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Sympetrum fonscolombii

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA ARTHROPODA INSECTA ODONATA LIBELLULIDAE

Scientific Name: Sympetrum fonscolombii
Species Authority: (Selys, 1840)
Common Name/s:
English – Red-veined Darter
French – Sympétrum de Fonscolombe
Synonym/s:
Sympetrum fonscolombei Selys, 1840
Sympetrum fonscolombei Selys, 1840
Sympetrum fonscolombei Selys, 1840
Sympetrum fonscolombei Selys, 1840
Sympetrum fonscolombei Selys, 1840
Sympetrum fonscolombei Selys, 1840
Sympetrum fonscolombei Selys, 1840
Sympetrum fonscolombei Selys, 1840
Sympetrum fonscolombei Selys, 1840

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published: 2010
Assessor/s: Clausnitzer, V.
Reviewer/s: Dow, R.A. & Allen, D.
Contributor/s:
Justification:
Sympetrum fonscolombii is assessed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, and because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category.
History:
2006 – Least Concern (IUCN 2006)
2006 – Least Concern

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Sympetrum fonscolombii is a widespread and common species found throughout Africa, southern Europe and eastwards to the Middle East, the Indian Subcontinent and the Indian Ocean Islands. The species becomes scarcer towards the north but has expanded its range considerably in the last two decades and is now common in most of Central Europe. The species shows a strong tendency to migrate and has been found northwards as for as Scotland, the Swedish island of Öland and Latvia. It is likely that climate change will facilitate a further northwards expansion in the next years.
Countries:
Native:
Afghanistan; Albania; Algeria; Angola (Angola); Austria; Bahrain; Bangladesh; Belgium; Benin; Bhutan; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Botswana; Bulgaria; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cameroon; Central African Republic; Chad; Côte d'Ivoire; Croatia; Cyprus; Czech Republic; Egypt (Egypt (African part), Sinai); Equatorial Guinea; Eritrea; Ethiopia; France (France (mainland)); Gambia; Germany; Ghana; Gibraltar; Greece (East Aegean Is., Greece (mainland), Kriti); Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Hungary; India; Iran, Islamic Republic of; Iraq; Israel; Italy (Italy (mainland), Sardegna, Sicilia); Jordan; Kenya; Latvia; Lebanon; Lesotho; Liberia; Liechtenstein; Luxembourg; Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of; Malawi; Mali; Malta; Mauritania; Mongolia; Montenegro; Morocco; Mozambique; Namibia; Nepal; Netherlands; Niger; Nigeria; Oman; Pakistan; Palestinian Territory, Occupied; Poland; Portugal (Azores, Madeira, Portugal (mainland)); Romania; Russian Federation; Rwanda; Saudi Arabia; Senegal; Serbia (Kosovo, Serbia, Serbia); Sierra Leone; Slovakia; Slovenia; Somalia; South Africa; Spain (Baleares, Canary Is., Spain (mainland)); Sudan; Swaziland; Sweden; Switzerland; Syrian Arab Republic; Tanzania, United Republic of; Togo; Tunisia; Turkey (Turkey-in-Europe); Uganda; Ukraine (Krym, Ukraine (main part)); United Arab Emirates; Western Sahara; Yemen; Zambia; Zimbabwe
Vagrant:
Denmark; Guernsey; Ireland; Isle of Man; Jersey; United Kingdom (Great Britain)
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Population [top]

Population: The species is common and widespread throughout most of its range.
Population Trend: Increasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: Sympetrum fonscolombii is found mostly at sunny, often shallow, standing waters (including man-made barrage lakes, tanks and ponds), it also occurs in running water.
Systems: Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): The species is not threatened.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: Not needed.
Citation: Clausnitzer, V. 2010. Sympetrum fonscolombii. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 May 2013.
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