White-faced Meadowhawk

Sympetrum obtrusum

The White-faced Meadowhawk is a dragonfly of the genus ''Sympetrum''. It is found in the northern United States and southern Ontario. Adult males are identifiable by a distinctive pure white face and red bodies.
female White-faced Meadowhawk  Geotagged,Summer,Sympetrum obtrusum,United States,White-faced Meadowhawk

Naming

Juvenile White-faced Meadowhawks are almost indistinguishable from the Ruby and Cherry-faced Meadowhawks. The three species habitats also overlap extensively. White-faces can be identified by having white faces, as the name implies, at maturity.
⤷ ''Sympetrum internum'' – Cherry-faced Meadowhawk
⤷ ''Sympetrum rubicundulum'' – Ruby Meadowhawk

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderOdonata
FamilyLibellulidae
GenusSympetrum
SpeciesS. obtrusum