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Odonata Damselflies of Thailand.jpg

Zygoptera Selys, 1854

Damselflies

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​Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Insecta
​Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera

Damselflies are carnivorous insects that live and breed near a wide variety of freshwater habitats. They lay their eggs in water, and the immature damselflies spend the first several months or years as aquatic predators. These immature damselflies, called nymphs, have external gills that allow them to extract oxygen from the water. After undergoing metamorphosis, new adult damselflies fly away from the water for a brief period of several days to several weeks, after which they return to breed. Both adult and immature damselflies are predators whose diet consists primarily of insects. (Corbet, 1999; Silsby, 2001)

Many thanks to Noppadon Makbun for his help in identifying many of the Odanata on this page.

Family: Calopterygidae Sélys, 1850 - ​Broad Winged Damselflies
Genera: Matrona, Mnais, Neurobasis, Vestalaria, Vestalis
Matrona basilaris ♂.jpg
Matrona basilaris ♂
Matrona basilaris ♀ no image available.jpg
Matrona basilaris ♀
Mnais anderson ♂.jpg
Mnais anderson ♂
Mnais anderson ♀ no image available.jpg
Mnais anderson ♀
Neurobasis chinensis ♂.jpg
Neurobasis chinensis ♂
Neurobasis chinensis ♀.jpg
Neurobasis chinensis ♀
Vestalaria smaragdina ♂.jpg
Vestalaria smaragdina ♂
Vestalaria smaragdina ♀ no image available.jpg
Vestalaria smaragdina ♀
Vestalis amoena ♂ no image available.jpg
Vestalis amoena ♂
Vestalis amoena ♀.jpg
Vestalis amoena ♀
Vestalis gracilis ♂.jpg
Vestalis gracilis ♂
Vestalis gracilis ♀.jpg
Vestalis gracilis ♀

Family: Chlorocyphidae Cowley, 1937 - Jewels
Genera: Aristocypha, Heliocypha, Libellago
Aristocypha fenestrella ♂.jpg
Aristocypha fenestrella ♂
Aristocypha fenestrella ♀.jph
Aristocypha fenestrella ♀
Heliocypha biforata ♂.jpg
Heliocypha biforata ♂
Heliocypha biforata ♀ no image available.jpg
Heliocypha biforata ♀
Heliocypha perforata ♂.jpg
Heliocypha perforata ♂
Heliocypha perforata ♀.jpg
Heliocypha perforata ♀
Libellago lineata ♂.jpg
Libellago lineata ♂
Libellago lineata ♀.jpg
Libellago lineata ♀

Family: Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890 - Narrow-winged Damselflies or Pond Damselflies
Genera: Agriocnemis, Ceriagrion, Ischnura, Pseudagrion
Agriocnemis femina ♂.jpg
Agriocnemis femina ♂
Agriocnemis femina ♀.jpg
Agriocnemis femina ♀
Agriocnemis pygmaea ♂.jpg
Agriocnemis pygmaea ♂
Agriocnemis pygmaea ♀.jpg
Agriocnemis pygmaea ♀
Ceriagrion auranticum ♂.jpg
Ceriagrion auranticum ♂
Ceriagrion auranticum ♀ no image Available.jpg
Ceriagrion auranticum ♀
Ceriagrion fallax ♂.jpg
Ceriagrion fallax ♂
Ceriagrion fallax ♀ no image available.jpg
Ceriagrion fallax ♀
Ceriagrion indochinense ♂.jpg
Ceriagrion indochinense ♂
Ceriagrion indochinense ♀ no image available.jpg
Ceriagrion indochinense ♀
Ceriagrion praetermissum ♂.jpg
Ceriagrion praetermissum ♂
Ceriagrion praetermissum ♀ no image available.jpg
Ceriagrion praetermissum ♀
Ischnura aurora ♂.jpg
Ischnura aurora ♂
Ischnura aurora ♀ no image available.jpg
Ischnura aurora ♀
Ischnura senegalensis ♂.jpg
Ischnura senegalensis ♂
Ischnura senegalensis ♀.jpg
Ischnura senegalensis ♀
Pseudagrion microcephalum ♂.jpg
Pseudagrion microcephalum ♂
Pseudagrion microcephalum ♀.jpg
Pseudagrion microcephalum ♀
Pseudagrion rubriceps ♂.jpg
Pseudagrion rubriceps ♂
Pseudagrion rubriceps ♀ no image available.jpg
Pseudagrion rubriceps ♀

Family: Euphaeidae Jacobson & Bianchi, 1905 - ​Gossamerwings
Genera: Euphaea
Euphaea masoni ♂.jpg
Euphaea masoni ♂
Euphaea masoni ♀ no image available.jpg
Euphaea masoni ♀
Euphaea ochracea ♂.jpg
Euphaea ochracea ♂
Euphaea ochracea ♀.jpg
Euphaea ochracea ♀

Family: Lestidae Calvert, 1901 - ​Spread-winged Damselflies
Genera: Lestes
Lestes elatus ♂.jpg
Lestes elatus ♂
Lestes elatus ♀ no image available.jpg
Lestes elatus ♀
Orolestes octomaculatus ♂.jpg
Orolestes octomaculatus ♂
Orolestes octomaculatus ♀ female no image available.jpg

Family: Platycnemididae Jacobson and Bianchi, 1905 - White-legged Damselflies
Genera: Calicnemia, Coeliccia, Copera, Onychargia, Prodasineura, Pseudocopera
Calicnemia imitans ♂.jpg
Calicnemia imitans ♂
Calicnemia imitans ♀.jpg
Calicnemia imitans ♀
Coeliccia chromothorax ♂.jpg
Coeliccia chromothorax ♂
Coeliccia chromothorax ♀.jpg
Coeliccia chromothorax ♀
Coeliccia didyma ♂.jpg.jpg
Coeliccia didyma ♂
Coeliccia didyma ♀.jpg
Coeliccia didyma ♀
Coeliccia loogali ♂
Coeliccia loogali ♂
Coeliccia loogali ♀ no image available.jpg
Coeliccia loogali ♀
Coeliccia poungyi ♂.jpg
Coeliccia poungyi ♂
Coeliccia poungyi ♀.jpg
Coeliccia poungyi ♀
Coeliccia yamasakii ♂.jpg
Coeliccia yamasakii ♂
Coeliccia yamasakii ♀.jpg
Coeliccia yamasakii ♀
Copera marginipes ♂.jpg
Copera marginipes ♂
Copera marginipes ♀.jpg
Copera marginipes ♀
Copera vittata ♂ young.jpg
Copera vittata ♂ young
Copera vittata ♀ no image available.jpg
Copera vittata ♀
Onychargia atrocyana ♂.jpg
Onychargia atrocyana ♂
Onychargia atrocyana ♀.jpg
Onychargia atrocyana ♀
Onychargia priydak ♂.jpg
Onychargia priydak ♂
Onychargia priydak ♀ ni image available.jpg
Onychargia priydak ♀
Prodasineura verticalis ♂.jpg
Prodasineura verticalis ♂
Prodasineura verticalis ♀.jpg
Prodasineura verticalis ♀
Pseudocopera ciliata ♂.jpg
Pseudocopera ciliata ♂
Pseudocopera ciliata ♀.jpg
Pseudocopera ciliata ♀

Family: Platystictidae - ​Shadowdamsels
Genera: Protosticta
Protosticta khaosoidaoensis ♂.jpg
Protosticta khaosoidaoensis ♂
Protosticta khaosoidaoensis ♀ no image available.jpg
Protosticta khaosoidaoensis ♀
Please note that individual species identifications do not necessarily represent the opinion of all contributors.

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