Blue-faced Meadowhawk Sympetrum ambiguum (Rambur, 1842)S3S4    
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Odonata   >   Family Libellulidae   >   Genus Sympetrum   

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The brightly colored Blue-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum ambiguum) ranges through much of the south, northwards into the Mid-Atlantic region. This dragonfly tends to prefer ponds, including vernal pools and slower sections of creeks, and is strongly associated with forested habitats (Paulson, 2011). Blue-faced Meadowhawk is fairly common in Maryland (Richard Orr's The Dragonflies and Damselflies of Maryland and the District of Columbia), and has been recorded from a wide range of counties, primarily from the coastal plain and Piedmont regions. It can sometimes be sporadic in occurrence, and is ranked as S3 (watch list species).

There are 218 records in the project database.

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Blue-faced Meadowhawk in Calvert Co., Maryland (9/6/2021). (c) jasoneavery, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jason Avery. (MBP list)

A Blue-faced Meadowhawk in Dorchester Co., Maryland (10/4/2019). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Blue-faced Meadowhawk in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/11/2019). Photo by Judy Gallagher. (MBP list)

A Blue-faced Meadowhawk in Calvert Co., Maryland (9/1/2019). Photo by Jason Avery. (MBP list)

A Blue-faced Meadowhawk in Kent Co., Maryland (9/30/2018). Photo by Jim Moore. (MBP list)

A Blue-faced Meadowhawk in Howard Co., Maryland (9/7/2015). Photo by Richard Orr. (MBP list)

A Blue-faced Meadowhawk in Howard Co., Maryland (8/31/2017). Photo by Anthony VanSchoor. (MBP list)

A male Blue-faced Meadowhawk in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/3/2014). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

Blue-faced Meadowhawks in Baltimore Co., Maryland (10/5/2019). Photo by Richard Crook. (MBP list)

Blue-faced Meadowhawk in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/7/2020). Photo by Allart K. (MBP list)

Blue-faced Meadowhawk in Calvert Co., Maryland (10/2/2021). (c) Jason Avery, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jason Avery. (MBP list)

A Blue-faced Meadowhawk in White Marsh, Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/27/2006). Photo by Steve Collins. (MBP list)

A Blue-faced Meadowhawk in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/15/2017). Photo by Richard Crook. (MBP list)

A Blue-faced Meadowhawk in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/13/2015). Photo by Lisa Shannon. (MBP list)

A Blue-faced Meadowhawk in Washington Co., Maryland (8/25/2018). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

A Blue-faced Meadowhawk in Talbot Co., Maryland (10/14/2018). Photo by Erica Weick. (MBP list)

A Blue-faced Meadowhawk in Talbot Co., Maryland (8/13/2016). Photo by Jared Satchell. (MBP list)

A Blue-faced Meadowhawk in Dorchester Co., Maryland (9/5/2015). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

Blue-faced Meadowhawk in Baltimore Co., Maryland (10/1/2020). (c) marctree, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by marctree via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Blue-faced Meadowhawk in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/2/2018). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Blue-faced Meadowhawk in Wicomico Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

Breeding Blue-faced Meadowhawks observed in Caroline Co., Maryland (10/4/2008). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

Blue-faced Meadowhawk in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (9/17/2020). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Matthew Beziat. (MBP list)

A Blue-faced Meadowhawk in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/13/2020). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

A female Blue-faced Meadowhawk in Kent Co., Maryland (9/30/2018). Photo by Jim Moore. (MBP list)

Blue-faced Meadowhawk in Baltimore Co., Maryland (10/3/2020). (c) Nathaniel Schwartz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND). Photo by Nathaniel Schwartz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Blue-faced Meadowhawk in Baltimore Co., Maryland (10/3/2020). (c) Nathaniel Schwartz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND). Photo by Nathaniel Schwartz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)


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