ANISOPTERA
(dragonflies)

Interactions where ANISOPTERA is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Filters:

Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
is predated by bladder UK/IrelandRare Drosera rotundifolia Round-leaved Sundew Caryophyllales: Droseraceae Insectivorous Plants, Darwin, C., 1875
 /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Droseraceae/Drosera rotundifolia/Drosera rotundifoliaround-leaved sundewbladder Animal / predatorUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Odonata/Anisoptera/AnisopteradragonfliesRare bladder is predator of
wing base (under side) (live) live wing base (under side) of adult has blood sucked by adult UK/Ireland Forcipomyia paludis Dragonfly-biting Midge Diptera: Ceratopogonidae Forcipomyia paludis (Macfie, 1936) (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae) the dragonfly biting midge: first British records since 1936, Telfer, M.G., 2009
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Ceratopogonidae/Forcipomyia paludis/Forcipomyia paludisdragonfly-biting midgeadult Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood suckerUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Odonata/Anisoptera/Anisopteradragonflieslivewing base (under side)adult adult sucks the blood of live wing base (under side) of adult

Author & YearTitleSource
Darwin, C., 1875Insectivorous Plants463pp
Telfer, M.G., 2009Forcipomyia paludis (Macfie, 1936) (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae) the dragonfly biting midge: first British records since 1936Dipterists Digest (2nd Series) Vol. 16, No. 1: 31-32.

ANISOPTERA (dragonflies) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

ANISOPTERA (dragonflies) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
AESHNIDAE
emperor and hawker dragonflies
Family 6 subtaxa 2 trophisms 10 references
CORDULEGASTRIDAE
golden-ringed dragonflies
Family 1 subtaxa 1 references
Cordulegaster
golden-ringed dragonflies
Genus 1 subtaxa 1 references
CORDULIIDAE
emerald dragonflies
Family 2 subtaxa 5 references
LIBELLULIDAE
chaser, darter and skimmer dragonflies
Family 6 subtaxa 1 trophisms 9 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for ANISOPTERA (dragonflies)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource

Larvae And Exuviae

in the field () Cham, S. 2007 Field Guide to the larvae and exuviae of British Dragonflies - Volume 1:Dragonflies (Anisoptera) 75pp, British Dragonfly Society

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

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Futahashi, R., Kawahara-Miki, R., Kinoshita, M., Yoshitake, K., Yajima, S., Arikawa, K. & Fukatsu, T. 2015 Extraordinary diversity of visual opsin genes in dragonflies Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA Vol 112 (11): 1247-1256.
Heath, J., Harding, P.T. & Chelmick, D.G. 1979 Provisional atlas of the insects of the British Isles. Part 7 Odonata: Dragonflies 2nd ed edition, 45pp, Biological Records Centre

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to ANISOPTERA (dragonflies):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 212 images of ANISOPTERA (dragonflies)
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