Ruddy darter
Sympetrum sanguineum
Skimmers
(Libellulidae)
♀
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A darter with brown breast and eyes, the ♂ has a red rear section and the ♀ a yellow-brown rear section. The black legs, small yellow marking at the wing base and the club-shaped rear section are distinctive for the ♂. It prefers still water with lots of vegetation. ⇔ l. 35-40 mm LA: ≈ The SYMPETRUM STRIOLATUM (Große Heidelibelle) and SYMPETRUM VULGATUM (Gemeine Heidelibelle) have striped legs. ≈ The SYMPETRUM FLAVEOLUM (Gefleckte Heidelibelle) is paler red and the yellow wing base is larger.
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3 LookAlikes (LA):
Common darter
Vagrant Darter
Yellow-winged darter
Ruddy darter
Bloedrode heidelibel
Blutrote Heidelibelle
Sympétrum rouge sang
Cardinale sanguineo
Sympetrum sanguineum [L.]
Sympetrum sanguineum [L.]
Sympetrum sanguineum [L.]
Sympetrum sanguineum [L.]
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