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Checklist for Order Odonata Fabricius, 1793 (Damselflies)
and region Elk (Clayton County, Iowa, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		120
346
375		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		120
346
375		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects		6
11
15		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
5
10
14		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies		5
10
14		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Elk (Clayton County Iowa)
5 Families width 14 Species
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners2SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies5SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Elk (Clayton County Iowa)
10 Genera with 14 Species
Aeshna Fabricius, 1908Aeshna Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Argia Rambur, 1861Dancers1SpeciesTaxom
Calopteryx Leach, 1805Demoiselle Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrion Kirby, 1876Eurasian Bluets2SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1861American Bluets1SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1861Emerald Damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1773Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Nasiaeschna Selys, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Nehalennia Selys, 1861Sprites1SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1776Darter Dragonfly3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Elk (Clayton County Iowa)
14 Species
Aeshna interrupta Walker, 1908Variable darner
Argia moesta Hagen, 1861Powdered Dancer
Calopteryx maculata Palisot de B..., 1805Black-winged Damselfly
Coenagrion angulatum Walker, 1912Prairie Bluet
Coenagrion resolutum Hagen, 1876Taiga Bluet
Enallagma exsulans Hagen, 1861Stream Bluet
Lestes congener Hagen, 1861Spotted Spreadwing
Lestes unguiculatus Hagen, 1861Lyre-tipped Spreadwing
Libellula lydia (Drury, 1773)⇒ Tolidomoxia nigerrima Ermisch, 1950
Nasiaeschna pentacantha Rambur, 1842Cyrano Darner
Nehalennia irene Hagen, 1861Sedge Sprite
Sympetrum corruptum Hagen, 1861Variegated meadowhawk
Sympetrum costiferum Hagen, 1861Saffron Winged Meadowhawk
Sympetrum danae Sulzer, 1776Black darter

Subnodes of Odonata with occurrences in Elk (Clayton County Iowa)
SuborderEpiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
2
4
6		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom

SuborderZygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies		3
6
8		Families
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