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Odonata

Insect Orders

Dragonflies 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.

Facts
Disputed
Member Species/Taxa Count
6300 2
Approximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized.
Taxonomic Rank
Order 2
Scientific Name
Odonata 2
Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Insecta, Taxa
Source Catalogue of Life

Parent Taxon Of

Source Catalogue of Life
Damselfly, Species
Source Wikidata: Damselfly
Dragonfly, Species
Source Wikidata: Dragonfly
Source Catalogue of Life
Source Erythrodiplax berenice (Wikidata)
Source Hine's emerald (Wikidata)
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ25375, descriptionView the Source
2. Catalogue of Life
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeView the Source
Wikidata: Odonata
Wikidata Q25375, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Wikidata: Damselfly
Parent Taxon Of: Damselfly, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q25375 (Odonata)View the Source
Wikidata: Dragonfly
Parent Taxon Of: Dragonfly, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q25375 (Odonata)View the Source
Hine's emerald (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Hine's emerald, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Erythrodiplax berenice (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Erythrodiplax berenice, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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