Sympetrum fonscolombii (Selys, 1840)
(Red-veined Darter)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSympetrum fonscolombii (Red-veined Darter)
GenusSympetrum (darter dragonflies)
FamilyLIBELLULIDAE (chaser, darter and skimmer dragonflies)
SuborderANISOPTERA (dragonflies)
OrderODONATA (dragonflies and damselflies)
InfraclassPalaeoptera (dragonflies, damselflies and mayflies)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Revels, R. 2008 Male Red-veined Darter Vol 20, No. 1 Page: 52
Revels, R. 2006 Male Red-veined Darter in Bedfordshire in early July Vol 17 (6) Page: 433

Sympetrum fonscolombii (Red-veined Darter) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Sympetrum fonscolombii (Red-veined Darter)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Sympetrum fonscolombii (Red-veined Darter)
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