Libellula (dragonflies

Dragonfly

A dragonfly is a winged insect belonging to the order Odonata, the suborder Epiprocta or, in the strict sense, the infraorder Anisoptera . It is characterized by large multifaceted eyes, two pairs of strong transparent wings, and an elongated body...

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Damselfly

Damselflies are insects in the order Odonata. Damselflies are similar to dragonflies, but the adults can be distinguished by the fact that the wings of most damselflies are held along, and parallel to, the body when at rest...

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• Libellula quadrimaculata – Four-spotted Chaser
  Four-spotted Chaser
  The Four-spotted Chaser , known in North America as the Four-spotted Skimmer, is a dragonfly of the family Libellulidae found frequently throughout Europe, Asia, and North America....
  
  
• Libellula flaveola – Yellow-winged darter
  Yellow-winged Darter
  The yellow-winged darter, Sympetrum flaveolum, is a dragonfly found in Europe and mid and Northern China. Breeding is confined to stagnant water, usually in peat bogs. Although not resident in the United Kingdom it occasionally migrates there in some numbers. Such 'Invasion Years' occurred in 1906,...
  
  
• Libellula vulgata – Vagrant Darter
  Vagrant Darter
  The Vagrant Darter, Sympetrum vulgatum, is a European dragonfly. The species takes it English name from its habit of occasionally appearing as a rare vagrant north of its normal range. However, it likely to be under-recorded because it is very similar to the Common Darter, S. striolatum.In central...
  
  
• Libellula rubicunda – Leucorrhinia rubicunda
• Libellula depressa – Broad-bodied Chaser
  Broad-bodied Chaser
  The Broad-bodied Chaser, Libellula depressa, is one of the most common dragonflies in Europe and central Asia. It is very distinctive with a very broad flattened abdomen, four wing patches and, in the male, the abdomen becomes pruinose blue....
  
  
• Libellula vulgatissima – Gomphus vulgatissimus
  Gomphus vulgatissimus
  The Common Club-tail is a medium sized species of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It is found in most of Europe and is present now in the south of France. Its natural habitat are clean, streaming rivers and creeks with sandy soil. It can be seen from mid-April in the south to August. Once they...
  
  
• Libellula cancellata – Black-tailed Skimmer
  Black-tailed Skimmer
  The Black-tailed Skimmer, Orthetrum cancellatum, is a European and Asian dragonfly. It occurs nearly all over Europe except northern UK and Scandinavia, to the east the range extends to Kashmir and Mongolia....
  
  
• Libellula aenea – Downy Emerald
  Downy Emerald
  The downy emerald is a species of dragonfly. It is metallic green and bronze in color, and its thorax is coated with fine hairs, hence its name. Like most other emeralds, the downy emerald has bright shiny green eyes...
  
  
• Libellula grandis – Brown Hawker
  Brown Hawker
  The Brown Hawker is a large dragonfly about long. It is a distinctive species and is easily recognised, even in flight, by its brown body and bronze wings...
  
  
• Libellula juncea – Common Hawker
  Common Hawker
  The Common Hawker or Sedge Darner is one of the larger species of hawker dragonflies. It is native to Eurasia and northern North America. The flight period is from June to early October.It is long with a brown body...
  
  
• Libellula forcipata – Onychogomphus forcipatus
  Onychogomphus forcipatus
  Onychogomphus forcipatus, the Small Pincertail or 'Green-eyed Hook-tailed Dragonfly', is a species of 'dragonflies' belonging to the family Gomphidae....
  
  
• Libellula fasciata & Libellula americana – Zenithoptera fasciata
• Libellula umbrata – Erythrodiplax umbrata
• Libellula dimidiata – Diastatops dimidiatus
• Libellula chinensis – Neurobasis chinensis
• Libellula virgo – Beautiful Demoiselle
  Beautiful Demoiselle
  The Beautiful Demoiselle is a European damselfly. It is often found among fast-flowing waters.-Identification:The male has dark brown-black wingtips with blue veins. Immature insects often have much paler, browner wings...
  
  
• Libellula puella – Azure Damselfly
  Azure Damselfly
  The Azure Damselfly is a species of damselfly found in most of Europe. It is notable for its distinctive black and blue colouring.-Males:...
  
  

Ephemera (mayflies

Mayfly

Mayflies are insects which belong to the Order Ephemeroptera . They have been placed into an ancient group of insects termed the Palaeoptera, which also contains dragonflies and damselflies...

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• Ephemera vulgata 
• Ephemera bioculata & Ephemera culiciformis – Baetis fuscatus 
• Ephemera horaria – Caenis horaria 
• Ephemera mutica – Alainites muticus 
• Ephemera vespertina – Leptophlebia vespertina 

Phryganea (caddisflies)

• Phryganea phalaenoides – Semblis phalaenoides
• Phryganea striata – Oligotrichia striata
• Phryganea grisea – Limnephilus griseus
• Phryganea grandis
• Phryganea rhombica – Limnephilus rhombicus
• Phryganea bimaculata – Neureclipsis bimaculata
• Phryganea flavilatera – Sialis flavilatera
• Phryganea bicaudata – Diura bicaudata
• Phryganea nigra – Mystacides nigra
• Phryganea longicornis – Mystacides longicornis
• Phryganea filosa – Oecetis ochracea
• Phryganea waeneri – Tinodes waeneri
• Phryganea albifrons – Athripsodes albifrons
• Phryganea bilineata – Athripsodes bilineatus
• Phryganea nebulosa – Taeniopteryx nebulosa
• Phryganea fusca – Leuctra fusca
• Phryganea flava – Limnephilus centralis

Hemerobius (lacewings

Neuroptera

The insect order Neuroptera, or net-winged insects, includes the lacewings, mantidflies, antlions, and their relatives. The order contains some 6,010 species...

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• Hemerobius perla & Hemerobius chrysops – Chrysopa perla
  Chrysopa perla
  Chrysopa perla, the 'Green Lacewing ', is a species belonging to the family Chrysopidae subfamily Chrysopinae. This widespread species is present in most of Europe....
  
   
• Hemerobius phalaenoides – Drepanopteryx phalaenoides 
• Hemerobius formicaleo & Hemerobius formicalynx – Myrmeleon formicarius 
• Hemerobius testaceus – Coptotermes testaceus 
• Hemerobius marginatus
• Hemerobius humulinus 
• Hemerobius sexpunctatus 
• Hemerobius flavicans 
• Hemerobius lutarius – Sialis lutaria
  Sialis lutaria
  Sialis lutaria is a species of alderfly belonging to the order Megaloptera family Sialidae.This species is mainly present in Austria, Belgium, United Kingdom, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Poland, Romania and Switzerland....
  
   
• Hemerobius speciosus – Palpares speciosus 
• Hemerobius albus – Chrysopidia ciliata 
• Hemerobius cornutus – Corydalus cornutus
  Corydalus cornutus
  The Eastern Dobsonfly, Corydalus cornutus, is a large insect in the Corydalidae family. It is found in eastern North America in regions with fast-flowing streams where its aquatic larvae develop. These are known as hellgrammites and are the top invertebrate predators in the streams in which they live...
  
   
• Hemerobius pedicularius 

Panorpa (scorpionflies

Mecoptera

Mecoptera are an order of insects with about 550 species in nine families worldwide. Mecoptera are sometimes called scorpionflies after their largest family, Panorpidae, in which the males have enlarged genitals that look similar to the stinger of a scorpion...

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• Panorpa communis
  Panorpa communis
  Panorpa communis, the common scorpionfly, is a species of scorpionfly native to Western Europe.-Description: The common scorpionfly has a black and yellow body, with a reddish head and tail. The male has a pair of claspers at the end of its tail , giving it a scorpion-like appearance, although it...
  
   
• Panorpa germanica 
• Panorpa coa – Nemoptera bipennis
  Nemoptera bipennis
  Nemoptera bipennis is a species of insect in the family Nemopteridae or spoonwings. It is found in Spain, Portugal and France.Nemoptera bipennis lives in calcareous areas with low vegetation. These slow-flying insects end up often splattered on the windshields of cars in the summer.-External links:*...