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White-faced Meadowhawk

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Scientific Name: Sympetrum obtrusum (male)
Common Name: White-faced Meadowhawk
Family: Libellulidae
Locale: McLean Bog
Specific Region: Dryden, NY
Description: This male White-faced meadowhawk is ‘obelisking’, a body position that helps with thermoregulation (keeping cool in this case) on hot sunny days.
Date: July 17, 2010

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