Below is a checklist of all the European dragonfly and damselfly species, with their Danish common names, if available. It's based on Dijkstra and Lewington's excellent Field Guide to the Dragonflies and Damselflies of Britain and Europe but incorporates a few recent changes: Brachythemis leucosticta has been renamed Brachythemis impartita, Lestes parvidens and Lestes viridis have been renamed Chalcolestes parvidens and Chalcolestes viridis respectively, and Ischnura intermedia (not covered in Dijkstra & Lewington) has now been added to our checklist.
If you would like to see the checklist with the common names in a different language, click on the corresponding flag above. And you can also see the checklist with only the scientific names.
| # | Suborder | Family | Genus | Species | Danish common name |
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| 1 | Zygoptera | Calopterygidae | Calopteryx | Calopteryx splendens (Harris, 1782) | Blåbåndet pragtvandnymfe |
| 2 | | | | Calopteryx xanthostoma (Charpentier, 1825) | Calopteryx xanthostoma |
| 3 | | | | Calopteryx virgo (Linnaeus, 1758) | Blåvinget pragtvandnymfe |
| 4 | | | | Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis (Vander Linden, 1825) | Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis |
| 5 | | Euphaeidae | Epallage | Epallage fatime (Charpentier, 1840) | Epallage fatime |
| 6 | | Lestidae | Lestes | Lestes sponsa (Hansemann, 1823) | Almindelig kobbervandnymfe |
| 7 | | | | Lestes dryas Kirby, 1890 | Sortmærket kobbervandnymfe |
| 8 | | | | Lestes barbarus (Fabricius, 1798) | Sydlig kobbervandnymfe |
| 9 | | | | Lestes virens (Charpentier, 1825) | Lille kobbervandnymfe |
| 10 | | | | Lestes macrostigma (Eversmann, 1836) | Lestes macrostigma |
| 11 | | | Chalcolestes | Chalcolestes viridis (Vander Linden, 1825) | Chalcolestes viridis |
| 12 | | | | Chalcolestes parvidens (Artobolevskii, 1929) | Chalcolestes parvidens |
| 13 | | | Sympecma | Sympecma fusca (Vander Linden, 1820) | Sympecma fusca |
| 14 | | | | Sympecma paedisca (Brauer, 1877) | Sympecma paedisca |
| 15 | | Coenagrionidae | Ischnura | Ischnura elegans (Vander Linden, 1820) | Stor farvevandnymfe |
| 16 | | | | Ischnura genei (Rambur, 1842) | Ischnura genei |
| 17 | | | | Ischnura graellsii (Rambur, 1842) | Ischnura graellsii |
| 18 | | | | Ischnura saharensis Aguesse, 1958 | Ischnura saharensis |
| 19 | | | | Ischnura fountaineae Morton, 1905 | Ischnura fountaineae |
| 20 | | | | Ischnura pumilio (Charpentier, 1825) | Lille farvevandnymfe |
| 21 | | | | Ischnura intermedia Dumont, 1974 | Ischnura intermedia |
| 22 | | | | Ischnura hastata (Say, 1839) | Ischnura hastata |
| 23 | | | | Ischnura senegalensis (Rambur, 1842) | Ischnura senegalensis |
| 24 | | | Enallagma | Enallagma cyathigerum (Charpentier, 1840) | Almindelig vandnymfe |
| 25 | | | Coenagrion | Coenagrion pulchellum (Vander Linden, 1825) | Flagermus-vandnymfe |
| 26 | | | | Coenagrion puella (Linnaeus, 1758) | Hestesko-vandnymfe |
| 27 | | | | Coenagrion intermedium Lohmann, 1990 | Coenagrion intermedium |
| 28 | | | | Coenagrion mercuriale (Charpentier, 1840) | Coenagrion mercuriale |
| 29 | | | | Coenagrion ornatum (Selys, 1850) | Coenagrion ornatum |
| 30 | | | | Coenagrion scitulum (Rambur, 1842) | Coenagrion scitulum |
| 31 | | | | Coenagrion caerulescens (Fonscolombe, 1838) | Coenagrion caerulescens |
| 32 | | | | Coenagrion hastulatum (Charpentier, 1825) | Spyd-vandnymfe |
| 33 | | | | Coenagrion lunulatum (Charpentier, 1840) | Måne-vandnymfe |
| 34 | | | | Coenagrion hylas (Trybom, 1889) | Coenagrion hylas |
| 35 | | | | Coenagrion johanssoni (Wallengren, 1894) | Coenagrion johanssoni |
| 36 | | | | Coenagrion armatum (Charpentier, 1840) | Hue-vandnymfe |
| 37 | | | Erythromma | Erythromma najas (Hansemann, 1823) | Rødøjet vandnymfe |
| 38 | | | | Erythromma viridulum (Charpentier, 1840) | Erythromma viridulum |
| 39 | | | | Erythromma lindenii (Selys, 1840) | Erythromma lindenii |
| 40 | | | Pyrrhosoma | Pyrrhosoma nymphula (Sulzer, 1776) | Rød vandnymfe |
| 41 | | | | Pyrrhosoma elisabethae Schmidt, 1948 | Pyrrhosoma elisabethae |
| 42 | | | Ceriagrion | Ceriagrion tenellum (de Villers, 1789) | Ceriagrion tenellum |
| 43 | | | | Ceriagrion georgifreyi Schmidt, 1953 | Ceriagrion georgifreyi |
| 44 | | | Nehalennia | Nehalennia speciosa (Charpentier, 1840) | Dværg-vandnymfe |
| 45 | | Platycnemididae | Platycnemis | Platycnemis pennipes (Pallas, 1771) | Fjerbenet vandnymfe |
| 46 | | | | Platycnemis acutipennis Selys, 1841 | Platycnemis acutipennis |
| 47 | | | | Platycnemis latipes Rambur, 1842 | Platycnemis latipes |
| 48 | Anisoptera | Aeshnidae | Aeshna | Aeshna mixta Latreille, 1805 | Efterårs-mosaikguldsmed |
| 49 | | | | Aeshna affinis Vander Linden, 1820 | Aeshna affinis |
| 50 | | | | Aeshna isoceles (Müller, 1767) | Kileplet-mosaikguldsmed |
| 51 | | | | Aeshna grandis (Linnaeus, 1758) | Brun mosaikguldsmed |
| 52 | | | | Aeshna caerulea (Ström, 1783) | Aeshna caerulea |
| 53 | | | | Aeshna cyanea (Müller, 1764) | Blå mosaikguldsmed |
| 54 | | | | Aeshna viridis Eversmann, 1836 | Grøn mosaikguldsmed |
| 55 | | | | Aeshna juncea (Linnaeus, 1758) | Siv-mosaikguldsmed |
| 56 | | | | Aeshna subarctica Walker, 1908 | Højmose-mosaikguldsmed |
| 57 | | | | Aeshna serrata Hagen, 1856 | Aeshna serrata |
| 58 | | | | Aeshna crenata Hagen, 1856 | Aeshna crenata |
| 59 | | | Anax | Anax imperator Leach, 1815 | Stor kejserguldsmed |
| 60 | | | | Anax parthenope (Selys, 1839) | Anax parthenope |
| 61 | | | | Anax ephippiger (Burmeister, 1839) | Brun kejserguldsmed |
| 62 | | | | Anax immaculifrons Rambur, 1842 | Anax immaculifrons |
| 63 | | | Brachytron | Brachytron pratense (Müller, 1764) | Håret mosaikguldsmed |
| 64 | | | Boyeria | Boyeria irene (Fonscolombe, 1838) | Boyeria irene |
| 65 | | | | Boyeria cretensis Peters, 1991 | Boyeria cretensis |
| 66 | | | Caliaeschna | Caliaeschna microstigma (Schneider, 1845) | Caliaeschna microstigma |
| 67 | | Gomphidae | Gomphus | Gomphus vulgatissimus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Almindelig flodguldsmed |
| 68 | | | | Gomphus schneiderii Selys, 1850 | Gomphus schneiderii |
| 69 | | | | Gomphus graslinii Rambur, 1842 | Gomphus graslinii |
| 70 | | | | Gomphus simillimus Selys, 1840 | Gomphus simillimus |
| 71 | | | | Gomphus pulchellus Selys, 1840 | Gomphus pulchellus |
| 72 | | | | Gomphus flavipes (Charpentier, 1825) | Gomphus flavipes |
| 73 | | | Ophiogomphus | Ophiogomphus cecilia (Fourcroy, 1785) | Grøn kølleguldsmed |
| 74 | | | Onychogomphus | Onychogomphus uncatus (Charpentier, 1840) | Onychogomphus uncatus |
| 75 | | | | Onychogomphus forcipatus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Lille tangguldsmed |
| 76 | | | | Onychogomphus costae Selys, 1885 | Onychogomphus costae |
| 77 | | | Paragomphus | Paragomphus genei (Selys, 1841) | Paragomphus genei |
| 78 | | | Lindenia | Lindenia tetraphylla (Vander Linden, 1825) | Lindenia tetraphylla |
| 79 | | Cordulegastridae | Cordulegaster | Cordulegaster boltonii (Donovan, 1807) | Konge-guldsmed |
| 80 | | | | Cordulegaster trinacriae Waterston, 1976 | Cordulegaster trinacriae |
| 81 | | | | Cordulegaster heros Theischinger, 1979 | Cordulegaster heros |
| 82 | | | | Cordulegaster picta Selys, 1854 | Cordulegaster picta |
| 83 | | | | Cordulegaster bidentata Selys, 1843 | Cordulegaster bidentata |
| 84 | | | | Cordulegaster insignis Schneider, 1845 | Cordulegaster insignis |
| 85 | | | | Cordulegaster helladica (Lohmann, 1993) | Cordulegaster helladica |
| 86 | | Corduliidae | Cordulia | Cordulia aenea (Linnaeus, 1758) | Grøn smaragdlibel |
| 87 | | | Somatochlora | Somatochlora metallica (Vander Linden, 1825) | Glinsende smaragdlibel |
| 88 | | | | Somatochlora meridionalis Nielsen, 1935 | Somatochlora meridionalis |
| 89 | | | | Somatochlora flavomaculata (Vander Linden, 1825) | Plettet smaragdlibel |
| 90 | | | | Somatochlora arctica (Zetterstedt, 1840) | Arktisk smaragdlibel |
| 91 | | | | Somatochlora alpestris (Selys, 1840) | Somatochlora alpestris |
| 92 | | | | Somatochlora sahlbergi Trybom, 1889 | Somatochlora sahlbergi |
| 93 | | | | Somatochlora borisi Marinov, 2001 | Somatochlora borisi |
| 94 | | | Epitheca | Epitheca bimaculata (Charpentier, 1825) | Toplettet falkelibel |
| 95 | | | Oxygastra | Oxygastra curtisii (Dale, 1834) | Oxygastra curtisii |
| 96 | | | Macromia | Macromia splendens (Pictet, 1843) | Macromia splendens |
| 97 | | Libellulidae | Libellula | Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758 | Fireplettet libel |
| 98 | | | | Libellula depressa Linnaeus, 1758 | Blå libel |
| 99 | | | | Libellula fulva Müller, 1764 | Spidsplettet libel |
| 100 | | | Orthetrum | Orthetrum cancellatum (Linnaeus, 1758) | Stor blåpil |
| 101 | | | | Orthetrum albistylum (Selys, 1848) | Orthetrum albistylum |
| 102 | | | | Orthetrum coerulescens (Fabricius, 1798) | Lille blåpil |
| 103 | | | | Orthetrum brunneum (Fonscolombe, 1837) | Orthetrum brunneum |
| 104 | | | | Orthetrum nitidinerve (Selys, 1841) | Orthetrum nitidinerve |
| 105 | | | | Orthetrum chrysostigma (Burmeister, 1839) | Orthetrum chrysostigma |
| 106 | | | | Orthetrum taeniolatum (Schneider, 1845) | Orthetrum taeniolatum |
| 107 | | | | Orthetrum trinacria (Selys, 1841) | Orthetrum trinacria |
| 108 | | | | Orthetrum sabina (Drury, 1773) | Orthetrum sabina |
| 109 | | | Leucorrhinia | Leucorrhinia dubia (Vander Linden, 1825) | Lille kærguldsmed |
| 110 | | | | Leucorrhinia rubicunda (Linnaeus, 1758) | Nordisk kærguldsmed |
| 111 | | | | Leucorrhinia pectoralis (Charpentier, 1825) | Stor kærguldsmed |
| 112 | | | | Leucorrhinia albifrons (Burmeister, 1839) | Østlig kærguldsmed |
| 113 | | | | Leucorrhinia caudalis (Charpentier, 1840) | Åkande kærguldsmed |
| 114 | | | Sympetrum | Sympetrum danae (Sulzer, 1776) | Sort hedelibel |
| 115 | | | | Sympetrum pedemontanum (Müller in Allioni, 1766) | Båndet hedelibel |
| 116 | | | | Sympetrum sanguineum (Müller, 1764) | Blodrød hedelibel |
| 117 | | | | Sympetrum depressiusculum (Selys, 1841) | Sympetrum depressiusculum |
| 118 | | | | Sympetrum flaveolum (Linnaeus, 1758) | Gulvinget hedelibel |
| 119 | | | | Sympetrum fonscolombii (Selys, 1840) | Sympetrum fonscolombii |
| 120 | | | | Sympetrum striolatum (Charpentier, 1840) | Stor hedelibel |
| 121 | | | | Sympetrum vulgatum (Linnaeus, 1758) | Almindelig hedelibel |
| 122 | | | | Sympetrum meridionale (Selys, 1841) | Sympetrum meridionale |
| 123 | | | | Sympetrum sinaiticum Dumont, 1977 | Sympetrum sinaiticum |
| 124 | | | Crocothemis | Crocothemis erythraea (Brullé, 1832) | Crocothemis erythraea |
| 125 | | | Trithemis | Trithemis annulata (Palisot de Beauvois, 1807) | Trithemis annulata |
| 126 | | | | Trithemis arteriosa (Burmeister, 1839) | Trithemis arteriosa |
| 127 | | | | Trithemis kirbyi (Selys, 1891) | Trithemis kirbyi |
| 128 | | | | Trithemis festiva (Rambur, 1842) | Trithemis festiva |
| 129 | | | Brachythemis | Brachythemis impartita (Burmeister, 1839) | Brachythemis impartita |
| 130 | | | Diplacodes | Diplacodes lefebvrii (Rambur, 1842) | Diplacodes lefebvrii |
| 131 | | | Selysiothemis | Selysiothemis nigra (Vander Linden, 1825) | Selysiothemis nigra |
| 132 | | | Pantala | Pantala flavescens (Fabricius, 1798) | Pantala flavescens |
| 133 | | | Zygonyx | Zygonyx torridus (Kirby, 1889) | Zygonyx torridus |
