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Cherry-faced Meadowhawk |
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Sympetrum internum |
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county record: Record Form |
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The Cherry-faced Meadowhawk has a bright red abdomen with prominent black triangles on the sides. It has a red face, an unmarked red thorax, black legs, and reddish wing veins. The stigmas are paler at each end. The sexes are similar, but juveniles are yellow-orange. Some western females have amber wing bases. |
Cherry-faced Meadowhawk male |
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Size: 21-36 mm (0.8-1.4 in) Habitat: ponds, lakes and slow streams Great Plains Range: OK, KS, NE, SD, ND, NM, CO, WY, MT, MO, IA, MN Flight season: June to October |
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Blue indicates record in Beckemeyer database. |
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