Libellulidae Family
The Insect (Nesoxenia mysis (Selys, 1878)) is one of the most fascinating insect species found across the globe. This comprehensive guide explores the...
2,369 species in this family.1450 species in this category
Treefall Elf (Tetrathemis fraseri) - Facts & Information
Tetrathemis fraseri Legrand, 1977
Small Blacktail (Nesciothemis minor) - Facts & Information
Nesciothemis minor Gambles, 1966
Insect (Anatya januaria) - Facts & Information
Anatya januaria Ris, 1911
Dark Dropwing (Trithemis grouti) - Facts & Information
Trithemis grouti Pinhey, 1961
Insect (Neurothemis Brauer) - Facts & Information
Neurothemis Brauer, 1867
Insect (Antidythemis Kirby) - Facts & Information
Antidythemis Kirby, 1889
Insect (Dasythemis essequiba) - Facts & Information
Dasythemis essequiba Ris, 1919
Insect (Bradinopyga konkanensis) - Facts & Information
Bradinopyga konkanensis Joshi & Sawant, 2020
Insect (Boninthemis Asahina) - Facts & Information
Boninthemis Asahina, 1952
Insect (Hypothemis hageni) - Facts & Information
Hypothemis hageni Karsch, 1889
Insect (Macrothemis taurepan) - Facts & Information
Macrothemis taurepan De Marmels, 2008
Insect (Diplacina merope) - Facts & Information
Diplacina merope Lieftinck, 1963
Even-Striped Dasher (Micrathyria dictynna) - Facts & Information
Micrathyria dictynna Ris, 1919
Insect (BOLDACG) - Facts & Information
BOLD:ACG0723
Insect (BOLDAAA) - Facts & Information
BOLD:AAA5224
Insect (Micrathyria eximia) - Facts & Information
Micrathyria eximia Kirby, 1897
Insect (Dasythemis venosa) - Facts & Information
Dasythemis venosa (Burmeister, 1839)
Insect (Rhodopygia pruinosa) - Facts & Information
Rhodopygia pruinosa Buchholz, 1953
Insect (Erythrodiplax melanorubra) - Facts & Information
Erythrodiplax melanorubra Borror, 1942
Insect (Elasmothemis alcebiadesi) - Facts & Information
Elasmothemis alcebiadesi (Santos, 1945)
Insect (Brachygonia oculata) - Facts & Information
Brachygonia oculata (Brauer, 1878)
Insect (Erythrodiplax venusta) - Facts & Information
Erythrodiplax venusta (Kirby, 1897)
Delia Sylph (Macrothemis delia) - Facts & Information
Macrothemis delia Ris, 1913
Insect (Zygonyx ida) - Facts & Information
Zygonyx ida subsp. ida
Yellow-Veined Widow (Palpopleura jucunda) - Facts & Information
Palpopleura jucunda Rambur, 1842
Insect (Macrothemis tenuis) - Facts & Information
Macrothemis tenuis Hagen, 1868
Insect (Zygonyx viridescens) - Facts & Information
Zygonyx viridescens (Martin, 1900)
Insect (Neurothemis feralis) - Facts & Information
Neurothemis feralis (Burmeister, 1839)
Insect (Orthetrum internum) - Facts & Information
Orthetrum internum McLachlan, 1894
Insect (Nephepeltia Kirby) - Facts & Information
Nephepeltia Kirby, 1889
Mayutate-Akane (Sympetrum eroticum) - Facts & Information
Sympetrum eroticum (Selys, 1883)
Northern Redtail (Nesciothemis nigeriensis) - Facts & Information
Nesciothemis nigeriensis Gambles, 1966
Insect (Erythrodiplax atroterminata) - Facts & Information
Erythrodiplax atroterminata Ris, 1911
Chalk-Marked Dragonlet (Erythrodiplax kimminsi) - Facts & Information
Erythrodiplax kimminsi Borror, 1942
Australian Pygmyfly (Nannophya australis) - Facts & Information
Nannophya australis Brauer, 1865
Insect (Diastatops nigra) - Facts & Information
Diastatops nigra Montgomery, 1940
Insect (Brechmorhoga travassosi) - Facts & Information
Brechmorhoga travassosi Santos, 1946
Insect (Orthetrum julia) - Facts & Information
Orthetrum julia falsum
Insect (BOLDAAL) - Facts & Information
BOLD:AAL4420
Insect (Ypirangathemis calverti) - Facts & Information
Ypirangathemis calverti Santos, 1945
Insect (Erythrodiplax lusca) - Facts & Information
Erythrodiplax lusca (Rambur, 1842) Rambur 1842
Nieuwewereldzwerver; Pantale BimaculeĢe; Spot-Winged Glider (Pantala hymenaea) - Facts & Information
Pantala hymenaea (Say, 1840)
Insect (BOLDACY) - Facts & Information
BOLD:ACY1618
Cardinal Meadowhawk; Witpuntheidelibel (Sympetrum illotum) - Facts & Information
Sympetrum illotum (Hagen, 1861)
Painted Skimmer (Libellula semifasciata) - Facts & Information
Libellula semifasciata Burmeister, 1839
Insect (Micrathyria ringueleti) - Facts & Information
Micrathyria ringueleti Rodrigues, 1988
Insect (Macrothemis capitata) - Facts & Information
Macrothemis capitata Calvert, 1909
Highland Meadowhawk (Sympetrum gilvum) - Facts & Information
Sympetrum gilvum (Selys, 1884)
Scarlet Jungleskimmer (Hadrothemis defecta) - Facts & Information
Hadrothemis defecta (Karsch, 1891)
Slender Clubskimmer (Brechmorhoga praecox) - Facts & Information
Brechmorhoga praecox (Hagen, 1861)
Insect (Sympetrum cordulegaster) - Facts & Information
Sympetrum cordulegaster (Selys, 1883)
Insect (BOLDAAO) - Facts & Information
BOLD:AAO4020
Orange Amberwing (Perithemis cornelia) - Facts & Information
Perithemis cornelia Ris, 1910
Asian Pintail; Grauhaarige Stiftlibelle; Grizzled Pintail (Acisoma panorpoides) - Facts & Information
Acisoma panorpoides Rambur, 1842
Insect (Cendra NavaĢs) - Facts & Information
Cendra NavaĢs, 1917
Insect (Olpogastra Karsch) - Facts & Information
Olpogastra Karsch, 1895
Little Pondhawk (Erythemis credula) - Facts & Information
Erythemis credula (Hagen, 1861)
BlodrĆød Hedelibel; BlodrĆød Libel; Bloedrode Heidelibel; Blutrote Heidelibelle; Cardinale Sanguineo; Crveni Livadar; Crveni Strijelac; Gweyll Rhudd; GwaĢell Rudd; HedheĢsi I KuqeĢrremteĢ; KrvavordecĢi Kamenjak; LavacuĢ SanguinĢo; LibeĢlula Cor-De-Sangue; LibeĢlula SanguiĢnea; Picellwr Rhudd; PixaviĢ Sanguini; Ruddy Darter; Ruddy Sympetrum; SympeĢtrum Rouge Sang; SympeĢtrum Sanguin; Veliki Crnonogi Poljski Konjic; Blodhaustlibelle; BlodhĆøstlibelle; BlodroĢd AĢngstrollslaĢnda; BlodrĆød HĆøstlibelle; Verikorento (Sympetrum sanguineum) - Facts & Information
Sympetrum sanguineum (MuĢller, 1764)
Insect (Trithemis dejouxi) - Facts & Information
Trithemis dejouxi Pinhey, 1978
Insect (Misagria divergens) - Facts & Information
Misagria divergens De Marmels, 1981
Insect (Protorthemis Kirby) - Facts & Information
Protorthemis Kirby, 1889
SympeĢtrum Bagarreur; Variegated Meadowhawk (Sympetrum corruptum) - Facts & Information
Sympetrum corruptum (Hagen, 1861)
Insect (Elasmothemis kiautai) - Facts & Information
Elasmothemis kiautai (De Marmels, 1989)
Insect (Orthemis philipi) - Facts & Information
Orthemis philipi von Ellenrieder, 2009
Insect (Nesciothemis fitzgeraldi) - Facts & Information
Nesciothemis fitzgeraldi Pinhey, 1956
Banded Groundling; Treuer Kurzpfeil (Brachythemis leucosticta) - Facts & Information
Brachythemis leucosticta (Burmeister, 1839)
Libellule EmbraseĢe; White Corporal (Ladona exusta) - Facts & Information
Ladona exusta (Say, 1840)
Insect (Libellula tripartita) - Facts & Information
Libellula tripartita Burmeister, 1839
Insect (Mesumbethemis Vick) - Facts & Information
Mesumbethemis Vick, 2000
Insect (Lyriothemis cleis) - Facts & Information
Lyriothemis cleis frontalis
Painted Grasshawk (Neurothemis stigmatizans) - Facts & Information
Neurothemis stigmatizans (Fabricius, 1775)
La Voluptueuse; Slaty Skimmer (Libellula incesta) - Facts & Information
Libellula incesta Hagen, 1861
Insect (Urothemis abbotti) - Facts & Information
Urothemis abbotti Laidlaw, 1927
Insect (Celebophlebia Lieftinck) - Facts & Information
Celebophlebia Lieftinck, 1936
Insect (BOLDADL) - Facts & Information
BOLD:ADL8485
Banded Skimmer; Strong Skimmer (Orthetrum brachiale) - Facts & Information
Orthetrum brachiale (Palisot de Beauvois, 1817)
Insect (Micrathyria venezuelae) - Facts & Information
Micrathyria venezuelae De Marmels, 1989
Blasse Heidelibelle; Cardinale Del Deserto; Desert Darter; HedheĢsi I ShkreteĢtireĢs; LavacuĢ Do Deserto; LibeĢlula De Levante; LibeĢlula IbeĢra; PixaviĢ De Lligacama; SympeĢtrum Du DeĢsert; WuĢsten-Heidelibelle (Sympetrum sinaiticum) - Facts & Information
Sympetrum sinaiticum Dumont, 1977
CeĢlitheĢme GeĢante; Halloween Pennant (Celithemis eponina) - Facts & Information
Celithemis eponina (Drury, 1773)
Insect (Brechmorhoga praecox) - Facts & Information
Brechmorhoga praecox praecox (Hagen, 1861)
Insect (Aino Kirby) - Facts & Information
Aino Kirby, 1890
Insect (Orthetrum macrostigma) - Facts & Information
Orthetrum macrostigma Longfield, 1947
Insect (Orthetrum chrysis) - Facts & Information
Orthetrum chrysis (Selys, 1891)
Insect (Tholymis Hagen) - Facts & Information
Tholymis Hagen, 1867
Insect (Diplacina antigone) - Facts & Information
Diplacina antigone Lieftinck, 1933
Insect (Thermochoria Kirby) - Facts & Information
Thermochoria Kirby, 1889
Red Rock-Dweller; Red Rockdweller (Bradinopyga strachani) - Facts & Information
Bradinopyga strachani (Kirby, 1900)
Insect (Micrathyria spuria) - Facts & Information
Micrathyria spuria (Selys, 1900)
Epaulet Skimmer; Epauletten-Blaupfeil; Frecciazzurra Aurea; LibeĢlula Barreada; LibeĢlula Esvelta; OrtheĢtrum De Barbarie; OrtheĢtrum AĢ PteĢrostigmas Jaunes; OrteĢtrum De Faixa Branca; Parot De Xarreteres; Rahmstreif-Blaupfeil; ZĢutopegi Hitri Konjic (Orthetrum chrysostigma) - Facts & Information
Orthetrum chrysostigma (Burmeister, 1839)
Insect (Brachydiplax farinosa) - Facts & Information
Brachydiplax farinosa KruĢger, 1902
Insect (Libellula macrocephala) - Facts & Information
Libellula macrocephala Selys Longchamps & Selys Longchamps, 1841
Insect (Brachydiplax denticauda) - Facts & Information
Brachydiplax denticauda (Brauer, 1867)
Insect (Sympetrum baccha) - Facts & Information
Sympetrum baccha baccha
Insect (Diastatops dimidiata) - Facts & Information
Diastatops dimidiata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Driestreepachteroogje; Three-Striped Dasher (Micrathyria didyma) - Facts & Information
Micrathyria didyma (Selys in Sagra, 1857)
Insect (Celebothemis Ris) - Facts & Information
Celebothemis Ris, 1909
Russet Dropwing (Trithemis pluvialis) - Facts & Information
Trithemis pluvialis FoĢrster, 1906
Insect (Agrionoptera bartola) - Facts & Information
Agrionoptera bartola Needham & Gyger, 1937
Insect (Platetrum Newman) - Facts & Information
Platetrum Newman, 1833
Insect (Orthemis nodiplaga) - Facts & Information
Orthemis nodiplaga Karsch, 1891