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A dragonfly is a flying insect belonging to the infraorder Anisoptera below the order Odonata. About 3,000 extant species of dragonflies are known. Most are tropical, with fewer species in temperate regions. Loss of wetland habitat threatens dragonfly populations around the world. Adult dragonflies are characterised by a pair of large ...
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Pantala flavescens. Pantala flavescens, [ 3] the globe skimmer, globe wanderer or wandering glider, [ 1] is a wide-ranging dragonfly of the family Libellulidae. [ 1] This species and Pantala hymenaea, the "spot-winged glider", are the only members of the genus Pantala. It was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1798. [ 4]
Odonata is an order of predatory flying insects that includes the dragonflies and damselflies.The two groups are distinguished with dragonflies (suborder Epiprocta) usually being bulkier with large compound eyes together and wings spread up or out at rest, while damselflies (suborder Zygoptera) are usually more slender with eyes placed apart and wings folded together along body at rest.
The green darner is a large dragonfly; males grow to 76 mm (3.0 in) in length with a wingspan up to 80 mm (3.1 in). [ 9][ 10] Females oviposit in aquatic vegetation, eggs laid beneath the water surface. Nymphs (naiads) are aquatic carnivores, feeding on insects, tadpoles, and small fish. Adult darners catch insects on the wing, including ant ...
Blue dasher. The blue dasher ( Pachydiplax longipennis) is an insect of the skimmer family. It is the only species in the genus Pachydiplax. It is widely distributed throughout North America and into the Bahamas. [ 2] Although the species name longipennis means "long wings", their wings are not substantially longer than those of related species.
Binomial name. Sympetrum striolatum. ( Linnaeus, 1758) The common darter ( Sympetrum striolatum) is a dragonfly of the family Libellulidae native to Eurasia. It is one of the most common dragonflies in Europe, occurring in a wide variety of water bodies, though with a preference for breeding in still water such as ponds and lakes.
S. fonscolombii. Binomial name. Sympetrum fonscolombii. ( Selys, 1840) Synonyms. Sympetrum fonscolombei Selys, 1840. The red-veined darter or nomad[ 2] ( Sympetrum fonscolombii) is a dragonfly of the genus Sympetrum. [ 3]