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Checklist for Order Odonata Fabricius, 1793 (Damselflies)
and region Oxwich National Nature Reserve (Gower Peninsula, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
188
892
1598
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
187
891
1597
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
5
12
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
5
12
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
5
12
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Oxwich National Nature Reserve
5 Families width 17 Species and 2 Subspecies
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners4SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies3SpeciesTaxom
Cordulegastridae Calvert, 1893Biddie1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers8SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Oxwich National Nature Reserve
12 Genera with 17 Species
Aeshna Fabricius, 1805Aeshna Dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom
Anax Leach, 1815Emperors And Green Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Brachytron Evans, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrion Kirby, 1758Eurasian Bluets1SpeciesTaxom
Cordulegaster Leach, 1807Golden-Ringed Dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1820Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1758Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom
Oligoclada Karsch, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Orthetrum Newman, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemis Burmeister, 1771Featherlegs1SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrhosoma Charpentier, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1840Darter Dragonfly4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Oxwich National Nature Reserve
17 Species and 2 Subspecies
Aeshna juncea Linnaeus, 1758Common Aeshna
Aeshna mixta Latreille, 1805Autumn Hawker
Anax imperator Leach, 1815Blue Emperor
Brachytron pratense Müller, 1764Hairy dragonfly
Coenagrion puella Linnaeus, 1758Azure Bluet
Cordulegaster boltonii Donovan, 1807Common Goldenring
Ischnura elegans Vander Linden, 1820Blue Tailed Damselfly
Libellula depressa Linnaeus, 1758Broad bodied chaser
Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758Four Spotted Chaser
Oligoclada abbreviata limnophila Machado & Ma..., 1993
Orthetrum cancellatum Linnaeus, 1758Black tailed skimmer
Platycnemis pennipes Pallas, 1771Blue Featherleg
Pyrrhosoma nymphula Sulzer, 1776Large Red
Sympetrum baccha baccha Selys, 1884
Sympetrum flaveolum Linnaeus, 1758Yellow-winged darter
Sympetrum sanguineum Müller, 1764Ruddy darter
Sympetrum striolatum Charpentier, 1840Black-Legged Sympetrum

Subnodes of Odonata with occurrences in Oxwich National Nature Reserve
SuborderEpiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
3
8
13
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderZygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
2
4
4
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