Dragonflies and Damselflies - Odonata
Group Description
There are 57 recorded species of Odonata in Britain, made up of 21 damselflies (suborder Zygoptera) and 36 dragonflies (suborder Anisoptera). Of these, 42 species (17 damselflies and 25 dragonflies) are resident breeders, and the remainder are either extinct species, or vagrants. (62 species) - Natural History Museum.
SubGroups
| name | latinname | species | sightings | media | image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Damselfy | Coenagrion puella | 1 | 14 | 27 |  |
| Beautiful Damoiselle | Calopteryx virgo | 1 | 5 | 9 |  |
| Blue-tailed Damselfly | Ischnura elegans | 1 | 3 | 6 |  |
| Broad-bodied Chaser | Libellula depressa | 1 | 3 | 22 |  |
| Common Blue Damselfly | Enallagma cyathigerum | 1 | 5 | 19 |  |
| Common Darter | Sympetrum striolatum | 1 | 8 | 54 |  |
| Emerald Damselfly | Lestes sponsa | 1 | 1 | 3 |  |
| Emperor Dragonfly | Anax imperator | 1 | 3 | 9 |  |
| Large Red Damselfly | Pyrrhosoma nymphula | 1 | 8 | 29 |  |
| Migrant Hawker | Aeshna mixta | 1 | 2 | 6 |  |
| Scarce Chaser | Libellula fulva | 1 | 1 | 1 |  |
| Small Red-eyed Damselfly | Erythromma viridulum | 1 | 1 | 3 |  |
| Southern Hawker | Aeshna cyanea | 1 | 6 | 18 |  |
| Southern Migrant Hawker | Aeshna affinis Vander | 1 | 1 | 0 |  |
| White-legged Damselfly | Platycnemis pennipes | 1 | 2 | 5 |  |