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ANISOPTERA (dragonflies)

Subtaxa

Rank Taxon #subtaxa #photos #macrophotos #refs
Family AESHNIDAE (hawker dragonflies) 6      
Genus Aeshna (a genus of hawker dragonflies) 4 34 22 5
Species Anax imperator Leach, 1815 (Emperor Dragonfly)   1   1
Species Brachytron pratense (Muller, 1764) (Hairy Dragonfly)       4
Family CORDULEGASTERIDAE (golden-ringed dragonflies) 1      
Species Cordulegaster boltonii (Donovan, 1807) (Golden-ringed Dragonfly)   2   1
Family CORDULIIDAE (emerald dragonflies) 2      
Species Cordulia aenea (Linnaeus, 1758) (Downy Emerald)       4
Genus Somatochlora (a genus of emerald dragonflies) 1     1
Family GOMPHIDAE (a family of dragonflies) 1      
Species Gomphus vulgatissimus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Club-tailed Dragonfly)   14    
Family LIBELLULIDAE (chaser, darter and skimmer dragonflies) 9      
Species Crocothemis erythraea (Brulle, 1832) (Scarlet Dragonfly)       1
Genus Libellula (chaser dragonflies) 2 20 2 2
Species Orthetrum coerulescens (Fabricius, 1798) (Keeled Skimmer)   10    
Genus Sympetrum (darter dragonflies) 5 42 4 4

Suggested Literature

ANISOPTERA may be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
ANIMALIA
(animals)
ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)
HEXAPODA
(hexapods)
INSECTA
(insects)
ODONATA
(dragonflies)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with ANISOPTERA:

Photos is predated by bladder Drosera rotundifolia - Round-leaved Sundew (Droseraceae) UK/Ireland Rare Darwin, C., 1875 [p2]

Anisoptera may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

ANIMALIA
(animals)
INSECTA
(insects)

References

Darwin, C., 1875 Insectivorous Plants

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