Common Darter Dragonfly Taken at Baron's Haugh on 7th August 2023 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens. Taken at Hogganfield Loch on 7th August  2019 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens. Female Taken at Loch-an-Eilien on 23rd July 2018 using Nikon D5200 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens. Taken at Baron's Haugh on 10th September 2015 using Nikon D5200 - 18-55 mm lens with Raynox DCR-250 Macro Attachment Common Darter Dragonfly. Species: Order: Family: Sympetrum striolatum. Odonata. Libellulidae. Habitat: Body Length: Description: Flies/Found: Ponds and other still, stagnant or even brackish waters 38 - 43 mm. The thorax in both sexes is brown above with poorly defined antehumeral stripes and yellow panels on the sides. The eyes are brown above and yellow below. The legs are black with a diagnostic yellow stripe along their length.The males become a bright orange-red with maturity with small black spots on S8 and S9. Females have a pale, yellowish-brown abdomen often developing red markings along the segment boundaries as they age. Can be found well into November and may be one of the last on the wing in the UK.