Dragonflies and damselflies of India
587 dragonflies and damselflies are on the India list, 17 of them threatened (1 Critically Endangered, 4 Endangered and 12 Vulnerable) and 194 endemic to India.
The India list: every species documented from India, across sources. Threatened: IUCN Red List Critically Endangered, Endangered or Vulnerable. List of the week of 2026-11-09.
Threatened dragonflies and damselflies of India (17)
- Protosticta myristicaensis Myristica Reedtail CR
- Hylaeothemis fruhstorferi Fruhstorfer's Junglewatcher EN
- Idionyx galeata EN
- Libellago balus EN
- Orthetrum andamanicum Andaman Marsh Hawk EN
- Anisopleura vallei VU
- Calicnemia nipalica VU
- Chlorogomphus selysi VU
- Chlorogomphus xanthoptera VU
- Coeliccia fraseri VU
- Cyclogomphus ypsilon Y-marked Clubtail VU
- Disparoneura apicalis Black-Tipped Bambootail VU
- Indolestes divisus Sri Lanka Metallic-backed Reedling VU
- Indosticta deccanensis VU
- Libellago andamanensis Andaman Heliodor VU
- Libellago blanda VU
- Protosticta sanguinostigma red spot reedtail VU
Dragonflies and damselflies of India endemic to India (194)
- Aciagrion approximans Indian Violet Dartlet
- Acrogomphus fraseri Fraser’s Clubtail DD
- Aeschnophlebia poumai
- Agriocnemis keralensis Kerala dartlet
- Anisopleura vallei VU
- Anormogomphus heteropterus
- Aristocypha hilaryae DD
- Asiagomphus nilgiricus Nilgiri Clubtail DD
- Bayadera kali DD
- Bradinopyga konkanensis Konkan Rockdweller
- Burmagomphus cauvericus Cauvery Sinuate Clubtail DD
- Burmagomphus chaukulensis
- Burmagomphus laidlawi Plain Sinuate Clubtail DD
- Burmagomphus pyramidalis Sinuate Clubtail
- Burmagomphus sivalikensis
- Burmargiolestes laidlawi DD
- Caconeura gomphoides Pale-spotted Bambootail DD
- Caconeura obscura DD
- Caconeura ramburi Coorg Bambootail DD
- Caconeura risi Wayanad Bambootail DD
- Caconeura t-coerulea DD
- Calicnemia doonensis
- Calicnemia mukherjeei DD
- Calicnemia nipalica VU
- Calocypha laidlawi Myristica sapphire DD
- Cephalaeschna acanthifrons DD
- Cephalaeschna patrai
- Ceriagrion chromothorax Sindhudurg Marsh Dart DD
- Chlorogomphus campioni Nilgiri Mountain Hawk
- Chlorogomphus fraseri DD
- Chlorogomphus preciosus DD
- Chlorogomphus schmidti DD
- Chlorogomphus xanthoptera VU
- Coeliccia dorothea DD
- Coeliccia fraseri VU
- Coeliccia prakritiae
- Coeliccia rossi DD
- Coeliccia sarbottama DD
- Coeliccia schmidti DD
- Copera vittata Blue Bush Dart
- Cordulegaster parvistigma DD
- Cyclogomphus flavoannulatus Yellow Paddled Clubtail DD
- Cyclogomphus heterostylus Paddled Clubtail DD
- Cyclogomphus wilkinsi Wilkinson's Clubtail DD
- Cyclogomphus ypsilon Y-marked Clubtail VU
- Davidioides martini Syrandiri Clubtail DD
- Davidius aberrans
- Davidius davidii
- Davidius kumaonensis DD
- Davidius malloryi DD
- Devadatta adii
- Disparoneura apicalis Black-Tipped Bambootail VU
- Disparoneura quadrimaculata Black-winged Bambootail
- Drepanosticta annandalei DD
- Dubitogomphus bidentatus DD
- Dysphaea ethela black torrent dart
- Elattoneura atkinsoni NT
- Elattoneura campioni DD
- Elattoneura nigerrima Dakhan Threadtail DD
- Elattoneura nihari DD
- Elattoneura souteri Red-striped Bambootail DD
- Elattoneura tetrica Black and Yellow Bambootail
- Epithemis mariae Rubytailed Hawklet
- Epithemis wayanadensis Red-rumped Hawklet
- Esme cyaneovittata Palani Bambootail DD
- Esme longistyla Nilgiri Bambootail
- Esme mudiensis Travancore bambootail DD
- Euphaea cardinalis Travancore torrent dart
- Euphaea dispar Nilgiri Torrent Dart
- Euphaea fraseri Malabar torrent dart
- Euphaea pseudodispar
- Euphaea thosegharensis
- Gomphidia fletcheri DD
- Gomphidia ganeshi DD
- Gomphidia kodaguensis Kodagu Clubtail DD
- Gomphidia leonorae DD
- Gomphidia platyceps DD
- Gomphidia podhigai DD
- Gynacantha anandmati
- Gynacantha andamanae
- Gynacantha arnaudi DD
- Gynacantha bainbriggei DD
- Gynacantha biharica DD
- Gynacantha odoneli DD
- Gynacantha pallampurica DD
- Gynacantha rammohani DD
- Gynacantha rotundata DD
- Heliocypha bisignata stream ruby
- Heliocypha perforata Common Blue Jewel
- Heliogomphus kalarensis DD
- Heliogomphus promelas Indian Lyretail NT
- Heliogomphus spirillus DD
- Hylaeothemis apicalis Blue Hawklet DD
- Hylaeothemis gardeneri DD
- Ictinogomphus distinctus DD
- Idionyx corona Mountain Daggerhead DD
- Idionyx galeata EN
- Idionyx gomantakensis Goan shadow dancer DD
- Idionyx imbricatus DD
- Idionyx intricatus
- Idionyx minima DD
- Idionyx nadganiensis DD
- Idionyx nilgiriensis DD
- Idionyx periyashola DD
- Idionyx rhinoceroides Rhinoceros Daggerhead
- Idionyx saffronatus DD
- Idionyx travancorensis Travancore Daggerhead DD
- Indolestes assamicus DD
- Indolestes gracilis Davenport’s False Spreadwing
- Indolestes indicus NT
- Indolestes pulcherrimus Coorg False Spreadwing DD
- Indosticta deccanensis VU
- Lamelligomphus nilgiriensis Nilgiri Clawtail
- Lestes garoensis DD
- Lestes praemorsus Scalloped Spreadwing
- Libellago andamanensis Andaman Heliodor VU
- Libellago balus EN
- Libellago blanda VU
- Libellago indica Southern heliodor
- Lyriothemis lucifera
- Macrogomphus annulatus Deccan Bowtail DD
- Macrogomphus wynaadicus Wayanad Bowtail DD
- Macromia annaimallaiensis Annaimalai Torrent Hawk
- Macromia bellicosa Militant Torrent Hawk
- Macromia ellisoni Coorg Torrent Hawk
- Macromia flavicincta DD
- Macromia flavovittata DD
- Macromia ida Mountain Torrent Hawk
- Macromia indica Indian Torrent Hawk DD
- Macromia irata Fraser’s Torrent Hawk
- Macromia kannharaiensis
- Macromia miniata
- Macromia whitei DD
- Macromidia donaldi Dark Daggerhead
- Megalestes lieftincki DD
- Megalogomphus bicornutus DD
- Megalogomphus flavicolor DD
- Megalogomphus hannyngtoni Giant Clubtail NT
- Megalogomphus superbus Beautiful Clubtail DD
- Melanoneura agasthyamalaica
- Melanoneura bilineata Malabar Bambootail NT
- Melligomphus acinaces Laidlaw’s Clawtail DD
- Merogomphus longistigma Long Legged Clubtail DD
- Merogomphus tamaracherriensis Malabar Long-legged Clubtail
- Microgomphus souteri Pygmy clubtail
- Microgomphus torquatus Collared Pygmy Clubtail DD
- Microgomphus verticalis DD
- Nososticta nancowra Nancowry Threadtail DD
- Nososticta nicobarica DD
- Oligoaeschna andamani DD
- Onychogomphus cacharicus DD
- Onychogomphus grammicus DD
- Onychogomphus malabarensis DD
- Onychogomphus meghalayanus DD
- Orientogomphus indicus DD
- Orolestes durga DD
- Orthetrum andamanicum Andaman Marsh Hawk EN
- Orthetrum brunneum Southern Skimmer
- Orthetrum erythronigrum Nicobar Forest Hawk
- Paragomphus echinoccipitalis DD
- Periaeschna flinti
- Petaliaeschna fletcheri DD
- Phaenandrogomphus aureus DD
- Phylloneura rupestris
- Phylloneura westermanni Myristica bambootail NT
- Platygomphus benritarum
- Platylestes kirani Kiran's spreadwing
- Prodasineura verticalis Red-striped Black Bambootail
- Protosticta anamalaica
- Protosticta antelopoides Spiny Reedtail DD
- Protosticta cyanofemora Blue-legged Reedtail
- Protosticta damacornu DD
- Protosticta davenporti Anamalai Reedtail
- Protosticta francyi
- Protosticta fraseri DD
- Protosticta gravelyi Pied Reedtail
- Protosticta hearseyi Little Reedtail DD
- Protosticta khasia
- Protosticta monticola Mountain Reedtail DD
- Protosticta mortoni Blue-necked Reedtail
- Protosticta myristicaensis Myristica Reedtail CR
- Protosticta ponmudiensis Travancore Reedtail DD
- Protosticta rufostigma Agasthyamalai Reedtail DD
- Protosticta sanguinostigma red spot reedtail VU
- Protosticta sexcolorata
- Protosticta sholai Shola Reedtail
- Pseudagrion andamanicum DD
- Pseudagrion indicum yellow-striped blue dart
- Sarasaeschna khasiana DD
- Sarasaeschna speciosa DD
- Schmidtiphaea schmidi DD
- Vestalis submontana Montane Forest Glory
- Yunnanosticta siangi
- Zygonyx iris Emerald Cascader
All dragonflies and damselflies of India on the list (587)
- Aciagrion approximans Indian Violet Dartlet
- Aciagrion azureum
- Aciagrion borneense
- Aciagrion hisopa
- Aciagrion migratum
- Aciagrion occidentale Green-striped slender dartlet
- Aciagrion olympicum
- Aciagrion pallidum Pale Slender Dartlet
- Acisoma panorpoides Grizzled Pintail
- Acrogomphus fraseri Fraser’s Clubtail DD
- Aeschnophlebia intersedens NT
- Aeschnophlebia poumai
- Aeshna juncea Sedge Darner
- Aeshna mixta Migrant Hawker
- Aeshna petalura
- Aethriamanta brevipennis Scarlet Adjutant
- Agriocnemis clauseni
- Agriocnemis dabreui
- Agriocnemis femina Variable Wisp
- Agriocnemis kalinga Hooded Dartlet
- Agriocnemis keralensis Kerala dartlet
- Agriocnemis lacteola Milky Midget
- Agriocnemis nana Dwarf Wisp
- Agriocnemis pieris White dartlet
- Agriocnemis pygmaea Wandering Midget
- Agriocnemis splendidissima
- Agrionoptera insignis Grenadier
- Allocnemis elongata Orange-legged Yellowwing
- Amphiallagma parvum Azure Dartlet
- Amphithemis vacillans DD
- Anaciaeschna isoceles
- Anaciaeschna jaspidea Rusty Darner
- Anaciaeschna martini Donald's Hawker
- Anax ephippiger Vagrant Emperor
- Anax guttatus Pale-spotted Emperor
- Anax immaculifrons Fiery Emperor
- Anax imperator Blue Emperor
- Anax indicus Elephant Emperor
- Anax nigrofasciatus Blue-spotted Emperor
- Anax panybeus Arrow Emperor
- Anax parthenope Lesser Emperor
- Anisogomphus bivittatus
- Anisogomphus caudalis DD
- Anisogomphus occipitalis Shivalik Clubtail
- Anisogomphus orites DD
- Anisopleura comes
- Anisopleura lestoides
- Anisopleura subplatystyla
- Anisopleura vallei VU
- Anormogomphus heteropterus
- Anormogomphus kiritshenkoi NT
- Anotogaster basalis DD
- Anotogaster gregoryi
- Anotogaster nipalensis
- Archibasis oscillans long-banded bluetail
- Argiocnemis rubescens Red-tipped Shadefly
- Aristocypha cuneata Blue-wedge Jewel DD
- Aristocypha fenestrella Peacock Jewel
- Aristocypha hilaryae DD
- Aristocypha immaculata
- Aristocypha quadrimaculata Four Spotted Jewel
- Aristocypha spuria
- Aristocypha trifasciata Three-banded Emerald Jewel
- Asiagomphus nilgiricus Nilgiri Clubtail DD
- Asiagomphus odoneli DD
- Asiagomphus personatus NT
- Atratothemis reelsi DD
- Austrolestes analis Slender Ringtail
- Bayadera hyalina
- Bayadera indica
- Bayadera kali DD
- Bayadera longicauda DD
- Brachydiplax chalybea Oriental Blue Dasher
- Brachydiplax farinosa Emerald-flanked Marsh Hawk
- Brachydiplax sobrina Little Blue Marsh Hawk
- Brachythemis contaminata Ditch Jewel
- Bradinopyga geminata Granite Ghost
- Bradinopyga konkanensis Konkan Rockdweller
- Burmagomphus cauvericus Cauvery Sinuate Clubtail DD
- Burmagomphus chaukulensis
- Burmagomphus divaricatus
- Burmagomphus hasimaricus DD
- Burmagomphus laidlawi Plain Sinuate Clubtail DD
- Burmagomphus pyramidalis Sinuate Clubtail
- Burmagomphus sivalikensis
- Burmargiolestes laidlawi DD
- Caconeura gomphoides Pale-spotted Bambootail DD
- Caconeura obscura DD
- Caconeura ramburi Coorg Bambootail DD
- Caconeura risi Wayanad Bambootail DD
- Caconeura t-coerulea DD
- Caconeura verticalis
- Calicnemia ardena
- Calicnemia arunachala
- Calicnemia doonensis
- Calicnemia erythromelas
- Calicnemia eximia Scarlet Openwing
- Calicnemia flavovittata
- Calicnemia imitans
- Calicnemia miles
- Calicnemia mimumkoa
- Calicnemia miniata
- Calicnemia mortoni
- Calicnemia mukherjeei DD
- Calicnemia naga
- Calicnemia nipalica VU
- Calicnemia pulverulans
- Calicnemia rubromacula
- Calicnemia sinensis Chinese Mountain Damsel
- Caliphaea confusa
- Caliphaea sinuofurcata
- Calocypha laidlawi Myristica sapphire DD
- Camacinia gigantea Sultan
- Camacinia harterti DD
- Cephalaeschna acanthifrons DD
- Cephalaeschna acutifrons DD
- Cephalaeschna klapperichi DD
- Cephalaeschna masoni DD
- Cephalaeschna orbifrons
- Cephalaeschna patrai
- Cephalaeschna triadica DD
- Cephalaeschna viridifrons
- Ceriagrion aeruginosum Redtail
- Ceriagrion auranticum Orange-tailed Sprite
- Ceriagrion azureum Azure Marsh Dart
- Ceriagrion calamineum
- Ceriagrion cerinorubellum Orange-tailed Marsh Dart
- Ceriagrion chromothorax Sindhudurg Marsh Dart DD
- Ceriagrion coromandelianum Coromandel Marsh Dart
- Ceriagrion fallax Black-tailed Marsh Dart
- Ceriagrion praetermissum
- Ceriagrion rubiae Orange Marsh Dart
- Chlorogomphus atkinsoni
- Chlorogomphus campioni Nilgiri Mountain Hawk
- Chlorogomphus fraseri DD
- Chlorogomphus mortoni DD
- Chlorogomphus preciosus DD
- Chlorogomphus schmidti DD
- Chlorogomphus selysi VU
- Chlorogomphus xanthoptera VU
- Coeliccia albicauda
- Coeliccia bimaculata
- Coeliccia chromothorax
- Coeliccia didyma
- Coeliccia dorothea DD
- Coeliccia fraseri VU
- Coeliccia loogali
- Coeliccia magna
- Coeliccia membranipes Seepage Damsel
- Coeliccia prakritiae
- Coeliccia renifera
- Coeliccia rossi DD
- Coeliccia rotundata DD
- Coeliccia sarbottama DD
- Coeliccia schmidti DD
- Coeliccia svihleri
- Coeliccia vacca DD
- Coenagrion exclamationis DD
- Copera marginipes Yellow featherlegs
- Copera vittata Blue Bush Dart
- Cordulegaster parvistigma DD
- Cratilla lineata Emerald-banded Skimmer
- Cratilla metallica Dark-tipped Forest-skimmer
- Crocothemis erythraea Broad Scarlet
- Crocothemis servilia Scarlet Skimmer
- Cyclogomphus flavoannulatus Yellow Paddled Clubtail DD
- Cyclogomphus gynostylus
- Cyclogomphus heterostylus Paddled Clubtail DD
- Cyclogomphus wilkinsi Wilkinson's Clubtail DD
- Cyclogomphus ypsilon Y-marked Clubtail VU
- Davidioides martini Syrandiri Clubtail DD
- Davidius aberrans
- Davidius davidii
- Davidius delineatus
- Davidius kumaonensis DD
- Davidius malloryi DD
- Davidius zallorensis DD
- Devadatta adii
- Diplacodes lefebvrii Black Percher
- Diplacodes nebulosa Charcoal-winged Percher
- Diplacodes trivialis Chalky Percher
- Disparoneura apicalis Black-Tipped Bambootail VU
- Disparoneura quadrimaculata Black-winged Bambootail
- Drepanosticta annandalei DD
- Drepanosticta carmichaeli Indo-Chinese Blue Reedtail
- Dubitogomphus bidentatus DD
- Dysphaea ethela black torrent dart
- Dysphaea gloriosa
- Dysphaea walli Sapphire Torrent Dart DD
- Dythemis rufinervis Red Setwing
- Echo margarita
- Echo perornata DD
- Elattoneura atkinsoni NT
- Elattoneura campioni DD
- Elattoneura nigerrima Dakhan Threadtail DD
- Elattoneura nihari DD
- Elattoneura souteri Red-striped Bambootail DD
- Elattoneura tetrica Black and Yellow Bambootail
- Enallagma cyathigerum Common Blue Damselfly
- Enallagma praevarum Arroyo Bluet
- Epiophlebia laidlawi Himalayan Relict Dragonfly NT
- Epithemis mariae Rubytailed Hawklet
- Epithemis wayanadensis Red-rumped Hawklet
- Epophthalmia elegans Regal Pond Cruiser
- Epophthalmia frontalis Spotted Torrent Hawk
- Epophthalmia vittata common torrent hawk
- Epophthalmia vittigera Pond Cruiser
- Erpetogomphus compositus White-belted Ringtail
- Esme cyaneovittata Palani Bambootail DD
- Esme longistyla Nilgiri Bambootail
- Esme mudiensis Travancore bambootail DD
- Euphaea cardinalis Travancore torrent dart
- Euphaea dispar Nilgiri Torrent Dart
- Euphaea fraseri Malabar torrent dart
- Euphaea masoni
- Euphaea ochracea
- Euphaea pseudodispar
- Euphaea thosegharensis
- Euphaea wayanadensis
- Euthygomphus martini
- Gomphidia fletcheri DD
- Gomphidia ganeshi DD
- Gomphidia kodaguensis Kodagu Clubtail DD
- Gomphidia leonorae DD
- Gomphidia platyceps DD
- Gomphidia podhigai DD
- Gomphidia t-nigrum T-Marked Clubtail
- Gomphidia williamsoni DD
- Gomphus simillimus Yellow Clubtail NT
- Gynacantha albistyla DD
- Gynacantha anandmati
- Gynacantha andamanae
- Gynacantha arnaudi DD
- Gynacantha bainbriggei DD
- Gynacantha bayadera Small Duskhawker
- Gynacantha biharica DD
- Gynacantha chaplini
- Gynacantha dravida Indian Duskhawker DD
- Gynacantha incisura
- Gynacantha khasiaca DD
- Gynacantha millardi Parakeet Darner
- Gynacantha odoneli DD
- Gynacantha pallampurica DD
- Gynacantha rammohani DD
- Gynacantha rotundata DD
- Gynacantha subinterrupta Dingy Duskhawker
- Gynacanthaeschna sikkima
- Heliocharis amazona
- Heliocypha angusta
- Heliocypha biforata
- Heliocypha bisignata stream ruby
- Heliocypha fenestrata Pink Jewel
- Heliocypha perforata Common Blue Jewel
- Heliogomphus kalarensis DD
- Heliogomphus promelas Indian Lyretail NT
- Heliogomphus selysi
- Heliogomphus spirillus DD
- Hemicordulia asiatica Asian emerald
- Heteragrion erythrogastrum Red-and-black Flatwing
- Heterocypha vitrinella DD
- Hydrobasileus croceus Amber-winged Glider
- Hylaeothemis apicalis Blue Hawklet DD
- Hylaeothemis fruhstorferi Fruhstorfer's Junglewatcher EN
- Hylaeothemis gardeneri DD
- Ictinogomphus angulosus
- Ictinogomphus decoratus Common Flangetail
- Ictinogomphus distinctus DD
- Ictinogomphus kishori DD
- Ictinogomphus pertinax Common Flangetail
- Ictinogomphus rapax Indian Common Clubtail
- Idionyx corona Mountain Daggerhead DD
- Idionyx galeata EN
- Idionyx gomantakensis Goan shadow dancer DD
- Idionyx imbricatus DD
- Idionyx intricatus
- Idionyx minima DD
- Idionyx minimus
- Idionyx nadganiensis DD
- Idionyx nilgiriensis DD
- Idionyx optata NT
- Idionyx periyashola DD
- Idionyx rhinoceroides Rhinoceros Daggerhead
- Idionyx saffronatus DD
- Idionyx stevensi
- Idionyx travancorensis Travancore Daggerhead DD
- Indaeschna erythromelas
- Indocnemis orang
- Indocypha vittata NT
- Indolestes assamicus DD
- Indolestes cyaneus
- Indolestes divisus Sri Lanka Metallic-backed Reedling VU
- Indolestes gracilis Davenport’s False Spreadwing
- Indolestes indicus NT
- Indolestes pulcherrimus Coorg False Spreadwing DD
- Indosticta deccanensis VU
- Indothemis carnatica White-tipped Demon
- Indothemis limbata Restless Demon
- Ischnura aurora Aurora Bluetail
- Ischnura elegans Blue-tailed Damselfly
- Ischnura forcipata
- Ischnura inarmata DD
- Ischnura nursei Pixie Dartlet
- Ischnura pumilio Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly
- Ischnura ramburii Rambur's Forktail
- Ischnura rubella
- Ischnura rubilio Western Golden Dartlet
- Ischnura rufostigma
- Ischnura senegalensis Common Bluetail
- Lamelligomphus biforceps
- Lamelligomphus camelus
- Lamelligomphus nilgiriensis Nilgiri Clawtail
- Lamelligomphus risi DD
- Lathrecista asiatica Asian Blood Tail
- Lestes barbarus Migrant Spreadwing
- Lestes concinnus Dusky Spreadwing
- Lestes decipiens
- Lestes dorothea Forest spreadwing
- Lestes elatus Asian Emerald Spreadwing
- Lestes garoensis DD
- Lestes malabaricus Malabar Spreadwing
- Lestes nigriceps DD
- Lestes nodalis Wandering Spreadwing
- Lestes pallidus Pallid Spreadwing
- Lestes patricia Black-banded Spreadwing DD
- Lestes praemorsus Scalloped Spreadwing
- Lestes virgatus Smoky Spreadwing
- Lestes viridulus Emerald-striped Spreadwing
- Libellago andamanensis Andaman Heliodor VU
- Libellago aurantiaca Fiery Gem
- Libellago balus EN
- Libellago blanda VU
- Libellago indica Southern heliodor
- Libellago lineata Golden gem
- Libellula herculea Hercules Skimmer
- Libellula quadrimaculata Four-spotted Skimmer
- Lyriothemis abrahami
- Lyriothemis acigastra Little Bloodtail DD
- Lyriothemis bivittata Two Banded Bloodtail
- Lyriothemis cleis Bombardier
- Lyriothemis flava Tricolour Bloodtail
- Lyriothemis keralensis
- Lyriothemis lucifera
- Lyriothemis mortoni DD
- Macrodiplax cora Wandering Pennant
- Macrogomphus annulatus Deccan Bowtail DD
- Macrogomphus montanus DD
- Macrogomphus robustus DD
- Macrogomphus seductus DD
- Macrogomphus wynaadicus Wayanad Bowtail DD
- Macromia annaimallaiensis Annaimalai Torrent Hawk
- Macromia bellicosa Militant Torrent Hawk
- Macromia calliope
- Macromia cincta Stream Cruiser
- Macromia cingulata Rambur’s Torrent Hawk
- Macromia cupricincta Angled-winged Cruiser
- Macromia ellisoni Coorg Torrent Hawk
- Macromia flavicincta DD
- Macromia flavovittata DD
- Macromia ida Mountain Torrent Hawk
- Macromia indica Indian Torrent Hawk DD
- Macromia irata Fraser’s Torrent Hawk
- Macromia kannharaiensis
- Macromia miniata
- Macromia moorei
- Macromia pallida DD
- Macromia whitei DD
- Macromidia donaldi Dark Daggerhead
- Matrona basilaris
- Matrona nigripectus
- Megalestes gyalsey DD
- Megalestes irma DD
- Megalestes kurahashii
- Megalestes lieftincki DD
- Megalestes major Giant Green Spreadwing
- Megalestes micans
- Megalogomphus bicornutus DD
- Megalogomphus flavicolor DD
- Megalogomphus hannyngtoni Giant Clubtail NT
- Megalogomphus smithii DD
- Megalogomphus superbus Beautiful Clubtail DD
- Melanoneura agasthyamalaica
- Melanoneura bilineata Malabar Bambootail NT
- Melligomphus acinaces Laidlaw’s Clawtail DD
- Merogomphus aryanadensis
- Merogomphus flavoreductus
- Merogomphus longistigma Long Legged Clubtail DD
- Merogomphus tamaracherriensis Malabar Long-legged Clubtail
- Microgomphus souteri Pygmy clubtail
- Microgomphus torquatus Collared Pygmy Clubtail DD
- Microgomphus verticalis DD
- Mortonagrion aborense Blue Midget
- Mortonagrion santha
- Mortonagrion varralli Brown dartlet DD
- Nannophya pygmaea Scarlet Pygmy
- Nannophyopsis clara Emerald Dwarf
- Neallogaster hermionae
- Neallogaster latifrons
- Neallogaster ornata NT
- Neallogaster schmidti DD
- Nepogomphus modestus
- Nepogomphus walli
- Nesoxenia lineata Striped Grenadier
- Nesoxenia mysis
- Neurobasis chinensis Green Metalwing
- Neurobasis luzoniensis Luzon Metalwing
- Neurothemis degener
- Neurothemis fluctuans Common Parasol
- Neurothemis fulvia Russet Percher
- Neurothemis intermedia Paddyfield Parasol
- Neurothemis ramburii Red Percher
- Neurothemis stigmatizans Painted Grasshawk
- Neurothemis tullia Pied Paddy Skimmer
- Nihonogomphus pulcherrimus DD
- Nososticta nancowra Nancowry Threadtail DD
- Nososticta nicobarica DD
- Nychogomphus duaricus
- Nychogomphus saundersii
- Nychogomphus striatus Striated Clawtail DD
- Oligoaeschna andamani DD
- Onychargia atrocyana Marsh Dancer
- Onychogomphus cacharicus DD
- Onychogomphus grammicus DD
- Onychogomphus malabarensis DD
- Onychogomphus meghalayanus DD
- Onychogomphus uncatus Large Pincertail
- Onychothemis testacea Stellate River Hawk
- Onychothemis tonkinensis Black Riverdarter
- Ophiogomphus cerastis DD
- Ophiogomphus reductus
- Orientogomphus indicus DD
- Orolestes durga DD
- Orolestes selysi
- Orthetrum andamanicum Andaman Marsh Hawk EN
- Orthetrum brunneum Southern Skimmer
- Orthetrum cancellatum Black-tailed Skimmer
- Orthetrum chrysis Brown-backed Red Marsh Hawk
- Orthetrum chrysostigma Epaulet Skimmer
- Orthetrum coerulescens Keeled Skimmer
- Orthetrum erythronigrum Nicobar Forest Hawk
- Orthetrum glaucum Blue Marsh Hawk
- Orthetrum internum
- Orthetrum japonicum
- Orthetrum luzonicum Slender Blue Skimmer
- Orthetrum melania Greater Blue Skimmer
- Orthetrum neglectum
- Orthetrum pruinosum Crimson-tailed Marsh Hawk
- Orthetrum sabina Slender Skimmer
- Orthetrum taeniolatum Little skimmer
- Orthetrum testaceum Orange Skimmer
- Orthetrum triangulare Blue-tailed Forest Hawk
- Orthetrum trinacria Long Skimmer
- Palpopleura sexmaculata Asian Widow
- Pantala flavescens Wandering Glider
- Paracercion calamorum Dusky Lilysquatter
- Paracercion melanotum Eastern Lilysquatter
- Paragomphus echinoccipitalis DD
- Paragomphus lindgreni DD
- Paragomphus lineatus Lined Hooktail
- Parazyxomma flavicans Banded Duskdarter
- Periaeschna flinti
- Periaeschna magdalena
- Periaeschna nocturnalis
- Periaeschna unifasciata DD
- Perissogomphus stevensi
- Petaliaeschna fletcheri DD
- Phaenandrogomphus aureus DD
- Philoganga montana
- Philoganga vetusta Ochre Titan
- Phylloneura rupestris
- Phylloneura westermanni Myristica bambootail NT
- Phyllothemis eltoni DD
- Platycnemis dealbata Ivory Featherleg
- Platygomphus benritarum
- Platygomphus dolabratus
- Platylestes kirani Kiran's spreadwing
- Platylestes platystylus Green-eyed Spreadwing
- Polycanthagyna ornithocephala
- Potamarcha congener Swampwatcher
- Prodasineura autumnalis Black Threadtail
- Prodasineura humeralis
- Prodasineura odoneli DD
- Prodasineura verticalis Red-striped Black Bambootail
- Protosticta anamalaica
- Protosticta antelopoides Spiny Reedtail DD
- Protosticta armageddonia
- Protosticta cyanofemora Blue-legged Reedtail
- Protosticta damacornu DD
- Protosticta davenporti Anamalai Reedtail
- Protosticta francyi
- Protosticta fraseri DD
- Protosticta gravelyi Pied Reedtail
- Protosticta hearseyi Little Reedtail DD
- Protosticta himalaica DD
- Protosticta khasia
- Protosticta monticola Mountain Reedtail DD
- Protosticta mortoni Blue-necked Reedtail
- Protosticta myristicaensis Myristica Reedtail CR
- Protosticta ponmudiensis Travancore Reedtail DD
- Protosticta rufostigma Agasthyamalai Reedtail DD
- Protosticta samtsensis
The first 500 by name. See them on the map, with filters.
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