About Sympetrum nigrifemur (Selys, 1884)
Sympetrum nigrifemur (Selys, 1884), commonly called the island darter, is a dragonfly species that belongs to the family Libellulidae. This species is endemic to the Canary Islands and Madeira. Its natural habitats include rivers, intermittent rivers, intermittent freshwater marshes, and ponds. Some taxonomic classifications consider Sympetrum nigrifemur to potentially be a subspecies of the common darter, S. striolatum.