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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Skimmers (Libellulidae) » Meadowhawks (Sympetrum) » Cardinal Meadowhawk (Sympetrum illotum)
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Another Red Dragonfly - Sympetrum illotum
Copyright © 2009 Kimberly G. O'Harrow

Another Red Dragonfly - Sympetrum illotum
Silverton, Marion County, Oregon, USA
July 15, 2009
Size: 2 1/2 inches
I found this Dragonfly perched in exactly the same spot as the Cardinal Meadowhawk you all helped me identify. My question is, is this the same kind of Dragonfly? The colors of the Dragonfly seem less red, more brownish? It was approximately 8:00 am and the perch is amongst berry bushes. Thanks for any help!

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Contributed by Kimberly G. O'Harrow on 16 July, 2009 - 7:11pm
Last updated 31 August, 2009 - 10:13pm

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Cardinal meadowhawk.
I agree with the cardinal meadowhawk identification. Nice image!
… Eric R. Eaton, 17 July, 2009 - 12:07pm login or register to post comments

this is...
this is a variegated meadohawk from what i under stand in my bug book.
… Emma Khan-Jones, 16 July, 2009 - 8:14pm login or register to post comments

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