Vimeo video: Sympetrum striolatum

A late darter with males that turn a deep red when mature. Difficult to separate from other red darters. In Norway there are two different subspecies which sometimes are considered separate species: ssp. striolatum and ssp. nigrescens.

Sympetrum striolatum (Charpentier, 1840)
Creative Commons Attribution | Hallvard Elven | Anders Endrestøl | Ove Bergersen | Ole Jørgen Lønnve | Natural History Museum, University of Oslo | Norsk institutt for naturforskning | NIBIO Norsk institutt for bioøkonomi
Kart. Utbredelse i Norge.