Cherry-faced meadowhawk
(Sympetrum internum)
Conservation • Description • Habitat • Ecology • Distribution • Taxonomy
Conservation Status |
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| IUCN Red List | not listed |
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| NatureServe | N5 - Secure SNR - Unranked |
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| Minnesota | not listed |
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Description |
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Size |
Total length: ⅞″ to 1 7 ⁄16″ |
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Habitat |
Ponds, lakes, marshes, bogs, and slow streams |
Ecology |
Season |
Mid-June to late September |
Behavior |
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Life Cycle |
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Naiad Food |
Mosquito larvae, aquatic fly larvae, mayfly larvae, freshwater shrimp, small fish, and tadpoles. |
Adult Food |
Mosquitoes, flies, small moths, mayflies, flying ants or termites, and other soft-bodied flying insects. |
Distribution |
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Sources Biodiversity occurrence data published by: Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas (accessed through the Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Portal, bellatlas.umn.edu, 8/2/2025). |
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Taxonomy |
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Order |
Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) |
Suborder |
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Superfamily |
Libelluloidea |
Family |
Libellulidae (skimmers) |
Genus |
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Subordinate Taxa |
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Synonyms |
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Sympetrum janeae |
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Common Names |
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cherry-faced meadowhawk |
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Cherry-faced Meadowhawk (Libellulidae: Sympetrum internum) on Ground |
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Uploaded on Aug 28, 2010 Photographed at the Rydell NWR, Minnesota (27 August 2010). |
Identification of Cherry-faced Meadowhawk |
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Published on Aug 17, 2012 Cherry-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum internum), a common dragonfly of of low elevation wetland areas of western Montana. There are eight or so regularly occurring meadowhawk species here. Meadowhawks are small, but approachable for observation or photograph. This makes identification easier compared to other dragonfly groups. Produced with CyberLink PowerDirector |
Cherry-faced Meadowhawk (Libellulidae: Sympetrum internum) on Plant Stem |
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Uploaded on Aug 19, 2010 Photographed at the Kellys Slough NWR, North Dakota (19 August 2010). |
Cherry-faced Meadowhawk - Sympetrum internum |
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Published on Nov 14, 2012 Cherry-faced Meadowhawk at Burnaby Lake Regional Park, Burnaby, BC ( Sympetrum internum ) September 2003 |
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Steph MacPhail
8/30/2025
Location: Eden Prairie, MN
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10/16/2019
Location: Woodbury, MN
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