Mauffray, William F.;Tennessen, Kenneth J.
Sympetrum
Sign in to saveAlso known as Darters, Meadowhawks
thumb|Sympetrum commixtum, Nepal thumb|Sympetrum vicinum mating
Species
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderOdonata
- FamilyLibellulidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 903
- With media
- 51
- Family
- Libellulidae
- Collections
- DBG, UMNH, UAM, MNA, MSU, YPM
- Recorded in
- United States, Canada
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Encyclopedic overview
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thumb|Sympetrum commixtum, Nepal thumb|Sympetrum vicinum mating
Sympetrum is a genus of small to medium-sized skimmer dragonflies, known as darters in Europe and as meadowhawks in North America. The more than 50 species predominantly live in the temperate zone of the Northern Hemisphere; 11 species are native to Europe and 15 species native to North America, and most of the rest in Asia. A few species also occur in tropical and southern Africa (S. fonscolombii) and in South America (S. evanescens, S. gilvum, S. roraimae, S. villosum), but none is native to Australasia.
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