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Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) of the British Indian Ocean Territory

This is a guide to the Odonata of the British Indian Ocean Territory. The species listed here are primarily those recorded in the Zoological Society London checklist. Additional species have been added from surveys collected through a Darwin Plus project (DPLUS151). This list is not exhaustive ...more ↓

Pale-spotted Emperor 1
Anax guttatus
Hemianax ephippiger 2
Anax ephippiger
Wandering Midget 3
Agriocnemis pygmaea
Common Bluetail 4
Ischnura senegalensis
Chalky Percher 5
Diplacodes trivialis
Wandering Pennant 6
Macrodiplax cora
Common Picture Wing 6
Rhyothemis variegata
Wandering Glider 7
Pantala flavescens
Ferruginous Glider 8
Tramea limbata
Dingy Dusk-darter 9
Zyxomma petiolatum
Banded Skimmer 10
Orthetrum brachiale

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