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Checklist for Order Odonata Fabricius, 1793 (Damselflies)
and region Wicken Fen (Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
345
2566
5834
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
344
2565
5833
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
10
24
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
6
16
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
6
16
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Wicken Fen
6 Families width 30 Species
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners7SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies8SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies3SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers10SpeciesTaxom
Pseudostigmatidae Tillyard, 1917Forest giants1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Wicken Fen
16 Genera with 30 Species
Aeshna Fabricius, 1805Aeshna Dragonfly4SpeciesTaxom
Anaciaeschna Selys, 1767Aeshna1SpeciesTaxom
Anax Leach, 1815Emperors And Green Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Brachytron Evans, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Calopteryx Leach, 1782Demoiselle Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Ceriagrion Selys, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrion Kirby, 1823Eurasian Bluets2SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1840American Bluets1SpeciesTaxom
Erythromma Charpentier, 18402SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1820Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1823Emerald Damselflies3SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1758Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly3SpeciesTaxom
Orthetrum Newman, 17982SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrhosoma Charpentier, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1840Darter Dragonfly5SpeciesTaxom
Xanthostigma Navas, 18321SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Wicken Fen
30 Species
Aeshna cyanea O. F. Müller, 1764Blue hawker
Aeshna grandis Linnaeus, 1758Amber-winged Hawker
Aeshna juncea Linnaeus, 1758Common Aeshna
Aeshna mixta Latreille, 1805Autumn Hawker
Anaciaeschna isoceles Müller, 1767Green-eyed Hawker
Anax imperator Leach, 1815Blue Emperor
Brachytron pratense Müller, 1764Hairy dragonfly
Calopteryx splendens Harris, 1782Banded Agrion
Ceriagrion tenellum de Villers, 1789Small Red Damsel
Coenagrion puella Linnaeus, 1758Azure Bluet
Coenagrion pulchellum Vander Linden, 1823Variable Blue Damselfly
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Erythromma najas Hansemann, 1823Large Redeye
Erythromma viridulum Charpentier, 1840Lesser Red-eyed Damselfly
Ischnura elegans Vander Linden, 1820Blue Tailed Damselfly
Lestes (Chalcolestes) viridis (Vander Linden, 1825)⇒ Lestes barbarus Fabricius, 1798
Lestes dryas Kirby, 1890Emerald Spreadwing
Lestes sponsa Hansemann, 1823Common Emerald Damselfly
Libellula depressa Linnaeus, 1758Broad bodied chaser
Libellula fulva Müller, 1764Blue Chaser
Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758Four Spotted Chaser
Orthetrum cancellatum Linnaeus, 1758Black tailed skimmer
Orthetrum coerulescens Fabricius, 1798Heathland Skimmer
Pyrrhosoma nymphula Sulzer, 1776Large Red
Sympetrum danae Sulzer, 1776Black darter
Sympetrum flaveolum Linnaeus, 1758Yellow-winged darter
Sympetrum fonscolombii Selys, 1840Nomad
Sympetrum sanguineum Müller, 1764Ruddy darter
Sympetrum striolatum Charpentier, 1840Black-Legged Sympetrum
Xanthostigma xanthostigma Schummel, 1832

Subnodes of Odonata with occurrences in Wicken Fen
SuborderEpiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
2
7
17
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderZygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
4
9
13
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