List of Odonata species recorded in Ireland

List of Odonata species recorded in Ireland

The following is a list of Odonata species recorded in Ireland. English names are those given in the standard literature; where a new name has been invented by the authors of "The Natural History of Ireland's Dragonflies", this is given in brackets.


=Suborder Zygoptera (Damselflies=

Family Calopterygidae (Demoiselles)


=Suborder Anisoptera (Dragonflies)=

Family Gomphidae (Club-tailed Dragonflies)

Family Libellulidae (Chasers, Skimmers and Darters)

The following species have been included in previous lists of Irish dragonflies, but are no longer regarded as having been reliably recorded:
* Willow Emerald Damselfly
* Small Red Damselfly
* Red-eyed Damselfly
* Golden-ringed Damselfly

ee also

*List of Odonata species of Great Britain

External links

* [http://www.habitas.org.uk/dragonflyireland/ Dragonfly Ireland]


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