Sympetrum sanguineum (Muller, 1764)
(Ruddy Darter Dragonfly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSympetrum sanguineum (Ruddy Darter Dragonfly)
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)
Records of Sympetrum sanguineum (Ruddy Darter Dragonfly) :
1: Sympetrum sanguineum (Ruddy Darter Dragonfly)
2 Aug 2006 OSGR: SU66 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: North Hants (VC 12) England
In cop, in sunshine . Photos: in tandem and in cop.
Image 1: In cop - close-upImage 2: In cop - close-up (2)Image 3: In cop - close-up (3)Image 4: In cop - close-up (4)Image 5: In tandem - close-upImage 6: In tandem - close-up (2)
2: Sympetrum sanguineum (Ruddy Darter Dragonfly)
2 Aug 2006 OSGR: SU66 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: North Hants (VC 12) England
Male, on birch log, in sunshine
Image 1: Male - sunning itselfImage 2: Male - sunning itself (2)
3: Sympetrum sanguineum (Ruddy Darter Dragonfly)
2 Aug 2006 OSGR: SU66 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: North Hants (VC 12) England
In wheel, on fallen log, in sunshine
Image 1: In cop - close-upImage 2: In cop - close-up (2)Image 3: Male - face - close-up - enlarged
4: Sympetrum sanguineum (Ruddy Darter Dragonfly)
20 Jul 2004 OSGR: SU58 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
teneral male
Image 1: Dorsal - close-upImage 2: Dorsal - close-up (2)Image 3: Dorso-lateral - close-upImage 4: Dorso-lateral - close-up (2)Image 5: Dorso-lateral - close-up (3)Image 6: Wings - close-up

Sympetrum sanguineum (Ruddy Darter Dragonfly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Sympetrum sanguineum (Ruddy Darter Dragonfly)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Sympetrum sanguineum (Ruddy Darter Dragonfly)
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