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
Insect (Micrathyria romani) - Facts & Information
Micrathyria romani SjoĢstedt, 1918
Insect (Orthetrum brevistylum) - Facts & Information
Orthetrum brevistylum Kirby, 1896
Insect (Tyriobapta torrida) - Facts & Information
Tyriobapta torrida Kirby, 1889
Insect (Onychothemis patani) - Facts & Information
Onychothemis patani Sathe & Shinde, 2008
Black Percher; Diplacodes De Lefebvre; GlaĢnzender Schwarzpfeil; LibeĢlula De Lefebvre; LibeĢlula Pigmea; LibeĢlula Preta PequenĢa (Diplacodes lefebvrii) - Facts & Information
Diplacodes lefebvrii (Rambur, 1842)
Insect (BOLDAEV) - Facts & Information
BOLD:AEV1939
Insect (Nannophlebia leoboppi) - Facts & Information
Nannophlebia leoboppi Orr & Kalkman, 2015
Insect (Micromacromia Karsch) - Facts & Information
Micromacromia Karsch, 1890
Insect (Malgassophlebia Fraser) - Facts & Information
Malgassophlebia Fraser, 1956
Slender Skimmer (Orthemis levis) - Facts & Information
Orthemis levis Calvert, 1906
Black-Winged Dragonlet (Erythrodiplax funerea) - Facts & Information
Erythrodiplax funerea (Hagen, 1861)
Insect (Lyriothemis lucifera) - Facts & Information
Lyriothemis lucifera Seehausen & Dawn, 2024
Insect (Huonia moerens) - Facts & Information
Huonia moerens Lieftinck, 1963
Bluebolt (Cyanothemis simpsoni) - Facts & Information
Cyanothemis simpsoni Ris, 1915
Western Blacktail (Nesciothemis pujoli) - Facts & Information
Nesciothemis pujoli Pinhey, 1971
Insect (Celebophlebia dactylogastra) - Facts & Information
Celebophlebia dactylogastra Lieftinck, 1936
Insect (Pseudagrionoptera Ris) - Facts & Information
Pseudagrionoptera Ris, 1909
Insect (Dasythemis Karsch) - Facts & Information
Dasythemis Karsch, 1889
Insect (Tramea virginia) - Facts & Information
Tramea virginia (Rambur, 1842)
Insect (Macrothemis pleurosticta) - Facts & Information
Macrothemis pleurosticta (Burmeister, 1839)
Insect (BOLDAAU) - Facts & Information
BOLD:AAU8138
Insect (Aethriamanta brevipennis) - Facts & Information
Aethriamanta brevipennis (Rambur, 1842)
Insect (Zygonyx geminuncus) - Facts & Information
Zygonyx geminuncus Legrand, 1997
Freccia Di Cascata; LibeĢlula Das Cascatas; LibeĢlula Tropical; LibeĢlula ToĢrrida; Ringed Cascader; Wasserfall-Kreuzer; Zygonyx Du DeĢsert (Zygonyx torridus) - Facts & Information
Zygonyx torridus (Kirby, 1889)
Insect (Rhodopygia Kirby) - Facts & Information
Rhodopygia Kirby, 1889
Insect (Sympetrum illotum) - Facts & Information
Sympetrum illotum virgulum (Selys, 1884)
Nyungwe Junglewatcher (Neodythemis nyungwe) - Facts & Information
Neodythemis nyungwe Dijkstra & Vick, 2006
Insect (Neurothemis decora) - Facts & Information
Neurothemis decora (Brauer, 1866)
Black Dasher (Micrathyria atra) - Facts & Information
Micrathyria atra (Martin, 1897)
Shadowy Leafsitter (Oligoclada umbricola) - Facts & Information
Oligoclada umbricola Borror, 1931
Insect (Uracis infumata) - Facts & Information
Uracis infumata (Rambur, 1842)
Insect (Oligoclada Karsch) - Facts & Information
Oligoclada Karsch, 1890
Sunshine Leafsitter (Oligoclada heliophila) - Facts & Information
Oligoclada heliophila Borror, 1931
Barbet Percher (Diplacodes luminans) - Facts & Information
Diplacodes luminans (Karsch, 1893)
Insect (Huonia arborophila) - Facts & Information
Huonia arborophila Lieftinck, 1942
Insect (Prorhyothemis Prokop) - Facts & Information
Prorhyothemis Prokop, Fleck & Nel, 2003
Banded Groundling; Frecciascura Fasciata; LibeĢlula De Banda; LibeĢlula Listada; LibeĢlula Riscada; Northern Banded Groundling (Brachythemis impartita) - Facts & Information
Brachythemis impartita (Karsch, 1890)
Black-Headed Skimmer (Crocothemis nigrifrons) - Facts & Information
Crocothemis nigrifrons (Kirby, 1894)
Swift Setwing (Dythemis velox) - Facts & Information
Dythemis velox Hagen, 1861
Insect (Neurothemis disparilis) - Facts & Information
Neurothemis disparilis Kirby, 1889
Insect (Orthetrum anceps) - Facts & Information
Orthetrum anceps Schneider, 1845
Insect (Mesothemis Hagen) - Facts & Information
Mesothemis Hagen, 1861
Insect (Thalassothemis marchali) - Facts & Information
Thalassothemis marchali (Rambur, 1842)
Insect (BOLDADC) - Facts & Information
BOLD:ADC5534
Forest Elf (Tetrathemis camerunensis) - Facts & Information
Tetrathemis camerunensis (SjoĢstedt, 1900)
Insect (Zygonyx Hagen) - Facts & Information
Zygonyx Hagen, 1867
Insect (Microtrigonia curvata) - Facts & Information
Microtrigonia curvata Theischinger & Richards, 2014
Insect (Erythrodiplax nivea) - Facts & Information
Erythrodiplax nivea Borror, 1942
Indigo Dropwing; Schwarzer Sonnenzeiger; Crni Bojni Konjic (Trithemis festiva) - Facts & Information
Trithemis festiva (Rambur, 1842)
Insect (Dasythemis esmeralda) - Facts & Information
Dasythemis esmeralda Ris, 1910
Insect (Tetrathemis irregularis) - Facts & Information
Tetrathemis irregularis papuensis
Yellow-Barred Flutterer; Yellow-Striped Flutterer (Rhyothemis phyllis) - Facts & Information
Rhyothemis phyllis (Sulzer, 1776)
Insect (Orthetrum aberrans) - Facts & Information
Orthetrum aberrans Yu, 2025
Elegant Dropwing (Trithemis werneri) - Facts & Information
Trithemis werneri Ris, 1912
Mantled Spiderlegs (Planiplax machadoi) - Facts & Information
Planiplax machadoi Santos, 1949
Insect (Nothemis NavaĢs) - Facts & Information
Nothemis NavaĢs, 1915
Large Woodskimmer (Uracis fastigiata) - Facts & Information
Uracis fastigiata (Burmeister, 1839)
Insect (Bradinopyga Kirby) - Facts & Information
Bradinopyga Kirby, 1893
Mexican Scarlet-Tail (Planiplax sanguiniventris) - Facts & Information
Planiplax sanguiniventris (Calvert, 1907)
Insect (Diplacina persephone) - Facts & Information
Diplacina persephone Lieftinck, 1933
Insect (Orthetrum abbotti) - Facts & Information
Orthetrum abbotti Calvert, 1892
Insect (Nannophlebia braueri) - Facts & Information
Nannophlebia braueri (FoĢrster, 1900)
Insect (Diplacodes exul) - Facts & Information
Diplacodes exul Selys, 1883
Belorepi Hitri Konjic; Bijeli Vilenjak; Bjelorepi Strijelac; Frecciazzurra Puntabianca; OrtheĢtrum AĢ Stylets Blancs; OrtheĢtrum AĢ Stylets Blancs (L'); RreĢshkiteĢsi BishtbardheĢ; Temni ModracĢ; White-Tailed Skimmer; OĢstlicher Blaupfeil (Orthetrum albistylum) - Facts & Information
Orthetrum albistylum (Selys, 1848)
Insect (BOLDAFS) - Facts & Information
BOLD:AFS7260
Skimmer Dragonflies (Pantala Hagen) - Facts & Information
Pantala Hagen, 1861
Insect (Zygonyx immaculata) - Facts & Information
Zygonyx immaculata Fraser, 1933
Insect (Edonis Needham) - Facts & Information
Edonis Needham, 1905
Insect (Erythrodiplax berenice) - Facts & Information
Erythrodiplax berenice naeva (Hagen, 1861)
Insect (Tyriobapta Kirby) - Facts & Information
Tyriobapta Kirby, 1889
Insect (Erythrodiplax acantha) - Facts & Information
Erythrodiplax acantha Borror, 1942
Insect (Bironides superstes) - Facts & Information
Bironides superstes FoĢrster, 1903
Insect (Allorhizucha) - Facts & Information
Allorhizucha
Insect (Aethiothemis bella) - Facts & Information
Aethiothemis bella (Fisher, 1939)
Insect (Sympetrum croceolum) - Facts & Information
Sympetrum croceolum (Selys, 1883)
Fireplettet Libel; Four-Spotted Chaser; Four-Spotted Libellula; Four-Spotted Chaser Dragonfly; Four-Spotted Skimmer; Gjahtarja Me KateĢr Njolla; La QuadrimaculeĢe; Libellula Quadrimacchiata; Libellule QuadrimaculeĢe; LibeĢlĀ·Lula Quadrimaculada; LibeĢlula De 4 Manchas; LibeĢlula De Quatro Pintas; LibeĢlula Maculada; Lisasti PlosĢcĢec; Picellwr Pedwar Nod; Picellwr Pedwar-Nod; Picellwyr Pedwar Nod; Vandrelibel; Vierfleck; Viervlek; Vilin Dvopjeg; Firflekkbredlibelle; Firflekklibelle; FyrflaĢckad TrollslaĢnda; FyrflaĢckig TrollslaĢnda; Ruagaire Ceithir-Bhallach; Ruagairean Ceithir-Bhallach; Ruskohukankorento; CĢetveropegi Vilin Konjic (Libellula quadrimaculata) - Facts & Information
Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758
Insect (Libellula lateralis) - Facts & Information
Libellula lateralis Burmeister, 1839
Insect (Macrothemis lauriana) - Facts & Information
Macrothemis lauriana Ris, 1913
Insect (Protorthemis intermedia) - Facts & Information
Protorthemis intermedia Fraser, 1936
Insect (BOLDAAX) - Facts & Information
BOLD:AAX8644
Insect (Hadrothemis Karsch) - Facts & Information
Hadrothemis Karsch, 1891
Hime-Akane (Sympetrum parvulum) - Facts & Information
Sympetrum parvulum (Bartenev, 1912)
Insect (Erythrodiplax nigricans) - Facts & Information
Erythrodiplax nigricans (Rambur, 1842)
Free Firebelly (Eleuthemis libera) - Facts & Information
Eleuthemis libera Dijkstra & Kipping, 2015
Banded Pennant (Celithemis fasciata) - Facts & Information
Celithemis fasciata Kirby, 1889
Insect (Dythemis multipunctata) - Facts & Information
Dythemis multipunctata reducta De Marmels, 1989
Insect (Macrothemis tessellata) - Facts & Information
Macrothemis tessellata (Burmeister, 1839)
Giant Skimmer (Orthetrum austeni) - Facts & Information
Orthetrum austeni (Kirby, 1900)
Insect (BOLDAAB) - Facts & Information
BOLD:AAB0122
Insect (Micrathyria coropinae) - Facts & Information
Micrathyria coropinae Geijskes, 1963
Insect (Lanthanusa Ris) - Facts & Information
Lanthanusa Ris, 1909
Ensign Cascader (Zygonyx flavicosta) - Facts & Information
Zygonyx flavicosta (SjoĢstedt, 1900)
Insect (Micrathyria wasscheri) - Facts & Information
Micrathyria wasscheri Minot & Gaschignard, 2017
Insect (Tyriobapta laidlawi) - Facts & Information
Tyriobapta laidlawi Ris, 1919
Insect (Indothemis Ris) - Facts & Information
Indothemis Ris, 1909
Insect (Tapeinothemis Lieftinck) - Facts & Information
Tapeinothemis Lieftinck, 1950
Silhouette Dropwing (Trithemis hecate) - Facts & Information
Trithemis hecate Ris, 1912
Delta-Spotted Sylph (Macrothemis hemichlora) - Facts & Information
Macrothemis hemichlora (Burmeister, 1839)
Coral-Tailed Cloud Wing; Crepuscular Darter; Evening Skimmer; Foggy-Winged Twister; Old World Twister (Tholymis tillarga) - Facts & Information
Tholymis tillarga (Fabricius, 1798)
Insect (Chalybeothemis Lieftinck) - Facts & Information
Chalybeothemis Lieftinck, 1933