List of Odonata of Nepal

The following is a list of Odonata of Nepal. One hundred and eighty-five species from seventeen families are listed.

This list is primarily based on Graham Vick's 1989 list with some recent additions and a modernized classification.

Family Epiophlebiidae

 * Epiophlebia laidlawi - Himalayan relict dragonfly

Family Amphipterygidae – diplebiidae

 * Philoganga montana

Family Calopterygidae – jewelwings

 * Neurobasis chinensis chinensis - stream glory
 * Caliphaea confusa
 * Vestalis gracilis gracilis - clear-winged forest glory

Family Chlorocyphidae

 * Aristocypha cuneata syn A. bifenestrata
 * Aristocypha quadrimaculata
 * Aristocypha trifasciata syn A. bifasciata
 * Aristo (Para) cypha unimaculata
 * Libellago lineata lineata - river heliodor
 * Heliocypha biforata

Family Euphaeidae

 * Allophaea (Euphaea) ochracea
 * Anisopleura comes
 * Anisopleura lestoides
 * Anisopleura subplatystyla
 * Bayadera indica
 * Bayadera longicauda
 * Bayadera hyaline

Family Synlestidae

 * Megalestes major - giant green spreadwing
 * Megalestes irma

Family Lestidae

 * Indolestes cyaneus
 * Lestes dorothea
 * Lestes praemorsus praemorsus - sapphire-eyed spreadwing

Family Coenagrionidae

 * Aciagrion hisopa
 * Aciagrion olympicum
 * Aciagrion pallidum - pale slender dartlet
 * Aciagrion occidentale - green-striped slender dartlet
 * Aciagrion approximans - Indian violet dartlet
 * Agriocnemis clauseni
 * Agriocnemis lacteola - milky dartlet
 * Agriocnemis pygmaea - pygmy dartlet
 * Agriocnemis femina - pinhead dartlet
 * Enallagma parvum - azure dartlet
 * Paracercion calamorum - dusky lilysquatter
 * Paracercion malayanum - Malay lillysquatter
 * Ceriagrion azureum - azure marsh dart
 * Ceriagrion cerinorubellum - orange-tailed marsh dart
 * Ceriagrion fallax fallax - black-tailed marsh dart
 * Ceriagrion fallax cerinomelas
 * Ceriagrion coromandelianum - Coromandel marsh dartCeriagrion coromandelianum01.jpg
 * Ceriagrion olivaceum - rusty marsh dart
 * Coenagrion exclamationis
 * Ischnura rubilio - western golden dartlet
 * Ischnura montana
 * Ischnura elegans - common bluetail
 * Ischnura forcipata - forcipate dartlet
 * Ischnura rufostigma - ruby dartlet
 * Ischnura nursei - pixie dartlet
 * Onychargia atrocyana - black marsh dart
 * Pseudagrion australasiae
 * Pseudagrion decorum - three-lined dart
 * Pseudagrion microcephalum - blue grass dart
 * Pseudagrion rubriceps - saffron-faced blue dart Pseudagrion rubriceps01.jpg
 * Pseudagrion spencei

Family Platycnemididae – featherlegs

 * Coeliccia renifera
 * Calicnemia doonensis carmine
 * Calicnemia eximia
 * Calicnemia miniata
 * Calicnemia mortoni
 * Calicnemia nipalica
 * Calicnemia pulverulans
 * Copera vittata - blue bush dart
 * Copera marginipes - yellow bush dart

Family Platystictidae – forest damsels

 * Drepanosticta carmichaeli - Indo-Chinese blue reedtail

Family Protoneuridae

 * Prodasineura autumnalis - black threadtail
 * Prodasineura odoneli

Family Gomphidae

 * Anisogomphus bivittatus
 * Anisogomphus occipitalis - Shivalik clubtail
 * Anisogomphus orites
 * Burmagomphus hasimaricus
 * Burmagomphus sivalikensis
 * Davidius aberrans aberrans
 * Davidius delineates
 * Ictinogomphus angulosus
 * Ictinogomphus kishori
 * Ictinogomphus pertinax
 * Ictinogomphus rapax - Indian common clubtail
 * Macrogomphus montanus
 * Macrogomphus seductus
 * Microgomphus phewataali
 * Nepogomphus modestus
 * Lamelligomphus biforceps
 * Scalmogomphus bistrigatus
 * Onychogomphus cerastes
 * Nychogomphus duaricus
 * Onychogomphus risi
 * Onychogomphus schmidti
 * Onychogomphus saundersii
 * Paragomphus lindgreni
 * Paragomphus lineatus
 * Perissogomphus stevensi
 * Platygomphus dolabratus
 * Stylogomphus inglisi

Family Aeshnidae

 * Aeshna petalura petalura
 * Anaciaeschna jaspidea - rusty darner
 * Anaciaeschna martini
 * Anaciaeschna donaldi
 * Anax guttatus - blue-tailed green darner
 * Anax indicus - lesser green emperor
 * Anax nigrofasciatus nigrolineatus
 * Anax immaculafrons
 * Anax parthenope
 * Cephalaeschna acutifrons
 * Cephalaeschna klapperichi
 * Cephalaeschna masoni
 * Cephalaeschna orbifrons
 * Cephalaeschna viridifrons
 * Gynacantha bayadera - parakeet darner
 * Gynacantha incisura
 * Gynacantha khasiaca
 * Gynacanthaeschna sikkima
 * Oligoaeschna martini
 * Periaeschna unifasciata
 * Polycanthagyna erythromelas

Family Cordulegastridae

 * Anotogaster basalis palampurensis
 * Anotogaster gregoryi
 * Anotogaster nipalensisAnotogaster nipalensis.jpg
 * Chlorogomphus atkinsoni
 * Chlorogomphus mortoni
 * Chlorogomphus olympicus
 * Chlorogomphus preciosus
 * Chlorogomphus selysi
 * Cordulegaster brevistigma brevistigma
 * Neallogaster hermionae
 * Neallogaster latifrons
 * Neallogaster ornata

Family Corduliidae

 * Epophthalmia frontalis frontalis
 * Idionyx stevensi

Family Macromiidae

 * Macromia cingulata
 * Macromia flavocolorata
 * Macromia moorei moorei
 * Macromia sombui
 * Somatochlora nipalensis

Family Libellulidae

 * Acisoma panorpoides panorpoides - trumpet-tail
 * Aethriamanta brevipennis - scarlet marsh hawk
 * Brachythemis contaminata - ditch jewel
 * Brachydiplax sobrina - little blue marsh hawk
 * Barchydiplax chalybea - rufous-backed marsh hawk
 * Bradinophyga geminata - granite ghost
 * Cratilla lineata - emerald-banded skimmer
 * Cratilla metallica
 * Crocothemis erythaea - broad skimmer
 * Crocothemis servilia - scarlet skimmer
 * Diplacodes lefebvreii
 * Diplacodes nebulosa - black-tipped ground skimmer
 * Diplacodes trivialis - blue ground skimmer
 * Libellula quadrimaculata
 * Lyriothemis bivittata
 * Nannophya pygmaea
 * Neurothemis fulvia - fulvous forest skimmerFulvous Forest Skimmer.jpg
 * Neurothemis intermedia - paddyfield parasolNeurothemis intermedia1.jpg
 * Neurothemis tullia tullia - pied paddy skimmer
 * Orthetrum glaucum- blue marsh hawkOrthetrum glaucum1.jpg
 * Orthetrum japonicum internum
 * Orthetrum luzonicum - tri-coloured marsh hawk
 * Orthetrum pruinosum neglectum - crimson-tailed marsh hawk
 * Orthetrum coerulescens anceps - keeled skimmer
 * Orthetrum sabina - green marsh hawk
 * Orthetrum taeniolatum - small skimmer
 * Orthetrum triangulare triangulare - blue-tailed forest hawk
 * Orthetrum lineostigma
 * Onychothemis testaceum testaceum
 * Palpopleura sexmaculata sexmaculata - blue-tailed yellow skimmer
 * Pantala flavescens - wandering gliderPantala flavescens01.jpg
 * Potamarcha congenera - yellow-tailed ashy skimmer
 * Pseudotramea prateri
 * Rhodothemis rufa - rufous marsh glider
 * Rhyothemis plutonia - greater blue-wing
 * Rhyothemis triangularis - lesser blue-wing
 * Rhyothemis variegata variegata - common picturewing
 * Selysiothemis nigra
 * Sympetrum commixtum
 * Sympetrum decoloratum
 * Sympetrum fonscolombei
 * Sympetrum haematoneura
 * Sympetrum hypomelas
 * Sympetrum orientale
 * Tholymis tillarga
 * Tramea basilaris burmeisteri - red marsh trotter
 * Tramea limbata simiata - black marsh trotter
 * Tramea virginia
 * Trithemis aurora - crimson marsh glider
 * Trithemis festiva - black stream glider
 * Trithemis pallidinervis - long-legged marsh glider
 * Urothemis signata signata - greater crimson glider
 * Zygonyx iris - emerald cascader