Dragonflies of Canary Islands

All photos taken in Gran Canaria.

Eleven different species:

- Anax imperator (AI)

- Anax parthenope (AP)

- Anax ephippiger (hemianax ephippiger) (AE)

- Crocothemis erythraea (CE)

- Ischnura sahariensis (IS)
- Ischnura senegalensis (ISG)

- Orthetrum chrysostigma (OC)
. Orthetrum trinacria (OT) *

- Sympetrum fonscolombii (SF)

- Sympetrum nigrifemur (SN)

- Trithemis arteriosa (TA)

- Zygonyx torridus (ZT)

Species on islands:

                                 AI   AP  AE  CE  IS  OC  SF  SN  TA  ZT  ISG OT *

Gran Canaria......      x     x      x     x     x    x      x     x     x     x             x

Fuerteventura.....       x    x             x     x     x      x                                 x

Lanzarote...........      x     x                   x             x

Tenerife..............      x     x      x     x    x     x      x     x     x     x       x

La Palma............      x                   x           x      x                            x

La Gomera.........      x                   x           x      x     x     x     x

El Hierro............      x                                x                    x

ANAX IMPERATOR ( Emperor Dragonfly or Blue Emperor )

ANAX PARTHENOPE (  Lesser Emperor  )

ANAX EPHIPPIGER  ( The Vagrant Emperor )

CROCOTHEMIS ERYTHRAEA  ( Common Scarlet-darter, Scarlet Darter, Scarlet Dragonfly)

ISCHNURA SAHARIENSIS 

ORTHETRUM CHRYSOSTIGMA  ( The Epaulet Skimmer )

SYMPETRUM FONSCOLOMBII  ( Red-veined darter )

SYMPETRUM NIGRIFEMUR  ( The Island Darter )

TRITHEMIS ARTERIOSA  (  Red-veined Dropwing )

ZYGONYX TORRIDUS  ( Ringed Cascader )

ORTHETRUM TRINACRIA (The Long Skimmer)

* Actualizado a 28 de Junio de 2019

No pictures own

ISCHNURA SENEGALENSIS (Common bluetail)