List of dragonfly species in North Rhine-Westphalia
The list of dragonfly species in North Rhine-Westphalia includes the dragonfly species as documented by the "Working Group on Dragonflies in North Rhine-Westphalia ".
Species list
Demoiselle (Calopterygidae)
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| Banded demoiselle | Calopteryx splendens |
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| Blue-winged demoiselle | Calopteryx virgo |
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Pond damsel (Lestidae)
| Art | Scientific name | Remarks | image |
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| Common winter dragonfly | Sympecma fusca |
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| Siberian winter dragonfly | Sympecma paedisca |
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| Southern rush damsel | Read barbarus |
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| Shiny rush maiden | Read dryas |
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| Common rush maiden | Read sponsa |
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| Little rush maiden | Lestes virens vestalis |
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| Willow maid | Lestes viridis |
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Feather dragonflies (Platycnemididae)
| Art | Scientific name | Remarks | image |
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| Common feather dragonfly | Platycnemis pennipes |
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Dragonfly (Coenagrionidae)
| Art | Scientific name | Remarks | image |
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| Early Adonis dragonfly | Pyrrhosoma nymphula |
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| Hooded Azure Maiden | Coenagrion armatum |
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| Spear Azure Maiden | Coenagrion hastulatum |
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| Moon azure maid | Coenagrion lunulatum |
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| Helmet Azure Maiden | Coenagrion mercuriale |
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| Bird Azure Maiden | Coenagrion ornatum |
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| Horseshoe Azure Maiden | Coenagrion puella |
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| Bat Azure Maiden | Coenagrion pulchellum |
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| Fork Azure Maiden | Coenagrion scitulum |
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| Cup Azure Maiden | Cercion lindenii |
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| Big shell eye | Erythromma najas |
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| Little shell eye | Erythromma viridulum |
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| Big pitch dragonfly | Ischnura elegans |
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| Little pitch dragonfly | Ischnura pumilio |
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| Mug Azure Maiden | Enallagma cyathigerum |
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| Late Adonis dragonfly | Ceriagrion tenellum |
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| Dwarf dragonfly | Nehalennia speciosa |
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River maiden (Gomphidae)
| Art | Scientific name | Remarks | image |
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| Asiatic maidenhead | Gomphus flavipes |
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| Western wedge maiden | Gomphus pulchellus |
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| Common wedge maid | Gomphus vulgatissimus |
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| Green maidenhead | Ophiogomphus cecilia |
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| Small pincer level | Onychogomphus forcipatus |
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Noble dragonflies (Aeshnidae)
| Art | Scientific name | Remarks | image |
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| Little maiden of the mosaic | Brachytron pratense |
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| Southern Maid of the Maiden | Aeshna affinis |
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| Blue-green mosaic maiden | Aeshna cyanea |
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| Brown maid of honor | Aeshna grandis |
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| Wedge Blotch Maiden | Aeshna isosceles |
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| Peat damsel | Aeshna juncea |
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| Fall maid of honor | Aeshna mixta |
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| Raised Moor Mosaic Maiden | Aeshna subarctica |
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| Green maid of honor | Aeshna viridis |
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| Saddlecloth | Hemianax ephippiger |
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| Large royal dragonfly | Anax imperator |
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| Small royal dragonfly | Anax parthenope |
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Spring damsel (Cordulegastridae)
| Art | Scientific name | Remarks | image |
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| Striped swell maiden | Cordulegaster bidentata |
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| Two-striped spring maiden | Cordulegaster boltonii |
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Hawk dragonflies (Corduliidae)
| Art | Scientific name | Remarks | image |
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| Common emerald dragonfly | Cordulia aenea |
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| Keeled emerald dragonfly | Oxygastra curtisii |
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| Doubt | Epitheca bimaculata |
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| Arctic emerald dragonfly | Somatochlora arctica |
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| Spotted emerald dragonfly | Somatochlora flavomaculata |
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| Shiny emerald dragonfly | Somatochlora metallica |
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Libellulidae (Libellulidae)
| Art | Scientific name | Remarks | image |
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| Flat stomach | Libellula depressa |
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| Tip spot | Libellula fulva |
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| Quadrangle | Libellula quadrimaculata |
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| Southern blue arrow | Orthetrum brunneum |
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| Big blue arrow | Orthetrum cancellatum |
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| Small blue arrow | Orthetrum coerulescens |
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| Fire dragonfly | Crocothemis erythraea |
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| Black darter | Sympetrum danae |
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| Swamp darter | Sympetrum depressiusculum |
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| Spotted darter | Sympetrum flaveolum |
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| Early darter | Sympetrum fonscolombii |
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| Southern darter | Sympetrum meridionale |
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| Banded darter | Sympetrum pedemontanum |
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| Blood-red darter | Sympetrum sanguineum |
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| Great darter | Sympetrum striolatum |
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| Common darter | Sympetrum vulgatum |
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| Eastern moss damsel | Leucorrhinia albifrons |
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| Petite moss damsel | Leucorrhinia caudalis |
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| Little Moss Maiden | Leucorrhinia dubia |
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| Great Moss Maiden | Leucorrhinia pectoralis |
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| Nordic moss damsel | Leucorrhinia rubicunda |
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See also
- Nature in North Rhine-Westphalia
- Red list of endangered plants, fungi and animals in North Rhine-Westphalia
Individual evidence
- ^ Working group dragonflies in North Rhine-Westphalia
- ↑ Red list of endangered plants, fungi and animals in North Rhine-Westphalia ( Memento of the original from February 28, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
