Coenagrionidae
Pyrrhosoma nymphula (Sulzer, 1776)
Pyrrhosoma nymphula (Sulzer, 1776)
Pyrrhosoma nymphula, the large red damselfly, is a European red-bodied damselfly species with distinct sexual and age-based colour variation.
Acanthagrion quadratum Selys, 1876
Acanthagrion quadratum Selys, 1876
Acanthagrion quadratum is an abundant damselfly ranging from the southern US to Costa Rica, found in slow, vegetated freshwater habitats.
Aciagrion approximans (Selys, 1876)
Aciagrion approximans (Selys, 1876)
Aciagrion approximans is a small violet-and-black damselfly that breeds in still or slow-moving freshwater habitats.
Aciagrion fragile (Tillyard, 1906)
Aciagrion fragile (Tillyard, 1906)
Aciagrion fragile, commonly the blue slim, is a small blue and black coenagrionid damselfly found across Australia, New Guinea and Indonesia.
Aciagrion occidentale Laidlaw, 1919
Aciagrion occidentale Laidlaw, 1919
Aciagrion occidentale is a slender migratory damselfly found in shrub-dominated wetlands, with distinct blue and black abdominal markings.
Africallagma glaucum (Burmeister, 1839)
Africallagma glaucum (Burmeister, 1839)
Africallagma glaucum is a Coenagrionidae damselfly found across much of sub-Saharan Africa with various wetland and shrubland habitats.
Agriocnemis falcifera Pinhey, 1959
Agriocnemis falcifera Pinhey, 1959
Agriocnemis falcifera, the white-masked whisp, is a small orange-red marked endemic damselfly of southern Africa.
Agriocnemis femina (Brauer, 1868)
Agriocnemis femina (Brauer, 1868)
Agriocnemis femina is a small coenagrionid damselfly ranging from India to Pacific islands, living in stagnant water.
Agriocnemis keralensis Peters, 1981
Agriocnemis keralensis Peters, 1981
Agriocnemis keralensis is a small overlooked damselfly found only in Kerala and Goa, living in grass near weedy water bodies.
Agriocnemis minima Selys, 1877
Agriocnemis minima Selys, 1877
Agriocnemis minima Selys, 1877 is a Coenagrionidae damselfly found across Indochina that breeds in wet habitats.
Agriocnemis pieris Laidlaw, 1919
Agriocnemis pieris Laidlaw, 1919
Agriocnemis pieris is a small conspicuous bluish white damselfly that breeds in marshes and wet grasslands, with sexually dimorphic female color forms.
Agriocnemis pygmaea (Rambur, 1842)
Agriocnemis pygmaea (Rambur, 1842)
Agriocnemis pygmaea is a small damselfly with distinct color patterns that breeds in marshes and ponds.
Agriocnemis argentea Tillyard, 1906
Agriocnemis argentea Tillyard, 1906
Agriocnemis argentea, the silver wisp, is a small damselfly endemic to northern Australia.
Agriocnemis rubricauda Tillyard, 1913
Agriocnemis rubricauda Tillyard, 1913
Agriocnemis rubricauda, the red-rumped wisp, is a small Australian damselfly found in northern Australia's boggy seepages and swamps.
Agriocnemis splendidissima Laidlaw, 1919
Agriocnemis splendidissima Laidlaw, 1919
Agriocnemis splendidissima is a small damselfly with distinct coloration that breeds in still and shallow flowing water habitats.
Amphiagrion abbreviatum (Selys, 1876)
Amphiagrion abbreviatum (Selys, 1876)
The western red damsel (Amphiagrion abbreviatum) is a habitat-plastic narrow-winged damselfly with a stable, least-concern population in North and Central America.
Amphiagrion saucium (Burmeister, 1839)
Amphiagrion saucium (Burmeister, 1839)
Amphiagrion saucium (eastern red damsel) is a stable least-concern narrow-winged damselfly found in North America.
Amphiallagma parvum (Selys, 1876)
Amphiallagma parvum (Selys, 1876)
Amphiallagma parvum is a small damselfly found in marshy freshwater habitats across South Asia.
Archibasis oscillans (Selys, 1877)
Archibasis oscillans (Selys, 1877)
Archibasis oscillans is a slender long damselfly that breeds in lowland forest streams and rivers.
Archibasis mimetes (Tillyard, 1913)
Archibasis mimetes (Tillyard, 1913)
Archibasis mimetes, the blue-banded longtail, is a medium-sized blue-black damselfly found in streams of New Guinea and northern Australia.
Argiocnemis rubescens Selys, 1877
Argiocnemis rubescens Selys, 1877
Argiocnemis rubescens, the red-tipped shadefly, is a widespread small to medium damselfly listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
Austroagrion exclamationis Campion, 1915
Austroagrion exclamationis Campion, 1915
Austroagrion exclamationis, the northern billabongfly, is a small blue-and-black damselfly found in New Guinea and northern Australia.
Austroagrion watsoni Lieftinck, 1982
Austroagrion watsoni Lieftinck, 1982
Austroagrion watsoni, the eastern billabongfly, is a damselfly found across Australia, New Guinea, and New Caledonia with sexually dimorphic coloration.
Austroagrion cyane (Selys, 1876)
Austroagrion cyane (Selys, 1876)
Austroagrion cyane, the south-western billabongfly, is a 2–3 cm Australian Coenagrionidae damselfly that lives in slow aquatic habitats.
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