The following is a list of Odonata of Nepal. One hundred and eighty-five species from seventeen families are listed.
This list is primarily based on Graham Vick's 1989 list with some recent additions and a modernized classification.
Suborder Anisozygoptera Family Epiophlebiidae Epiophlebia laidlawi - Himalayan relict dragonfly
Suborder Zygoptera – damselflies Family Amphipterygidae – diplebiidae Philoganga montana
Family Calopterygidae – jewelwings Neurobasis chinensis chinensis - stream glory Caliphaea confusa Vestalis gracilis gracilis - clear-winged forest glory
Family Chlorocyphidae Aristocypha cuneata syn A. bifenestrata Aristocypha quadrimaculata Aristocypha trifasciata syn A. bifasciata Aristo (Para) cypha unimaculata Libellago lineata lineata - river heliodor Heliocypha biforata
Family Euphaeidae Allophaea (Euphaea) ochracea Anisopleura comes Anisopleura lestoides Anisopleura subplatystyla Bayadera indica Bayadera longicauda Bayadera hyaline
Family Synlestidae Megalestes major - giant green spreadwing Megalestes irma
Family Lestidae Indolestes cyaneus Lestes dorothea Lestes praemorsus praemorsus - sapphire-eyed spreadwing
Family Coenagrionidae Aciagrion hisopa Aciagrion olympicum Aciagrion pallidum - pale slender dartlet Aciagrion occidentale - green-striped slender dartlet Aciagrion approximans - Indian violet dartlet Agriocnemis clauseni Agriocnemis lacteola - milky dartlet Agriocnemis pygmaea - pygmy dartlet Agriocnemis femina - pinhead dartlet Enallagma parvum - azure dartlet Paracercion calamorum - dusky lilysquatter Paracercion malayanum - Malay lillysquatter Ceriagrion azureum - azure marsh dart Ceriagrion cerinorubellum - orange-tailed marsh dart Ceriagrion fallax fallax - black-tailed marsh dart Ceriagrion fallax cerinomelas Ceriagrion coromandelianum - Coromandel marsh dart Ceriagrion olivaceum - rusty marsh dart Coenagrion exclamationis Ischnura rubilio - western golden dartlet Ischnura montana Ischnura elegans - common bluetail Ischnura forcipata - forcipate dartlet Ischnura rufostigma - ruby dartlet Ischnura nursei - pixie dartlet Onychargia atrocyana - black marsh dart Pseudagrion australasiae Pseudagrion decorum - three-lined dart Pseudagrion microcephalum - blue grass dart Pseudagrion rubriceps - saffron-faced blue dart Pseudagrion spencei
Family Platycnemididae – featherlegs Coeliccia renifera Calicnemia doonensis carmine Calicnemia eximia Calicnemia miniata Calicnemia mortoni Calicnemia nipalica
Calicnemia pulverulans Copera vittata - blue bush dart Copera marginipes - yellow bush dart
Family Platystictidae – forest damsels Drepanosticta carmichaeli - Indo-Chinese blue reedtail
Family Protoneuridae Prodasineura autumnalis - black threadtail Prodasineura odoneli
Suborder Anisoptera – dragonflies Family Gomphidae Anisogomphus bivittatus Anisogomphus occipitalis - Shivalik clubtail Anisogomphus orites Burmagomphus hasimaricus Burmagomphus sivalikensis Davidius aberrans aberrans Davidius delineates Ictinogomphus angulosus Ictinogomphus kishori Ictinogomphus pertinax Ictinogomphus rapax - Indian common clubtail Macrogomphus montanus Macrogomphus seductus Microgomphus phewataali Nepogomphus modestus Lamelligomphus biforceps Scalmogomphus bistrigatus Onychogomphus cerastes Nychogomphus duaricus Onychogomphus risi Onychogomphus schmidti Onychogomphus saundersii Paragomphus lindgreni Paragomphus lineatus Perissogomphus stevensi Platygomphus dolabratus Stylogomphus inglisi
Family Aeshnidae Aeshna petalura petalura Anaciaeschna jaspidea - rusty darner Anaciaeschna martini Anaciaeschna donaldi Anax guttatus - blue-tailed green darner Anax indicus - lesser green emperor Anax nigrofasciatus nigrolineatus Anax immaculafrons Anax parthenope Cephalaeschna acutifrons Cephalaeschna klapperichi Cephalaeschna masoni Cephalaeschna orbifrons Cephalaeschna viridifrons Gynacantha bayadera - parakeet darner Gynacantha incisura Gynacantha khasiaca Gynacanthaeschna sikkima Oligoaeschna martini Periaeschna unifasciata Polycanthagyna erythromelas
Family Cordulegastridae Anotogaster basalis palampurensis Anotogaster gregoryi Anotogaster nipalensis Chlorogomphus atkinsoni Chlorogomphus mortoni Chlorogomphus olympicus Chlorogomphus preciosus Chlorogomphus selysi Cordulegaster brevistigma brevistigma Neallogaster hermionae Neallogaster latifrons Neallogaster ornata
Family Corduliidae Epophthalmia frontalis frontalis Idionyx stevensi
Family Macromiidae Macromia cingulata Macromia flavocolorata Macromia moorei moorei Macromia sombui Somatochlora nipalensis
Family Libellulidae
Acisoma panorpoides panorpoides - trumpet-tail Aethriamanta brevipennis - scarlet marsh hawk Brachythemis contaminata - ditch jewel Brachydiplax sobrina - little blue marsh hawk Barchydiplax chalybea - rufous-backed marsh hawk Bradinophyga geminata - granite ghost Cratilla lineata - emerald-banded skimmer Cratilla metallica Crocothemis erythaea - broad skimmer Crocothemis servilia - scarlet skimmer Diplacodes lefebvreii Diplacodes nebulosa - black-tipped ground skimmer Diplacodes trivialis - blue ground skimmer Libellula quadrimaculata Lyriothemis bivittata Nannophya pygmaea Neurothemis fulvia - fulvous forest skimmer Neurothemis intermedia - paddyfield parasol Neurothemis tullia tullia - pied paddy skimmer Orthetrum glaucum- blue marsh hawk Orthetrum japonicum internum Orthetrum luzonicum - tri-coloured marsh hawk Orthetrum pruinosum neglectum - crimson-tailed marsh hawk Orthetrum coerulescens anceps - keeled skimmer Orthetrum sabina - green marsh hawk Orthetrum taeniolatum - small skimmer Orthetrum triangulare triangulare - blue-tailed forest hawk Orthetrum lineostigma Onychothemis testaceum testaceum Palpopleura sexmaculata sexmaculata - blue-tailed yellow skimmer Pantala flavescens - wandering glider Potamarcha congenera - yellow-tailed ashy skimmer Pseudotramea prateri Rhodothemis rufa - rufous marsh glider Rhyothemis plutonia - greater blue-wing Rhyothemis triangularis - lesser blue-wing Rhyothemis variegata variegata - common picturewing Selysiothemis nigra Sympetrum commixtum Sympetrum decoloratum Sympetrum fonscolombei Sympetrum haematoneura Sympetrum hypomelas Sympetrum orientale Tholymis tillarga Tramea basilaris burmeisteri - red marsh trotter Tramea limbata simiata - black marsh trotter Tramea virginia Trithemis aurora - crimson marsh glider Trithemis festiva - black stream glider Trithemis pallidinervis - long-legged marsh glider Urothemis signata signata - greater crimson glider Zygonyx iris - emerald cascader
See also List of butterflies of Nepal Cerambycidae of Nepal Zygaenidae of Nepal Wildlife of Nepal
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