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This article contains a list of the
dragonfly species recorded in
Estonia . The total number of species recorded is 51 (made up of 17 damselflies (suborder Zygoptera) and 34 true dragonflies) (suborder Anisoptera)
Suborder
Zygoptera (damselflies)
Family Calopterygidae (demoiselles)
Family
Lestidae (emerald damselflies)
Family
Coenagrionidae (blue, blue-tailed, and red damselflies)
White-legged Damselfly , Platycnemis pennipes
Pygmy Damselfly , Nehalennia speciosa
Blue-tailed Damselfly , Ischnura elegans
Common Blue Damselfly , Enallagma cyathigerum
Arctic Bluet , Coenagrion johanssoni
Northern Damselfly , Coenagrion hastulatum
Norfolk Damselfly , Coenagrion armatum
Irish Damselfly , Coenagrion lunulatum
Variable Damselfly , Coenagrion pulchellum
Azure Damselfly , Coenagrion puella
Red-eyed Damselfly , Erythromma najas
Large Red Damselfly , Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Suborder
Anisoptera (true dragonflies)
Family
Gomphidae (club-tailed dragonflies)
Family
Aeshnidae (hawkers and emperors)
Family
Cordulegastridae (golden-ringed Dragonflies)
Family
Corduliidae (emerald dragonflies)
Family
Libellulidae (chasers, skimmers, and darters)
Keeled Skimmer , Orthetrum coerulescens
Black-tailed Skimmer , Orthetrum cancellatum
Broad-bodied Chaser , Libellula depressa
Four-spotted Chaser , Libellula quadrimaculata
Scarce Chaser , Libellula fulva
Yellow-winged Darter , Sympetrum flaveolum
Black Darter , Sympetrum danae
Vagrant Darter , Sympetrum vulgatum
Common Darter , Sympetrum striolatum
Ruddy Darter , Sympetrum sanguineum
Leucorrhinia caudalis
Eastern White-faced Darter , Leucorrhinia albifrons
Large White-faced Darter , Leucorrhinia pectoralis
White-faced Darter , Leucorrhinia dubia
Northern White-faced Darter , Leucorrhinia rubicunda
References