Band-Winged Meadowhawk vs Banded Darter

Sympetrum semicinctum compared with Sympetrum pedemontanum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Band-Winged Meadowhawk	Banded Darter
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Odonata (Odonata)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family same	Libellulidae	Libellulidae
Genus same	Sympetrum	Sympetrum
Species	Sympetrum semicinctum	Sympetrum pedemontanum

Evolutionary Relationship

Band-Winged Meadowhawk and Banded Darter share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Sympetrum.

Conservation Status

Band-Winged Meadowhawk

LC — Least Concern

Banded Darter

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Band-Winged Meadowhawk	Banded Darter
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Band-Winged Meadowhawk

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

Banded Darter

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Sweden, and Ukraine.

Band-Winged Meadowhawk

The Band-Winged Meadowhawk (Sympetrum semicinctum) is a species in the genus Sympetrum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Banded Darter

The Banded Darter (Sympetrum pedemontanum) is a species in the genus Sympetrum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.