Orthemis ferruginea
Common name:
Roseate skimmer
Suborder:
Anisoptera
Order:
Odonata
Class:
Insecta
Calopteryx maculata
Common name:
Ebony jewelwing
Suborder:
Zygoptera
Order:
Odonata
Class:
Insecta
Libellula pulchella
Common name:
Twelve-spotted skimmer
Suborder:
Anisoptera
Order:
Odonata
Class:
Insecta
Orthemis ferruginea
Common name:
Roseate skimmer
Suborder:
Anisoptera
Order:
Odonata
Class:
Insecta
Calopteryx maculata
Common name:
Ebony jewelwing
Suborder:
Zygoptera
Order:
Odonata
Class:
Insecta
Libellula pulchella
Common name:
Twelve-spotted skimmer
Suborder:
Anisoptera
Order:
Odonata
Class:
Insecta
Orthemis ferruginea
Common name:
Roseate skimmer
Suborder:
Anisoptera
Order:
Odonata
Class:
Insecta
Calopteryx maculata
Common name:
Ebony jewelwing
Suborder:
Zygoptera
Order:
Odonata
Class:
Insecta
Libellula pulchella
Common name:
Twelve-spotted skimmer
Suborder:
Anisoptera
Order:
Odonata
Class:
Insecta
Order-Animalia: Odonata
The Odonata are an order of flying insects that includes the dragonflies and damselflies. Like most other flying insects (flies, beetles, Lepidoptera and Hymenoptera), they evolved in the early Mesozoic era. Their prototypes, the giant dragonflies of the Carboniferous, 325 mya, are no longer placed in the Odonata but included in the Protodonata or Meganisoptera.
The two common groups are easily distinguished:
- Dragonflies: these are placed in the suborder Epiprocta (= usually larger, eyes together & wings up or out at rest)
- Damselflies: they are Zygoptera (= usually smaller, eyes apart & wings along body at rest)
The giant Upper Carboniferous dragonfly ancestor, Meganeura monyi, had a wingspan of about 680 mm (27 in). Museum of Toulouse All Odonata have aquatic larvae called 'nymphs', and all of them, larvae and adults, are carnivorous. The adults can land, but rarely walk. Their legs are specialized for catching prey. They are almost entirely insectivorous.
Reference: Wikipedia