List of Odonata species of Finland

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List of Odonata species recorded in Finland include all dragonflies (Anisoptera) and damselflies (Zygoptera) which have been recorded in Finland. Currently there are 57 species^[1] and only one species (Nehalennia speciosa) is classified as endangered (EN)^[2] Six species are protected by law.

Zygoptera (damselflies)[edit]

Calopterygidae[edit]

• Calopteryx splendens, banded demoiselle
• Calopteryx virgo, beautiful demoiselle

Lestidae[edit]

• Lestes dryas, emerald spreadwing
• Lestes sponsa, common spreadwing
• Sympecma paedisca, siberian winter damselfly (protected by law)

Coenagrionidae[edit]

• Coenagrion armatum Dark Bluet
• Coenagrion hastulatum Spearhead Bluet
• Coenagrion johanssoni Arctic Bluet
• Coenagrion lunulatum Crescent Bluet
• Coenagrion puella Azure Damselfly
• Coenagrion pulchellum Variable Damselfly
• Enallagma cyathigerum Common Blue Damselfly
• Erythromma najas Red-eyed Damselfly EN
• Ischnura elegans Blue-tailed Damselfly
• Ischnura pumilio Small Bluetail
• Nehalennia speciosa Pygmy Damselfly
• Pyrrhosoma nymphula Large Red Damselfly

Platycnemididae[edit]

• Platycnemis pennipes White-legged Damselfly

Dragonflies Anisoptera[edit]

Aeshnidae[edit]

• Aeshna affinis Southern Migrant Hawker
• Aeshna caerulea Azure Hawker
• Aeshna crenata Siberian Hawker
• Aeshna cyanea Southern Hawker
• Aeshna grandis Brown Hawker
• Aeshna juncea Common Hawker
• Aeshna mixta Migrant Hawker
• Aeshna serrata Baltic Hawker
• Aeshna subarctica Bog Hawker
• Aeshna viridis Green Hawker protected by law
• Anax imperator Emperor Dragonfly
• Brachytron pratense Hairy Dragonfly

Gomphidae[edit]

• Gomphus vulgatissimus Common Club-tail
• Onychogomphus forcipatus Small Pincertail
• Ophiogomphus cecilia Green Snaketail protected by law

Cordulegastridae[edit]

• Cordulegaster boltonii Golden-ringed Dragonfly

Corduliidae[edit]

• Cordulia aenea Downy Emerald
• Epitheca bimaculata Eurasian Baskettail
• Somatochlora alpestris Alpine Emerald
• Somatochlora arctica Northern Emerald
• Somatochlora flavomaculata Yellow-Spotted Emerald
• Somatochlora metallica Brilliant Emerald
• Somatochlora sahlbergi Treeline Emerald

Libellulidae[edit]

• Libellula depressa Broad-bodied Chaser
• Libellula fulva Scarce Chaser
• Libellula quadrimaculata Four-spotted Chaser
• Leucorrhinia albifrons Dark Whiteface protected by law
• Leucorrhinia caudalis Lilypad Whiteface protected by law
• Leucorrhinia dubia Small Whiteface
• Leucorrhinia pectoralis Yellow-Spotted Whiteface protected by law
• Leucorrhinia rubicunda Ruby Whiteface
• Orthetrum cancellatum Black-Tailed Skimmer
• Orthetrum coerulescens Keeled Skimmer
• Sympetrum danae Black Darter
• Sympetrum flaveolum Yellow-winged Darter
• Sympetrum pedemontanum Banded Darter
• Sympetrum sanguineum Ruddy Darter
• Sympetrum striolatum Common Darter
• Sympetrum vulgatum Vagrant Darter

References[edit]

See also[edit]

• Finnish Dragonfly Society (in English and Finnish)
• Sami Karjalainen: Suomen Sudenkorennot (The Dragonflies of Finland). Tammi 2010. ISBN 978-951-31-5425-7