Classificatie
Animalia [koninkrijk]Arthropoda [superfylum]
Mandibulata [fylum]
Hexapoda [superklasse]
Insecta [klasse]
Pterygota [onderklasse]
Odonata [orde]
Anisoptera [onderorde]
Libelluloidea [onderklasse]
Libellulidae [familie]
Sympetrinae [onderfamilie]
Sympetrum [genus]
Sympetrum danae [species]