Sympetrum danae: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the sympetrum danae lives – recorded in 14 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Sympetrum danae
Group	Dragonflies & damselflies
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	14 countries
Continents	Europe, North America
Class	Insect
Order	Odonata
Family	Libellulidae

Where does the sympetrum danae live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the sympetrum danae in 14 countries and territories across Europe and North America. Wikidata gives its range as: Canada, United States, Eurasia.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the sympetrum danae endangered?

The sympetrum danae’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the sympetrum danae?

The sympetrum danae (Sympetrum danae) is an insect in the order Odonata and the family Libellulidae, genus Sympetrum. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the sympetrum danae

Sympetrum danae, the black darter or black meadowhawk, is a dragonfly with a northern Holarctic distribution in northern Europe, northern Asia, and northern North America. It is a very active late summer insect typical of heathland and moorland bog pools.

Members of the genus Sympetrum are known as darters in Europe, and as meadowhawks in North America.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Sympetrum danae (revision 1345416767), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q784592 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).