Palaeoptera
(dragonflies, damselflies and mayflies)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
EPHEMEROPTERA
mayflies, upwinged flies
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 		Order 14 subtaxa 161 images 14 ident. refs
ODONATA
dragonflies and damselflies
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 		Order 38 subtaxa 428 images 53 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
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)

Palaeoptera (dragonflies, damselflies and mayflies) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 16 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Palaeoptera (dragonflies, damselflies and mayflies)
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