Sympetrum nigrifemur

The Island Darter (Sympetrum nigrifemur) is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is endemic to the Canary Islands and to Madeira. Its natural habitats are rivers, intermittent rivers, intermittent freshwater marshes, and ponds.

Island Darter

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Odonata
Family:
Libellulidae
Genus:
Sympetrum
Species:
S. nigrifemur
Binomial name
Sympetrum nigrifemur
(Selys, 1884)

S. nigrifemur may be a subspecies of Common Darter, S. striolatum.

References
  • Boudot, J.-P. 2005. Sympetrum nigrifemur. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 August 2007.
  • "Sympetrum nigrescens". National Museums Northern Ireland. 2000. Retrieved 3 October 2011.


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