● Dragonflies list

[classification after Watson & O'Farrell, 1991]

Suborder: ANISOPTERA Sélys, 1854

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•    Superfamily: Aeshnoidea Rambur, 1842
  •    Family: GOMPHIDAE Rambur, 1842
    •    • Gomphus flavipes (Charpentier, 1825) - River Clubtail
    •    • Gomphus vulgatissimus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Common Club-tail
    •    • Onychogomphus forcipatus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Small Pincertail
  •    Family: AESHNIDAE Rambur, 1842
    •    • Aeshna cyanea (Müller, 1764) - Southern Hawker
    •    • Aeshna isoceles (Müller, 1767) - Green-eyed Hawker
    •    • Anax imperator (Leach, 1815) - Emperor Dragonfly
•    Superfamily: Cordulegastroidea Tillyard, 1917
  •    Family: CORDULEGASTRIDAE Calvert, 1893
    •    • Cordulegaster bidentata (Sélys, 1843) - Sombre Goldenring
•    Superfamily: Libelluloidea Rambur, 1842
  •    Family: CORDULIIDAE Kirby, 1890
    •    • Cordulia aenea (Linnaeus, 1758) - Downy Emerald
  •    Family: LIBELLULIDAE Rambur, 1842
    •    • Crocothemis erythraea (Brullé, 1832) - Scarlet Dragonfly
    •    • Libellula depressa (Linnaeus, 1758) - Broad-bodied Chaser
    •    • Orthetrum albistylum (Sélys, 1848) - White-Tailed Skimmer
    •    • Orthetrum brunneum (Fonscolombe, 1837) - Southern Skimmer
    •    • Orthetrum cancellatum (Linnaeus, 1758) - Black-Tailed Skimmer
    •    • Sympetrum depressiusculum (Sélys, 1841) - Spotted Darter
    •    • Sympetrum fonscolombii (Sélys, 1840) - Red-veined Darter
    •    • Sympetrum meridionale (Sélys, 1841) - Southern Darter
    •    • Sympetrum sanguineum (Müller, 1764) - Ruddy Darter
    •    • Sympetrum striolatum (Charpentier, 1840) - Common Darter