Biology:Vagrant darter
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Short description: Species of dragonfly
Vagrant darter | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
Family: | Libellulidae |
Genus: | Sympetrum |
Species: | S. vulgatum
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Binomial name | |
Sympetrum vulgatum (Linnaeus, 1758)
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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).
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. pp. 67. ISBN 978-0-00-715169-1.
- Fauna Europaea
Wikidata ☰ Q283282 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vagrant darter.
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