List of Odonata species of Metropolitan France explained

This article is an alphabetic list of odonates (dragonflies and damselflies) species found in Metropolitan France, including Corsica.

• Gomphus flavipes, the river clubtail
• Gomphus graslinii ^[1]
• Gomphus pulchellus, the Western clubtail
• Gomphus vulgatissimus, the common clubtail
• Lestes barbarus, the Southern emerald damselfly
• Lestes dryas, the emerald spreadwing
• Lestes macrostigma, the dark emerald damselfly
• Lestes sponsa, the emerald damselfly
• Lestes virens, the small emerald damselfly
• Leucorrhinia albifrons, the dark whiteface
• Leucorrhinia caudalis, the lilypad whiteface
• Libellula depressa, the broad-bodied chaser ^[2]
• Macromia splendens
• Onychogomphus forcipatus, the small pincertail
• Onychogomphus uncatus, the large pincertail
• Ophiogomphus cecilia
• Orthetrum cancellatum, the black-tailed skimmer
• Platycnemis acutipennis, the orange featherleg
• Trithemis annulata, the violet dropwing

Notes and References

1. Sahlén . Göran . Bernard . Rafal . Rivera . Adolfo Cordero . Ketelaar . Robert . Suhling . Frank . Critical species of Odonata in Europe . International Journal of Odonatology . July 2004 . 7 . 2 . 385–398 . 10.1080/13887890.2004.9748223 .
2. Angelibert . S. . Giani . N. . Dispersal characteristics of three odonate species in a patchy habitat . Ecography . February 2003 . 26 . 1 . 13–20 . 10.1034/j.1600-0587.2003.03372.x.