List of Odonata of Nepal
# 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.

## Suborder Anisozygoptera

### Family Epiophlebiidae

* Epiophlebia laidlawi - Himalayan relict dragonfly

## Suborder Zygoptera – damselflies

### 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 coromandelianum (Coromandel marsh dart)
* 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 rubriceps (saffron-faced blue dart) from Phewa Lake, Lakeside, Pokhara
* 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

## Suborder Anisoptera – dragonflies

### 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
* 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 skimmerFemale Neurothemis fulvia (fulvous forest skimmer)
* Neurothemis intermedia - paddyfield parasolNeurothemis intermedia (paddyfield parasol)
* Neurothemis tullia tullia - pied paddy skimmer
* Orthetrum glaucum- blue marsh hawkMale Orthetrum glaucum (blue marsh hawk)
* 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 flavescens (wandering glider)
* 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
