LIBELLULIDAE Rambur, 1842
(chaser, darter and skimmer dragonflies)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Crocothemis erythraea
Scarlet Dragonfly, Scarlet Darter
Species 1 ident. refs
Libellula
chaser dragonflies
(Click to open)
 		Genus 3 subtaxa 54 images 2 ident. refs
Orthetrum
skimmer dragonflies
Male (Click to open)
 		Genus 2 subtaxa 12 images
Sympetrum
darter dragonflies
Male (Click to open)
 		Genus 4 subtaxa 49 images 5 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
FamilyLIBELLULIDAE (chaser, darter and skimmer dragonflies)
SuborderANISOPTERA (dragonflies)
OrderODONATA (dragonflies and damselflies)
InfraclassPalaeoptera (dragonflies, damselflies and mayflies)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

LIBELLULIDAE (chaser, darter and skimmer dragonflies) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for LIBELLULIDAE (chaser, darter and skimmer dragonflies)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for LIBELLULIDAE (chaser, darter and skimmer dragonflies)
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