Sympetrum illotum

Sympetrum illotum, the cardinal meadowhawk, is a species of skimmer in the dragonfly family Libellulidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, and South America.[1][2][3][4]

Sympetrum illotum

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
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)

The IUCN conservation status of Sympetrum illotum is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2017.[3][5][6]

Cardinal meadowhawk, Sympetrum illotum
Cardinal meadowhawk, Sympetrum illotum

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)
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References
  1. "Sympetrum illotum Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. "Sympetrum illotum". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  3. "Sympetrum illotum Red List status". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  4. "Odonata Central". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  5. "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound. 2018. Retrieved 2019-07-02.

Further reading
  • Kalkman, V. J. (2013). Studies on phylogeny and biogeography of damselflies (Odonata) with emphasis on the Argiolestidae (PhD). Leiden University. hdl:1887/22953.


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