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Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata)
Order Odonata - Dragonflies and Damselflies
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Classification
Kingdom
Animalia (Animals)
Phylum
Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class
Insecta (Insects)
Order
Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies)
Other Common Names
Libellule (French), Libélula (Spanish); See
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(BG's recommended source of common and scientific names)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
See
discussion
on using
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as an authority for taxonomy, common names
Numbers
ca. 460 spp. in 92 genera of 12 families in our area
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; ca. 6000 spp. in ~600 genera of 29 families worldwide; 3 suborders (Anisozygoptera restricted to Asia)
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Identification
Excellent images for identification:
Stricklands' site
Guides to regional & local faunas:
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Range
most of the world, with diversity conspicuously higher in warmer climes
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Internet References
Tree of Life
Dragonflies and Damselflies of West Virginia
Odonata information network
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Works Cited
1.
North American Odonata, by Dragonfly Society of the Americas
2.
Dragonflies of the World
By Jill Silsby
3.
The Odonata of Canada and Alaska
By Edmond M. Walker, Philip S. Corbet
4.
Damselflies of the North Woods
By Bob DuBois
5.
Dragonflies and damselflies of the East
By D. Paulson
6.
Maine damselfly and dragonfly survey
7.
Les odonates du Quebec
By Jean-Guy Pilon and Denise Lagace
8.
Field Guide to The Dragonflies and Damselflies of Algonquin Provincial Park and the Surrounding Area
By Colin D. Jones, Andrea Kingsley, Peter Burke, and Matt Holder
9.
Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West
By Dennis Paulson
10.
Dragonflies and Damselfies of Louisiana
By Michael L. Ferro, Katherine A. Parys, Matthew L. Gimmel, Gayle Strickland, Jeanell Strickland
11.
Dragonflies and Damselflies of Georgia and the Southeast
By Giff Beaton
12.
Dragonflies and Damselflies of Oregon - A Field Guide
By Cary Kerst and Steve Gordon
13.
Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) of Texas, Volume 3
By John Abbott
14.
Dragonflies (Wild Guide)
By Cynthia Berger, Amelia Hansen
15.
Dragonflies and Damselflies of Texas and the South-Central United States
By John C. Abbott
16.
Common Dragonflies of the Southwest
By Kathy Biggs
17.
Dragonflies and Damselflies of California
By Tim Manolis
18.
Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) of the United States
19.
OdonataCentral
20.
Odonata information network, by Bill Mauffray
Contributed by
Troy Bartlett
on 16 February, 2004 - 12:32pm
Additional contributions by
Mike Boone
,
cotinis
,
Stephen Cresswell
,
Tony-2
,
v belov
Last updated 14 January, 2012 - 10:03am
