Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Syncordulia serendipator (Syncordulia serendipator), recorded as Endangered
Syncordulia serendipator (Syncordulia serendipator). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Syncordulia serendipator

Syncordulia serendipator

Syncordulia serendipator is a dragonfly or damselfly in the family Synthemistidae (order Odonata), recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Syncordulia serendipator
Taxonomy
Insecta · Odonata · Synthemistidae · Syncordulia

Appearance

The body is dark brown with yellow spots, the face is yellow-brown with brownish dark grey eyes. The thorax is brownish black with pale spots. It is glossy and covered with long white hair.

Range and habitat

The species is endemic to the Western Cape Province, South Africa, where it inhabits montane rock-and boulder-strewn streams and rivers with pools in fynbos localities. It is a rare species and only found localised.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Life history

Life history follows the order: complete metamorphosis in moths and beetles, nymphs in grasshoppers and bugs. This page does not invent a host plant that no source named.

In crisis

Syncordulia serendipator is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Syncordulia serendipator, Wikidata item Q2184053. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Syncordulia serendipator?
Syncordulia serendipator is a dragonfly or damselfly in the family Synthemistidae (order Odonata).
What is the conservation status of Syncordulia serendipator?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Syncordulia serendipator. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Syncordulia serendipator live?
The species is endemic to the Western Cape Province, South Africa, where it inhabits montane rock-and boulder-strewn streams and rivers with pools in fynbos localities.
Why is Syncordulia serendipator in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Syncordulia serendipator?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Syncordulia serendipator a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.