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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 ↓

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

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