Libellula Linnaeus, 1758
(chaser dragonflies)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser
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 		Species 23 images
Libellula fulva
Scarce Chaser Dragonfly
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 		Species 7 images 2 ident. refs
Libellula quadrimaculata
Four-spotted Chaser
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 		Species 24 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusLibellula (chaser 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)

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

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