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List of Odonata species recorded in Finland include all dragonflies (Anisoptera) and damselflies (Zygoptera) which have been recorded in Finland. Currently there are 57 species[1] and only one species (Nehalennia speciosa) is classified as endangered (EN)[2] Six species are protected by law.
Zygoptera (damselflies)
Calopterygidae
- Calopteryx splendens, banded demoiselle
- Calopteryx virgo, beautiful demoiselle
Lestidae
- Lestes dryas, emerald spreadwing
- Lestes sponsa, common spreadwing
- Sympecma paedisca, siberian winter damselfly (protected by law)
Coenagrionidae
- Coenagrion armatum Dark Bluet
- Coenagrion hastulatum Spearhead Bluet
- Coenagrion johanssoni Arctic Bluet
- Coenagrion lunulatum Crescent Bluet
- Coenagrion puella Azure Damselfly
- Coenagrion pulchellum Variable Damselfly
- Enallagma cyathigerum Common Blue Damselfly
- Erythromma najas Red-eyed Damselfly EN
- Ischnura elegans Blue-tailed Damselfly
- Ischnura pumilio Small Bluetail
- Nehalennia speciosa Pygmy Damselfly
- Pyrrhosoma nymphula Large Red Damselfly
Platycnemididae
- Platycnemis pennipes White-legged Damselfly
Dragonflies Anisoptera
Aeshnidae
- Aeshna affinis Southern Migrant Hawker
- Aeshna caerulea Azure Hawker
- Aeshna crenata Siberian Hawker
- Aeshna cyanea Southern Hawker
- Aeshna grandis Brown Hawker
- Aeshna juncea Common Hawker
- Aeshna mixta Migrant Hawker
- Aeshna serrata Baltic Hawker
- Aeshna subarctica Bog Hawker
- Aeshna viridis Green Hawker protected by law
- Anax imperator Emperor Dragonfly
- Brachytron pratense Hairy Dragonfly
Gomphidae
- Gomphus vulgatissimus Common Club-tail
- Onychogomphus forcipatus Small Pincertail
- Ophiogomphus cecilia Green Snaketail protected by law
Cordulegastridae
- Cordulegaster boltonii Golden-ringed Dragonfly
Corduliidae
- Cordulia aenea Downy Emerald
- Epitheca bimaculata Eurasian Baskettail
- Somatochlora alpestris Alpine Emerald
- Somatochlora arctica Northern Emerald
- Somatochlora flavomaculata Yellow-Spotted Emerald
- Somatochlora metallica Brilliant Emerald
- Somatochlora sahlbergi Treeline Emerald
Libellulidae
- Libellula depressa Broad-bodied Chaser
- Libellula fulva Scarce Chaser
- Libellula quadrimaculata Four-spotted Chaser
- Leucorrhinia albifrons Dark Whiteface protected by law
- Leucorrhinia caudalis Lilypad Whiteface protected by law
- Leucorrhinia dubia Small Whiteface
- Leucorrhinia pectoralis Yellow-Spotted Whiteface protected by law
- Leucorrhinia rubicunda Ruby Whiteface
- Orthetrum cancellatum Black-Tailed Skimmer
- Orthetrum coerulescens Keeled Skimmer
- Sympetrum danae Black Darter
- Sympetrum flaveolum Yellow-winged Darter
- Sympetrum pedemontanum Banded Darter
- Sympetrum sanguineum Ruddy Darter
- Sympetrum striolatum Common Darter
- Sympetrum vulgatum Vagrant Darter
References
- ^ http://www.sudenkorento.fi/kwiki/Suomessa_esiintyv%C3%A4t_sudenkorentolajit
- ^ Pekka Valtonen 2010. Dragonflies and Damselflies. In: Rassi, P., Hyvärinen, E., Juslén, A. & Mannerkoski, I. (eds.). The 2010 Red List of Finnish Species. Ympäristöministeriö & Suomen ympäristökeskus, Helsinki. p. 383–386. Archived 2011-07-20 at the Wayback Machine
See also
- Finnish Dragonfly Society (in English and Finnish)
- Sami Karjalainen: Suomen Sudenkorennot (The Dragonflies of Finland). Tammi 2010. ISBN 978-951-31-5425-7
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