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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
238
1640
3312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
237
1639
3311
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
10
19
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
8
17
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
8
17
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South Finland
8 Families width 27 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners4SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies7SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850Baskettails1SpeciesTaxom
Thaumatoneuridae Fraser, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies3SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers9SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South Finland
17 Genera with 27 Species
Aeshna Fabricius, 1856Aeshna Dragonfly4SpeciesTaxom
Calopteryx Leach, 1758Demoiselle Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrion Kirby, 1823Eurasian Bluets3SpeciesTaxom
Cordulia Leach, 1758American Emerald1SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1840American Bluets1SpeciesTaxom
Eothaumatoneura Pongracz, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Erythromma Charpentier, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Gomphus Leach, 1758Club-Tailed Dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1820Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1823Emerald Damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Leucorrhinia Brittinger, 1758Whitefaces3SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1758Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Oligoclada Karsch, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Orthetrum Newman, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrhosoma Charpentier, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Sympecma Burmeister, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1758Darter Dragonfly3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Finland
27 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aeshna crenata Hagen, 1856Pillwort
Aeshna cyanea O. F. Müller, 1764Blue hawker
Aeshna grandis Linnaeus, 1758Amber-winged Hawker
Aeshna serrata Hagen, 1856Baltic hawker
Calopteryx virgo Linnaeus, 1758Beautiful Agrion
Coenagrion hastulatum Charpentier, 1825Northern Blue Damselfly
Coenagrion puella Linnaeus, 1758Azure Bluet
Coenagrion pulchellum Vander Linden, 1823Variable Blue Damselfly
Cordulia aenea Linnaeus, 1758Downy Emerald
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Eothaumatoneura ptychoptera A. Pongrácz, 1935
Erythromma najas Hansemann, 1823Large Redeye
Gomphus vulgatissimus Linnaeus, 1758Club-tailed Dragonfly
Ischnura elegans Vander Linden, 1820Blue Tailed Damselfly
Lestes (Chalcolestes) viridis (Vander Linden, 1825)⇒ Lestes barbarus Fabricius, 1798
Lestes sponsa Hansemann, 1823Common Emerald Damselfly
Leucorrhinia albifrons Burmeister, 1839Dark Whiteface
Leucorrhinia dubia Vander Linden, 1825Small Whiteface
Leucorrhinia rubicunda Linnaeus, 1758Northern White-faced Darter
Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758Four Spotted Chaser
Oligoclada abbreviata limnophila Machado & Ma..., 1993
Orthetrum cancellatum Linnaeus, 1758Black tailed skimmer
Pyrrhosoma nymphula Sulzer, 1776Large Red
Sympecma paedisca Brauer, 1877Siberian winter
Sympetrum danae Sulzer, 1776Black darter
Sympetrum flaveolum Linnaeus, 1758Yellow-winged darter
Sympetrum vulgatum Linnaeus, 1758Moustached darter

Subnodes of Odonata with occurrences in South Finland
SuborderEpiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
4
8
15
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderZygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
3
8
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyThaumatoneuridae
Fraser, 1957
1
1
Genus
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