Sympetrum dilatatum

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 1962 and it is no longer present at the only two locations it was previously found at.

Sympetrum dilatatum
Conservation status
Extinct  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Libellulidae
Genus:	Sympetrum
Species:	†S. dilatatum
Binomial name
†Sympetrum dilatatum (Calvert, 1892)