Sympetrum illotum

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]

Sympetrum illotum
Male (top) and female (bottom)
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Libellulidae
Genus:	Sympetrum
Species:	S. illotum
Binomial name
Sympetrum illotum (Hagen, 1861)

male in flight

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

These three subspecies belong to the species Sympetrum illotum:

• Sympetrum illotum gilvum Brauer, 1868
• Sympetrum illotum illotum (Hagen, 1861)
• Sympetrum illotum virgulum (Selys, 1884)