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INSECTS

White-faced Meadowhawk

Sympetrum obtrusum

Insects
Native
White-faced Meadowhawk, photo 1 of 5
White-faced Meadowhawk, Male
White-faced Meadowhawk, Female
35 mmLength

Dragonfly or damselfly in the family Libellulidae 35 mm long.

There are 800 observations of White-faced Meadowhawk in Québec, mostly in Capitale-Nationale, Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Estrie, and it has been reported in every region. They peak in August and become rare from October to June.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Capitale-Nationale133
  2. Abitibi-Témiscamingue131
  3. Estrie76
  4. Mauricie74
  5. Outaouais66
  6. Montréal60
  7. Laurentides56
  8. Chaudière-Appalaches47
  9. Montérégie47
  10. Lanaudière31
  11. Bas-Saint-Laurent23
  12. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean21
  13. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine10
  14. Centre-du-Québec10
  15. Côte-Nord6
  16. Nord-du-Québec5
  17. Laval4

Similar species

Autumn MeadowhawkSympetrum vicinum
Ruby MeadowhawkSympetrum rubicundulum
Cherry-faced MeadowhawkSympetrum internum
Black MeadowhawkSympetrum danae
Band-winged MeadowhawkSympetrum semicinctum
Saffron-winged MeadowhawkSympetrum costiferum
Variegated MeadowhawkSympetrum corruptum
Blue DasherPachydiplax longipennis
Hudsonian WhitefaceLeucorrhinia hudsonica
Spiny BaskettailEpitheca spinigera