Sympetrum illotum
{{Short description|Species of dragonfly}}
{{Speciesbox
| image = MEADOWHAWK, CARDINAL (sympetrum illotum) (5-28-06) just south of Morro Bay (536563729).jpg
| image2 = MEADOWHAWK, SCARLET (Sympetrum illotum) (7-2-10) female, cerro alto ridge, slo co, ca -01 (4766601178).jpg
| image2_caption = Male (top) and female (bottom)
| genus = Sympetrum
| species = illotum
| authority = (Hagen, 1861)
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
}}
File:Cardinal meadowhawk (Sympetrum illotum) male in flight Guatemala.jpg
Sympetrum illotum, the cardinal meadowhawk, is a species of skimmer in the dragonfly family Libellulidae. It is found in North America and South America, including islands in the Caribbean.
The IUCN conservation status of Sympetrum illotum is least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable.
Subspecies
These three subspecies belong to the species Sympetrum illotum:
- Sympetrum illotum gilvum Brauer, 1868
- Sympetrum illotum illotum (Hagen, 1861)
- Sympetrum illotum virgulum (Selys, 1884)
References
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{{Cite web| title=Sympetrum illotum Report
| url=https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=101992
| website=Integrated Taxonomic Information System
| accessdate=2019-09-23
}}
{{Cite web| title=Sympetrum illotum
| url=https://www.gbif.org/species/1428330
| website=GBIF
| accessdate=2019-09-23
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{{Cite web| title=Sympetrum illotum species Information
| url=https://bugguide.net/node/view/27188
| website=BugGuide.net
| accessdate=2019-09-23
}}
{{Cite web
| accessdate = 2019-07-02
| title = Odonata Central
| url = https://www.odonatacentral.org/
}}
{{Cite web
| accessdate = 2019-07-02
| title = World Odonata List
| date = 2018
| publisher = Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound
| url = https://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list/
}}
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Further reading
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- {{Cite thesis
| title = Studies on phylogeny and biogeography of damselflies (Odonata) with emphasis on the Argiolestidae
| date = 2013
| last1 = Kalkman | first1 = V. J.
| publisher = Leiden University
| hdl=1887/22953
| hdl-access=free
| type=PhD
}}
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External links
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- {{Commons category-inline|Sympetrum illotum}}
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Category:Insects described in 1861
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