Sympetrum rubicundulum

ruby meadowhawk
	Mating pair in wheel position, male on top
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Suborder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Libellulidae
Genus:	Sympetrum
Species:	S. rubicundulum
Binomial name
	Sympetrum rubicundulum; (Say, 1839)

The ruby meadowhawk (Sympetrum rubicundulum) 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.^[1]

Similar species[]

Sympetrum internum – cherry-faced meadowhawk
Sympetrum obtrusum – white-faced meadowhawk
Sympetrum costiferum - saffron-winged meadowhawk

References[]

^ ^a ^b Dunkle, S.W., Dragonflies through Binoculars: A Field Guide to Dragonflies of North America. New York:Oxford University Press, 2000:200.

External links[]

Species Sympetrum rubicundulum - Ruby Meadowhawk, BugGuide.Net

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[dunkle-1] Dunkle, S.W., Dragonflies through Binoculars: A Field Guide to Dragonflies of North America. New York:Oxford University Press, 2000:200.

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ruby meadowhawk

Mating pair in wheel position,^[1] male on top
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Suborder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Libellulidae
Genus:	Sympetrum
Species:	S. rubicundulum
Binomial name
*Sympetrum rubicundulum* (Say, 1839)