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Checklist for Order Odonata Fabricius, 1793 (Damselflies)
and region La Plata County (Colorado, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
211
1001
1214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
211
1001
1214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
11
26
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
7
22
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
7
22
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for La Plata County
7 Families width 44 Species
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners6SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies10SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers24SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850Baskettails1SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for La Plata County
22 Genera with 44 Species
#ACEGHILOPRST
Aeshna Fabricius, 1908Aeshna Dragonfly3SpeciesTaxom
Anax Leach, 1773Emperors And Green Darners2SpeciesTaxom
Argia Rambur, 1861Dancers2SpeciesTaxom
Celithemis Hagen, 1773Pennants2SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1861American Bluets4SpeciesTaxom
Epitheca Burmeister, 1840Baskettails1SpeciesTaxom
Erythemis Hagen, 1839Pondhawks2SpeciesTaxom
Gomphus Leach, 1858Club-Tailed Dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperagrion Calvert, 1868Painted Damsels1SpeciesTaxom
Hetaerina Hagen, 1798Rubyspots1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1839Forktail3SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1840Emerald Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Leucorrhinia Brittinger, 1861Whitefaces1SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1857Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly5SpeciesTaxom
Orthemis Hagen, 1775tropical king skimmer1SpeciesTaxom
Pantala Hagen, 1840Rainpool Gliders2SpeciesTaxom
Perithemis Hagen, 1840Amberwings1SpeciesTaxom
Plathemis Hagen, 1861Whitetails1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoleon Kirby, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Rhionaeschna Förster, 1861Blue-eyed darners1SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1861Darter Dragonfly6SpeciesTaxom
Tramea Hagen, 1861Saddlebag Gliders2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for La Plata County
44 Species
Aeshna interrupta Walker, 1908Variable darner
Aeshna palmata Hagen, 1856Paddle-tailed darner
Aeshna umbrosa Walker, 1908Shadow darner
Anax amazili Burmeister, 1839Amazon Darner
Anax junius Drury, 1773Common Green Darner
Argia fumipennis Burmeister, 1839Variable Dancer
Argia sedula Hagen, 1861Blue-ringed Dancer
Celithemis elisa Hagen, 1861Calico Pennant
Celithemis eponina Drury, 1773Halloween Pennant
Enallagma basidens Calvert, 1902Double-Striped Bluet
Enallagma civile Hagen, 1861Damselfly
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Enallagma praevarum Hagen, 1861Arroyo Bluet
Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) cynosura Say, 1840Common Baskettail
Erythemis collocata Hagen, 1861Western Pondhawk
Erythemis simplicicollis Say, 1839Common Pondhawk
Gomphus (Gomphurus) externus Hagen, 1858Plains Clubtail
Hesperagrion heterodoxum Selys, 1868Painted Damsel
Hetaerina americana Fabricius, 1798American Rubyspot
Ischnura demorsa Hagen, 1861Mexican Forktail
Ischnura denticollis Burmeister, 1839Black-fronted Forktail
Ischnura verticalis Say, 1839Eastern Forktail
Lestes rectangularis Say, 1840Slender Spreadwing
Leucorrhinia intacta Hagen, 1861Dot-tailed Whiteface
Libellula incesta Hagen, 1861Slaty Skimmer
Libellula luctuosa Burmeister, 1839Widow Skimmer
Libellula pulchella (Drury, 1773)⇒ Celithemis amanda Hagen, 1861
Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758Four Spotted Chaser
Libellula saturata Uhler, 1857Firecracker Skimmer
Orthemis ferruginea Fabricius, 1775Roseate Skimmer
Pantala flavescens Fabricius, 1798Globe Skimmer
Pantala hymenaea Say, 1840Spot-winged Glider
Perithemis tenera Say, 1840Eastern Amberwing
Plathemis subornata Hagen, 1861Desert Whitetail
Pseudoleon superbus Hagen, 1861Filigree Skimmer
Rhionaeschna multicolor Hagen, 1861Blue-eyed Darner
Sympetrum corruptum Hagen, 1861Variegated meadowhawk
Sympetrum danae Sulzer, 1776Black darter
Sympetrum internum Montgomery, 1943Cherry-faced meadowhawk
Sympetrum obtrusum Hagen, 1861White-faced meadowhawk
Sympetrum pallipes Hagen, 1874Striped meadowhawk
Sympetrum vicinum Hagen, 1861Autumn meadowhawk
Tramea lacerata Hagen, 1861Black Saddlebags
Tramea onusta Hagen, 1861Red Saddlebag

Subnodes of Odonata with occurrences in La Plata County
SuborderEpiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
4
16
32
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderZygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
3
6
12
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