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Checklist for Order Odonata Fabricius, 1793 (Damselflies)
and region Greece (Southeast Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
567
7483
24197
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
563
7468
24174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
26
100
218
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
14
67
182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
14
67
182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Greece
14 Families width 182 Species and 2 Subspecies
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners23SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies43SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies18SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies5SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers52SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies14SpeciesTaxom
Cordulegastridae (Calvert, 1893)Biddie8SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850Baskettails12SpeciesTaxom
Platystictidae Laidlaw, 1924Forest Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Euphaeidae Jacobson & B..., 1905Gossamerwings1SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing2SpeciesTaxom
Isostictidae Fraser, 1955Narrow-wings1SpeciesTaxom
Petaluridae Needham, 1903Grayback dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Greece
67 Genera with 182 Species
#ABCDEGHILNOPRST
Aeshna Fabricius, 1861Aeshna Dragonfly10SpeciesTaxom
Amphiagrion Selys, 1839Red Damsels1SpeciesTaxom
Anax Leach, 1839Emperors And Green Darners5SpeciesTaxom
Argia Rambur, 1842Dancers6SpeciesTaxom
Arigomphus Needham, 1854Pond Clubtails2SpeciesTaxom
Basiaeschna Selys, 1839Springtime Darner1SpeciesTaxom
Boyeria McLachlan, 1840Spotted Darners3SpeciesTaxom
Caliaeschna Selys, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Calopteryx Leach, 1758Demoiselle Damselflies5SpeciesTaxom
Celithemis Hagen, 1773Pennants1SpeciesTaxom
Ceriagrion Selys, 17892SpeciesTaxom
Chalcolestes Kennedy, 1929Willow Spreadwings1SpeciesTaxom
Chromagrion Needham, 1876Aurora Damsels1SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrion Kirby, 1842Eurasian Bluets7SpeciesTaxom
Cordulegaster Leach, 1854Golden-Ringed Dragonflies8SpeciesTaxom
Cordulia Leach, 1866American Emerald2SpeciesTaxom
Crocothemis Brauer, 1832Skimmers1SpeciesTaxom
Davidius Selys, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Didymops Rambur, 1840Brown Cruisers1SpeciesTaxom
Diplacina Brauer, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Dorocordulia Needham, 1871Lesser Emerald Dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Drepanosticta Laidlaw, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Dromogomphus Selys, 1854Spiny-Legged Clubtails1SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1919American Bluets12SpeciesTaxom
Epallage Charpentier, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Epitheca Burmeister, 1878Baskettails5SpeciesTaxom
Erythemis Hagen, 1839Pondhawks2SpeciesTaxom
Erythromma Charpentier, 18403SpeciesTaxom
Gomphaeschna Selys, 1840Pygmy Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Gomphus Leach, 1758Club-Tailed Dragonflies5SpeciesTaxom
Hagenius Selys, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Hemianax Selys, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Hesperagrion Calvert, 1868Painted Damsels1SpeciesTaxom
Hetaerina Hagen, 1798Rubyspots1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1839Forktail5SpeciesTaxom
Lanthus Needham, 1854Pygmy Clubtails1SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1861Emerald Damselflies12SpeciesTaxom
Leucorrhinia Brittinger, 1890Whitefaces3SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1861Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly10SpeciesTaxom
Lindenia De Haan, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Nannothemis Brauer, 1857Skimmers1SpeciesTaxom
Nehalennia Selys, 1861Sprites2SpeciesTaxom
Oligoclada Karsch, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Onychogomphus Selys, 1758Pincertails1SpeciesTaxom
Ophiogomphus Selys, 1862Snaketails3SpeciesTaxom
Orthemis Hagen, 1775tropical king skimmer1SpeciesTaxom
Orthetrum Newman, 18459SpeciesTaxom
Pachydiplax Brauer, 1839Blue Dashers1SpeciesTaxom
Pantala Hagen, 1798Rainpool Gliders1SpeciesTaxom
Perithemis Hagen, 1840Amberwings1SpeciesTaxom
Phanogomphus Carle, 1986
0SpeciesTaxom
Plathemis Hagen, 1861Whitetails1SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemis Burmeister, 1771Featherlegs1SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrhosoma Charpentier, 17762SpeciesTaxom
Rhionaeschna Förster, 1895Blue-eyed darners1SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidolestes Ris, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Selysioneura Förster, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Selysiothemis Ris, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Somatochlora Selys, 1825Emerald Dragonflies3SpeciesTaxom
Stylurus Needham, 1873Hanging Clubtails2SpeciesTaxom
Sympecma Burmeister, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1861Darter Dragonfly13SpeciesTaxom
Tachopteryx Uhler, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Teinopodagrion De Marmels, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Telebasis Selys, 1861Firetails1SpeciesTaxom
Tramea Hagen, 1861Saddlebag Gliders1SpeciesTaxom
Trithemis Brauer, 1842Dropwings3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Greece
182 Species and 2 Subspecies
Aeshna affinis Vander Linden, 1820Blue-eyed hawker
Aeshna canadensis Walker, 1908Canada darner
Aeshna constricta Say, 1840Lance-tipped darner
Aeshna cyanea O. F. Müller, 1764Blue hawker
Aeshna isoceles Müller, 1767Green-eyed Hawker
Aeshna juncea Linnaeus, 1758Common Aeshna
Aeshna mixta Latreille, 1805Autumn Hawker
Aeshna tuberculifera Walker, 1908Aeschne à Tubercules
Aeshna umbrosa Walker, 1908Shadow darner
Aeshna verticalis Hagen, 1861Green-striped darner
Amphiagrion saucium Burmeister, 1839Eastern Red Damsel
Anax ephippiger (Burmeister, 1839)⇒ Hemianax ephippiger Burmeister, 1839
Anax immaculifrons Rambur, 1842Fiery Emperor
Anax imperator Leach, 1815Blue Emperor
Anax junius Drury, 1773Common Green Darner
Anax parthenope Selys, 1839Lesser Emperor
Argia apicalis (Say, 1840)⇒ Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Argia fumipennis Burmeister, 1839Variable Dancer
Argia moesta Hagen, 1861Powdered Dancer
Argia nahuana Calvert, 1902Aztec Dancer
Argia sedula Hagen, 1861Blue-ringed Dancer
Argia tibialis Rambur, 1842Blue-tipped Dancer
Arigomphus furcifer Hagen, 1878Lilypad Clubtail
Arigomphus villosipes Selys, 1854Unicorn Clubtail
Basiaeschna janata Say, 1839Springtime Darner
Boyeria cretensis Peters, 1991Creatan Spectre
Boyeria irene Fonscolombe, 1838Western Spectre
Boyeria vinosa Say, 1840Fawn Darner
Caliaeschna microstigma Schneider, 1845Eastern Spectre
Calopteryx aequabilis Say, 1840River Jewelwing
Calopteryx maculata Palisot de B..., 1805Black-winged Damselfly
Calopteryx splendens Harris, 1782Banded Agrion
Calopteryx splendens balcanica Fudakowski, 1930
Calopteryx virgo Linnaeus, 1758Beautiful Agrion
Celithemis eponina Drury, 1773Halloween Pennant
Ceriagrion georgifreyi Schmidt, 1953Turkish Red Damsel
Ceriagrion tenellum de Villers, 1789Small Red Damsel
Chalcolestes parvidens Artobolevsky, 1929Eastern Willow Spreadwing
Chromagrion conditum Hagen, 1876Aurora Damsel
Coenagrion intermedium Lohmann, 1990Cretan Bluet
Coenagrion mercuriale Charpentier, 1840Mercury Bluet
Coenagrion ornatum Selys, 1850Ornate Bluet
Coenagrion puella Linnaeus, 1758Azure Bluet
Coenagrion pulchellum Vander Linden, 1823Variable Blue Damselfly
Coenagrion resolutum Hagen, 1876Taiga Bluet
Coenagrion scitulum Rambur, 1842Dainty Blue Damselfly
Cordulegaster bidentata Selys, 1843Sombre Goldenring
Cordulegaster boltonii Donovan, 1807Common Goldenring
Cordulegaster charpentieri Kolenati, 1846
Cordulegaster diastatops Selys, 1854Delta-spotted Spiketail
Cordulegaster helladica Lohmann, 1993Greek Goldenring
Cordulegaster heros Theischinger, 1979Balkan Goldenring
Cordulegaster insignis Schneider, 1845Blue-eyed Goldenring
Cordulegaster picta (Selys, 1854)⇒ Cordulegaster charpentieri Kolenati, 1846
Cordulia aenea Linnaeus, 1758Downy Emerald
Cordulia shurtleffii Scudder, 1866American Emerald
Crocothemis erythraea Brullé, 1832Broad Scarlet
Davidius trox Needham, 1931
Didymops transversa Say, 1840Stream Cruiser
Diplacina anthaxia Lieftinck, 1933
Dorocordulia libera Selys, 1871Racket-tailed Emerald
Drepanosticta dorcadion Lieftinck, 1949
Dromogomphus spinosus Selys, 1854Black-shouldered Clubtail
Enallagma antennatum Say, 1840Rainbow Bluet
Enallagma boreale Selys, 1875Boreal Bluet
Enallagma carunculatum Morse, 1895Tule Bluet
Enallagma civile Hagen, 1861Damselfly
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Enallagma ebrium Hagen, 1861Marsh Bluet
Enallagma exsulans Hagen, 1861Stream Bluet
Enallagma hageni Walsh, 1863Hagen's Bluet
Enallagma praevarum Hagen, 1861Arroyo Bluet
Enallagma signatum Hagen, 1861Orange Bluet
Enallagma traviatum Selys, 1876Slender Bluet
Enallagma vesperum Calvert, 1919Vesper Bluet
Epallage fatime Charpentier, 1840Odalisque
Epitheca (Epicordulia) princeps Hagen, 1861Prince Baskettail
Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) canis McLachlan, 1886Beaverpond Baskettail
Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) cynosura Say, 1840Common Baskettail
Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) spinigera Selys, 1871Spiny Baskettail
Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) spinosa Hagen, 1878Robust Baskettail
Erythemis collocata Hagen, 1861Western Pondhawk
Erythemis simplicicollis Say, 1839Common Pondhawk
Erythromma lindenii Selys, 1840Blue-Eye
Erythromma najas Hansemann, 1823Large Redeye
Erythromma viridulum Charpentier, 1840Lesser Red-eyed Damselfly
Gomphaeschna furcillata Say, 1840Harlequin Darner
Gomphus (Gomphus) descriptus Banks, 1896Harpoon Clubtail
Gomphus (Gomphus) exilis Selys, 1854Lancet Clubtail
Gomphus (Hylogomphus) abbreviatus Hagen, 1878Spine-crowned Clubtail
Gomphus schneiderii Selys, 1850Turkish Clubtail
Gomphus vulgatissimus Linnaeus, 1758Club-tailed Dragonfly
Hagenius brevistylus Selys, 1854Black clubtail
Hemianax ephippiger Burmeister, 1839Vagrant Emperor
Hesperagrion heterodoxum Selys, 1868Painted Damsel
Hetaerina americana Fabricius, 1798American Rubyspot
Ischnura demorsa Hagen, 1861Mexican Forktail
Ischnura denticollis Burmeister, 1839Black-fronted Forktail
Ischnura elegans Vander Linden, 1820Blue Tailed Damselfly
Ischnura pumilio Charpentier, 1825Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly
Ischnura verticalis Say, 1839Eastern Forktail
Lanthus parvulus Selys, 1854Northern Pygmy Clubtail
Lestes (Chalcolestes) viridis (Vander Linden, 1825)⇒ Lestes barbarus Fabricius, 1798
Lestes alacer Hagen, 1861Plateau Spreadwing
Lestes barbarus Fabricius, 1798Migrant Spreadwing
Lestes congener Hagen, 1861Spotted Spreadwing
Lestes disjunctus Selys, 1862Common Spreadwing
Lestes dryas Kirby, 1890Emerald Spreadwing
Lestes inaequalis Walsh, 1862Elegant Spreadwing
Lestes macrostigma Eversmann, 1836Dark Emerald Damselfly
Lestes parvidens (Artobolevsky, 1929)⇒ Chalcolestes parvidens Artobolevsky, 1929
Lestes rectangularis Say, 1840Slender Spreadwing
Lestes sponsa Hansemann, 1823Common Emerald Damselfly
Lestes unguiculatus Hagen, 1861Lyre-tipped Spreadwing
Leucorrhinia hudsonica Selys, 1850Hudsonian Whiteface
Leucorrhinia intacta Hagen, 1861Dot-tailed Whiteface
Leucorrhinia proxima Calvert, 1890Belted Whiteface
Libellula comanche Calvert, 1907Comanche Skimmer
Libellula depressa Linnaeus, 1758Broad bodied chaser
Libellula fulva Müller, 1764Blue Chaser
Libellula incesta Hagen, 1861Slaty Skimmer
Libellula julia (Uhler, 1857)⇒ Ladona julia Uhler, 1857
Libellula luctuosa Burmeister, 1839Widow Skimmer
Libellula lydia (Drury, 1773)⇒ Tolidomoxia nigerrima Ermisch, 1950
Libellula pulchella (Drury, 1773)⇒ Celithemis amanda Hagen, 1861
Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758Four Spotted Chaser
Libellula subornata (Hagen, 1861)⇒ Plathemis subornata Hagen, 1861
Lindenia tetraphylla Vander Linden, 1825Bladetail
Nannothemis bella Uhler, 1857Elfin Skimmer
Nehalennia gracilis Morse, 1895Sphagnum Sprite
Nehalennia irene Hagen, 1861Sedge Sprite
Oligoclada abbreviata limnophila Machado & Ma..., 1993
Onychogomphus forcipatus Linnaeus, 1758Green-eyed hook-tailed dragonfly
Ophiogomphus carolus Needham, 1897Riffle Snaketail
Ophiogomphus cecilia Geoffroy, 1785Green Club-tailed Dragonfly
Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis Walsh, 1862Rusty Snaketail
Orthemis ferruginea Fabricius, 1775Roseate Skimmer
Orthetrum albistylum Selys, 1848White-Tailed Skimmer
Orthetrum anceps (Schneider, 1845)⇒ Orthetrum coerulescens Fabricius, 1798
Orthetrum brunneum Fonscolombe, 1837Southern Skimmer
Orthetrum cancellatum Linnaeus, 1758Black tailed skimmer
Orthetrum chrysostigma Burmeister, 1839Epaulet Skimmer
Orthetrum coerulescens Fabricius, 1798Heathland Skimmer
Orthetrum ramburii Schneider, 1845
Orthetrum sabina Drury, 1770Green Marsh Hawk
Orthetrum taeniolatum Schneider, 1845Libellula taeniolata
Pachydiplax longipennis Burmeister, 1839Blue dasher
Pantala flavescens Fabricius, 1798Globe Skimmer
Perithemis tenera Say, 1840Eastern Amberwing
Plathemis subornata Hagen, 1861Desert Whitetail
Platycnemis pennipes Pallas, 1771Blue Featherleg
Pyrrhosoma elisabethae Schmidt, 1948Greek Red Damsel
Pyrrhosoma nymphula Sulzer, 1776Large Red
Rhionaeschna californica Calvert, 1895California Darner
Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Selysioneura ranatra Lieftinck, 1949
Selysiothemis nigra Vander Linden, 1825Black Pennant
Somatochlora borisi Marinov, 2001Bulgarian Emerald
Somatochlora meridionalis Nielsen, 1935Balkan Emerald
Somatochlora metallica Vander Linden, 1825Brillant emerald
Stylurus amnicola Walsh, 1862Riverine Clubtail
Stylurus scudderi Selys, 1873Zebra Clubtail
Sympecma fusca Vander Linden, 1820Brown emerald damselfly
Sympetrum cordulegaster Selys, 1883
Sympetrum corruptum Hagen, 1861Variegated meadowhawk
Sympetrum depressiusculum Selys, 1841Spotted darter
Sympetrum fonscolombii Selys, 1840Nomad
Sympetrum internum Montgomery, 1943Cherry-faced meadowhawk
Sympetrum meridionale Selys, 1841Southern darter
Sympetrum obtrusum Hagen, 1861White-faced meadowhawk
Sympetrum pedemontanum O. F. Müller, 1766Banded darter
Sympetrum rubicundulum Say, 1840Ruby meadowhawk
Sympetrum sanguineum Müller, 1764Ruddy darter
Sympetrum semicinctum Say, 1840Band-winged meadowhawk
Sympetrum striolatum Charpentier, 1840Black-Legged Sympetrum
Sympetrum vicinum Hagen, 1861Autumn meadowhawk
Tachopteryx thoreyi Hagen, 1858Gray petaltail
Teinopodagrion eretes De Marmels, 2001
Telebasis salva Hagen, 1861Desert Firetail
Tramea lacerata Hagen, 1861Black Saddlebags
Trithemis annulata Palisot de B..., 1805Plum-coloured Dropwing
Trithemis arteriosa Burmeister, 1839Red-veined Dropwing
Trithemis festiva Rambur, 1842Black Stream Glider

Subnodes of Odonata with occurrences in Greece
SuborderEpiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
6
44
114
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderZygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
8
23
68
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Odonata (Fabricius 1793)
Odonata (Fabricius 1793)


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