Vagrant darter

The vagrant darter (Sympetrum vulgatum) is a European dragonfly. The species takes its English name from its habit of occasionally appearing as a rare vagrant north of its normal range. However, it is likely to be under-recorded because it is very similar to the common darter (S. striolatum).

Vagrant darter
Male
female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Sympetrum
Species:
S. vulgatum
Binomial name
Sympetrum vulgatum
(Linnaeus, 1758)

The species is common in central and northeast Europe. It breeds in standing water.

References

  • Brooks, Philip S. Corbet & Stephen J. (2008). Dragonflies. London: Collins. p. 67. ISBN 0-00-715169-1.
  • Fauna Europaea


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