In 1997, the International Union for Conservation of Nature set up a status survey and conservation action plan for dragonflies. This proposes the establishment of protected areas around the world and the management of these areas to provide suitable habitat for dragonflies. Outside these areas, encouragement should be given to modify forestry, agricultural, and industrial practices to enhance conservation. At the same time, more research into dragonflies needs to be done, consideration should be given to pollution control and the public should be educated about the importance of biodiversity. Habitat degradation has reduced dragonfly populations across the world, for example in Japan.
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Dragonfly | Conservation
In 1997, the International Union for Conservation of Nature set up a status survey and conservation action plan for dragonflies. Establishment of protected areas around the world and the management of these areas to provide suitable habitat for dragonflies In 1997, the International Union for Conservation of Nature set up a status survey and conservation action plan for dragonflies. Yes, , the International Union for Conservation of Nature
what are the life stages of a dragonfly
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Dragonflies are hemimetabolous insects; they do not have a pupal stage and undergo an incomplete metamorphosis with a series of nymphal stages from which the adult emerges.
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what are they ?
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It is an insect belonging to the order Odonata, infraorder Anisoptera.
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any conservation efforts to protect it ?
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Conservation of Odonata has usually concentrated on the more iconic suborder Anisoptera, the dragonflies. However, the two suborders largely have the same needs, and what is good for dragonflies is also good for damselflies. The main threats experienced by odonates are the clearance of forests, the pollution of waterways, the lowering of groundwater levels, the damming of rivers for hydroelectric schemes and the general degradation of wetlands and marshes. The clearance of tropical rainforests is of importance because the rate of erosion increases, streams and pools dry up and waterways become clogged with silt. The presence of alien species can also have unintended consequences.
Damselfly | Conservation
In 1997, the International Union for Conservation of Nature set up a status survey and conservation action plan for dragonflies. This proposes the establishment of protected areas around the world and the management of these areas to provide suitable habitat for dragonflies. Outside these areas, encouragement should be given to modify forestry, agricultural, and industrial practices to enhance conservation. At the same time, more research into dragonflies needs to be done, consideration should be given to pollution control and the public should be educated about the importance of biodiversity. Habitat degradation has reduced dragonfly populations across the world, for example in Japan.
Dragonfly | Conservation
Over 60% of Japan's wetlands were lost in the 20th century, so its dragonflies now depend largely on rice fields, ponds, and creeks. Dragonflies feed on pest insects in rice, acting as a natural pest control. Dragonflies are steadily declining in Africa, and represent a conservation priority.
Dragonfly | Conservation
Most odonatologists live in temperate areas and the dragonflies of North America and Europe have been the subject of much research. However, the majority of species live in tropical areas and have been little studied. With the destruction of rainforest habitats, many of these species are in danger of becoming extinct before they have even been named. The greatest cause of decline is forest clearance with the consequent drying up of streams and pools which become clogged with silt. The damming of rivers for hydroelectric schemes and the drainage of low-lying land has reduced suitable habitat, as has pollution and the introduction of alien species.
Dragonfly | Conservation
Currently, there are no specific conservation efforts being made to preserve the species. Rather, there are projects that target the protection of the habitats in which the Mindanao flying dragon lives.
Draco mindanensis | Introduction
The British Dragonfly Society is a conservation organisation in the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1983 and its aims are to promote and to encourage the study and conservation of dragonflies and damselflies and their natural habitats, especially in the United Kingdom. The Society runs the Dragonfly Recording Network (DRN) to collect Odonata records in the UK. It also promotes a range of research and conservation projects. The British Dragonfly Society is a registered charity, number 800196.
British Dragonfly Society | Introduction
The species is widely spread and populations do not appear to be declining, although like many dragonflies it is likely being impacted by water pollution, drainage and habitat loss through agricultural expansion and intensification.
Trithemis pluvialis | Conservation
A total number of 54 different dragonflies (Zygoptera) and damselflies (Zygoptera) were recorded for the Shipstern Conservation & Management Area.
Shipstern Conservation &amp; Management Area | Odonata
Watson and Theischinger 1984. Data Deficient ver 3.1 The species is endemic to Australia and the range includes Black Jungle, Koolpinyah Station and Melville Island in the Northern Territory and is considered as a rare to scarce species which frequents freshwater streams and terrestrial habitats (Endersby 2012; Hawking 2009). Threats to this dragonfly include farming, agro-industry and mining which is believed to negatively impact on the habitat of this species (Hawking 2009).
Black Jungle Conservation Reserve | Nososticta koolpinyah, (Order: Odonata) Koolpinyah threadtail dragonfly
Epigomphus donnellyi is a species of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It is endemic to Mexico. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Epigomphus donnellyi | Introduction
Epigomphus crepidus is a species of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It is endemic to Mexico. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Epigomphus crepidus | Introduction
Epigomphus paulsoni is a species of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It is endemic to Mexico. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Epigomphus paulsoni | Introduction
Notogomphus dendrohyrax is a species of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It is found in Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Notogomphus dendrohyrax | Introduction
Epigomphus sulcatistyla is a species of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It is endemic to Mexico. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Epigomphus sulcatistyla | Introduction
Odonata includes dragonflies and damselflies. There are 97 species and 19 subspecies in the order Odonata assessed as endangered.
List of endangered insects | <a href="Odonata">Odonata</a>
Progomphus tennesseni is a species of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It is endemic to the Dominican Republic. Specimens of this species were first collected by Dr. Oliver Flint of the Smithsonian Institution near a waterfall of a tributary of the Rio Yaqui del Norte, west of Jarabaco. Daigle (1996) recognized this species from a large number of "Progomphus" collected, who distinguished its differences from a larger number of "Progomphus serenus" specimens. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss. The species is named after Ken Tennessen, a well-known researcher of New World Odonata.
Progomphus tennesseni | Introduction
In Hawaii, the introduction of the mosquitofish ("Gambusia affinis") was effective in controlling mosquitoes but nearly exterminated the island's endemic damselflies. The ancient greenling "Hemiphlebia mirabilis" has been an important flagship species for conservation action in preserving its habitat in Australia.
Damselfly | Conservation
Epigomphus westfalli is a species of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It is endemic to Nicaragua. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Epigomphus westfalli | Introduction
There are currently no conservation acts or projects focused directly on the preservation of "D. mindanensis". Rather, there are projects and initiatives directed in the conservation of "D. mindanensis" rainforest habitat in the Mindanao region. "D. mindanensis" is found in multiple protected areas, including on Samar and Leyte. In 2005, Conservation International Philippines began work in the Eastern Mindanao Corridor to conserve the area's globally significant biodiversity by establishing more protected areas and improving management of existing protected areas. Another organization focusing on conservation of Mindanao Flying Dragon habitat is the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund. This five-year investment program focuses on building alliances and civil society capacity essential for the success of conservation of this region.
Draco mindanensis | Management
Atoconeura aethiopica is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is endemic to Ethiopia. It is limited to clear mountain streams in forested habitat. This habitat type is being degraded, so the species is considered to be vulnerable.
Atoconeura aethiopica | Introduction
Anisogomphus solitaris is a species of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Anisogomphus solitaris | Introduction
Phyllopetalia excrescens is a species of dragonfly in the family Austropetaliidae. It is endemic to Chile. Its natural habitats are intermittent rivers and freshwater springs. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Phyllopetalia excrescens | Introduction
Ictinogomphus regisalberti is a species of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It is found in Angola, Uganda, and possibly the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Ictinogomphus regisalberti | Introduction
Hylaeothemis fruhstorferi is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Hylaeothemis fruhstorferi | Introduction
Epigomphus verticicornis is a species of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It is endemic to Costa Rica. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Epigomphus verticicornis | Introduction
The Himalayan relict dragonfly ("Epiophlebia laidlawi") is one of four species of Epiprocta in the family Epiophlebiidae. They have at one time been classified as a suborder Anisozygoptera, considered as intermediate between the dragonflies and the damselflies, partly because the hind wings and fore wings are very similar in size and shape, and partly because the insect at rest holds them back over the body as damselflies do. These attributes now are known to be misleading however; the genus "Epiophlebia" shares a more recent ancestor with dragonflies and became separated from other Anisoptera in and around the uplifting Himalayas. The species was first described from a larva collected in June 1918 by Stanley Kemp in a stream just above Sonada in the vicinity of Darjeeling.
Epiophlebia laidlawi | Introduction
The Anisoptera was long treated as a suborder, with a third suborder, the "Anisozygoptera" (ancient dragonflies). However, the combined suborder Epiprocta (in which Anisoptera is an infraorder) was proposed when it was found that the "Anisozygoptera" was paraphyletic, composed of mostly extinct offshoots of dragonfly evolution. The four living species placed in that group are (in this treatment) in the infraorder Epiophlebioptera, whereas the fossil taxa that were formerly there are now dispersed about the Odonatoptera (or Odonata "sensu lato"). World Odonata List considers Anisoptera as a suborder along with Zygoptera and Anisozygoptera as well-understood and widely preferred terms.
Odonata | Systematics and taxonomy
The chances of a large, flightless and nocturnal beetle moving from one ngaio tree to another past numerous tuatara and surviving predation is low. It is protected under Schedule 7 of The 1953 Wildlife Act, making it an offense to collect, possess or harm a specimen.
Anagotus stephenensis | Conservation
Climate change, resulting in a drying out of the island habitat, may also be a threat. The conservation status of this species is categorised as 'nationally critical'. Like other "Geodorcus" species, this large, slow-moving beetle is protected from collectors under schedule 7 of the 1953 Wildlife Act. Captive breeding and reintroduction to rat-free islands such as Lizard Island was the Department of Conservation plan for ensuring this species' survival. A expedition in January 2019 thoroughly searched the beetle's habitat on Stack H, another nearby stack, and Lizard Island, and found nothing but fragments of exoskeleton of indeterminate age, and concluded "G.
Geodorcus ithaginis | Conservation
Measures are being taken in effort to create a more sustainable habitat for "Orachrysops ariadne" by removal of invasive species, and propagation of more host plants ("Indigofera)," as its current availability limits butterfly success. Additionally plans have been implemented regarding the controlled burns to be conducted in the later season when "O. ariadne" have been moved under ground by "Camponotus Natalensis" after entering the pupa stage.
Orachrysops ariadne | Conservation efforts
Epigomphus echeverrii is a species of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It is endemic to Costa Rica. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Epigomphus echeverrii | Introduction
Epigomphus subsimilis is a species of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It is endemic to Costa Rica. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Epigomphus subsimilis | Introduction
It is unusual not only in size, but also in having predominantly terrestrial habits at the larval stage. The giant dragonfly is listed as endangered under the NSW Threatened Species Conservation Act. "Petalura gigantea" is a species of dragonfly in the family Petaluridae; a related species, the giant petaltail from Queensland, Australia, is the world's largest extant dragonfly species.
Petalura gigantea | Introduction
The Odonatoptera are a superorder (sometimes treated as an order) of ancient winged insects, placed in the Palaeoptera which probably form a paraphyletic group however. The dragonflies and damselflies are the only living members of this group, which was far more diverse in the late Paleozoic and contained gigantic species, including the griffinflies (colloquially called "giant dragonflies", although they were not dragonflies in the strict sense) of the order Protodonata. This lineage dates back at least to the Bashkirian, not quite 320 million years ago.
Odonatoptera | Introduction
Neurogomphus pinheyi is a species of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It is found in Kenya and possibly the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Neurogomphus pinheyi | Introduction
Notogomphus kilimandjaricus is a species of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, and rivers.
Notogomphus kilimandjaricus | Introduction
Nepogomphoides stuhlmanni is a species of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It is found in Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Nepogomphoides stuhlmanni | Introduction
To protect the species, the International Union for Conservation of Nature proposes that their caves receive legal protection, which would prevent extermination from misguided vampire bat control. They also suggest the cessation of ranching expansion into their known distribution They are listed as endangered because it is thought that there are fewer than 250 mature individuals remaining.
Fernandez's sword-nosed bat | Conservation
Epigomphus corniculatus is a species of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It is endemic to Costa Rica. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Epigomphus corniculatus | Introduction
Odonata includes dragonflies and damselflies. There are 97 species and 19 subspecies in the order Odonata assessed as endangered.
List of endangered invertebrates | <a href="Odonata">Odonata</a>
The stream around which the one remaining viable population lives is protected within the forest reserve in the East Usambara Conservation Area, and is therefore relatively safe from any danger. Any changes to this stream could result in the extinction of "Amanipodagrion gilliesi". It has been advocated that an extensive survey of the whole area is urgently needed to locate any further remaining populations. This species is very close to becoming extinct. Dragonflies and damselflies can't survive well in captivity.
Amanipodagrion | Conservation
Crenigomphus denticulatus is a species of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It is endemic to Ethiopia. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Crenigomphus denticulatus | Introduction
In early spring and summer the reserve is the habitat of 23 species of dragonfly, including the rare Norfolk hawker which is protected under Schedule 5 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, and listed in the British Red Data Books on Insects as Category 1 (endangered). Another important dragon fly is the scarce chaser ("Libellula fulva").
Strumpshaw Fen RSPB reserve | Insects
Perigomphus pallidistylus is a species of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Perigomphus pallidistylus | Introduction
Notogomphus flavifrons is a species of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It is endemic to Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Notogomphus flavifrons | Introduction
Phyllopetalia altarensis is a species of dragonfly in the family Austropetaliidae. It is endemic to Chile. Its natural habitats are rivers and freshwater springs. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Phyllopetalia altarensis | Introduction
Odonata includes dragonflies and damselflies. There are 97 species and 19 subspecies in the order Odonata assessed as endangered.
List of endangered arthropods | <a href="Odonata">Odonata</a>
In addition, endangered dragonflies and amphibians live here.
Timmermoor | Introduction
One species may require several habitat locations, even across international boundaries, for the different periods of their migratory patterns. Insect conservation has been labelled in the past as a concern only for the affluent. The developing country of Papua New Guinea has a "happily ever after" ending in their attempts to preserve the world's largest butterfly, Queen Alexandra's birdwing ("Ornithoptera alexandrae"). This species is restricted to a very small range of habitat due to specificity in their diet. In the international market of insect collecting, the butterfly can retrieve up to US$2000. In 1978, the government of Papua New Guinea set up the Insect Farming and Trading Agency (IFTA) to regulate the exploitation and conservation of Queen Alexandra's birdwing and other valuable butterflies.
Insect biodiversity | Conservation
Paragomphus alluaudi is a species of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It is found in Angola, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Paragomphus alluaudi | Introduction
Tetrathemis denticauda is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Tetrathemis denticauda | Introduction
The conservation status of the species is currently unknown; however, the Manx Wildlife Trust and Manx National Trust, through the creation of nature reserves, have saved the habitat of the robber fly from total destruction.
Manx robber fly | Conservation
The Edgbaston goby ("Chlamydogobius squamigenus"), 11 snail species, a small crustacean, a flatworm, a spider and a dragonfly are restricted to springs in the same reserve and also threatened.
Red-finned blue-eye | Conservation status
Populations of this damselfly have been extirpated due to the destruction and degradation of habitat in the heavily urbanized area where it occurs. It lived in wetland habitat in Glen Canyon Park in the city of San Francisco until these moist spots were fragmented too extensively to support populations. After patches of wetland in the park were restored, the damselfly was reintroduced and persisted for a short while before disappearing once more. Though the reintroduction failed, it provided data about the habitat requirements for the insect. This had been designated an endangered species on the IUCN Red List because of its very small range, small populations within that range, and extensive destruction of its habitat.
Ischnura gemina | Ecology
Odonata and their ancestors come from one of the oldest winged insect groups. The fossils of odonates and their cousins, including Paleozoic "giant dragonflies" like "Meganeuropsis permiana" from the Permian of North America, reached wing spans of up to 71 cm and a body length of 43 cm, making it the largest insect of all time. This insect belonged to the order Meganisoptera, the griffinflies, related to odonates but not part of the modern order Odonata in the restricted sense. They have one of the most complete fossil records going back 319 million years. The smallest living dragonfly is "Nannophya pygmaea" (Anisoptera: Libellulidae) from east Asia, with a body length of 15 mm and a wing span of 20 mm.
Odonata | Size
Notogomphus maathaiae, commonly known as Maathai’s longleg, is a species of dragonfly in the clubtail family Gomphidae. It is thought to be endemic montane streams in Kenya. The species is considered endangered because the continued destruction of its montane forest habitat by humans creates a very high risk of extinction in the near future. The species was described by Viola Clausnitzer and Klaas-Douwe B. Dijkstra in 2005. They named the it in honor of Wangari Maathai, founder of the Green Belt Movement and the first African woman to receive a Nobel Peace Prize.
Notogomphus maathaiae | Introduction
These parks may prove instrumental in preserving the granite tepui that the bats use as roosts.
Marinkelle's sword-nosed bat | Conservation
This moth is classified under the New Zealand Threat Classification system as being "At Risk, Relict". It has been collected at Riccarton Bush.
Hierodoris torrida | Conservation status
Notogomphus dorsalis is a species of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and rivers.
Notogomphus dorsalis | Introduction
This is one of the most abundant dragonflies in Europe, and populations show no evidence of decline.
Common darter | Conservation status
Gynacantha immaculifrons is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, and Tanzania. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and shrub-dominated wetlands. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Gynacantha immaculifrons | Introduction
Epigomphus houghtoni is a species of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It is endemic to Costa Rica. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Epigomphus houghtoni | Introduction
"Deinacrida fallai" are one of many giant wētā species that are protected under the Seventh Schedule of the 1953 Wildlife Act. They are listed as 'medium term recovery work' under the Department of Conservation's threatened wētā recovery plan. They are currently a category C species under the Molloy and Davis (1994) classification system, and a category VU D2 under the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. There is currently a pest contingency plan required for the Poor Knights Island (especially for rodents), to maintain the security of the island. Accidental introduction of rodents to the Poor Knights Islands would endanger the entire species by gravely reducing or eradicating "D.
Deinacrida fallai | Conservation
As of January 2019, all but 120 ha of the Eyrewell Forest had been cleared, as can be seen in Sentinel satellite imagery. The conversion involved "felling all the trees, ripping out the root stock and then pretty much mulching the coarser woody material which is left behind into small chips… not only shredding any plant matter, but any invertebrates that are larger than a pinhead." Correspondence obtained under the Official Information Act revealed that the Department of Conservation had been unable to reach an agreement with Ngāi Tahu Farming over preserving enough beetle habitat to save the species. Forest and Bird criticised the Whenua Hou development, claiming it would lead to the extinction of "H.
Holcaspis brevicula | Conservation
Epigomphus clavatus is a species of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It is endemic to Guatemala. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Epigomphus clavatus | Introduction
Gomphus kinzelbachi is a species of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It is found in Iran and Iraq. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Gomphus kinzelbachi | Introduction
Odonates are found on all the continents except Antarctica. Although some species of dragonfly have wide distributions, damselflies tend to have smaller ranges. Most odonates breed in fresh-water; a few damselflies in the family Caenagrionidae breed in brackish water (and a single dragonfly species breeds in seawater). Dragonflies are more affected by pollution than are damselflies. The presence of odonates indicates that an ecosystem is of good quality. The most species-rich environments have a range of suitable microhabitats, providing suitable water bodies for breeding. Although most damselflies live out their lives within a short distance of where they were hatched, some species, and some individuals within species, disperse more widely.
Damselfly | Distribution and diversity
Heliogomphus nietneri is a species of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Heliogomphus nietneri | Introduction
Oryctodiplax is an extinct genus of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. Fossils (mainly larvae) of these dragonflies have been found in the Miocene of Italy (age range: from 7.246 to 5.332 million years ago). The type species is "Oryctodiplax gypsorum". It was a species resistant to a highly saline environment, formed in the Mediterranean salinity crisis, occurred during the latest stage of the Miocene, with the isolation of the Mediterranean sea and its subsequent drying.
Oryctodiplax | Introduction
Notogomphus cottarellii is a species of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It is endemic to Ethiopia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Notogomphus cottarellii | Introduction
The pin is most often driven through the thorax of the insect just to the right of the mid-line to preserve the appearance of at least one side should any damage occur from pinning. The exception is butterflies, dragonflies and damselflies, which are pinned through the middle of the thorax. Enough of the pin must be left both above and below the specimen to allow for labeling below and handling.
Conservation and restoration of insect specimens | Pinning
The current status of "C. scitulum" according to IUCN Red List is of 'Least Concern', meaning that the population is considered stable according to the IUCN's criteria.
Dainty damselfly | Conservation status
Idomacromia jillianae is a species of dragonfly in the family Corduliidae. It is endemic to Uganda. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Idomacromia jillianae | Introduction
The forerunners of modern Odonata are included in a clade called the Panodonata, which include the basal Zygoptera (damselflies) and the Anisoptera (true dragonflies). Today there are some 3000 species extant around the world. The relationships of anisopteran families are not fully resolved as of 2013, but all the families are monophyletic except the Corduliidae; the Gomphidae are a sister taxon to all other Anisoptera, the Austropetaliidae are sister to the Aeshnoidea, and the Chlorogomphidae are sister to a clade that includes the Synthemistidae and Libellulidae. On the cladogram, dashed lines indicate unresolved relationships; English names are given (in parentheses):
Dragonfly | Phylogeny
A two-year field study initiated by the National Biodiversity Centre revealed that 40 of the more than 120 species in Singapore are living in park ponds, with the majority found at Bishan Park, Kent Ridge Park, and Toa Payoh Town Park outside of the nature reserves. This study will help the National Parks Board further enhance and protect dragonflies, and create new habitats for them. Since a dragonfly larvae lives in water and requires that the water is unpolluted to survive, the National Biodiversity Centre aims to use dragonflies as a bio-indicator of a good fresh water ecosystem.
National Biodiversity Centre (Singapore) | Study on dragonflies
Epiprocta is one of the two extant suborders of the Odonata (the order to which dragonflies and damselflies belong). It was proposed relatively recently, having been created to accommodate the inclusion of the Anisozygoptera. The latter has been shown to be not a natural suborder, but rather a paraphyletic collection of lineages, so it has been combined with the previous suborder Anisoptera, the well-known dragonflies, into the Epiprocta. The old suborder Anisoptera is proposed to become an infraorder within the Epiprocta, whereas the "anisozygopterans" included here form the infraorder Epiophlebioptera.
Epiprocta | Introduction
Epigomphus flinti is a species of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It is endemic to Mexico. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Epigomphus flinti | Introduction
Lokia coryndoni is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is endemic to Uganda. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Lokia coryndoni | Introduction
The relatively well-preserved, extensive and diverse habitats of the Dinara and Svilaja mountains and the Upper Cetina provide a refuge to a number of invertebrate species whose natural habitats have been endangered due to specific living conditions they require, while many of them are endemics and placed on the Red List (certain species of caddisflies, dragonflies, stoneflies, orthoptera, etc.). Invertebrates living in caves and holes make a special group – their biology remains relatively unknown, but they are protected as the cave fauna together with cave vertebrates. Insects include: dalmatian ringlet Proterebia afra dalmata, rosalia longicorn, longhorn beetle, firebug, hornet, bumblebee, stag beetle and marsh fritillary.
Dinara | Insects
Notogomphus ruppeli is a species of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It is endemic to Ethiopia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Notogomphus ruppeli | Introduction
Ceratogomphus triceraticus is a species of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It is endemic to South Africa. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Ceratogomphus triceraticus | Introduction
Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Odonata. Dragonflies are predators. The larvae inhabit water and adults fly near aquatic places. They are diverse in color and shape. There are major 2 types of odonates in the world; they are dragonflies and damselflies. The eyes are closer together in dragonflies, and their wings are held broadly opened from the body. They are robust in nature. In contrast, damselflies are delicately built small odonates, with well separated compound eyes. During rest, they do not expand their wings; the wings are folded over the abdomen or slightly spread. Damselflies are categorized in to Suborder: Zygoptera; and dragonflies into Suborder: Anisoptera.
List of odonates of Sri Lanka | Dragonflies & Damselflies
Epigomphus camelus is a species of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It is endemic to Costa Rica. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Epigomphus camelus | Introduction
A dragonfly is an insect belonging to the order Odonata, suborder Anisoptera (from Greek ἄνισος "anisos" "uneven" and πτερόν "pteron", "wing", because the hindwing is broader than the forewing). Adult dragonflies are characterized by large multifaceted eyes, two pairs of strong transparent wings, sometimes with coloured patches and an elongated body. Dragonflies can be mistaken for the related group, damselflies (Zygoptera), which are similar in structure, though usually lighter in build; however, the wings of most dragonflies are held flat and away from the body, while damselflies hold the wings folded at rest, along or above the abdomen. Dragonflies are agile fliers, while damselflies have a weaker, fluttery flight.
List of odonates of Sri Lanka | Suborder: <a href="Anisoptera">Anisoptera</a> - Dragonflies
It is a dragonfly of wet forests, usually perches on fallen logs and shrubs. A large number of them can be found together in canopy gaps and forest edges. It breeds in marshes associated with forest streams, marshes and ponds.
Neurothemis fulvia | Distribution and Habitat
The globe skimmer "Pantala flavescens" is probably the most widespread dragonfly species in the world; it is cosmopolitan, occurring on all continents in the warmer regions. Most Anisoptera species are tropical, with far fewer species in temperate regions. Some dragonflies, including libellulids and aeshnids, live in desert pools, for example in the Mojave Desert, where they are active in shade temperatures between 18 and 45 °C (64.4 to 113 °F); these insects were able to survive body temperatures above the thermal death point of insects of the same species in cooler places.
Dragonfly | Distribution and diversity
Single-species insect conservation can preserve other species indirectly; this preservation-by-default is referred to as the umbrella effect. Showy insects such as butterflies or large, colourful beetles serve as flagship species, and can expand public awareness and financial contributions for conservation efforts. Wealthy nations such as the United States do list species of concern, and occasionally insects are placed on its Endangered Species List. In 2017 this list had classified over 80 insects as endangered species, the majority of them beetles or butterflies; a significant percentage of these listed insects are native only to the Hawaiian Islands. Migratory species, such as the well-known monarch butterfly ("Danaus plexippus"), are in need of special conservation methods.
Insect biodiversity | Conservation
The conservation and restoration of insect specimens is the process of caring for and preserving insects as a part of a collection. Conservation concerns begin at collection and continue through preparation, storage, examination, documentation, research and treatment when restoration is needed.
Conservation and restoration of insect specimens | Introduction
Phyllopetalia stictica is a species of dragonfly in the family Austropetaliidae. It is endemic to Chile. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Phyllopetalia stictica | Introduction
In the British Isles, this dragonfly is very locally distributed in the lowlands, but more widespread in the north-west and Ireland. It is often very locally abundant and maybe this triggers dispersal. Records from the south coast suggest that immigration from the continent does occur. Its main threats, however, are development, drainage, agriculture, and peat extraction.
Sympetrum danae | Population and conservation
Cyclogomphus gynostylus is a species of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. Its natural habitats are rivers, water storage areas, and canals and ditches. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Cyclogomphus gynostylus | Introduction
Rare species include the white-faced darter dragonfly and the "Thyridanthrax fenestratus" bee fly. There is public access to the site.
Ockham and Wisley Commons | Introduction
Orthetrum kristenseni is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is endemic to Ethiopia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, rivers, and swamps. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Orthetrum kristenseni | Introduction
Neurocordulia obsoleta, the umber shadowdragon, is a species of emerald dragonfly in the family Corduliidae. It is found in North America. The IUCN conservation status of "Neurocordulia obsoleta" is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2017.
Neurocordulia obsoleta | Introduction
Progomphus risi is a species of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It is found in Guatemala and Mexico. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Progomphus risi | Introduction
Hine's emerald dragonfly was first proposed as an endangered species in October, 1993. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service cited three main reasons why Hine's emerald warrants federal protection. Fragmented habitats and small, highly-distributed populations were significant concerns. By January 1995, Hine's emerald was officially added to the ESA and listed as an endangered species. Last assessed in 2008, the Hine's emerald dragonfly was the only dragonfly species included in the Endangered Species Act. The Recovery Plan by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service was published in 2001. Its ultimate recovery goal is “[restoring the dragonfly] to viable populations”. The plan established the Northern Recovery Unit and Southern Recovery Unit.
Hine's emerald | Conservation status
Neodythemis campioni is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is found in Cameroon, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers.
Neodythemis campioni | Introduction
However, despite repeated efforts by local organisations the area remains unprotected.
Wroughton's free-tailed bat | Conservation efforts
As of 2019 the butterfly's conservation status is globally considered of least concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. However, several areas report regional decreases in population.
Marsh fritillary | Conservation
Procordulia smithii, commonly known as Smith's dragonfly or the ranger dragonfly, is a species of dragonfly that is endemic to New Zealand, as is its close relative "Procordulia grayi". New Zealand dragonflies became of interest during Cook’s voyages, but the first collection that contained dragonflies was not established until 1842. George Hudson made large contributions to dragonfly entomology in New Zealand, but he had difficulty differentiating between "P. smithii" and "P. grayi" due to similarities in appearance. The order Odonata has one of the stronger fossil records in comparison with other insects. Only a limited number of studies have been conducted on the effects of biogeographical taxa.
Procordulia smithii | Introduction