APHOTOFAUNA
An online educational resource dedicated to the photography of
terrestrial wildlife and their habitats, found across South-West
England and the Devon and Cornwall Peninsula by David Fenwick.
Odonata (Order) > Anisoptera/Anisozygoptera group > Anisoptera (Suborder) > Cavilabiata (Superfamily) > Libellulidae (Family)
Libellula
Libellula depressa Linnaeus, 1758
- Broad-bodied Chaser
Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758
- Four-Spotted Chaser
Orthetrum
Orthetrum coerulescens (Fabricius, 1798)
- Keeled Skimmer
Sympetrum
Sympetrum striolatum (Charpentier, 1840)
- Common Darter
Golden-ringed Dragonflies
Odonata (Order) > Anisoptera/Anisozygoptera group > Anisoptera (Suborder) > Cavilabiata (Superfamily) > Cordulegastridae (Family)
Cordulegaster
Cordulegaster boltonii (Donovan, 1807)
- Golden-ringed Dragonfly
Hawker Dragonflies
Odonata (Order) > Anisoptera/Anisozygoptera group > Anisoptera (Suborder) > Aeshnoidea (Superfamily) > Aeshnidae (Family)
Aeshna
Aeshna cyanea (Muller, 1764) - Southern Hawker
Anax
Anax imperator Leach, 1815 - Emperor Dragonfly
All sightings / records of dragonflies and damselfies in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly should be sent to the county recorder, Perry Smale.
