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.[1][2][3][4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Genus: | Sympetrum |
| Species: | S. illotum
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| Binomial name | |
| Sympetrum illotum (Hagen, 1861)
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The IUCN conservation status of Sympetrum illotum is least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable.[1][5][6]
Subspecies edit
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 edit
- ^ a b c Paulson, D.R. (2017). "Sympetrum illotum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T165101A65833760. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T165101A65833760.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Sympetrum illotum Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Sympetrum illotum". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Sympetrum illotum species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Odonata Central". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
- ^ "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound. 2018. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
Further reading edit
- Kalkman, V. J. (2013). Studies on phylogeny and biogeography of damselflies (Odonata) with emphasis on the Argiolestidae (PhD). Leiden University. hdl:1887/22953.
External links edit
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