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Checklist for Order Odonata Fabricius, 1793 (Damselflies)
and region Colorado Springs (El Paso County, Colorado, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
112
492
763
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
112
492
763
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
5
12
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
3
9
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
3
9
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Colorado Springs
3 Families width 18 Species
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners4SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies8SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers6SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Colorado Springs
9 Genera with 18 Species
Aeshna Fabricius, 1908Aeshna Dragonfly3SpeciesTaxom
Amphiagrion Selys, 1839Red Damsels1SpeciesTaxom
Argia Rambur, 1918Dancers1SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1861American Bluets4SpeciesTaxom
Erythemis Hagen, 1861Pondhawks1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1839Forktail2SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1861Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Rhionaeschna Förster, 1861Blue-eyed darners1SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1840Darter Dragonfly4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Colorado Springs
18 Species
Aeshna interrupta Walker, 1908Variable darner
Aeshna palmata Hagen, 1856Paddle-tailed darner
Aeshna umbrosa Walker, 1908Shadow darner
Amphiagrion saucium Burmeister, 1839Eastern Red Damsel
Argia alberta Kennedy, 1918Paiute Dancer
Enallagma boreale Selys, 1875Boreal Bluet
Enallagma civile Hagen, 1861Damselfly
Enallagma clausum Morse, 1895Alkali Bluet
Enallagma praevarum Hagen, 1861Arroyo Bluet
Erythemis collocata Hagen, 1861Western Pondhawk
Ischnura perparva McLachlan, 1876Western Forktail
Ischnura verticalis Say, 1839Eastern Forktail
Libellula forensis Hagen, 1861Eight-spotted Skimmer
Rhionaeschna multicolor Hagen, 1861Blue-eyed Darner
Sympetrum corruptum Hagen, 1861Variegated meadowhawk
Sympetrum internum Montgomery, 1943Cherry-faced meadowhawk
Sympetrum obtrusum Hagen, 1861White-faced meadowhawk
Sympetrum semicinctum Say, 1840Band-winged meadowhawk

Subnodes of Odonata with occurrences in Colorado Springs
SuborderEpiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
2
5
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderZygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
1
4
8
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



Odonata (Fabricius 1793)
Odonata (Fabricius 1793)


Links, sources and further information
Odonata at papua-insects.nl
Odonata at ru.ac.za
Odonata at artfakta.se
Odonata at dyntaxa.se
Odonata at gbif.org
Odonata at irmng.org
Odonata at itis.gov
Odonata at marinespecies.org