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Red-veined Darter

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iRed-veined Darter
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Sympetrum
Species: S. fonscolombii
Binomial name
Sympetrum fonscolombii

Red-veined Darter is a dragonfly of the genus Sympetrum. It is a common species in southern Europe and from the 1990s onwards has increasingly been found in northwest Europe, including in the Britain and Ireland.

The red veins on the wings are, as its name suggests, a distinctive feature.


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Red-veined Darter pictures

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