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Dragonflies of Rio de Janeiro, southeastern Brazil

This is the list of species recognized to occur in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro, listed in Anjos-Santos & Santos (2006) Zootaxa and Carvalho & Nessimian (1998) Oecologia Brasiliensis, and the list of species from the REGUA reserve available here ...more ↓

Perithemis electra 1
Perithemis mooma 2
Rhodopygia cardinalis
Tauriphila argo 3
Tramea abdominalis 4
Tramea cophysa
Zenithoptera anceps
Progomphus virginiae
Nehalennia minuta 5
Macrothemis capitata
Edonis helena
Bryoplathanon globifer
Hetaerina brightwelli
Planalto Rubyspot
Hetaerina longipes
Rosy Rubyspot 6
Hetaerina rosea
Dusky Metallic
Mnesarete borchgravii
Clear-winged Metallic
Mnesarete hyalina
Lemon-backed Flatwing
Heteragrion dorsale
Cryptic Dot-backed Flatwing
Heteragrion muryense
Dot-backed Flatwing
Heteragrion ovatum
Orange-and-black Flatwing
Heteragrion rogertaylori
Lesser Dot-backed Flatwing
Heteragrion tiradentense
Spray-zone Flatwing
Heteragrion triangulare
Rainpool Spreadwing 3
Lestes forficula
Cuiaba Wedgetail
Acanthagrion cuyabae
Celeste Wedgetail
Acanthagrion lancea
Blue-sided Wedgetail
Acanthagrion temporale
Blue-wedged Dancer
Argia croceipennis
Lilac Dancer
Argia lilacina
Purple-striped Dancer
Argia modesta
Neotropical Bluet 7
Enallagma novaehispaniae
Tiny Forktail 7
Ischnura capreolus
Highland Bromeliad Guard
Leptagrion capixabae
Long-tailed Bluetip
Minagrion mecistogastrum
Orange-tailed Bluetip
Minagrion waltheri
Red-tipped Mountain Coral
Oxyagrion pavidum
Santos's Mountain Coral
Oxyagrion santosi
Blue-tipped Mountain Coral
Oxyagrion simile
Flame-tip
Telagrion longum
Carmesina Firetail
Telebasis carmesina
Crimson Firetail
Telebasis erythrina
Swamp Firetail 8
Telebasis griffinii
Tiger Damsel
Tigriagrion aurantinigrum
Venezuelan Greytip
Epipleoneura venezuelensis
Moss-cliff Pincertip
Forcepsioneura lucia
Seepage Pincertip
Forcepsioneura sancta
Ruby-eyed Leafhanger
Idioneura ancilla
Lemon-striped Threadtail 7
Neoneura confundens
Sandy-coloured Threadtail
Neoneura fulvicollis
Emerald Greytip
Peristicta jalmosi
Amalia Helicopter 9
Mecistogaster amalia
Adela Duskhawker
Gynacantha adela
Spatulate Duskhawker 6
Gynacantha chelifera
Buenos Aires Darner 10
Rhionaeschna bonariensis
Planalto Darner
Rhionaeschna planaltica
Serra Darner
Rhionaeschna serrania
Black-tailed Forceptail
Aphylla molossus
Rio Miniclubtail
Archaeogomphus infans
Yellow-ringed Forceptail
Phyllocycla gladiata
Green Forceptail
Phyllocycla pallida
Green-striped Forceptail
Phyllocycla signata
Creamy Forceptail
Phyllocycla viridipleuris
Slender-tipped Leaftail
Phyllogomphoides annectens
Marshall's Emerald
Cordulisantosia marshalli
Kiauta's Emerald
Navicordulia kiautai
Chagas's Emerald
Neocordulia carlochagasi
Mambucaba Emerald
Neocordulia mambucabensis
Elegant Clubskimmer
Brechmorhoga praedatrix
Stripe-tailed Clubskimmer
Brechmorhoga tepeaca
Blue-grey Skimmer 7
Dasythemis esmeralda
Dusty Skimmer
Dasythemis venosa
Blue-eyed Setwing 11
Dythemis nigra
Carmelita Pondhawk
Erythemis carmelita
Red Pondhawk 12
Erythemis haematogastra
Pin-tailed Pondhawk 3
Erythemis plebeja
Mottled Dragonlet 9
Erythrodiplax avittata
Leaf-hugging Dragonlet 7
Erythrodiplax castanea
Reddish Dragonlet 13
Erythrodiplax famula
Black-mantled Dragonlet 14
Erythrodiplax latimaculata
Silver-clouded Dragonlet
Erythrodiplax laurentia
Black-and-blue Dragonlet
Erythrodiplax media
Red-and-blue Dragonlet 15
Erythrodiplax melanorubra
Dot-winged Sylph
Gynothemis venipunctata
Amazon Pennant
Idiataphe amazonica
Auburn Pennant
Idiataphe longipes
Attenuate Sylph
Macrothemis extensa
Pale-brown Sylph
Macrothemis heteronycha
Ivory-striped Sylph 16
Macrothemis imitans
Marbled Sylph
Macrothemis marmorata
Dusty Sylph
Macrothemis rupicola
Pin-tailed Sylph
Macrothemis tenuis
Waterfall Sylph
Macrothemis tessellata
Hyacinth Glider 17
Miathyria marcella
Blue-grey Dasher
Micrathyria athenais
Bow-tailed Dasher
Micrathyria catenata
Swamp Dasher
Micrathyria laevigata
Little Swamp Dasher 7
Micrathyria pseudeximia
Pastel-coloured Dasher
Micrathyria spinifera
Stripe-tailed Dasher
Micrathyria spuria
Pale-footed Dasher
Micrathyria tibialis

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