List of Odonata species of Australia explained
This is a list of species of damselflies and dragonflies recorded in Australia.
Common names of species are linked, beside their scientific names.
The list is split into two groups: damselflies (suborder Zygoptera) and other dragonflies (infraorder Anisoptera).Those groups are organized in Families and then Genera and Species.
Zygoptera (damselflies)
genus: Aciagrion
genus: Agriocnemis
genus: Archibasis
genus: Argiocnemis
genus: Austroagrion
genus: Austrocnemis
genus: Caliagrion
genus: Ceriagrion
genus: Coenagrion
genus: Ischnura
genus: Pseudagrion
genus: Teinobasis
genus: Xanthagrion
genus: Hemiphlebia
genus: Austrosticta
genus: Eurysticta
genus: Labidiosticta
genus: Lithosticta
genus: Neosticta
genus: Oristicta
genus: Rhadinosticta
genus: Austrolestes
genus: Indolestes
genus: Lestes
genus: Diphlebia
genus: Lestoidea
genus: Archiargiolestes
genus: Austroargiolestes
genus: Griseargiolestes
genus: Miniargiolestes
genus: Podopteryx
genus: Nososticta
genus: Chorismagrion
genus: Episynlestes
genus: Synlestes
Anisoptera (dragonflies)
genus: Adversaeschna
- Blue-spotted hawker, Adversaeschna brevistyla (Coastal areas from Cooktown in northern Queensland, south to Victoria, and the Pilbara in Western Australia)
genus: Agyrtacantha
genus: Anaciaeschna
genus: Anax
- Green emperor, Anax gibbosulus (Coastal northern Australia from the Kimberley to the Gold Coast)
- Lesser green emperor, Anax guttatus (Coastal northern Australia from the Kimberley to the Gold Coast)
genus: Austrogynacantha
genus: Gynacantha
genus: Apocordulia
genus: Austrocordulia
genus: Austrophya
genus: Hesperocordulia
genus: Lathrocordulia
genus: Micromidia
genus: Archipetalia
genus: Austropetalia
- Alpine redspot, Austropetalia tonyana (Southern New South Wales and Victoria between 600–1800 metres elevation)
genus: Dendroaeschna
genus: Cordulephya
- Common shutwing, Cordulephya pygmaea (Coastal mid-southern Queensland to Victoria, also inland to 600 metres elevation)
genus: Hemicordulia
- Australian emerald, Hemicordulia australiae (Widespread in eastern and south-western Australia)
- Superb emerald, Hemicordulia superba (Northern New South Wales and south-eastern Queensland)
- Tau emerald, Hemicordulia tau (Widespread across Australia)
genus: Pentathemis
genus: Procordulia
- Eastern swamp emerald, Procordulia jacksoniensis (Eastern New South Wales, Victoria, south-eastern South Australia, Tasmania) [1]
genus: Antipodogomphus
- Southern dragon, Antipodogomphus acolythus Queensland except for Cape York and south-west, New South Wales except south-east and Victoria
- Top End dragon, Antipodogomphus dentosus Top End of Northern Territory
- Pilbara dragon, Antipodogomphus hodgkini Pilbara region of Western Australia
- Northern dragon, Antipodogomphus neophytus Northern Australia, from Western Australia to Queensland
genus: Armagomphus
- Armourtail, Armagomphus armiger South-western Western Australia.
genus: Austrogomphus
subgenus Austroepigomphus
subgenus Austrogomphus
- Murray River hunter, Austrogomphus angelorum (South-eastern South Australia, Victoria, western New South Wales)
- Inland hunter, Austrogomphus australis (Victoria, south-eastern South Australia, southern Queensland, north-eastern and western New South Wales)
- Unicorn hunter, Austrogomphus cornutus (Victoria, eastern New South Wales, mid- and southern Queensland)
- Yellow-striped hunter, Austrogomphus guerini (South-eastern Queensland, eastern New South Wales, Victoria, south-eastern South Australia, Tasmania)
- Pimple-headed hunter, Austrogomphus mjobergi (Northern Northern Territory, north-western Western Australia, north-eastern Queensland)
- Kimberly hunter, Austrogomphus mouldsorum (North-western Western Australia)
- Jade hunter, Austrogomphus ochraceus (South-eastern Queensland, eastern New South Wales, southern Victoria)
- Tiny hunter, Austrogomphus pusillus (North-western Western Australia)
subgenus Pleiogomphus
- Pale hunter, Austrogomphus amphiclitus (Eastern New South Wales, eastern and south-western Queensland)
- Dark hunter, Austrogomphus bifurcatus (North-eastern Queensland)
- Fork hunter, Austrogomphus divaricatus (Eastern Queensland)
subgenus Xerogomphus
- Western red hunter, Austrogomphus gordoni (Western Australia except the Kimberleys and central Australia)
- Flame-tipped hunter, Austrogomphus turneri (Northern Australia, from Western Australia to Queensland)
genus: Hemigomphus
- Zebra vicetail, Hemigomphus comitatus Mid and north coastal Queensland
- Southern vicetail, Hemigomphus gouldii Coastal South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales, southern Queensland
- Stout vicetail, Hemigomphus heteroclytus Coastal South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales, southern Queensland
genus: Odontogomphus
- Pinchtail, Odontogomphus donnellyi (Northern coastal Queensland)
genus: Zephyrogomphus
- Lilac hunter, Zephyrogomphus lateralis (South-western Western Australia)
genus: Archaeophya
genus: Aethriamanta
genus: Agrionoptera
- Red swampdragon, Agrionoptera insignis allogenes (Northern New South Wales, eastern Queensland, Northern Territory)
genus: Austrothemis
genus: Brachydiplax
genus: Camacinia
genus: Crocothemis
genus: Diplacodes
- Black-faced percher, Diplacodes melanopsis (Coastal southern Queensland, coastal New South Wales, Victoria)
genus: Huonia
genus: Hydrobasileus
genus: Lathrecista
genus: Macrodiplax
genus: Nannodiplax
genus: Nannophlebia
genus: Nannophya
genus: Neurothemis
genus: Notolibellula
genus: Orthetrum
genus: Pantala
genus: Potamarcha
genus: Raphismia
genus: Rhodothemis
genus: Rhyothemis
genus: Tetrathemis
genus: Tholymis
genus: Tramea
genus: Urothemis
genus: Zyxomma
genus: Ictinogomphus
genus: Macromia
genus: Petalura
- Coastal petaltail, Petalura litorea (Coastal northern New South Wales and southern Queensland)
genus: Pseudocordulia
genus: Archaeosynthemis
genus: Austrosynthemis
genus: Choristhemis
genus: Eusynthemis
genus: Parasynthemis
genus: Synthemiopsis
genus: Synthemis
- Swamp tigertail, Synthemis eustalacta (Eastern New South Wales, Victoria and southern South Australia)
genus: Tonyosynthemis
genus: Acanthaeschna
- Thylacine darner, Acanthaeschna victoria (Coastal southern Queensland and northern New South Wales)
genus: Antipodophlebia
genus: Austroaeschna
- Western darner, Austroaeschna anacantha (Coastal south-western Western Australia)
- S-spot darner, Austroaeschna christine (Central coast of Queensland)
- Wallum darner, Austroaeschna cooloola Southern coast of Queensland
- Swamp darner, Austroaeschna parvistigma (Coastal New South Wales, Victoria, southern South Australia and Tasmania)
- Inland darner, Austroaeschna pinheyi (Carnarvon Gorge, Queensland)
- Forest darner, Austroaeschna pulchra (Coastal southern Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria)
- Sigma darner, Austroaeschna sigma (Coastal southern Queensland and New South Wales)
- Conehead darner, Austroaeschna subapicalis (Coastal New South Wales and Victoria)
- Unicorn darner, Austroaeschna unicornis (Southern Queensland to coastal New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia)
genus: Austrophlebia
genus: Dromaeschna
genus: Notoaeschna
genus: Spinaeschna
genus: Telephlebia
References
- Web site: Order ODONATA. 2012. Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 30 March 2017.
- Book: Theischinger, Günther. The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Hawking. John. CSIRO Publishing. 2006. 978 0 64309 073 6. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia. 366.
- Book: Watson, J.A.L.. The Australian Dragonflies: A Guide to the Identification, Distributions and Habitats of Australian Odonata . Theischinger. G.. Abbey. H.M.. CSIRO. 1991. 0643051368. Melbourne.
- Book: Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata. Endersby. Ian. 2009. Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. 978 1 74232 475 3. 241. Theischinger. Gunther.
Notes and References
- Book: Daley, Elizabeth. Wings: An introduction to Tasmania's winged insects. Riffles Pty Ltd. 2007.