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Checklist for Order Odonata Fabricius, 1793 (Damselflies)
and region South Denmark (Denmark)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
216
1488
2833
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
215
1487
2832
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
12
23
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
9
20
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
9
20
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South Denmark
9 Families width 47 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners8SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies13SpeciesTaxom
Cordulegastridae Calvert, 1893Biddie1SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850Baskettails1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers17SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies3SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South Denmark
20 Genera with 47 Species
Aeshna Fabricius, 1836Aeshna Dragonfly6SpeciesTaxom
Anax Leach, 1773Emperors And Green Darners2SpeciesTaxom
Calopteryx Leach, 1758Demoiselle Damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrion Kirby, 1758Eurasian Bluets2SpeciesTaxom
Cordulegaster Leach, 1807Golden-Ringed Dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Cordulia Leach, 1758American Emerald1SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1919American Bluets3SpeciesTaxom
Erythemis Hagen, 1839Pondhawks1SpeciesTaxom
Erythromma Charpentier, 18402SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1839Forktail5SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1823Emerald Damselflies3SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1758Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly5SpeciesTaxom
Nesoxenia Kirby, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Ophiogomphus Selys, 1785Snaketails1SpeciesTaxom
Orthetrum Newman, 17982SpeciesTaxom
Perithemis Hagen, 1840Amberwings1SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemis Burmeister, 1771Featherlegs1SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrhosoma Charpentier, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1758Darter Dragonfly5SpeciesTaxom
Tramea Hagen, 1861Saddlebag Gliders2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Denmark
47 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aeshna cyanea O. F. Müller, 1764Blue hawker
Aeshna grandis Linnaeus, 1758Amber-winged Hawker
Aeshna isosceles (Walker, 1908)⇒ Aeshna isoceles Müller, 1767
Aeshna juncea Linnaeus, 1758Common Aeshna
Aeshna mixta Latreille, 1805Autumn Hawker
Aeshna viridis Eversmann, 1836Green hawker
Anax imperator Leach, 1815Blue Emperor
Anax junius Drury, 1773Common Green Darner
Calopteryx splendens Harris, 1782Banded Agrion
Calopteryx virgo Linnaeus, 1758Beautiful Agrion
Coenagrion hastulatum Charpentier, 1825Northern Blue Damselfly
Coenagrion puella Linnaeus, 1758Azure Bluet
Cordulegaster boltonii Donovan, 1807Common Goldenring
Cordulia aenea Linnaeus, 1758Downy Emerald
Enallagma civile Hagen, 1861Damselfly
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Enallagma vesperum Calvert, 1919Vesper Bluet
Erythemis simplicicollis Say, 1839Common Pondhawk
Erythromma najas Hansemann, 1823Large Redeye
Erythromma viridulum Charpentier, 1840Lesser Red-eyed Damselfly
Ischnura elegans Vander Linden, 1820Blue Tailed Damselfly
Ischnura hastata Say, 1839Citrine Forktail
Ischnura posita Hagen, 1861Fragile Forktail
Ischnura pumilio Charpentier, 1825Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly
Ischnura verticalis Say, 1839Eastern Forktail
Lestes (Chalcolestes) viridis (Vander Linden, 1825)⇒ Lestes barbarus Fabricius, 1798
Lestes australis (Walker, 1952)⇒ Lestes disjuncta Selys, 1862
Lestes sponsa Hansemann, 1823Common Emerald Damselfly
Libellula depressa Linnaeus, 1758Broad bodied chaser
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
Nesoxenia mysis mysis Selys, 1878
Ophiogomphus cecilia Geoffroy, 1785Green Club-tailed Dragonfly
Orthetrum cancellatum Linnaeus, 1758Black tailed skimmer
Orthetrum coerulescens Fabricius, 1798Heathland Skimmer
Perithemis tenera Say, 1840Eastern Amberwing
Platycnemis pennipes Pallas, 1771Blue Featherleg
Pyrrhosoma nymphula Sulzer, 1776Large Red
Sympetrum danae Sulzer, 1776Black darter
Sympetrum fonscolombii Selys, 1840Nomad
Sympetrum sanguineum Müller, 1764Ruddy darter
Sympetrum striolatum Charpentier, 1840Black-Legged Sympetrum
Sympetrum vulgatum Linnaeus, 1758Moustached darter
Tramea lacerata Hagen, 1861Black Saddlebags
Tramea onusta Hagen, 1861Red Saddlebag

Subnodes of Odonata with occurrences in South Denmark
SuborderEpiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
5
12
28
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderZygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
4
8
19
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