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title: "Autumn Meadowhawk"
description: "Sympetrum vicinum — Insects & spiders. Sympetrum vicinum, the Yellow-Legged Meadowhawk, is one of some fifteen North American species of autumn meadowhawk, which are dragonflies in the Libellulidae family."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/autumn-meadowhawk
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Autumn Meadowhawk

> Sympetrum vicinum — Insects & spiders. Sympetrum vicinum, the Yellow-Legged Meadowhawk, is one of some fifteen North American species of autumn meadowhawk, which are dragonflies in the Libellulidae family.

- Scientific name: *Sympetrum vicinum*
- Category: `insects` (Insects & spiders)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Fields & meadows), `freshwater` (Lakes & rivers)
- iNaturalist observations: 58441
- Wikidata: [Q2234557](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2234557)
- iNaturalist taxon: [68139](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/68139)

## Names

- en: Autumn Meadowhawk
- es: Rayadora de patas amarillas
- fr: Sympétrum tardif

## Countries with the most observations

US (35539), CA (17077)

## Summary

Sympetrum vicinum, the Yellow-Legged Meadowhawk, is one of some fifteen North American species of autumn meadowhawk, which are dragonflies in the Libellulidae family. It grows to 26–35 mm long.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sympetrum_vicinum

## Photo

![Autumn Meadowhawk](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/autumn-meadowhawk/medium.jpg)

Photo: M Sorensen · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/246607541

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/autumn-meadowhawk?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).