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] Most of these species are resident, others are vagrants and some have not been recorded since the nineteenth century.[2]

Suborder Zygoptera (damselflies)

Family Calopterygidae (demoiselles)

Family Lestidae (emerald damselflies)

Family Coenagrionidae (blue, blue-tailed, and red damselflies)

Suborder Anisoptera (dragonflies)

Family Gomphidae (club-tailed dragonflies)

  • Common clubtail (club-tailed dragonfly) – Gomphus vulgatissimus. No modern records.

Family Aeshnidae (hawkers and emperors)

Family Corduliidae (emerald dragonflies)

Family Libellulidae (chasers, skimmers, and darters)

Discounted records

The following species have been included in previous lists of Irish dragonflies, but are no longer regarded as having been reliably recorded:

See also

References

  1. ^ Brian Nelson, Robert Thompson (2004). The Natural History of Ireland's Dragonflies. Ulster Museum. ISBN 978-0-900761-45-4.
  2. ^ "Species list for Odonata". www.habitas.org.uk. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
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