Sympetrum nigrifemur
| Island Darter | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Genus: | Sympetrum |
| Species: | S. nigrifemur |
| Binomial name | |
| Sympetrum nigrifemur (Selys, 1884) | |
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.
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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