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Sympetrum sinaiticum (Desert Darter)

Quite easy to confuse with a couple of other Sympetrums. S. sinaticum (Desert Darter) has a very plain thorax side, rather like S. meridionale (Southern Darter) and looks quite an orangey-red rather like S. striolatum (Common Darter).

The only place I’ve encountered this species so far is somewhat unexpectedly Jalón, Spain; unexpected because it isn’t terribly desert-like.

Id Notes

  • underside of eyes bluish grey
  • black bars on the side of S2 & S3
  • reduced black on legs
  • ♂ long lower appendages reaching almost to tip of upper appendages
male
J15B0250 Sympetrum sinaiticum male J15B0251 Sympetrum sinaiticum male J15B0254 Sympetrum sinaiticum male
J15B0345 Sympetrum sinaiticum male J15B0350 Sympetrum sinaiticum male J16_0623 Sympetrum sinaiticum male
J16_0630 Sympetrum sinaiticum male J17_1610 Sympetrum sinaiticum male J17_1611 Sympetrum sinaiticum male
Sympetrum sinaiticum male-2181 J18_2165 Sympetrum sinaiticum male Sympetrum sinaiticum male-190065
Sympetrum sinaiticum male-190113 Sympetrum sinaiticum male-190040
in cop ovipositing
J18_2204 Sympetrum sinaiticum in cop J18_2216 Sympetrum sinaiticum ovip