Banded Darter

Banded Darter

Taxobox
name = Banded Darter



image_width = 240px
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Odonata
subordo = Anisoptera
familia = Libellulidae
genus = "Sympetrum"
species = "S. pedemontanum"
binomial = "Sympetrum pedemontanum"
binomial_authority = (Mueller "in" Allioni, 1776)

The Banded Darter ("Sympetrum pedemontanum") is a European species of dragonfly of the family Libellulidae.

Description

The Banded Darter, like most members of the genus, has a red abdomen. Its primary distinguishing feature however is the presence of broad black bands across the outer section of each wing. It is similar in size to the Black Darter (35-40mm), sharing the broad hindwings and black legs.

Behaviour

The weak, low, fluttering flight is not unlike that of a Black Darter, but it perches frequently on the tips of rush stems rather than on the ground. It is a surprisingly inconspicuous species.

Status

This species is resident in continental Europe. Its main breeding range is south-eastern, especially at medium altitudes, although it appears to be spreading westwards.

Vagrancy to Britain

The Banded Darter has been recorded in Britain just once, in Wales, in the "Sympetrum" immigration year of 1995 on 16-17 August.


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