Libellulidae
Sympetrum nigrifemur (Selys, 1884)
Sympetrum nigrifemur (Selys, 1884)
The island darter (Sympetrum nigrifemur) is a Libellulidae dragonfly endemic to the Canary Islands and Madeira.
Sympetrum obtrusum (Hagen, 1867)
Sympetrum obtrusum (Hagen, 1867)
The white-faced meadowhawk is a Sympetrum dragonfly found in northern US and southern Canada, with distinct colored sexes.
Sympetrum pallipes (Hagen, 1874)
Sympetrum pallipes (Hagen, 1874)
Sympetrum pallipes, the striped meadowhawk, is a stable North American skimmer dragonfly ranked least concern by IUCN.
Sympetrum parvulum (Bartenev, 1912)
Sympetrum parvulum (Bartenev, 1912)
Sympetrum parvulum is a small libellulid dragonfly found across East Asia, living in marshes, forest edges, and shaded paddy fields.
Sympetrum rubicundulum (Say, 1840)
Sympetrum rubicundulum (Say, 1840)
The ruby meadowhawk (Sympetrum rubicundulum) is a Libellulidae dragonfly found in northern US and southern Ontario, Canada.
Sympetrum sanguineum (Müller, 1764)
Sympetrum sanguineum (Müller, 1764)
Sympetrum sanguineum, the ruddy darter, is a small European dragonfly with black legs and red mature males.
Sympetrum semicinctum (Say, 1840)
Sympetrum semicinctum (Say, 1840)
Sympetrum semicinctum is a North American dragonfly with distinct male and female coloration, found across a wide range of wetland and upland habitats.
Sympetrum signiferum Cannings & Garrison, 1991
Sympetrum signiferum Cannings & Garrison, 1991
Sympetrum signiferum is a least-concern skimmer dragonfly species found in Central and North America with a stable population.
Sympetrum flaveolum (Linnaeus, 1758)
Sympetrum flaveolum (Linnaeus, 1758)
Sympetrum flaveolum, the yellow-winged darter, is a distinctive dragonfly found across Europe and parts of China.
Sympetrum pedemontanum (Müller, 1766)
Sympetrum pedemontanum (Müller, 1766)
Sympetrum pedemontanum, the banded darter, is a small Eurasian dragonfly recognizable by its dark-banded wings.
Sympetrum vulgatum (Linnaeus, 1758)
Sympetrum vulgatum (Linnaeus, 1758)
Sympetrum vulgatum, the vagrant darter, is a common European dragonfly that breeds in standing water.
Sympetrum meridionale (Selys, 1841)
Sympetrum meridionale (Selys, 1841)
Sympetrum meridionale is a dragonfly species found in most of southern Europe with distinct orange-reddish or yellowish coloration.
Sympetrum frequens (Selys, 1883)
Sympetrum frequens (Selys, 1883)
Sympetrum frequens, the Autumn darter, is a Japanese-endemic dragonfly species that grows up to 40 mm long and migrates between mountains and lowland breeding sites.
Sympetrum depressiusculum (Selys, 1841)
Sympetrum depressiusculum (Selys, 1841)
Sympetrum depressiusculum is a dragonfly species distributed across temperate Eurasia, classified as vulnerable in Europe due to population decline.
Crocothemis servilia (Drury, 1773)
Crocothemis servilia (Drury, 1773)
Crocothemis servilia is a medium-sized dragonfly that breeds in still and slow-flowing freshwater habitats like ponds, ditches and rice fields.
Crocothemis erythraea (Brullé, 1832)
Crocothemis erythraea (Brullé, 1832)
Crocothemis erythraea, the scarlet dragonfly, is a dragonfly species with distinct color patterns native to Europe, Africa, and western Asia.
Crocothemis divisa (Karsch), 1898
Crocothemis divisa (Karsch), 1898
Crocothemis divisa, the rock scarlet, is a libellulid dragonfly widespread across tropical Sub-Saharan Africa.
Crocothemis sanguinolenta (Burmeister, 1839)
Crocothemis sanguinolenta (Burmeister, 1839)
Crocothemis sanguinolenta is a Libellulidae dragonfly with common names including little scarlet, found across parts of Africa and the Middle East.
Crocothemis nigrifrons (Kirby, 1894)
Crocothemis nigrifrons (Kirby, 1894)
Crocothemis nigrifrons is a common Libellulidae dragonfly found in Oceania near still or sluggish waters, with sexually dimorphic coloration.
Pantala hymenaea (Say, 1840)
Pantala hymenaea (Say, 1840)
The spot-winged glider (Pantala hymenaea) is a migratory New World dragonfly that preys on the western malaria mosquito.
Pantala flavescens (Fabricius, 1798)
Pantala flavescens (Fabricius, 1798)
Pantala flavescens, the globe skimmer, is the most widespread, longest-distance migratory dragonfly on Earth.
Tramea lacerata Hagen, 1861
Tramea lacerata Hagen, 1861
Black saddlebags (Tramea lacerata) is a North American skimmer dragonfly, an efficient predator of mosquitoes.
Tramea carolina (Linnaeus, 1763)
Tramea carolina (Linnaeus, 1763)
Tramea carolina, the Carolina saddlebags, is a dragonfly species with distinct color patterns found across eastern North America and Bermuda.
Tramea abdominalis (Rambur, 1842)
Tramea abdominalis (Rambur, 1842)
Tramea abdominalis, the vermilion saddlebags, is a stable least-concern dragonfly species found across the Americas and Oceania.
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