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 Ruby Meadowhawk (Sympetrum rubicundulum) –
immature males resemble the females, turning red with increasing age
(September 07, 2009).
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East of Tweed, Ontario, along the trans-Canada Trail:
a large, high outcrop of exposed gneiss, thin soil supporting low grasses and blueberries, some oaks and White Pine.
Several marshes supporting sedges, alders and willows surround this area.
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Female Ruby Meadowhawk (Sympetrum rubicundulum) –
a relatively young female; several males and females were foraging at this location
(August 30, 2014).
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Female Ruby Meadowhawk (Sympetrum rubicundulum) –
older individuals turn red with increasing age
(August 30, 2014).
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East of Tweed, Ontario, near the intersection of Alexander Street and the trans-Canada Trail:
disturbed field supporting tall grasses and wildflowers, bordered by shrubs and trees with a sand and rock-bottomed creek to the east.
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Female Ruby Meadowhawk (Sympetrum rubicundulum) –
the subgenital plates are plump and rounded
(July 22, 2014).
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