Meadowhawk (Sympetrum) Margo Hughes
Meadowhawk (Sympetrum) dragonfly – Margo Hughes
I was able to photograph this female or young male dragonfly yesterday in the garden of a neighbour’s house on Amundsen Ave. The owner of this house is a real gardener and this dragonfly was resting on a lovely orange Tuberous Begonia.
Margo Hughes, Peterborough
N.B. The species is probably a White-faced, Cherry-faced or Ruby Meadowhawk from the genus Sympetrum. Other than the male White-faced (red, with a bright white face), these dragonflies are very hard to tell apart and usually require close examination of male hamules or female genital plates to confirm identification. D.M.
