Range & Habitat:

Found locally in the Valley & Ridge and Highlands provinces.

Frequents bogs and boggy type lakes and ponds.

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male lateral	male dorsal	male lateral
female red form	female yellow form

Description:

Mature males show red between the wings and on the base of the abdomen.  The similar red form of Belted Whiteface is not normally found in New Jersey.

Females have a row of rather narrow spots of red or yellow on S1-S7 and are very difficult to separate from female Belted Whiteface.

Conservation Status:

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

Flight season:

Early Date: 6/3
Late Date: 8/1

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