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Meadowhawks
Sympetrum
Sympetrum is a genus of small to medium-sized skimmer dragonflies, known as darters in the UK and as meadowhawks in North America. The more than 50 species predominantly live in the temperate zone of the Northern Hemisphere; no Sympetrum species is native to Australia.
58 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 57 known species
Autumn Meadowhawk
speciesSympetrum vicinum
Common Darter
speciesSympetrum striolatum
Ruddy Darter
speciesSympetrum sanguineum
Variegated Meadowhawk
speciesSympetrum corruptum
Nomad
speciesSympetrum fonscolombii
Vagrant Darter
speciesSympetrum vulgatum
White-faced Meadowhawk
speciesSympetrum obtrusum
Black Meadowhawk
speciesSympetrum danae
Yellow-winged Darter
speciesSympetrum flaveolum
Band-winged Meadowhawk
speciesSympetrum semicinctum
Southern Darter
speciesSympetrum meridionale
Cardinal Meadowhawk
speciesSympetrum illotum
Striped Meadowhawk
speciesSympetrum pallipes
Blue-faced Meadowhawk
speciesSympetrum ambiguum
Banded Darter
speciesSympetrum pedemontanum
Cherry-faced Meadowhawk
speciesSympetrum internum
Saffron-winged Meadowhawk
speciesSympetrum costiferum
Four-tipped Darter
speciesSympetrum eroticum
Ruby Meadowhawk
speciesSympetrum rubicundulum
Autumn Darter
speciesSympetrum frequens
Spotted Darter
speciesSympetrum depressiusculum
Sympetrum infuscatum
speciesSympetrum infuscatum
Red-veined Meadowhawk
speciesSympetrum madidum
Highland Meadowhawk
speciesSympetrum gilvum
Sympetrum darwinianum
speciesSympetrum darwinianum
Sympetrum risi
speciesSympetrum risi
Sympetrum croceolum
speciesSympetrum croceolum
Sympetrum speciosum
speciesSympetrum speciosum
Desert Darter
speciesSympetrum sinaiticum
Sympetrum baccha
speciesSympetrum baccha
Island Darter
speciesSympetrum nigrifemur
Sympetrum parvulum
speciesSympetrum parvulum
Sympetrum cordulegaster
speciesSympetrum cordulegaster
Sympetrum kunckeli
speciesSympetrum kunckeli
Sandy Darter
speciesSympetrum arenicolor
Sympetrum uniforme
speciesSympetrum uniforme
Spot-winged Meadowhawk
speciesSympetrum signiferum
Sympetrum hypomelas
speciesSympetrum hypomelas
Sympetrum tibiale
speciesSympetrum tibiale
Sympetrum nantouensis
speciesSympetrum nantouensis
Dwarf Darter
speciesSympetrum haritonovi
Sympetrum thailandensis
speciesSympetrum thailandensis
Sympetrum gracile
speciesSympetrum gracile
Sympetrum villosum
speciesSympetrum villosum
Sympetrum orientale
speciesSympetrum orientale
Sympetrum maculatum
speciesSympetrum maculatum
Talamanca Meadowhawk
speciesSympetrum nigrocreatum
Sympetrum janeae
speciesSympetrum janeae
Sympetrum xiaoi
speciesSympetrum xiaoi
Sympetrum paramo
speciesSympetrum paramo
Sympetrum roraimae
speciesSympetrum roraimae
Sympetrum chaconi
speciesSympetrum chaconi
Sympetrum evanescens
speciesSympetrum evanescens
Sympetrum daliensis
speciesSympetrum daliensis
Sympetrum nomurai
speciesSympetrum nomurai
Sympetrum onsupyongensis
speciesSympetrum onsupyongensis
St. Helena Darter
speciesSympetrum dilatatum
Sympetrum pochonboensis
speciesSympetrum pochonboensis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 51556.