Island Darter

Sympetrum nigrifemur · Order: Odonata · Family: Libellulidae

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Island Darter
Photo: Juan Emilio from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, España, CC BY-SA 2.0

The island darter may be a subspecies of the common darter. It lives in rivers, intermittent rivers, freshwater marshes and ponds. It is native to the Canary Islands and Madeira.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

It may be a subspecies of the common darter, Sympetrum striolatum.

Source: Wikipedia

Lookalikes

It may be a subspecies of the common darter, Sympetrum striolatum.

Source: Wikipedia

Same family (Libellulidae)

Blue DasherBlue DasherPachydiplax longipennisEastern PondhawkEastern PondhawkErythemis simplicicollisCommon WhitetailCommon WhitetailPlathemis lydiaWidow SkimmerWidow SkimmerLibellula luctuosaAutumn MeadowhawkAutumn MeadowhawkSympetrum vicinumCommon DarterCommon DarterSympetrum striolatum

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sympetrum_nigrifemur

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Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-23.

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