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Checklist for Order Odonata Fabricius, 1793 (Damselflies)
and region The Gorge (Telford and Wrekin, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
87
290
369
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
87
290
369
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
6
8
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
6
8
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
6
8
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for The Gorge
6 Families width 12 Species
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners3SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers3SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for The Gorge
8 Genera with 12 Species
Aeshna Fabricius, 1805Aeshna Dragonfly3SpeciesTaxom
Calopteryx Leach, 1758Demoiselle Damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrion Kirby, 1758Eurasian Bluets1SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1840American Bluets1SpeciesTaxom
Gomphus Leach, 1758Club-Tailed Dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Orthetrum Newman, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemis Burmeister, 1771Featherlegs1SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1840Darter Dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for The Gorge
12 Species
Aeshna cyanea O. F. Müller, 1764Blue hawker
Aeshna grandis Linnaeus, 1758Amber-winged Hawker
Aeshna mixta Latreille, 1805Autumn Hawker
Calopteryx splendens Harris, 1782Banded Agrion
Calopteryx virgo Linnaeus, 1758Beautiful Agrion
Coenagrion puella Linnaeus, 1758Azure Bluet
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Gomphus vulgatissimus Linnaeus, 1758Club-tailed Dragonfly
Orthetrum cancellatum Linnaeus, 1758Black tailed skimmer
Platycnemis pennipes Pallas, 1771Blue Featherleg
Sympetrum sanguineum Müller, 1764Ruddy darter
Sympetrum striolatum Charpentier, 1840Black-Legged Sympetrum

Subnodes of Odonata with occurrences in The Gorge
SuborderEpiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
3
4
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderZygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
3
4
5
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