Orthetrum Newman, 1833
(skimmer dragonflies)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer
Female (Click to open)
 		Species 2 images
Orthetrum coerulescens
Keeled Skimmer
Male (Click to open)Female (Click to open)
 		Species 10 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusOrthetrum (skimmer dragonflies)
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)

Orthetrum (skimmer dragonflies) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Orthetrum (skimmer dragonflies)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Orthetrum (skimmer dragonflies)
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