Species Sympetrum illotum - Cardinal Meadowhawk

Classification

Cardinal Meadowhawk - Sympetrum illotum - male

member of the Libellulidae Family? - Sympetrum illotum - male

Cardinal Meadowhawk - Sympetrum illotum - Sympetrum illotum - male

Cardinal Meadowhawk- Tubes under wings on thorax - Sympetrum illotum - male

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies)

Suborder Anisoptera (Dragonflies)

Family Libellulidae (Skimmers)

Genus Sympetrum (Meadowhawks)

Species illotum (Cardinal Meadowhawk)

Contributed by john and jane balaban on 6 August, 2005 - 11:26pm

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