Dragonflies in Israel - Families and species
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Dragonfly names in Hebrew: according to the dragonfly dictionary on the Academy of the Hebrew Language website, except for the name marked with an asterisk (*). For quick navigation:
Dragonflies Anispotera
Aeshnidae Pincerworts , Gomphidae Libellulidae , Damselflies Libellulidae
Shabrilies Zygoptera
Lestidae Lestidae , Jewelled dragonflies Calopterygidae , Epallagidae Epallagidae , Platycnemididae Platycnemididae , Rhomphidae Coenagrionidae
Lestidae Lestidae | ||
Two-colored Lestes | Saltmarsh Lestes | Delicate Lestes |
Stream spreadwing | Dark spreadwing | |
Calopterygidae Calopterygidae | ||
Hyaline-winged demoiselle | תכשיטית זוהרת |
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Epallagidae Epallagidae | ||
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Platycnemididae Platycnemididae | ||
| White-legged damselfly Platycnemis dealbata ![]() Eldad Golan © | ||
Coenagrionidae Coenagrionidae | ||
Dainty dartlet | Scarlet-tipped damselfly Ceriagrion georgifreyi ![]() © ירון בזר | Elegant sprite Coenagrion scitulum ![]() © David Koter |
Syrian bluet | Blue-tailed damsel | Red-eyed damsel |
Common blue damselfly | Channel Bluetail | Desert Bluetail |
Small Bluetail | African Bluetail | Red-fronted Pseudagrion |
Syrian Pseudagrion | Nile Pseudagrion | |
Aeshnidae Aeshnidae | ||
Brown Hawker | סיירן קיסרי | Common Hawker |
Vagrant Emperor | Wandering Glider | River Glider |
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Gomphidae Gomphidae | ||
River Clubtail | Marbled Clubtail | Slender Clubtail |
Sharp-toothed Clubtail | Wavy Clubtail | Green Clubtail |
Libellulidae Libellulidae | ||
Dark-winged Groundling | Lake Skimmer | Common Groundling |
Wandering Glider | Red-veined Dropwing | Dazzling Skimmer |
Tiny darter | Clouded chaser | |
barred skimmer | edwards' skimmer | black-tailed skimmer* |
torrent darter | small skimmer |
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