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  "Western" Cherry-faced Meadowhawk
            Sympetrum internum Montgomery, 1943

Species distribution map
Note: Map data may be inaccurate due to confusion within this complex.  Specifically, this map includes records of "Jane's" type critters

Range & Habitat:

The exact range and status of this species and "Jane's" Meadowhawk is currently under review, hence the mapped range may not be accurate.

Hangs out in typical meadowhawk places, still water, ponds and bogs.


Cherry-faced Meadowhawk male lateral 

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Description:

A little red bug with black triangles down the sides of the abdomen and a red face.  Not identifiable in the field in New Jersey, click here for a discussion of this complex.

 

 

Conservation Status:

State: S? - Not yet ranked

Global: G5 - Secure globally, but possibly rare in parts of its range

For a full explanation of the ranks, click here

Flight season:

Early Date: 6/10
Late Date: 10/27

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Flight Season

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Number of Records
11 
1 9 3 11 2
J F M A M J J A S O N D

Months

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Date, distribution, and status data courtesy of Allen Barlow, NJOS

© 2006 Jim Bangma, NJOS  Comments or suggestions?  Use the Feedback Form