Ruby Meadowhawk

Sympetrum rubicundulum

The Ruby Meadowhawk is a species of dragonfly of the family Libellulidae. It is found in northern United States and southern Ontario, Canada. Adult males are identifiable by a distinctive orange to brown face and red bodies. Females faces have same colours as males; bodies are brown to dark-red.
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Naming

*''Sympetrum internum'' – Cherry-faced Meadowhawk
⤷ ''Sympetrum obtrusum'' – White-faced Meadowhawk

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderOdonata
FamilyLibellulidae
GenusSympetrum
SpeciesS. rubicundulum