ZYGOPTERA
(damselflies)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa
No of
images
No of
ID refs
Family 2 subtaxa 75 images 1 ident. refs
Male (Click to open)
Genus 2 subtaxa 75 images 1 ident. refs
Male (Click to open)
Family 11 subtaxa 112 images 6 ident. refs
Male (Click to open)
Family 3 subtaxa 10 images 3 ident. refs
Family 1 subtaxa 19 images 1 ident. refs
Female (Click to open)
Genus 1 subtaxa 19 images 1 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SuborderZYGOPTERA (damselflies)
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)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource

Larvae And Exuviae

() Cham, S. 2009 Field Guide to the larvae and exuviae of British Dragonflies - Volume 2:Damselflies (Zygoptera) 75pp, British Dragonfly Society

ZYGOPTERA (damselflies) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for ZYGOPTERA (damselflies)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 5 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for ZYGOPTERA (damselflies)
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