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Common Darter, 010910,.. 024p
Common Darter, Sympetrum striolatum,
The maie abdomen is red and slightly constricted near the front.
Females and immature males are yellowish brown . In both sexes the iegs are dark brown or black with a yellow stipe on the outside This very common species breeds in still water, and flies June - October, often travelling far from the water. It perches on shrubs and hedgerows and also on the ground. Most red darters seen in England are likely to belong to this species. Individuals from the bogs and moors of Scotland and Northern Ireland have more extensive black markings on the sides of the thorax and are sometimes treated as a separate species,...
Common Darter, 010910,.. 024p
Common Darter, Sympetrum striolatum,
The maie abdomen is red and slightly constricted near the front.
Females and immature males are yellowish brown . In both sexes the iegs are dark brown or black with a yellow stipe on the outside This very common species breeds in still water, and flies June - October, often travelling far from the water. It perches on shrubs and hedgerows and also on the ground. Most red darters seen in England are likely to belong to this species. Individuals from the bogs and moors of Scotland and Northern Ireland have more extensive black markings on the sides of the thorax and are sometimes treated as a separate species,...