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Odonata Dragonflies of Thailand.jpg

Epiprocta Lohmann, 1996

Dragonflies

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

Dragonflies are carnivorous insects with a lifestyle that is closely tied to freshwater aquatic habitats. Eggs are laid in or near water, and immature dragonflies have adaptations such as gills that allow them to spend the first few months to several years as aquatic nymphs, preying on other small aquatic organisms. As adults, dragonflies are agile fliers that prey on other insects. (Corbet, P. 1999. Dragonflies: Behavior and Ecology of Odonata. Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press.)
Both dragonfly larvae and adult dragonflies are voracious predators. The larvae are important predators in freshwater ecosystems and are prey for other species. Adult dragonflies help control populations of other insects, including mosquitoes and true flies. They are also food for many aquatic and terrestrial organisms. (McGavin, G. 2001. Essential Entomology: An Order-by-Order Introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press.)

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

Family: ​Aeshnidae - Hawkers
Genera: Gynacantha
Gynacantha subinterrupta ♂.jpg
Gynacantha subinterrupta ♂
Gynacantha subinterrupta ♀.jpg
Gynacantha subinterrupta ♀

Family: Gomphidae - Clubtails
Genera: Gomphidictinus​, Ictinogomphus, Microgomphus, Paragomphus, Sinictinogomphus
Gomphidictinus perakensis ♂.jpg
Gomphidictinus perakensis ♂
Gomphidictinus perakensis ♀.jpg
Gomphidictinus perakensis ♀
Ictinogomphus decoratus melaenops ♂.jpg
Ictinogomphus decoratus melaenops ♂
Ictinogomphus decoratus melaenops ♀ no image available.jpg
Ictinogomphus decoratus melaenops ♀
Microgomphus thailandica ♂ no image available.jpg
Microgomphus thailandica ♂
Microgomphus thailandica ♀.jpg
Microgomphus thailandica ♀
Paragomphus capricornis ♂.jpg
Paragomphus capricornis ♂
Paragomphus capricornis ♀ no image available.jpg
Paragomphus capricornis ♀
Sinictinogomphus clavatus ♂.jpg
Sinictinogomphus clavatus ♂
Sinictinogomphus clavatus ♀.jpg
Sinictinogomphus clavatus ♀

Family: Libellulidae - Skimmers
Genera: Acisoma, Aethriamanta, Brachydiplax, Brachythemis, Camacinia, Crocothemis, Diplacodes, Indothemis, Lathrecista, Macrodiplax, Neurothemis, Orthetrum, Pantala, Potomarcha, Pseudothemis, Rhodothemis, Rhyothemis, Tholymis, Trithemis, Urothemis
Acisoma panorpoides ♂.jpg
Acisoma panorpoides ♂
Acisoma panorpoides ♀.jpg
Acisoma panorpoides ♀
Aethriamanta aethra ♂ no image available
Aethriamanta aethra ♂
Aethriamanta aethra ♀.jpg
Aethriamanta aethra ♀
Aethriamanta gracilis ♂.jpg
Aethriamanta gracilis ♂
Aethriamanta gracilis ♀.jpg
Aethriamanta gracilis ♀
Brachydiplax chalybea ♂.jpg
Brachydiplax chalybea ♂
Brachydiplax chalybea ♀.jpg
Brachydiplax chalybea ♀
Brachydiplax farinosa ♂.jpg
Brachydiplax farinosa ♂
Brachydiplax farinosa ♀.jpg
Brachydiplax farinosa ♀
Brachythemis contaminata ♂.jpg
Brachythemis contaminata ♂
Brachythemis contaminata ♀.jpg
Brachythemis contaminata ♀
Camacinia gigantea ♂.jpg
Camacinia gigantea ♂
Camacinia gigantea ♀.jpg
Camacinia gigantea ♀
Crocothemis servilia servilia ♂.jpg
Crocothemis servilia servilia ♂
Crocothemis servilia servilia ♀.jpg
Crocothemis servilia servilia ♀
Diplacodes nebulosa ♂.jpg
Diplacodes nebulosa ♂
Diplacodes nebulosa ♀ no image available.jpg
Diplacodes nebulosa ♀
Diplacodes trivialis ♂.jpg
Diplacodes trivialis ♂
Diplacodes trivialis ♀.jpg
Diplacodes trivialis ♀
Indothemis carnatica ♂.jpg
Indothemis carnatica ♂
Indothemis carnatica ♀ no image available.jpg
Indothemis carnatica ♀
Lathrecista asiatica asiatica ♂.jpg
Lathrecista asiatica asiatica ♂
Lathrecista asiatica asiatica ♀.jpg
Lathrecista asiatica asiatica ♀
Macrodiplax cora ♂ no image available.jpg
Macrodiplax cora ♂
Macrodiplax cora ♀.jpg
Macrodiplax cora ♀
Neurothemis fluctuans ♂.jpg
Neurothemis fluctuans ♂
Neurothemis fluctuans ♀ no image available.jpg
Neurothemis fluctuans ♀
Neurothemis fulvia ♂.jpg
Neurothemis fulvia ♂
Neurothemis fulvia ♀.jpg
Neurothemis fulvia ♀
Neurothemis intermedia atalanta ♂.jpg
Neurothemis intermedia atalanta ♂
Neurothemis intermedia atalanta ♀.jpg
Neurothemis intermedia atalanta ♀
Neurothemis tullia tullia ♂.jpg
Neurothemis tullia ♂
Neurothemis tullia tullia ♀.jpg
Neurothemis tullia ♀
Orthetrum chrysis ♂.jpg
Orthetrum chrysis ♂
Orthetrum chrysis ♀ no image available.jpg
Orthetrum chrysis ♀
Orthetrum glaucum ♂.jpg
Orthetrum glaucum ♂
Orthetrum glaucum ♀.jpg
Orthetrum glaucum ♀
Orthetrum luzonicum ♂.jpg
Orthetrum luzonicum ♂
Orthetrum luzonicum ♀.jpg
Orthetrum luzonicum ♀
Orthetrum pruinosum ♂.jpg
Orthetrum pruinosum ♂
Orthetrum pruinosum ♀ no image available.jpg
Orthetrum pruinosum ♀
Orthetrum sabina ♂.jpg
Orthetrum sabina ♂
Orthetrum sabina ♀.jpg
Orthetrum sabina ♀
Orthetrum triangulare ♂.jpg
Orthetrum triangulare ♂
Orthetrum triangulare ♀.jpg
Orthetrum triangulare ♀
Pantala flavescens ♂.jpg
Pantala flavescens ♂
Pantala flavescens ♀.jpg
Pantala flavescens ♀
Potamarcha congener ♂.jpg
Potamarcha congener ♂
Potamarcha congener ♀.jpg
Potamarcha congener ♀
Picture
Pseudothemis jorina ♂
Pseudothemis jorina ♀.jpg
Pseudothemis jorina ♀
Rhodothemis rufa ♂.jpg
Rhodothemis rufa ♂
Rhodothemis rufa ♀.jpg
Rhodothemis rufa ♀
Rhyothemis phyllis ♂.jpg
Rhyothemis phyllis ♂
Rhyothemis phyllis ♀ no image available.jpg
Rhyothemis phyllis ♀
Rhyothemis plutonia ♂
Rhyothemis plutonia ♂
Rhyothemis plutonia ♀.jpg
Rhyothemis plutonia ♀
Rhyothemis variegata variegata ♂.jpg
Rhyothemis variegata variegata ♂
Rhyothemis variegata variegata ♀.jpg
Rhyothemis variegata variegata ♀
Tholymis tillarga ♂.jpg
Tholymis tillarga ♂
Tholymis tillarga ♀.jpg
Tholymis tillarga ♀
Trithemis aurora ♂.jpg
Trithemis aurora ♂
Trithemis aurora ♀.jpg
Trithemis aurora ♀
Trithemis festiva ♂.jpg
Trithemis festiva ♂
Trithemis festiva ♀ no image avaiulable.jpg
Trithemis festiva ♀
Trithemis pallidinervis ♂.jpg
Trithemis pallidinervis ♂
Trithemis pallidinervis ♀.jpg
Trithemis pallidinervis ♀
Urothemis signata ♂.jpg
Urothemis signata ♂
Urothemis signata ♀.jpg
Urothemis signata ♀
Please note that individual species identifications do not necessarily represent the opinion of all contributors.

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