List: Libellulidae

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•  Black-tailed Skimmer

  The Black-lined Skimmer, Orthetrum cancellatum, is a European dragonfly. The male has a blue abdomen with a black tip and transparent wings, and the female has a yellowish brown body with black zigzag marks along the abdomen and the transparent wings. This species has expanded its range, assisted by the creation of gravel pits which give it the extensive open unvegetated areas it prefers. It was first recorded in Great Britain in Essex in 1934. it is decreasing rapidly from the Maltese islands.

  

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•  Libellulidae

  The skimmers or perchers and their relatives form the Libellulidae, the largest dragonfly family in the world. It is sometimes considered to contain the Corduliidae as the subfamily Corduliinae and the Macromiidae as the subfamily Macromiinae. Even if these are excluded (as Silsby does), there still remains a family of over 1000 species. With nearly worldwide distribution, these are almost certainly the most often seen of all dragonflies.

  

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•  Red-veined darter

  The red-veined darter (Sympetrum fonscolombii) is a dragonfly of the genus Sympetrum. It is a common species in southern Europe and from the 1990s onwards has increasingly been found in northwest Europe, including Britain and Ireland. Its name is sometimes spelt fonscolombei instead of fonscolombii but Askew (2004) gives the latter as the correct spelling. There is genetic and behavioural evidence that S.

  

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•  Broad-bodied Chaser

  The Broad-bodied Chaser, Libellula depressa, is a European dragonfly. The approximate wing-span of the broad-bodied chaser is 70 millimeters. It occurs in Europe except for the northern parts and in Asia eastwards to south-west Siberia. In Great Britain, it is mainly found in Wales and Southern England, active between the months of May and August.

  

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•  Common Darter

  The Common Darter (Sympetrum striolatum) is a dragonfly of the family Libellulidae native to Eurasia. It is one of the most common dragonflies in Europe, occurring in a wide variety of water bodies, though with a preference for breeding in still water such as ponds and lakes. Adults are on the wing from June until November - occasionally into December.

  

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•  Four-spotted Chaser

  The Four-spotted Chaser (Libellula quadrimaculata), known in North America as the Four-spotted Skimmer, is a dragonfly of the family Libellulidae found frequently throughout Europe, Asia, and North America. The adult stage is found between April to early September in the United Kingdom, and from mid-May to mid-August in Ireland. Larvae have a two year developmental cycle.

  

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•  Keeled Skimmer

  The Keeled Skimmer, Orthetrum coerulescens, is a species of European dragonfly. This species resembles the Black-tailed Skimmer but is slimmer and the male has no black tip. Females and immature males lack the black abdominal pattern. The pterostigma is orange and the thorax usually bears pale stripes. It breeds mainly in peat bogs and flies from June to September.

  

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•  Scarce Chaser

  The scarce chaser (Libellula fulva) is a species of dragonfly. The adult male has a bright blue abdomen with patches of black, while the adult female and juvenile male each have a bright orange abdomen. It is about 45 mm in length with an average wingspan of 74 mm. It is distributed throughout Europe. This dragonfly is considered a species of special concern in Great Britain due to loss of its specific ideal habitat.

  

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•  Ruddy Darter

  The Ruddy Darter (Sympetrum sanguineum) is a European species of dragonfly of the family Libellulidae.

  

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•  Zyxomma

  Zyxomma is a genus of dragonfly. Members of Zyxomma are found in India, Japan, Africa and Australia.

  

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•  Flame Skimmer

  The Flame Skimmer or Firecracker Skimmer (Libellula saturata) is a common dragonfly of the family Libellulidae, native to western North America.

  

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•  Mexican Amberwing

  The Mexican Amberwing (Perithemis intensa) is a dragonfly of the family Libellulidae, native to the southwestern United States and Mexico.

  

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•  Pantala flavescens

  Pantala flavescens, the Globe Skimmer or Wandering Glider, is a wide-ranging dragonfly of the family Libellulidae. This species and Pantala hymenaea, the "Spot-winged Glider", are the only members of the genus Pantala from the subfamily Pantalinae. It was first described by Fabricius in 1798. It is considered to be the most widespread dragonfly on the planet.

  

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•  Scarlet Dwarf

  Nannophya pygmaea, known variously as the Scarlet Dwarf, Northern Pygmyfly, or Tiny Dragonfly, is a dragonfly of the family Libellulidae, native from Southeast Asia to China and Japan, occasionally found south to Australia. This species has the distinction of being the smallest of the dragonflies, with a wingspan of only 20 mm (3/4 in).

  

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•  Variegated Meadowhawk

  The Variegated Meadowhawk (Sympetrum corruptum) is a dragonfly of the family Libellulidae, native to North America.

  

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•  Western Meadowhawk

  The Western Meadowhawk (Sympetrum occidentale) is a dragonfly of the family Libellulidae, native to western North America.

  

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•  Scarlet Skimmer

  The Scarlet Skimmer or Crimson Darter (Crocothemis servilia) is a species of dragonfly of the family Libellulidae, native to east and southeast Asia and introduced to Florida and Hawaii.

  

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•  Erythemis collocata

  The Western Pondhawk (Erythemis collocata) is a dragonfly of the family Libellulidae, native to the western United States and Mexico.

  

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•  Libellula

  Libellula is a genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae, distributed throughout the temperate zone of the Northern Hemisphere. Most species are found in the United States, where they are the best-known large dragonflies, often seen flying over freshwater ponds in summer. Many have showy wing patterns. The taxa Ladona (Corporals) and Plathemis (Whitetails) have been considered as synonyms of Libellula, subgenera, or separate genera by different authorities.

  

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•  Celithemis

  Celithemis is a genus of dragonflies in the Libellulidae family, commonly known as Pennants. The genus contains 8 species, all native to Eastern North America.

  

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•  Halloween Pennant

  The Halloween Pennant, Celithemis eponina, is a dragonfly found in North America, in the Pennant genus of dragonflies.

  

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•  Erythemis

  Erythemis is a genus of dragonflies in the Libellulidae family, commonly known as Pondhawks.

  

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•  Acisoma panorpoides

  Acisoma panorpoides is a species of dragonfly in family Libellulidae. It is found in Algeria, Angola, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, India, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, possibly Burundi, possibly Kenya, and possibly Tanzania.

  

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•  Neodythemis afra

  Neodythemis afra is a species of dragonfly in family Libellulidae. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, and Uganda. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

  

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•  Trithemis ellenbeckii

  Trithemis ellenbeckii is a species of dragonfly in family Libellulidae. It is endemic to Ethiopia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.

  

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