Note: Map data may be inaccurate due to confusion within this complex. 

Range & Habitat:

All over the @#$% place.

Most of the individuals of this complex observed in NJ appear to be of this type.

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male lateral

male dorsal

female

Description:

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

We condiser this critter to be a race or form of Cherry-faced Meadowhawk although a few consider it a separate species, Jane's Meadowhawk.  It is not included in the official NJ checklist total, although we display it here since it is the commonest of this complex throughout New Jersey

Conservation Status:

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

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