Common Darter vs White-faced Meadowhawk

Sympetrum striolatum compared with Sympetrum obtrusum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Darter	White-faced Meadowhawk
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class same	Insecta (inseto)	Insecta (inseto)
Order same	Odonata (Odonata)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family same	Libellulidae	Libellulidae
Genus same	Sympetrum	Sympetrum
Species	Sympetrum striolatum	Sympetrum obtrusum

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Darter and White-faced Meadowhawk share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Sympetrum.

Conservation Status

Common Darter

LC — Least Concern

White-faced Meadowhawk

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Darter	White-faced Meadowhawk
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Darter

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

White-faced Meadowhawk

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

Common Darter

O Sympetrum striolatum está classificado como Pouco Preocupante (LC) na Lista Vermelha da IUCN. Amplamente distribuído e abundante em sua área de ocorrência, com populações estáveis e sem preocupações imediatas de conservação.