meadowhawk

Sympetrum internum

The Cherry-faced Meadowhawk is a dragonfly of the genus ''Sympetrum''. It is found across northern and central United States and most of Canada, including southern portions of the Yukon and Northwest Territories.
Cherry-faced Meadowhawk Resting on the railing of the boardwalk the red Cherry-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum internum) dragonfly at Oak Hammock Marsh Wildlife Management Area, Manitoba, Canada. Ramsar site no. 366. Canada,Cherry-faced Meadowhawk,Geotagged,Manitoba,Oak Hammock Marsh Wildlife Management Area,Ramsar wetland,Summer,Sympetrum internum

Appearance

Its abdomen is brown, turning dark red at maturity in both sexes. The sides of the abdomen are marked with black triangles and the legs are black. Some females have amber in basal areas of their wings. As their name suggests, faces are dark red when mature. Size: 21 to 36 mm. This species overlaps with and is difficult to distinguish from the Ruby, Saffron-winged, and White-faced Meadowhawks.
Cherry-faced Meadowhawk - Male Cherry-faced Meadowhawk,Geotagged,Insects,Odonata,Sympetrum internum,United States,Wyoming,Yellowstone National Park

Naming

*''Sympetrum costiferum'' – Saffron-winged Meadowhawk
⤷ ''Sympetrum obtrusum'' – White-faced Meadowhawk
⤷ ''Sympetrum rubicundulum'' – Ruby Meadowhawk

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderOdonata
FamilyLibellulidae
GenusSympetrum
SpeciesS. internum
Photographed in
Canada
United States of America