Home›Insects›Taxonomy›OdonataTaxaOdonataInsect OrdersReference and ClassificationThoroughly VerifiedDragonflies and damselflies: predatory insects with two pairs of long, transparent, heavily veined wings and exceptionally acute vision from large compound eyes. Odonata spend a juvenile, aquatic stage as a predatory nymph before emerging to a short-lived, aerial adult stage.FactsOdonataConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsTaxonomic RankWell-attestedOrder 2Scientific NameWell-attestedOdonata 2Member Count BandWell-attestedOver 1000 Species 3Era First AppearedWell-attestedCarboniferous 4DisputedMember Species/Taxa CountScholarly debate6300 2Approximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized.ClassificationLiving or ExtinctWell-attestedYes 1OdonataFilter Results6 entriesCommon GroupAllDragonflies And Damselflies (Odonata) (6)Everyday GroupAllDragonflies And Damselflies (Odonata) (6)HabitatAllBog (1)Desert (1)Fen (1)Freshwater (1)Lake (2)Mangrove Forest (1)River (3)Wetlands (2)Where It LivesAllAfrica (1)Asia (1)Australia (1)Bahamas (2)Bangladesh (1)Belgium (1)Belize (2)Cambodia (1)Canada (2)Colombia (1)Costa Rica (1)Cuba (2)Denmark (1)Ecuador (1)Europe (1)Guatemala (2)Jamaica (2)Laos (1)Luxembourg (1)Mexico (2)Mozambique (1)Myanmar (1)North America (4)Norway (1)Panama (1)Philippines (1)Portugal (1)South America (3)Sweden (1)Thailand (1)Trinidad and Tobago (1)Ukraine (1)United States (3)Vietnam (1)Conservation StatusAllEndangered (1)Least Concern (3)DietAllCarnivore (4)Insectivore (2)System (Realm)AllFreshwater (2)Marine (3)Terrestrial (2)Terrestrial and Freshwater (1)Living or ExtinctAllYes (6)Relationship to PeopleAllEcotourism and Research (1)No Significant Interaction with Humans (1)Used in Traditional Medicine (1)CITES AppendixAllNot Listed (6)NatureServe RankAllG2 Imperiled (1)G5 Secure (2)EcosystemAllMojave Desert (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 6Common Green DarnerOdonataDamselflyOdonataDragonflyOdonataEmperor DragonflyOdonataErythrodiplax bereniceOdonataHine's emeraldOdonataConnectionsChild Taxon OfInsecta, Taxa Well-attested Source Catalogue of LifeParent Taxon OfCommon Green Darner, Species Well-attested Source Catalogue of LifeDamselfly, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: DamselflyDragonfly, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: DragonflyEight-spotted skimmer, Species Well-attested Source GBIF: GBIF species matchEmperor Dragonfly, Species Well-attested Source Catalogue of LifeErythemis simplicicollis, Species Well-attested Source Erythemis simplicicollis (Wikipedia)Erythrodiplax berenice, Species Well-attested Source Erythrodiplax berenice (Wikidata)tier 2Hine's emerald, Species Well-attested Source Hine's emerald (Wikidata)tier 2Sources1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)tier 2Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ25375, descriptionView the Source2. Catalogue of LifeSpecies 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeTaxonomic Rank: OrderScientific Name: OdonataMember Species/Taxa Count: 6300View the Source3. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for OdonataCatalogue of Life (ChecklistBank)Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCountQuote, Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount"speciesExtantCount": 6504View the Source4. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for OdonataPaleobiology DatabaseTaxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)Quote, Taxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)"taxon_name": "Odonata" ... "firstapp_max_ma": 314.6 ... "early_interval": "Moscovian"View the SourceWikidata: OdonataWikidata Q25375, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the SourceWikidata: DamselflyParent Taxon Of: Damselfly, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q25375 (Odonata)View the SourceWikidata: DragonflyParent Taxon Of: Dragonfly, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q25375 (Odonata)View the SourceHine's emerald (Wikidata)tier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: Hine's emerald, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceErythrodiplax berenice (Wikidata)tier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: Erythrodiplax berenice, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceGBIF: GBIF species matchGBIFParent Taxon Of: Eight-spotted skimmer, Backbone match, orderQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Eight-spotted skimmer, Backbone match, order"order": "Odonata"View the SourceErythemis simplicicollis (Wikipedia)Parent Taxon Of: Erythemis simplicicollis, LeadQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Erythemis simplicicollis, LeadErythemis simplicicollis, the eastern pondhawk, also known as the common pondhawk, is a dragonfly of the family Libellulidae, native to the eastern two-thirds of the United States and southern Ontario and Quebec, Canada.View the SourceOdonata (Wikipedia)In Group: Hemimetabolous Insect Orders, LeadQuote, In Group: Hemimetabolous Insect Orders, LeadOdonata is an order of predatory flying insects that includes the dragonflies and damselflies (as well as the Epiophlebia damsel-dragonflies).View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. 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