Arthropods Daily – Issue No. 597 No. 597 |
The ruddy darter (Sympetrum sanguineum) is a European species of dragonfly of the family Libellulidae.
Ancestry Graph
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arthropods("phylum: Arthropods"):::active
arthropods-->insects("class: Insects"):::active
insects-->dragonflies-and-damselflies("order: Dragonflies and Damselflies"):::active
dragonflies-and-damselflies-->dragonflies("suborder: Dragonflies"):::active
dragonflies-.->common-darter(["species: Common Darter"])
dragonflies==>ruddy-darter(["species: Ruddy Darter"]):::active
click common-darter href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/dragonflies-and-damselflies/dragonflies/common-darter/"
click ruddy-darter href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/dragonflies-and-damselflies/dragonflies/ruddy-darter/"
click arthropods href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/"
click insects href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/"
click dragonflies-and-damselflies href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/dragonflies-and-damselflies/"
click dragonflies href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/dragonflies-and-damselflies/dragonflies/"
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