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]
^ abPaulson, 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.
Sympetrumdanae, 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...
conditions, not too eutrophic, not too acidic; a few species such as Sympetrumdanae (black darter) and Libellula quadrimaculata (four-spotted chaser) prefer...
dragonflies and damselflies have been recorded, including the black darter (Sympetrumdanae) (Britain's smallest dragonfly) and the four-spotted chaser (Libellula...
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including the rare Red-veined Darter (Sympetrum fonscolombii) (2nd record for Lothian) and Black Darter (Sympetrumdanae), together with common breeding species...
Sympetrum striolatum Black darter, Sympetrumdanae - possibly endangered by drier springs drying out its upland pools Red-veined darter, Sympetrum fonscolombi...
further records at scattered locations throughout Britain Banded darter (Sympetrum pedemontanum), recorded just once to date, near Tredegar, Monmouthshire...
crested newts, Triturus cristatus, and a dragonfly, the black darter, Sympetrumdanae, which is rare in north-east England. The great crested newt is a European...
chaser (Libellula quadrimaculata), common darter (Sympetrum striolatum), black darter (Sympetrumdanae), large red damselfly (Pyrrhosoma nymphula) and common...
woodland and a wildflower meadow. The site has the following fauna: Sympetrumdanae Conocephalus fuscus Metrioptera roeselii Southern hawker Common darter...
the locally uncommon downy emerald Cordulia aenea and black darter Sympetrumdanae. Abbotts Moss is one of only two sites in Cheshire where adders Vipera...
skimmer (Orthetrum cancellatum), common darter (Sympetrum striolatum), and black darter (Sympetrumdanae); damselflies include the large red (Pyrrhosoma...
mire also has some rare insects such as the black darter dragonfly (Sympetrumdanae) and moths such as the light knot grass (Acronicta menyanthidis). In...
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