Orthetrum coerulescens (Fabricius, 1798)
(Keeled Skimmer)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesOrthetrum coerulescens (Keeled Skimmer)
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)
Records of Orthetrum coerulescens (Keeled Skimmer) :
1: Orthetrum coerulescens (Keeled Skimmer)
17 Aug 1975 OSGR: SU94 51° 10’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
Female dragonfly
Image 1: Female - oblique viewImage 2: Female - oblique view (2)
2: Orthetrum coerulescens (Keeled Skimmer)
17 Aug 1975 OSGR: SU94 51° 10’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
Male dragonfly
Image 1: Male - oblique view
3: Orthetrum coerulescens (Keeled Skimmer)
9 Aug 1975 OSGR: SU94 51° 10’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
Male dragonfly
Image 1: Male - dorsal viewImage 2: Male - dorsal view (2)Image 3: Male - lateral viewImage 4: Male - latero-dorsal view
4: Orthetrum coerulescens (Keeled Skimmer)
31 Jul 1971 OSGR: SX56 50° 30’ N, 4° 0’ W Vice County: South Devon (VC 3) England
Male dragonfly
Image 1: Male - lateral viewImage 2: Male latero-dorsal viewImage 3: Male - latero-ventral view

Orthetrum coerulescens (Keeled Skimmer) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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