The exact definition of Europe depends on whether political or bio-geographical borders are considered. To avoid confusion, the area covered by this website is defined as follows:
Europe is considered to be the area bounded by the Arctic Ocean to the north. Going clockwise from there Europe’s borders with Asia are formed by the Ural Mountains and Ural River, the Caspian Sea, the Caucasus Mountains, the Black Sea and the Bosporus. The Mediterranean Sea to the south separates Europe from Africa. The western boundary is the Atlantic Ocean. Islands are usually considered to geographically belong to the nearest large land mass, hence the inclusion of Iceland and the exclusion of Greenland (which is closer to North America). Cyprus, although closer to Asia Minor, is included due to its EU membership.
The table below lists all species of dragonflies and damselflies known from this area as well as their English, Dutch, German and French common names (if available). Follow their links to go to the respective species pages.
Note: English names are following Dijkstra & Lewington. British / Irish names are mentioned if they differ from the English names.
Species in orange currently do not yet have dedicated pages on this website due to lack of photos.
| Family | Scientific name | European English name | British and Irish name | Dutch name | German name | French name | URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calopterygidae | Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis (Vander Linden, 1825) | Copper Demoiselle | Koperen beekjuffer | Bronzene Prachtlibelle | Caloptéryx hémorroïdal | link | |
| Calopteryx splendens (Harris, 1780) | Banded Demoiselle | Weidebeekjuffer | Gebänderte Prachtlibelle | Caloptéryx éclatant | link | ||
| Calopteryx virgo (Linnaeus, 1758) | Beautiful Demoiselle | Bosbeekjuffer | Blauflügel-Prachtlibelle | Caloptéryx vierge | link | ||
| Calopteryx xanthostoma (Charpentier, 1825) | Western Demoiselle | Iberische Beekjuffer | Südwestliche Prachtlibelle | Caloptéryx ouest méditerranéen | |||
| Euphaeidae | Epallage fatime (Charpentier, 1840) | Odalisque | Oriëntjuffer | Blaue Orientjungfer | Epallage fatime | link | |
| Lestidae | Lestes barbarus (Fabricius, 1798) | Migrant Spreadwing | Southern Emerald Damselfly | Zwervende pantserjuffer | Südliche Binsenjungfer | Leste sauvage | link |
| Lestes dryas Kirby, 1890 | Robust Spreadwing | Scarce Emerald Damselfly | Tangpantserjuffer | Glänzende Binsenjungfer | Leste des bois | link | |
| Lestes macrostigma (Eversmann, 1836) | Dark Spreadwing | Grote pantserjuffer | Dunkle Binsenjungfer | Leste à grands ptérostigmas | link | ||
| Lestes sponsa (Hansemann, 1823) | Common Spreadwing | Emerald Damselfly | Gewone pantserjuffer | Gemeine Binsenjungfer | Leste fiancé | link | |
| Lestes virens (Charpentier, 1825) | Small Spreadwing | Tengere pantserjuffer | Kleine Binsenjungfer | Leste verdoyant | link | ||
| Chalcolestes parvidens (Artobolevskii, 1929) | Eastern Willow Spreadwing | Oostelijke houtpantserjuffer | Östliche Weidenjungfer | Leste italien | link | ||
| Chalcolestes viridis (Vander Linden, 1825) | Western Willow Spreadwing | Willow Emerald Damselfly | Houtpantserjuffer | Westliche Weidenjungfer | Leste vert | link | |
| Sympecma fusca (Vander Linden, 1820) | Common Winter Damselfly | Winter Damselfly | Bruine winterjuffer | Gemeine Winterlibelle | Leste brun | link | |
| Sympecma paedisca (Brauer, 1877) | Siberian Winter Damselfly | Noordse winterjuffer | Sibirische Winterlibelle | Leste enfant | link | ||
| Coenagrionidae | Ceriagrion tenellum (Villers, 1789) | Small Red Damsel | Small Red Damselfly | Koraaljuffer | Zarte Rubinjungfer | Agrion délicat | link |
| Ceriagrion georgifreyi Schmidt, 1953 | Turkish Red Damsel | Turkse Koraaljuffer | Pontische Scharlachlibelle | ? | |||
| Coenagrion armatum (Charpentier, 1840) | Dark Bluet | Norfolk Damselfly | Donkere waterjuffer | Hauben-Azurjungfer | Agrion armé | link | |
| Coenagrion caerulescens (Fonscolombe, 1838) | Mediterranean Bluet | Zuidelijke waterjuffer | Südliche Azurjungfer | Agrion bleuissant | link | ||
| Coenagrion hastulatum (Charpentier, 1825) | Spearhead Bluet | Northern Damselfly | Speerwaterjuffer | Speer-Azurjungfer | Agrion à fer de lance | link | |
| Coenagrion hylas freyi (Trybom, 1889) | Siberian Bluet | Siberische waterjuffer | Sibirische Azurjungfer | Agrion de Frey | link | ||
| Coenagrion intermedium Lohmann, 1990 | Cretan Bluet | Kretawaterjuffer | Kretische Azurjungfer | ? | |||
| Coenagrion johanssoni (Wallengren, 1894) | Arctic Bluet | Noordse waterjuffer | Nordische Azurjungfer | ? | |||
| Coenagrion lunulatum (Charpentier, 1840) | Crescent Bluet | Irish Damselfly | Maanwaterjuffer | Mond-Azurjungfer | Agrion à lunule | link | |
| Coenagrion mercuriale (Charpentier, 1840) | Mercury Bluet | Southern Damselfly | Mercuurwaterjuffer | Helm-Azurjungfer | Agrion de Mercure | link | |
| Coenagrion ornatum (Selys, 1850) | Ornate Bluet | Vogelwaterjuffer | Vogel-Azurjungfer | Agrion orné | link | ||
| Coenagrion puella (Linnaeus, 1758) | Azure Bluet | Azure Damselfly | Azuurwaterjuffer | Hufeisen-Azurjungfer | Agrion jouvencelle | link | |
| Coenagrion pulchellum (Vander Linden, 1825) | Variable Bluet | Variable Damselfly | Variabele waterjuffer | Fledermaus-Azurjungfer | Agrion joli | link | |
| Coenagrion scitulum (Rambur, 1842) | Dainty Bluet | Dainty Damselfly | Gaffelwaterjuffer | Gabel-Azurjungfer | Agrion mignon | link | |
| Enallagma cyathigerum (Charpentier, 1840) | Common Bluet | Common Blue Damselfly | Watersnuffel | Gemeine Becherjungfer | Agrion porte-coupe | link | |
| Erythromma lindenii (Selys, 1840) | Blue-eye | Kanaaljuffer | Saphirauge | Agrion de Vander Linden | link | ||
| Erythromma najas (Hansemann, 1823) | Large Redeye | Red-eyed Damselfly | Grote roodoogjuffer | Großes Granatauge | Naïade aux yeux rouges | link | |
| Erythromma viridulum (Charpentier, 1840) | Small Redeye | Small Red-eyed Damselfly | Kleine roodoogjuffer | Kleines Granatauge | Naïade au corps vert | link | |
| Ischnura elegans (Vander Linden, 1820) | Common Bluetail | Blue-tailed Damselfly | Lantaarntje | Große Pechlibelle | Agrion élégant | link | |
| Ischnura genei (Rambur, 1842) | Island Bluetail | Tyrrheens lantaarntje | Insel Pechlibelle | Agrion sarde | |||
| Ischnura graellsii (Rambur, 1842) | Iberian Bluetail | Iberisch lantaarntje | Spanische Pechlibelle | Agrion de Graells | link | ||
| Ischnura intermedia Dumont, 1974 | Persian Bluetail | Perzisch lantaarntje | ? | ? | |||
| Ischnura pumilio (Charpentier, 1825) | Small Bluetail | Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly | Tengere grasjuffer | Kleine Pechlibelle | Agrion nain | link | |
| Nehalennia speciosa (Charpentier, 1840) | Sedgling | Dwergjuffer | Zwerglibelle | Déesse précieuse | link | ||
| Pyrrhosoma nymphula (Sulzer, 1776) | Large Red Damsel | Large Red Damselfly | Vuurjuffer | Frühe Adonislibelle | Petite nymphe au corps de feu | link | |
| Pyrrhosoma elisabethae Schmidt, 1948 | Greek Red Damsel | Griekse vuurjuffer | Balkan-Adonislibelle | ? | link | ||
| Platycnemididae | Platycnemis acutipennis Selys, 1841 | Orange Featherleg | Oranje breedscheenjuffer | Orange Federlibelle | Agrion orangé | link | |
| Platycnemis latipes Rambur, 1842 | White Featherleg | Witte breedscheenjuffer | Weiße Federlibelle | Agrion blanchâtre | link | ||
| Platycnemis pennipes (Pallas, 1771) | Blue Featherleg | White-legged Damselfly | Blauwe breedscheenjuffer | Blaue Federlibelle | Agrion à larges pattes | link | |
| Aeshnidae | Aeshna affinis Vander Linden, 1820 | Blue-eyed Hawker | Southern Migrant Hawker | Zuidelijke glazenmaker | Südliche Mosaikjungfer | Aeschne affine | link |
| Aeshna caerulea (Ström, 1783) | Azure Hawker | Azuurglazenmaker | Alpen-Mosaikjungfer | Aeschne azurée | link | ||
| Aeshna crenata Hagen, 1856 | Siberian Hawker | Siberische glazenmaker | Sibirische Mosaikjungfer | ? | link | ||
| Aeshna cyanea (O. F. Müller, 1764) | Blue Hawker | Southern Hawker | Blauwe glazenmaker | Blaugrüne Mosaikjungfer | Aeschne bleue | link | |
| Aeshna grandis (Linnaeus, 1758) | Brown Hawker | Bruine glazenmaker | Braune Mosaikjungfer | Grande Aeschne | link | ||
| Aeshna isoceles (O. F. Müller, 1767) | Green-eyed Hawker | Norfolk Hawker | Vroege glazenmaker | Keilfleck-Mosaikjungfer | Aeschne isocèle | link | |
| Aeshna juncea (Linnaeus, 1758) | Moorland Hawker | Common Hawker | Venglazenmaker | Torf-Mosaikjungfer | Aeschne des joncs | link | |
| Aeshna mixta (Latreille, 1805) | Migrant Hawker | Paardenbijter | Herbst-Mosaikjungfer | Aeschne mixte | link | ||
| Aeshna serrata Hagen, 1856 | Baltic Hawker | Getande glazenmaker | Baltische Mosaikjungfer | Aeschne dentée | link | ||
| Aeshna subarctica Djakonov, 1922 | Bog Hawker | Subarctic Hawker | Noordse glazenmaker | Hochmoor-Mosaikjungfer | Aeschne subarctique | link | |
| Aeshna viridis Eversmann, 1836 | Green Hawker | Groene glazenmaker | Grüne Mosaikjungfer | Aeschne verte | link | ||
| Anax ephippiger (Burmeister, 1839) | Vagrant Emperor | Zadellibel | Schabracken-Königslibelle | Anax porte-selle | link | ||
| Anax immaculifrons Rambur, 1842 | Magnificent Emperor | Beekkeizerlibel | Indische Königslibelle | ? | link | ||
| Anax imperator Leach, 1815 | Blue Emperor | Emperor Dragonfly | Grote keizerlibel | Große Königslibelle | Anax empereur | link | |
| Anax parthenope (Selys, 1839) | Lesser Emperor | Zuidelijke keizerlibel | Kleine Königslibelle | Anax napolitain | link | ||
| Boyeria irene (Fonscolombe, 1838) | Western Spectre | Schemerlibel | Westliche Geisterlibelle | Aeschne paisible | link | ||
| Boyeria cretensis Peters, 1991 | Cretan Spectre | Kretaschemerlibel | Kretische Geisterlibelle | ? | |||
| Brachytron pratense (O. F. Müller, 1764) | Hairy Hawker | Hairy Dragonfly | Glassnijder | Früher Schilfjäger | Aeschne printanière | link | |
| Caliaeschna microstigma (Schneider, 1845) | Eastern Spectre | Schaduwlibel | Schattenlibelle | ? | link | ||
| Gomphidae | Stylurus flavipes (Charpentier, 1825) | River Clubtail | Rivierrombout | Asiatische Keiljungfer | Gomphe à pattes jaunes | link | |
| Gomphus graslinii Rambur, 1842 | Pronged Clubtail | Gevorkte rombout | Französische Keiljungfer | Gomphe de Graslin | link | ||
| Gomphus pulchellus Selys, 1840 | Western Clubtail | Plasrombout | Westliche Keiljungfer | Gomphe joli | link | ||
| Gomphus simillimus Selys, 1840 | Yellow Clubtail | Gele rombout | Gelbe Keiljungfer | Gomphe semblable | link | ||
| Gomphus vulgatissimus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Common Clubtail | Beekrombout | Gemeine Keiljungfer | Gomphe vulgaire | link | ||
| Gomphus schneiderii Hagen, 1850 | Turkish Clubtail | Turkse rombout | Türkische Keiljungfer | ? | link | ||
| Lindenia tetraphylla (Vander Linden, 1825) | Bladetail | Vaandeldrager | Seedrache | Lindénie à quatre feuilles | link | ||
| Onychogomphus cazuma Barona, Cardo & Díaz, 2020 | Cazuma Pincertail | Cazumatanglibel | ? | ? | |||
| Onychogomphus costae Selys, 1885 | Faded Pincertail | Moorse tanglibel | Braune Zangenlibelle | Gomphe de Coste | link | ||
| Onychogomphus forcipatus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Small Pincertail | Kleine tanglibel | Kleine Zangenlibelle | Gomphe à forceps | link | ||
| Onychogomphus uncatus (Charpentier, 1840) | Large Pincertail | Grote tanglibel | Große Zangenlibelle | Gomphe à crochets | link | ||
| Ophiogomphus cecilia (Fourcroy, 1785) | Green Snaketail | Gaffellibel | Grüne Flussjungfer | Gomphe serpentin | link | ||
| Paragomphus genei (Selys, 1841) | Common Hooktail | Groene haaklibel | Grüne Sandjungfer | Gomphe de Gené | link | ||
| Cordulegastridae | Cordulegaster bidentata Selys, 1843 | Sombre Goldenring | Zuidelijke bronlibel | Gestreifte Quelljungfer | Cordulégastre bidenté | link | |
| Cordulegaster boltonii (Donovan, 1807) | Common Goldenring | Golden-ringed Dragonfly | Gewone bronlibel | Zweigestreifte Quelljungfer | Cordulégastre annelé | link | |
| Cordulegaster heros Theischinger, 1979 | Balkan Goldenring | Balkanbronlibel | Große Quelljungfer | ? | link | ||
| Cordulegaster helladica (Lohmann, 1993) | Greek Goldenring | Griekse bronlibel | Griechische Quelljungfer | ? | link | ||
| Cordulegaster insignis Schneider, 1845 | Blue-eyed Goldenring | Blauwoogbronlibel | Türkische Quelljungfer | ? | |||
| Cordulegaster picta Selys, 1854 | Turkish Goldening | Turkse bronlibel | Gezeichnete Quelljungfer | ? | link | ||
| Cordulegaster trinacriae Waterston, 1976 | Italian Goldenring | Italiaanse bronlibel | Italienische Quelljungfer | ? | |||
| Macromiidae | Macromia splendens (Pictet, 1843) | Splendid Cruiser | Prachtlibel | Europäischer Flussherrscher | Cordulie splendide | ||
| Corduliidae | Cordulia aenea (Linnaeus, 1758) | Downy Emerald | Smaragdlibel | Falkenlibelle | Cordulie bronzée | link | |
| Oxygastra curtisii (Dale, 1834) | Orange-spotted Emerald | Bronslibel | Gekielter Flussfalke | Cordulie à corps fin | link | ||
| Somatochlora alpestris (Selys, 1840) | Alpine Emerald | Taigaglanslibel | Alpen-Smaragdlibelle | Cordulie alpestre | link | ||
| Somatochlora arctica (Zetterstedt, 1840) | Northern Emerald | Hoogveenglanslibel | Arktische Smaragdlibelle | Cordulie arctique | link | ||
| Somatochlora borisi Marinov, 2001 | Bulgarian Emerald | Bulgaarse glanslibel | Rhodopen-Smaragdlibelle | ? | link | ||
| Somatochlora flavomaculata (Vander Linden, 1825) | Yellow-spotted Emerald | Gevlekte glanslibel | Gefleckte Smaragdlibelle | Cordulie à taches jaunes | link | ||
| Somatochlora metallica (Vander Linden, 1825) | Brilliant Emerald | Metaalglanslibel | Glänzende Smaragdlibelle | Cordulie métallique | link | ||
| Somatochlora meridionalis Nielsen, 1935 | Balkan Emerald | Zuidelijke glanslibel | Balkan-Smaragdlibelle | Cordulie méridionale | link | ||
| Somatochlora sahlbergi Trybom, 1889 | Treeline Emerald | Toendraglanslibel | Polar-Smaragdlibelle | ? | |||
| Epitheca bimaculata (Charpentier, 1825) | Eurasian Baskettail | Two-spotted Dragonfly | Tweevlek | Zweifleck | Cordulie à deux taches | link | |
| Libellulidae | Brachythemis impartita (Karsch, 1890) | Northern Banded Groundling | Noordelijke bandgrondlibel | Treuer Kurzpfeil | Brachythémis à bandes brunes | link | |
| Crocothemis erythraea (Brullé, 1832) | Broad Scarlet | Scarlet Darter | Vuurlibel | Feuerlibelle | Crocothémis écarlate | link | |
| Diplacodes lefebvrii (Burmeister, 1839) | Black Percher | Moriaantje | Glänzender Schwarzpfeil | ? | link | ||
| Leucorrhinia albifrons (Charpentier, 1840) | Dark Whiteface | Oostelijke witsnuitlibel | Östliche Moosjungfer | Leucorrhine à front blanc | link | ||
| Leucorrhinia caudalis (Vander Linden, 1825) | Lilypad Whitedface | Sierlijke witsnuitlibel | Zierliche Moosjungfer | Leucorrhine à large queue | link | ||
| Leucorrhinia dubia (Charpentier, 1825) | Small Whiteface | White-faced Darter | Venwitsnuitlibel | Kleine Moosjungfer | Leucorrhine douteuse | link | |
| Leucorrhinia pectoralis (Linnaeus, 1758) | Yellow-spotted Whiteface | Large White-faced Darter | Gevlekte witsnuitlibel | Große Moosjungfer | Leucorrhine à gros thorax | link | |
| Leucorrhinia rubicunda Linnaeus, 1758 | Ruby Whiteface | Noordse witsnuitlibel | Nordische Moosjungfer | Leucorrhine rubiconde | link | ||
| Libellula depressa Müller, 1764 | Broad-bodied Chaser | Platbuik | Plattbauch | Libellule déprimée | link | ||
| Libellula fulva Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue Chaser | Scarce Chaser | Bruine korenbout | Spitzenfleck | Libellule fauve | link | |
| Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758 | Four-spotted Chaser | Viervlek | Vierfleck | Libellule quadrimaculée | link | ||
| Orthetrum albistylum (Selys, 1848) | White-tailed Skimmer | Witpuntoeverlibel | Östlicher Blaupfeil | Orthétrum à stylets blancs | link | ||
| Orthetrum brunneum (Fonscolombe, 1837) | Southern Skimmer | Zuidelijke oeverlibel | Südlicher Blaupfeil | Orthétrum brun | link | ||
| Orthetrum cancellatum (Linnaeus, 1758) | Black-tailed Skimmer | Gewone oeverlibel | Großer Blaupfeil | Orthétrum réticulé | link | ||
| Orthetrum chrysostigma (Burmeister, 1839) | Epaulet Skimmer | Epauletoeverlibel | Rahmstreif-Blaupfeil | ? | link | ||
| Orthetrum coerulescens (Fabricius, 1798) | Keeled Skimmer | Beekoeverlibel | Kleiner Blaupfeil | Orthétrum bleuissant | link | ||
| Orthetrum nitidinerve (Selys, 1841) | Yellow-veined Skimmer | Geeladeroeverlibel | Gelbader-Blaupfeil | ? | link | ||
| Orthetrum sabina (Drury, 1770) | Slender Skimmer | Slanke oeverlibel | Schlanker Blaupfeil | ? | link | ||
| Orthetrum taeniolatum (Schneider, 1845) | Small Skimmer | Kleine oeverlibel | Zierlicher Blaupfeil | ? | link | ||
| Orthetrum trinacria (Selys, 1841) | Long Skimmer | Lange oeverlibel | Langer Blaupfeil | Orthétrum de Sicile | link | ||
| Pantala flavescens (Fabricius, 1798) | Wandering Glider | Wereldzwerver | Wanderlibelle | Libellule globe-trotter | link | ||
| Selysiothemis nigra (Vander Linden, 1825) | Black Pennant | Windvaantje | Schwarzer Baron | Sélysiothémis noir | link | ||
| Sympetrum danae (Sulzer, 1776) | Black Darter | Zwarte heidelibel | Schwarze Heidelibelle | Sympétrum noir | link | ||
| Sympetrum depressiusculum (Selys, 1841) | Spotted Darter | Kempense heidelibel | Sumpf-Heidelibelle | Sympétrum déprimé | link | ||
| Sympetrum flaveolum (Linnaeus, 1758) | Yellow-winged Darter | Geelvlekheidelibel | Gefleckte Heidelibelle | Sympétrum jaune d'or | link | ||
| Sympetrum fonscolombii (Selys, 1840) | Red-veined Darter | Zwervende heidelibel | Frühe Heidelibelle | Sympétrum de Fonscolombe | link | ||
| Sympetrum meridionale (Selys, 1841) | Southern Darter | Zuidelijke heidelibel | Südliche Heidelibelle | Sympétrum méridional | link | ||
| Sympetrum pedemontanum (O. F. Müller, 1766) | Banded Darter | Bandheidelibel | Gebänderte Heidelibelle | Sympétrum du Piémont | link | ||
| Sympetrum sanguineum (O. F. Müller, 1764) | Ruddy Darter | Bloedrode heidelibel | Blutrote Heidelibelle | Sympétrum sanguin | link | ||
| Sympetrum sinaiticum (Dumont, 1977) | Desert Darter | Woestijnheidelibel | Blasse Heidelibelle | ? | |||
| Sympetrum striolatum (Charpentier, 1840) | Common Darter | Bruinrode heidelibel | Große Heidelibelle | Sympétrum fascié | link | ||
| Sympetrum vulgatum (Linnaeus, 1758) | Moustached Darter | Vagrant Darter | Steenrode heidelibel | Gemeine Heidelibelle | Sympétrum vulgaire | link | |
| Trithemis annulata (Palisot de Beauvois, 1807) | Violet Dropwing | Purperlibel | Violetter Sonnenzeiger | Trithémis annelé | link | ||
| Trithemis festiva (Rambur, 1842) | Indigo Dropwing | Blauwe zonnewijzer | Schwarzer Sonnenzeiger | ? | link | ||
| Trithemis kirbyi Selys, 1891 | Orange-winged Dropwing | Oranje zonnewijzer | Feuerroter Sonnenzeiger | Trithémis de Kirby | link | ||
| Zygonyx torridus (Kirby, 1889) | Ringed Cascader | Watervallibel | Wasserfall-Kreuzer | ? | link |