List of Odonata species of Finland

Aeshna cyanea

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)

Calopterygidae

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

Lestidae

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

Coenagrionidae

Coenagrion hastulatum

Dragonflies Anisoptera

Aeshna grandis
Gomphus vulgatissimus
Sympetrum flaveolum

References

  1. ^ http://www.sudenkorento.fi/kwiki/Suomessa_esiintyv%C3%A4t_sudenkorentolajit
  2. ^ Pekka Valtonen 2010. Dragonflies and Damselflies. In: Rassi, P., Hyvärinen, E., Juslén, A. & Mannerkoski, I. (eds.). The 2010 Red List of Finnish Species. Ympäristöministeriö & Suomen ympäristökeskus, Helsinki. p. 383–386. Archived 2011-07-20 at the Wayback Machine

See also

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