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 Common Name  Binomial Name Cla / Ord / Fam Info
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaInsecta
Odonata
Coenagrionidae
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendensInsecta
Odonata
Calopterygidae
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgoInsecta
Odonata
Calopterygidae
Black DarterSympetrum danaeInsecta
Odonata
Libellulidae
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumInsecta
Odonata
Libellulidae
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansInsecta
Odonata
Coenagrionidae
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaInsecta
Odonata
Libellulidae
Brown HawkerAeshna grandisInsecta
Odonata
Aeshnidae
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumInsecta
Odonata
Coenagrionidae
Common DarterSympetrum striolatumInsecta
Odonata
Libellulidae
Downy EmeraldCordulia aeneaInsecta
Odonata
Corduliidae
Dragonlet sp.unidentifiedInsecta
Odonata
Libellulidae
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsaInsecta
Odonata
Lestidae
Emporer DragonflyAnax imperatorInsecta
Odonata
Aeshnidae
Four Spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataInsecta
Odonata
Libellulidae
Golden-Ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltoniiInsecta
Odonata
Cordulegastridae
Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratenseInsecta
Odonata
Aeshnidae
Heteragrion flatwing damselfly sp.unidentifiedInsecta
Odonata
Megapodagrionidae
Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescensInsecta
Odonata
Libellulidae
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaInsecta
Odonata
Coenagrionidae
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixtaInsecta
Odonata
Aeshnidae
Norfolk HawkerAeshna isocelesInsecta
Odonata
Aeshnidae
Pied Paddy SkimmerNeurothemis tulliaInsecta
Odonata
Libellulidae
Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najasInsecta
Odonata
Coenagrionidae
Red-veined DropwingTrithemis arteriosaInsecta
Odonata
Libellulidae
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineumInsecta
Odonata
Libellulidae
Scarce ChaserLibellula fulvaInsecta
Odonata
Libellulidae
Southern HawkerAeshna cyaneaInsecta
Odonata
Aeshnidae
Variable DamselflyCoenagrion pulchellumInsecta
Odonata
Coenagrionidae
White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipesInsecta
Odonata
Platycnemididae
Yellow WaxtailCeriagrion coromandelianumInsecta
Odonata
Coenagrionidae