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title: "Cardinal Meadowhawk"
description: "Sympetrum illotum — Insekten & Spinnen. Sympetrum illotum, the cardinal meadowhawk, is a species of skimmer in the dragonfly family Libellulidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/cardinal-meadowhawk
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Cardinal Meadowhawk

> Sympetrum illotum — Insekten & Spinnen. Sympetrum illotum, the cardinal meadowhawk, is a species of skimmer in the dragonfly family Libellulidae.

- Scientific name: *Sympetrum illotum*
- Category: `insects` (Insekten & Spinnen)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Wiese & Feld), `freshwater` (See & Fluss)
- iNaturalist observations: 9481
- Wikidata: [Q2908496](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2908496)
- iNaturalist taxon: [51555](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/51555)

## Names

- en: Cardinal Meadowhawk
- es: Rayadora cardenal
- fr: Sympétrum cardinal

## Countries with the most observations

US (5450), MX (1235), CA (807), CR (80), GT (28), HN (23), PA (13)

## Summary

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.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: russnamitz · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/91908780

## Machine access

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