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title: "Variegated Meadowhawk"
description: "Sympetrum corruptum — Owady i pająki. The variegated meadowhawk (Sympetrum corruptum) is a dragonfly of the family Libellulidae, native to North America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/variegated-meadowhawk
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Variegated Meadowhawk

> Sympetrum corruptum — Owady i pająki. The variegated meadowhawk (Sympetrum corruptum) is a dragonfly of the family Libellulidae, native to North America.

- Scientific name: *Sympetrum corruptum*
- Category: `insects` (Owady i pająki)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Łąki i pola), `freshwater` (Jeziora i rzeki)
- iNaturalist observations: 40208
- Wikidata: [Q2740755](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2740755)
- iNaturalist taxon: [68138](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/68138)

## Names

- en: Variegated Meadowhawk
- es: Rayadora abigarrada
- fr: Sympétrum bagarreur

## Countries with the most observations

US (35716), MX (1855), CA (1694)

## Summary

The variegated meadowhawk (Sympetrum corruptum) is a dragonfly of the family Libellulidae, native to North America.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Ben · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/376941358

## Machine access

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