Sympetrum danae

Sympetrum danae
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Sympetrum
Species:
S. danae
Binomial name
Sympetrum danae
(Sulzer, 1776)
Synonyms[1]
  • Libellula danae Sulzer, 1776
  • Libellula nigra Vander Linden, 1825
  • Libellula nigricula Eversmann, 1836
  • Libellula scotica Donovan, 1811
  • Libellula veronensis Charpentier, 1825
  • Sympetrum arcticum Matsumura, 1911
  • Sympetrum verum Bartenev, 1915

Sympetrum danae, the black darter or black meadowhawk, is a dragonfly found in northern Europe, Asia, and North America. At about 30 mm (1.2 in) long, it is Britain's smallest resident dragonfly. It is a very active late summer insect typical of heathland and moorland bog pools.

Members of the genus Sympetrum are known as darters in the UK and as meadowhawks in the US and Canada.[2]

  1. ^ a b Paulson, D.R. (2017). "Sympetrum danae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T165473A65834539. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T165473A65834539.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ *Black Meadowhawk, NJodes, Archive link