List of Odonata species of Ireland
The following is a list of Odonata species recorded in Ireland. Common names are those given in the standard literature; where a different name has been given in The Natural History of Ireland's Dragonflies, this is given in brackets.[1]
Suborder Zygoptera (Damselflies)
Family Calopterygidae (Demoiselles)
| Banded Demoiselle | Calopteryx splendens | (Banded Jewelwing) |
| Beautiful Demoiselle | Calopteryx virgo | (Beautiful Jewelwing) |
Family Lestidae (Emerald damselflies)
| Scarce Emerald Damselfly | Lestes dryas | (Turlough Spreadwing) |
| Emerald Damselfly | Lestes sponsa | (Common Spreadwing) |
Family Coenagrionidae (Blue, blue-tailed & red damselflies)
| Irish Damselfly | Coenagrion lunulatum | (Irish Bluet) |
| Azure Damselfly | Coenagrion puella | (Azure Bluet) |
| Variable Damselfly | Coenagrion pulchellum | (Variable Bluet) |
| Common Blue Damselfly | Enallagma cyathigerum | (Common Bluet) |
| Blue-tailed Damselfly | Ischnura elegans | (Common Bluetip) |
| Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly | Ischnura pumilio | (Small Bluetip) |
| Large Red Damselfly | Pyrrhosoma nymphula | (Spring Redtail) |
Suborder Anisoptera (Dragonflies)
Family Gomphidae (Club-tailed Dragonflies)
| Common Club-tail | Gomphus vulgatissimus | (Club-tailed Dragonfly) |
Family Aeshnidae (Hawkers and Emperors)
| Southern Hawker | Aeshna cyanea | |
| Brown Hawker | Aeshna grandis | (Amber-winged Hawker) |
| Common Hawker | Aeshna juncea | (Moorland Hawker) |
| Migrant Hawker | Aeshna mixta | (Autumn Hawker) |
| Emperor | Anax imperator | (Blue Emperor) |
| Lesser Emperor | Anax parthenope | (Yellow-ringed Emperor) |
| Hairy Dragonfly | Aeshna grandis | (Spring Hawker) |
| Vagrant Emperor | Hemianax ephippiger |
Family Corduliidae (Emerald dragonflies)
| Downy Emerald | Cordulia aenea | |
| Northern Emerald | Somatochlora arctica | (Moorland Emerald) |
Family Libellulidae (Chasers, Skimmers and Darters)
| Broad-bodied Chaser | Libellula depressa | |
| Scarce Chaser | Libellula fulva | |
| Four-spotted Chaser | Libellula quadrimaculata | |
| Black-tailed Skimmer | Orthetrum cancellatum | |
| Keeled Skimmer | Orthetrum coerulescens | (Heathland Skimmer) |
| Black Darter | Sympetrum danae | |
| Yellow-winged Darter | Sympetrum flaveolum | |
| Red-veined Darter | Sympetrum fonscolombii | |
| Ruddy Darter | Sympetrum sanguineum | |
| Common Darter | Sympetrum striolatum |
Discounted records
The following species have been included in previous lists of Irish dragonflies, but are no longer regarded as having been reliably recorded:
References
See also
- List of Odonata species of Great Britain
- Lt-Col. F. C. Fraser, 1956 Handbooks For The Identification of British Insects: Vol 1 Part 10. Odonata. Royal Entomological Society.online as pdf
External links
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