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Checklist for Order Odonata Fabricius, 1793 (Damselflies)
and region Finland Proper (Western Finland, Finland)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
144
548
784
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
144
548
784
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
5
6
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
5
6
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
5
6
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Finland Proper
5 Families width 7 Species
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850Baskettails1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Finland Proper
6 Genera with 7 Species
Aeshna Fabricius, 1758Aeshna Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Calopteryx Leach, 1758Demoiselle Damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrion Kirby, 1840Eurasian Bluets1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1820Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1890Emerald Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Somatochlora Selys, 1825Emerald Dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Finland Proper
7 Species
Aeshna juncea Linnaeus, 1758Common Aeshna
Calopteryx maculata Palisot de B..., 1805Black-winged Damselfly
Calopteryx virgo Linnaeus, 1758Beautiful Agrion
Coenagrion armatum Charpentier, 1840Dark Bluet
Ischnura elegans Vander Linden, 1820Blue Tailed Damselfly
Lestes dryas Kirby, 1890Emerald Spreadwing
Somatochlora metallica Vander Linden, 1825Brillant emerald

Subnodes of Odonata with occurrences in Finland Proper
SuborderEpiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderZygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
3
4
5
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