Checklist, French common names
Below is a checklist of all the European dragonfly and damselfly species, with their French common names, if available. It's largely based on Dijkstra, Schröter and Lewington's excellent Field Guide to the Dragonflies and Damselflies of Britain and Europe, 2nd edition (2020). For a list of the species which we have excluded from our European checklist, please click here.
We now have photographs available of all of the 134 species listed below.
If you would like to see the checklist with the common names in a different language, click on the corresponding flag below. And you can also see the checklist with only the scientific names.
| # | Suborder | Family | Genus | Species | French common name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zygoptera | Lestidae | Lestes | Lestes sponsa (Hansemann, 1823)   | Leste fiancé |
| 2 | Lestes dryas Kirby, 1890  | Leste des bois | |||
| 3 | Lestes macrostigma (Eversmann, 1836)  | Leste à grands ptérostigmas | |||
| 4 | Lestes barbarus (Fabricius, 1798)  | Leste sauvage | |||
| 5 | Lestes virens (Charpentier, 1825)  | Leste verdoyant | |||
| 6 | Chalcolestes | Chalcolestes viridis (Vander Linden, 1825)  | Leste vert | ||
| 7 | Chalcolestes parvidens (Artobolevsky, 1929)  | Leste vert oriental | |||
| 8 | Sympecma | Sympecma fusca (Vander Linden, 1820)  | Leste brun | ||
| 9 | Sympecma paedisca (Brauer, 1877)  | Leste enfant | |||
| 10 | Calopterygidae | Calopteryx | Calopteryx splendens (Harris, 1780)  | Caloptéryx éclatant | |
| 11 | Calopteryx xanthostoma (Charpentier, 1825)  | Caloptéryx occitan | |||
| 12 | Calopteryx virgo (Linnaeus, 1758)  | Caloptéryx vierge | |||
| 13 | Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis (Vander Linden, 1825)  | Caloptéryx hémorroïdal | |||
| 14 | Euphaeidae | Epallage | Epallage fatime (Charpentier, 1840)  | Epallage fatime | |
| 15 | Platycnemididae | Platycnemis | Platycnemis pennipes (Pallas, 1771)  | Agrion à larges pattes | |
| 16 | Platycnemis acutipennis Selys, 1841  | Agrion orangé | |||
| 17 | Platycnemis latipes Rambur, 1842  | Agrion blanchâtre | |||
| 18 | Coenagrionidae | Ischnura | Ischnura elegans (Vander Linden, 1820)  | Agrion élégant | |
| 19 | Ischnura genei (Rambur, 1842)  | Agrion de Gené | |||
| 20 | Ischnura graellsii (Rambur, 1842)  | Agrion noir | |||
| 21 | Ischnura saharensis Aguesse, 1958  | Ischnura saharensis | |||
| 22 | Ischnura fountaineae Morton, 1905  | Ischnura fountaineae | |||
| 23 | Ischnura senegalensis (Rambur, 1842)  | Ischnura senegalensis | |||
| 24 | Ischnura pumilio (Charpentier, 1825)  | Agrion nain | |||
| 25 | Ischnura intermedia Dumont, 1974  | Ischnura intermedia | |||
| 26 | Ischnura hastata (Say, 1839)  | Ischnura hastata | |||
| 27 | Enallagma | Enallagma cyathigerum (Charpentier, 1840)  | Agrion porte-coupe | ||
| 28 | Coenagrion | Coenagrion pulchellum (Vander Linden, 1825)  | Agrion joli | ||
| 29 | Coenagrion puella (Linnaeus, 1758)  | Agrion jouvencelle | |||
| 30 | Coenagrion intermedium Lohmann, 1990  | Agrion intermédiaire | |||
| 31 | Coenagrion mercuriale (Charpentier, 1840)  | Agrion de Mercure | |||
| 32 | Coenagrion ornatum (Selys, 1850)  | Agrion orné | |||
| 33 | Coenagrion scitulum (Rambur, 1842)  | Agrion mignon | |||
| 34 | Coenagrion caerulescens (Fonscolombe, 1838)  | Agrion bleuissant | |||
| 35 | Coenagrion hastulatum (Charpentier, 1825)  | Agrion à fer de lance | |||
| 36 | Coenagrion lunulatum (Charpentier, 1840)  | Agrion à lunules | |||
| 37 | Coenagrion hylas (Trybom, 1889)  | Agrion de Frey | |||
| 38 | Coenagrion johanssoni (Wallengren, 1894)  | Coenagrion johanssoni | |||
| 39 | Coenagrion armatum (Charpentier, 1840)  | Agrion armé | |||
| 40 | Erythromma | Erythromma najas (Hansemann, 1823)  | Naïade aux yeux rouges | ||
| 41 | Erythromma viridulum (Charpentier, 1840)  | Naïade au corps vert | |||
| 42 | Erythromma lindenii (Selys, 1840)  | Agrion de Vander Linden | |||
| 43 | Pyrrhosoma | Pyrrhosoma nymphula (Sulzer, 1776)  | Petite nymphe au corps de feu | ||
| 44 | Pyrrhosoma elisabethae Schmidt, 1948  | Pyrrhosoma elisabethae | |||
| 45 | Ceriagrion | Ceriagrion tenellum (de Villers, 1789)  | Agrion délicat | ||
| 46 | Ceriagrion georgifreyi Schmidt, 1953  | Ceriagrion georgifreyi | |||
| 47 | Nehalennia | Nehalennia speciosa (Charpentier, 1840)  | Déesse précieuse | ||
| 48 | Anisoptera | Aeshnidae | Aeshna | Aeshna mixta Latreille, 1805  | Aeschne mixte |
| 49 | Aeshna affinis Vander Linden, 1820  | Aeschne affine | |||
| 50 | Aeshna isoceles (Müller, 1767)  | Aeschne isocèle | |||
| 51 | Aeshna grandis (Linnaeus, 1758)  | Grande Aeschne | |||
| 52 | Aeshna caerulea (Ström, 1783)  | Aeschne azurée | |||
| 53 | Aeshna cyanea (Müller, 1764)  | Aeschne bleue | |||
| 54 | Aeshna viridis Eversmann, 1836  | Aeschne verte | |||
| 55 | Aeshna juncea (Linnaeus, 1758)  | Aeschne des joncs | |||
| 56 | Aeshna subarctica Walker, 1908  | Aeschne subarctique | |||
| 57 | Aeshna serrata Hagen, 1856  | Aeschne dentée | |||
| 58 | Aeshna crenata Hagen, 1856  | Aeshna crenata | |||
| 59 | Anax | Anax imperator Leach, 1815  | Anax empereur | ||
| 60 | Anax parthenope (Selys, 1839)  | Anax napolitain | |||
| 61 | Anax ephippiger (Burmeister, 1839)  | Anax porte-selle | |||
| 62 | Anax immaculifrons Rambur, 1842  | Anax immaculifrons | |||
| 63 | Brachytron | Brachytron pratense (Müller, 1764)  | Aeschne printanière | ||
| 64 | Boyeria | Boyeria irene (Fonscolombe, 1838)  | Aeschne paisible | ||
| 65 | Boyeria cretensis Peters, 1991  | Boyeria cretensis | |||
| 66 | Caliaeschna | Caliaeschna microstigma (Schneider, 1845)  | Caliaeschna microstigma | ||
| 67 | Gomphidae | Gomphus | Gomphus vulgatissimus (Linnaeus, 1758)  | Gomphe vulgaire | |
| 68 | Gomphus schneiderii Selys, 1850  | Gomphus schneiderii | |||
| 69 | Gomphus graslinii Rambur, 1842  | Gomphe de Graslin | |||
| 70 | Gomphus simillimus Selys, 1840  | Gomphe semblable | |||
| 71 | Gomphus pulchellus Selys, 1840  | Gomphe joli | |||
| 72 | Stylurus | Stylurus flavipes (Charpentier, 1825)  | Gomphe à pattes jaunes | ||
| 73 | Ophiogomphus | Ophiogomphus cecilia (Fourcroy, 1785)  | Gomphe serpentin | ||
| 74 | Onychogomphus | Onychogomphus uncatus (Charpentier, 1840)  | Gomphe à crochets | ||
| 75 | Onychogomphus forcipatus (Linnaeus, 1758)  | Gomphe à forceps | |||
| 76 | Onychogomphus cazuma Barona, Cardo & Díaz, 2020  | Onychogomphus cazuma | |||
| 77 | Onychogomphus costae Selys, 1885  | Gomphe de Coste | |||
| 78 | Paragomphus | Paragomphus genei (Selys, 1841)  | Gomphe de Gené | ||
| 79 | Lindenia | Lindenia tetraphylla (Vander Linden, 1825)  | Lindénie à quatre feuilles | ||
| 80 | Cordulegastridae | Cordulegaster | Cordulegaster boltonii (Donovan, 1807)  | Cordulégastre à front jaune | |
| 81 | Cordulegaster trinacriae Waterston, 1976  | Cordulegaster trinacriae | |||
| 82 | Cordulegaster heros Theischinger, 1979  | Cordulegaster heros | |||
| 83 | Cordulegaster picta Selys, 1854  | Cordulegaster picta | |||
| 84 | Cordulegaster bidentata Selys, 1843  | Cordulégastre bidenté | |||
| 85 | Cordulegaster insignis Schneider, 1845  | Cordulegaster insignis | |||
| 86 | Cordulegaster helladica (Lohmann, 1993)  | Cordulegaster helladica | |||
| 87 | Incertae sedis | Oxygastra | Oxygastra curtisii (Dale, 1834)  | Cordulie à corps fin | |
| 88 | Macromiidae | Macromia | Macromia splendens (Pictet, 1843)  | Cordulie splendide | |
| 89 | Corduliidae | Cordulia | Cordulia aenea (Linnaeus, 1758)  | Cordulie bronzée | |
| 90 | Somatochlora | Somatochlora metallica (Vander Linden, 1825)  | Cordulie métallique | ||
| 91 | Somatochlora meridionalis Nielsen, 1935  | Cordulie méridionale | |||
| 92 | Somatochlora flavomaculata (Vander Linden, 1825)  | Cordulie à taches jaunes | |||
| 93 | Somatochlora arctica (Zetterstedt, 1840)  | Cordulie arctique | |||
| 94 | Somatochlora alpestris (Selys, 1840)  | Cordulie alpestre | |||
| 95 | Somatochlora sahlbergi Trybom, 1889  | Somatochlora sahlbergi | |||
| 96 | Somatochlora borisi Marinov, 2001  | Somatochlora borisi | |||
| 97 | Epitheca | Epitheca bimaculata (Charpentier, 1825)  | Epithèque bimaculée | ||
| 98 | Libellulidae | Libellula | Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758  | Libellule quadrimaculée | |
| 99 | Libellula depressa Linnaeus, 1758  | Libellule déprimée | |||
| 100 | Libellula fulva Müller, 1764  | Libellule fauve | |||
| 101 | Orthetrum | Orthetrum cancellatum (Linnaeus, 1758)  | Orthétrum réticulé | ||
| 102 | Orthetrum albistylum (Selys, 1848)  | Orthétrum à stylets blancs | |||
| 103 | Orthetrum coerulescens (Fabricius, 1798)  | Orthétrum bleuissant | |||
| 104 | Orthetrum brunneum (Fonscolombe, 1837)  | Orthétrum brun | |||
| 105 | Orthetrum nitidinerve (Selys, 1841)  | Orthetrum nitidinerve | |||
| 106 | Orthetrum chrysostigma (Burmeister, 1839)  | Orthetrum chrysostigma | |||
| 107 | Orthetrum taeniolatum (Schneider, 1845)  | Orthetrum taeniolatum | |||
| 108 | Orthetrum trinacria (Selys, 1841)  | Orthétrum de Sicile | |||
| 109 | Orthetrum sabina (Drury, 1773)  | Orthetrum sabina | |||
| 110 | Leucorrhinia | Leucorrhinia dubia (Vander Linden, 1825)  | Leucorrhine douteuse | ||
| 111 | Leucorrhinia rubicunda (Linnaeus, 1758)  | Leucorrhine rubiconde | |||
| 112 | Leucorrhinia pectoralis (Charpentier, 1825)  | Leucorrhine à gros thorax | |||
| 113 | Leucorrhinia albifrons (Burmeister, 1839)  | Leucorrhine à front blanc | |||
| 114 | Leucorrhinia caudalis (Charpentier, 1840)  | Leucorrhine à large queue | |||
| 115 | Sympetrum | Sympetrum danae (Sulzer, 1776)  | Sympétrum noir | ||
| 116 | Sympetrum pedemontanum (Müller in Allioni, 1766)  | Sympétrum du Piémont | |||
| 117 | Sympetrum sanguineum (Müller, 1764)  | Sympétrum sanguin | |||
| 118 | Sympetrum depressiusculum (Selys, 1841)  | Sympétrum déprimé | |||
| 119 | Sympetrum flaveolum (Linnaeus, 1758)  | Sympétrum jaune d'or | |||
| 120 | Sympetrum fonscolombii (Selys, 1840)  | Sympétrum de Fonscolombe | |||
| 121 | Sympetrum striolatum (Charpentier, 1840)  | Sympétrum fascié | |||
| 122 | Sympetrum vulgatum (Linnaeus, 1758)  | Sympétrum vulgaire | |||
| 123 | Sympetrum meridionale (Selys, 1841)  | Sympétrum méridional | |||
| 124 | Sympetrum sinaiticum Dumont, 1977  | Sympetrum sinaiticum | |||
| 125 | Crocothemis | Crocothemis erythraea (Brullé, 1832)  | Crocothémis écarlate | ||
| 126 | Trithemis | Trithemis annulata (Palisot de Beauvois, 1807)  | Trithémis annelé | ||
| 127 | Trithemis arteriosa (Burmeister, 1839)  | Trithemis arteriosa | |||
| 128 | Trithemis kirbyi Selys, 1891  | Trithémis de Kirby | |||
| 129 | Trithemis festiva (Rambur, 1842)  | Trithemis festiva | |||
| 130 | Brachythemis | Brachythemis impartita (Karsch, 1890)  | Brachythémis à bandes brunes | ||
| 131 | Diplacodes | Diplacodes lefebvrii (Rambur, 1842)  | Diplacodes lefebvrii | ||
| 132 | Selysiothemis | Selysiothemis nigra (Vander Linden, 1825)  | Sélysiothémis noir | ||
| 133 | Pantala | Pantala flavescens (Fabricius, 1798)  | Libellule Globe-trotter | ||
| 134 | Zygonyx | Zygonyx torridus (Kirby, 1889)  | Zygonyx torridus |