# Common darter dragonflies (Sympetrum striolatum) mating blue abdomen and red pterostigma

- By: Charles J. Sharp
- Date: 2014-07-26
- Classification: Photograph
- Credit line: Own work, from Sharp Photography
- Museum: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Common_darter_dragonflies_(Sympetrum_striolatum)_mating_blue_abdomen_and_red_pterostigma.JPG)
- Rights: [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/commons/thumb/b/bd/Common_darter_dragonflies_%28Sympetrum_striolatum%29_mating_blue_abdomen_and_red_pterostigma.JPG/1920px-Common_darter_dragonflies_%28Sympetrum_striolatum%29_mating_blue_abdomen_and_red_pterostigma.JPG
- Who can see it: Teens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Common darter dragonflies (Sympetrum striolatum) mating blue abdomen and red pterostigma, Kew Gardens, Richmond upon Thames