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Species Information:
Length: 32mm
Flight Period: flies July to mid-October in mainland Europe
A small darter with black legs and broad hind wings. Both sexes have a brown band across each wing just inside the pale yellow to red pterostigma.
Male: blood-red
Female: ochre-brown
Habitat:
Frequents marshes, swamps and pools with dense reed beds usually in hilly country.
Status & Distribution:
Very rare migrant. One record from Gwent in 1995.
Similar Species:
Couldn't be mistaken for any other species.