Sympetrum dilatatum
Species of dragonfly
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Sympetrum dilatatum, the St. Helena darter, was a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It was endemic to Saint Helena. In 2021, it was declared extinct by the IUCN. There have been no recorded sightings since 1963 and it is no longer present at the only two locations it was previously found at.
| Sympetrum dilatatum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Genus: | Sympetrum |
| Species: | †S. dilatatum |
| Binomial name | |
| †Sympetrum dilatatum (Calvert, 1892) | |
