Flight season: late June to late September.
Population: common. Found near marshes and slow water areas of local rivers.
Often forages in meadows a good distance from water.
Length: about 30 mm to 35 mm.
Best separated by the hamules (males) or subgenital plates (females).
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Tweed, Ontario, the Moira River, near the walking bridge and dam:
rock-bottomed river with fast flowing water, rapids and emergent rocks, but also quiet pools and backwaters.
The shoreline vegetation is mostly trees with a few small clearings supporting tall grasses and wildflowers.
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Male Cherry-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum internum) –
both males and females of this species resemble the Ruby Meadowhawk.
As a rule the face is greenish-brown rather than "cherry"
(September 08, 2009).
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The immature males begin their adult lives patterned in orange and black and looking much like the young females (see Ruby Meadowhawk),
later turning red with maturity.
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East of Tweed, Ontario, near the intersection of Lajoie Rd. and the trans-Canada Trail:
a shady wooded area, with clearings both natural and created by the trail supporting grasses and wildflowers, the lagoon lies nearby to the northwest.
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Female Cherry-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum internum) –
subgenital plates are divergent at the tips
(July 20, 2014).
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