ODONATA
(dragonflies and damselflies)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa
No of
images
No of
ID refs
 (Click to open)Male (Click to open)
Suborder 21 subtaxa 212 images 22 ident. refs
Male (Click to open)
Suborder 17 subtaxa 216 images 12 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
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)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Askew, R.R. Identification Chart of British and Irish Dragonflies
Askew, R.R. The Dragonflies of Europe
in the field() Brooks, S. (ed.) & Lewington, R. (illust.) 2004 Field Guide to the Dragonflies and Damselflies of Great Britain and Ireland 2004 edition, 160pp, British Wildlife Publishing
Dijkstra, K-D & Lewington R. 2006 Field Guide to Dragonflies of Britain and Europe 320pp, British Wildlife Publishing
Fraser, Lt-Col. F.C. 1956 *** Odonata ***(Superseded) Handbooks for the identification of British insects, Vol 1, Part 10, edition 2 edition, The Royal Entomological Society of London
() Hammond, C.O. & Merritt, R. 1983 The Dragonflies of Great Britain and Ireland Revised by R. Merrit edition, 116pp, Harley Books
() Hammond, C.O. 1977 *** The Dragonflies of Great Britain and Ireland ***(Superseded) Harley Books
in the field Kitching, D. Cheshire Dragonflies & Damselflies www.brocross.com/dfly/dfspec.htm
Lucas, W.J. 1900 *** British Dragonflies ***(Superseded) 350pp, L. Upcott Gill
Nilsson, A. (ed.) 1996 Aquatic Insects of North Europe Aquatic Insects of North Europe, Two vols, 714pp, Apollo Books
Savory, T.H. 1955 *** The World of Small Animals ***(Superseded) 160pp, University of London Press
Wallays, H. "Intruiged by nature" Photography intruigingnature.photodeck.com/
Wuilbaut, J.J. Cercle de Mycologie de Mons (Belgique): (Page perso de JJ. Wuilbaut) users.skynet.be/jjw.myco.mons

Freshwater

Greenhalgh, M. & Ovenden, D. 2007 Freshwater Life of Britain and Northern Europe Collins Pocket Guides, 256pp, Collins

Nymphs

in the field() Brooks, S. (ed.) & Lewington, R. (illust.) 2004 Field Guide to the Dragonflies and Damselflies of Great Britain and Ireland 2004 edition, 160pp, British Wildlife Publishing
Brooks, S. & Cham, S. 2009 Module 8: advanced identification of dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata): larvae and exuviae https://www.fba.org.uk/identification-freshwater-invertebrates-species-level-distance-learning-course
Cham, S. 2012 Field Guide to the larvae and exuviae of British Dragonflies, Damselflies (Zygoptera) and Dragonflies (Anisoptera) 152pp
Corbet, P.S., Longfield, C. & Moore, N.W. 1960 Dragonflies The New Naturalist, 260pp, Collins
Fraser, Lt-Col. F.C. 1956 Odonata Handbooks for the identification of British insects, Vol 1, Part 10, edition 2 edition, The Royal Entomological Society of London
() Gardner, A.E. 1955 Key to Larvae Gardner, A.E., 1955. Key to Larvae, The Dragonflies of Great Britain and Ireland
() Hammond, C.O. & Merritt, R. 1983 The Dragonflies of Great Britain and Ireland Revised by R. Merrit edition, 116pp, Harley Books
() Hammond, C.O. 1977 *** The Dragonflies of Great Britain and Ireland ***(Superseded) Harley Books
Lucas, W.J. 1930 *** The Aquatic (Naiad) Stage of the British Dragonflies (Paraneuroptera) ***(Superseded) Vol 117, The Ray Society, London
Nilsson, A. (ed.) 1996 Aquatic Insects of North Europe Aquatic Insects of North Europe, Two vols, 714pp, Apollo Books

ODONATA (dragonflies and damselflies) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for ODONATA (dragonflies and damselflies)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 12 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for ODONATA (dragonflies and damselflies)
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