Checklist, English common names |
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Below is a checklist of all the European dragonfly and damselfly species, with the English common names. It's based on Dijkstra and Lewington's excellent Field Guide to the Dragonflies and Damselflies of Britain and Europe.
In the table below we've highlighted in yellow the 113 species of which we currently have photographs available. And of course we're hoping to be able to highlight many more in the foreseeable future. |
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Suborder |
Family |
Genus |
Species |
English common name |
| 1 |
Zygoptera |
Calopterygidae |
Calopteryx |
Calopteryx splendens (Harris, 1782) |
Banded Demoiselle |
| 2 |
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Calopteryx xanthostoma (Charpentier, 1825) |
Western Demoiselle |
| 3 |
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Calopteryx virgo (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Beautiful Demoiselle |
| 4 |
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Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis (Vander Linden, 1825) |
Copper Demoiselle |
| 5 |
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Euphaeidae |
Epallage |
Epallage fatime (Charpentier, 1840) |
Odalisque |
| 6 |
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Lestidae |
Lestes |
Lestes sponsa (Hansemann, 1823) |
Common Spreadwing |
| 7 |
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Lestes dryas (Kirby, 1890) |
Robust Spreadwing |
| 8 |
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Lestes barbarus (Fabricius, 1798) |
Migrant Spreadwing |
| 9 |
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Lestes virens (Charpentier, 1825) |
Small Spreadwing |
| 10 |
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Lestes macrostigma (Eversmann, 1836) |
Dark Spreadwing |
| 11 |
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Lestes viridis (Vander Linden, 1825) |
Western Willow Spreadwing |
| 12 |
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Lestes parvidens (Artobolevskii, 1929) |
Eastern Willow Spreadwing |
| 13 |
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Sympecma |
Sympecma fusca (Vander Linden, 1820) |
Common Winter Damsel |
| 14 |
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Sympecma paedisca (Brauer, 1877) |
Siberian Winter Damsel |
| 15 |
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Coenagrionidae |
Ischnura |
Ischnura elegans (Vander Linden, 1820) |
Common Bluetail |
| 16 |
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Ischnura genei (Rambur, 1842) |
Island Bluetail |
| 17 |
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Ischnura graellsii (Rambur, 1842) |
Iberian Bluetail |
| 18 |
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Ischnura fountaineae (Morton, 1905) |
Oasis Bluetail |
| 19 |
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Ischnura pumilio (Charpentier, 1825) |
Small Bluetail |
| 20 |
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Ischnura hastata (Say, 1839) |
Citrine Forktail |
| 21 |
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Enallagma |
Enallagma cyathigerum (Charpentier, 1840) |
Common Bluet |
| 22 |
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Coenagrion |
Coenagrion pulchellum (Vander Linden, 1825) |
Variable Bluet |
| 23 |
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Coenagrion puella (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Azure Bluet |
| 24 |
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Coenagrion intermedium (Lohmann, 1990) |
Cretan Bluet |
| 25 |
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Coenagrion mercuriale (Charpentier, 1840) |
Mercury Bluet |
| 26 |
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Coenagrion ornatum (Selys, 1850) |
Ornate Bluet |
| 27 |
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Coenagrion scitulum (Rambur, 1842) |
Dainty Bluet |
| 28 |
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Coenagrion caerulescens (Fonscolombe, 1838) |
Mediterranean Bluet |
| 29 |
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Coenagrion hastulatum (Charpentier, 1825) |
Spearhead Bluet |
| 30 |
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Coenagrion lunulatum (Charpentier, 1840) |
Crescent Bluet |
| 31 |
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Coenagrion hylas (Trybom, 1889) |
Siberian Bluet |
| 32 |
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Coenagrion johanssoni (Wallengren, 1894) |
Arctic Bluet |
| 33 |
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Coenagrion armatum (Charpentier, 1840) |
Dark Bluet |
| 34 |
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Erythromma |
Erythromma najas (Hansemann, 1823) |
Large Redeye |
| 35 |
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Erythromma viridulum (Charpentier, 1840) |
Small Redeye |
| 36 |
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Erythromma lindenii (Selys, 1840) |
Blue-Eye |
| 37 |
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Pyrrhosoma |
Pyrrhosoma nymphula (Sulzer, 1776) |
Large Red Damsel |
| 38 |
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Pyrrhosoma elisabethae (Schmidt, 1948) |
Greek Red Damsel |
| 39 |
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Ceriagrion |
Ceriagrion tenellum (de Villers, 1789) |
Small Red Damsel |
| 40 |
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Ceriagrion georgifreyi (Schmidt, 1953) |
Turkish Red Damsel |
| 41 |
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Nehalennia |
Nehalennia speciosa (Charpentier, 1840) |
Sedgling |
| 42 |
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Platycnemididae |
Platycnemis |
Platycnemis pennipes (Pallas, 1771) |
Blue Featherleg |
| 43 |
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Platycnemis acutipennis (Selys, 1841) |
Orange Featherleg |
| 44 |
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Platycnemis latipes (Rambur, 1842) |
White Featherleg |
| 45 |
Anisoptera |
Aeshnidae |
Aeshna |
Aeshna mixta (Latreille, 1805) |
Migrant Hawker |
| 46 |
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Aeshna affinis (Vander Linden, 1820) |
Blue-Eyed Hawker |
| 47 |
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Aeshna isoceles (Müller, 1767) |
Green-Eyed Hawker |
| 48 |
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Aeshna grandis (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Brown Hawker |
| 49 |
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Aeshna caerulea (Ström, 1783) |
Azure Hawker |
| 50 |
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Aeshna cyanea (Müller, 1764) |
Blue Hawker |
| 51 |
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Aeshna viridis (Eversmann, 1836) |
Green Hawker |
| 52 |
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Aeshna juncea (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Moorland Hawker |
| 53 |
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Aeshna subarctica (Walker, 1908) |
Bog Hawker |
| 54 |
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Aeshna serrata (Hagen, 1856) |
Baltic Hawker |
| 55 |
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Aeshna crenata (Hagen, 1856) |
Siberian Hawker |
| 56 |
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Anax |
Anax imperator (Leach, 1815) |
Blue Emperor |
| 57 |
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Anax parthenope (Selys, 1839) |
Lesser Emperor |
| 58 |
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Anax ephippiger (Burmeister, 1839) |
Vagrant Emperor |
| 59 |
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Anax immaculifrons (Rambur, 1842) |
Magnificent Emperor |
| 60 |
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Brachytron |
Brachytron pratense (Müller, 1764) |
Hairy Hawker |
| 61 |
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Boyeria |
Boyeria irene (Fonscolombe, 1838) |
Western Spectre |
| 62 |
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Boyeria cretensis (Peters, 1991) |
Cretan Spectre |
| 63 |
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Caliaeschna |
Caliaeschna microstigma (Schneider, 1845) |
Eastern Spectre |
| 64 |
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Gomphidae |
Gomphus |
Gomphus vulgatissimus (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Common Clubtail |
| 65 |
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Gomphus schneiderii (Selys, 1850) |
Turkish Clubtail |
| 66 |
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Gomphus graslinii (Rambur, 1842) |
Pronged Clubtail |
| 67 |
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Gomphus simillimus (Selys, 1840) |
Yellow Clubtail |
| 68 |
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Gomphus pulchellus (Selys, 1840) |
Western Clubtail |
| 69 |
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Gomphus flavipes (Charpentier, 1825) |
River Clubtail |
| 70 |
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Ophiogomphus |
Ophiogomphus cecilia (Fourcroy, 1785) |
Green Snaketail |
| 71 |
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Onychogomphus |
Onychogomphus uncatus (Charpentier, 1840) |
Large Pincertail |
| 72 |
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Onychogomphus forcipatus (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Small Pincertail |
| 73 |
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Onychogomphus costae (Selys, 1885) |
Faded Pincertail |
| 74 |
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Paragomphus |
Paragomphus genei (Selys, 1841) |
Green Hooktail |
| 75 |
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Lindenia |
Lindenia tetraphylla (Vander Linden, 1825) |
Bladetail |
| 76 |
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Cordulegastridae |
Cordulegaster |
Cordulegaster boltonii (Donovan, 1807) |
Common Goldenring |
| 77 |
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Cordulegaster trinacriae (Waterston, 1976) |
Italian Goldenring |
| 78 |
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Cordulegaster heros (Theischinger, 1979) |
Balkan Goldenring |
| 79 |
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Cordulegaster picta (Selys, 1854) |
Turkish Goldenring |
| 80 |
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Cordulegaster bidentata (Selys, 1843) |
Sombre Goldenring |
| 81 |
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Cordulegaster insignis (Schneider, 1845) |
Blue-Eyed Goldenring |
| 82 |
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Cordulegaster helladica (Lohmann, 1993) |
Greek Goldenring |
| 83 |
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Corduliidae |
Cordulia |
Cordulia aenea (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Downy Emerald |
| 84 |
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Somatochlora |
Somatochlora metallica (Vander Linden, 1825) |
Brilliant Emerald |
| 85 |
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Somatochlora meridionalis (Nielsen, 1935) |
Balkan Emerald |
| 86 |
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Somatochlora flavomaculata (Vander Linden, 1825) |
Yellow-Spotted Emerald |
| 87 |
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Somatochlora arctica (Zetterstedt, 1840) |
Northern Emerald |
| 88 |
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Somatochlora alpestris (Selys, 1840) |
Alpine Emerald |
| 89 |
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Somatochlora sahlbergi (Trybom, 1889) |
Treeline Emerald |
| 90 |
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Somatochlora borisi (Marinov, 2001) |
Bulgarian Emerald |
| 91 |
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Epitheca |
Epitheca bimaculata (Charpentier, 1825) |
Eurasian Baskettail |
| 92 |
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Oxygastra |
Oxygastra curtisii (Dale, 1834) |
Orange-Spotted Emerald |
| 93 |
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Macromia |
Macromia splendens (Pictet, 1843) |
Splendid Cruiser |
| 94 |
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Libellulidae |
Libellula |
Libellula quadrimaculata (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Four-Spotted Chaser |
| 95 |
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Libellula depressa (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Broad-Bodied Chaser |
| 96 |
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Libellula fulva (Müller, 1764) |
Blue Chaser |
| 97 |
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Orthetrum |
Orthetrum cancellatum (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Black-Tailed Skimmer |
| 98 |
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Orthetrum albistylum (Selys, 1848) |
White-Tailed Skimmer |
| 99 |
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Orthetrum coerulescens (Fabricius, 1798) |
Keeled Skimmer |
| 100 |
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Orthetrum brunneum (Fonscolombe, 1837) |
Southern Skimmer |
| 101 |
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Orthetrum nitidinerve (Selys, 1841) |
Yellow-Veined Skimmer |
| 102 |
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Orthetrum chrysostigma (Burmeister, 1839) |
Epaulet Skimmer |
| 103 |
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Orthetrum taeniolatum (Schneider, 1845) |
Small Skimmer |
| 104 |
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Orthetrum trinacria (Selys, 1841) |
Long Skimmer |
| 105 |
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Orthetrum sabina (Drury, 1773) |
Slender Skimmer |
| 106 |
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Leucorrhinia |
Leucorrhinia dubia (Vander Linden, 1825) |
Small Whiteface |
| 107 |
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Leucorrhinia rubicunda (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Ruby Whiteface |
| 108 |
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Leucorrhinia pectoralis (Charpentier, 1825) |
Yellow-Spotted Whiteface |
| 109 |
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Leucorrhinia albifrons (Burmeister, 1839) |
Dark Whiteface |
| 110 |
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Leucorrhinia caudalis (Charpentier, 1840) |
Lilypad Whiteface |
| 111 |
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Sympetrum |
Sympetrum danae (Sulzer, 1776) |
Black Darter |
| 112 |
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Sympetrum pedemontanum (Müller, 1766) |
Banded Darter |
| 113 |
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Sympetrum sanguineum (Müller, 1764) |
Ruddy Darter |
| 114 |
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Sympetrum depressiusculum (Selys, 1841) |
Spotted Darter |
| 115 |
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Sympetrum flaveolum (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Yellow-Winged Darter |
| 116 |
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Sympetrum fonscolombii (Selys, 1840) |
Red-Veined Darter |
| 117 |
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Sympetrum striolatum (Charpentier, 1840) |
Common Darter |
| 118 |
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Sympetrum vulgatum (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Moustached Darter |
| 119 |
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Sympetrum meridionale (Selys, 1841) |
Southern Darter |
| 120 |
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Sympetrum sinaiticum (Dumont, 1977) |
Desert Darter |
| 121 |
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Crocothemis |
Crocothemis erythraea (Brullé, 1832) |
Broad Scarlet |
| 122 |
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Trithemis |
Trithemis annulata (Palisot de Beauvois, 1807) |
Violet Dropwing |
| 123 |
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Trithemis festiva (Rambur, 1842) |
Indigo Dropwing |
| 124 |
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Brachythemis |
Brachythemis leucosticta (Burmeister, 1839) |
Banded Groundling |
| 125 |
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Diplacodes |
Diplacodes lefebvrii (Rambur, 1842) |
Black Percher |
| 126 |
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Selysiothemis |
Selysiothemis nigra (Vander Linden, 1825) |
Black Pennant |
| 127 |
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Pantala |
Pantala flavescens (Fabricius, 1798) |
Wandering Glider |
| 128 |
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Zygonyx |
Zygonyx torridus (Kirby, 1889) |
Ringed Cascader |
