Selysiothemis nigra
• English name: Black Pennant
• German name: Schwarzer Baron
• French name: Sélysiothémis noir
• Dutch name: Windvaantje
• Swedish name: N/A
• Norwegian name: N/A
• Finnish name: N/A
• Danish name: N/A
• Italian name: Freccianera
• Czech name: N/A
• Slovenian name: Temni slaniščar
• Bulgarian name: Черно стъклениче
Selysiothemis nigra
Not present
Present before 1990
Present after 1990
Present before and after 1990
Present after 2015
Map data based on J.-P. Boudot & V. J. Kalkman (eds.),
Atlas of the European Dragonflies and Damselflies
| General | • a very small species which in Europe occurs only in the south(-east) | |
| Classification | • suborder: Anisoptera (dragonflies); family: Libellulidae | |
| Conservation status | • IUCN Red List Europe: Least Concern | |
| Scientific name | • Selysiothemis nigra (Vander Linden, 1825) | |
| Distribution | • click or tap the Map button above | |
| Habitat | • shallow lakes | |
| Dimensions | • typical body length: 30-38 mm; hindwing: 24-27 mm | |
| Notes | • libellulids are 'sitters': males spend a lot of time perched at the water's edge, waiting for females | |
| • immature males are coloured like females | ||
| Both sexes | Abdomen | • the appendages are black |
| Wings | ➤ there is no coloured patch at the base of the wing | |
| ➤ the pterostigma is pale with a black border at the top and bottom | ||
| Male | Thorax | • the thorax is brown-black |
| Abdomen | • the abdomen is all black | |
| Female | Thorax | • the thorax is beige-brown with thick black lines on the side |
| Abdomen | • the abdomen is beige-brown with extensive black markings; S8-S9 are mostly black | |
| Photographs | • all of our photos below were made in Tuscany |
LineDrawing: the female's wings in dorsal view.
