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Zygoptera Selys, 1854 - Damselflies |
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.
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 ♂
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Matrona basilaris ♀
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Mnais anderson ♂
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Mnais anderson ♀
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Neurobasis chinensis ♂
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Neurobasis chinensis ♀
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Vestalaria smaragdina ♂
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Vestalaria smaragdina ♀
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Vestalis amoena ♂
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Vestalis amoena ♀
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Vestalis gracilis ♂
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Vestalis gracilis ♀
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Family: Chlorocyphidae Cowley, 1937 - Jewels
Genera: Aristocypha, Heliocypha, Libellago
Aristocypha fenestrella ♂
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Aristocypha fenestrella ♀
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Heliocypha biforata ♂
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Heliocypha biforata ♀
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Heliocypha perforata ♂
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Heliocypha perforata ♀
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Libellago lineata ♂
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Libellago lineata ♀
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Family: Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890 - Narrow-winged Damselflies or Pond Damselflies
Genera: Agriocnemis, Ceriagrion, Ischnura, Pseudagrion
Agriocnemis femina ♂
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Agriocnemis femina ♀
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Agriocnemis pygmaea ♂
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Agriocnemis pygmaea ♀
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Ceriagrion auranticum ♂
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Ceriagrion auranticum ♀
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Ceriagrion fallax ♂
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Ceriagrion fallax ♀
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Ceriagrion indochinense ♂
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Ceriagrion indochinense ♀
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Ceriagrion praetermissum ♂
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Ceriagrion praetermissum ♀
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Ischnura aurora ♂
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Ischnura aurora ♀
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Ischnura senegalensis ♂
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Ischnura senegalensis ♀
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Pseudagrion microcephalum ♂
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Pseudagrion microcephalum ♀
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Pseudagrion rubriceps ♂
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Pseudagrion rubriceps ♀
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Family: Euphaeidae Jacobson & Bianchi, 1905 - Gossamerwings
Genera: Euphaea
Euphaea masoni ♂
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Euphaea masoni ♀
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Euphaea ochracea ♂
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Euphaea ochracea ♀
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Family: Lestidae Calvert, 1901 - Spread-winged Damselflies
Genera: Lestes
Lestes elatus ♂
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Lestes elatus ♀
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Orolestes octomaculatus ♂
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Family: Platycnemididae Jacobson and Bianchi, 1905 - White-legged Damselflies
Genera: Calicnemia, Coeliccia, Copera, Onychargia, Prodasineura, Pseudocopera
Calicnemia imitans ♂
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Calicnemia imitans ♀
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Coeliccia chromothorax ♂
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Coeliccia chromothorax ♀
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Coeliccia didyma ♂
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Coeliccia didyma ♀
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Coeliccia loogali ♂
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Coeliccia loogali ♀
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Coeliccia poungyi ♂
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Coeliccia poungyi ♀
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Coeliccia yamasakii ♂
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Coeliccia yamasakii ♀
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Copera marginipes ♂
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Copera marginipes ♀
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Copera vittata ♂ young
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Copera vittata ♀
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Onychargia atrocyana ♂
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Onychargia atrocyana ♀
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Onychargia priydak ♂
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Onychargia priydak ♀
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Prodasineura verticalis ♂
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Prodasineura verticalis ♀
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Pseudocopera ciliata ♂
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Pseudocopera ciliata ♀
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Family: Platystictidae - Shadowdamsels
Genera: Protosticta
Protosticta khaosoidaoensis ♂
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Protosticta khaosoidaoensis ♀
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