White-faced Meadowhawk / Sympétrum éclaireur
Sympetrum obtrusum
Fundy Nature Notes, Quotes and Anecdotes 2
White-faced Meadowhawk / Sympétrum éclaireur
(Sympetrum obtrusum)
Size: 31-39 mm (average 33 mm)
Fundy First record: July 13th, 2013, MacLaren Pond, (several specimens, weekly Bio-Blitz program, participants + Denis Doucet)
Habitat: Lentic. Ponds, shallow marshes, bogs, fens, lake edges, slower streams.
Flight period in New Brunswick: June 30th-October 13th
ID hints: Mature males with their pearly white face and black saw-tooth pattern on the lateral surface of the red abdomen are among the easiest of Meadowhawks to identify. However, when younger, the males and females are still yellow and black and easily confused with their close meadowhawk cousins, i.e Cherry-faced and possibly Ruby Meadowhawk, as they have not yet developed either the pearly white face or the red colouration of the mature adults. While some females do get quite red and closely resemble males, most remain yellow and also may never get a very pale face, so must be identified in hand by looking at the "naughty bits".
Nature Notes: Come late summer, this is one of the most common species in the park and the region as a whole. It is found in a variety of slow to stagnant water habitats.
Sources and Credits
- (c) Denis Doucet, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Denis Doucet
- (c) Denis Doucet, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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