List of Odonata species of India

Last updated April 07, 2025

The following is a list of the dragonflies and damselflies found in India.

Aeshnidae

Aeshna
- Aeshna flavifrons Lichtenstein, 1976
- Aeshna juncea mongolica
- Aeshna mixta mixta Latreille, 1805
- Aeshna petalura petalura
Anaciaeschna
- Anaciaeschna donaldi
- Anaciaeschna jaspidea (Burmeister, 1839)
- Anaciaeschna kashimirensis

Anax
- Anax guttatus (Burmeister, 1839)
- Anax immaculifrons Rambur, 1842
- Anax imperator imperator Leach, 1815
- Anax indicus
- Anax marginope Baijal et al., 1956
- Anax nigrofasciatus nigrolineatus Fraser, 1935
- Anax parthenope parthenope (Selys, 1839)
Cephalaeschna
Gynacantha
- Gynacantha albistyla
- Gynacantha apicalis
- Gynacantha arnaudi
- Gynacantha bainbriggei
- Gynacantha bayadera Selys,1854
- Gynacantha biharica
- Gynacantha dravida
- Gynacantha khasiaca
- Gynacantha odoneli
- Gynacantha rammohani
- Gynacantha rotundata
Gynacanthaeschna
- Gynacanthaeschna sikkima
Heliaeschna
- Heliaeschna crassa Krüger, 1899
- Heliaeschna uninervulata uninervulata Martin, 1909
Hemianax
- Hemianax ephippiger (Burmeister, 1839)
Oligoaeschna
Periaeschna
- Periaeschna flinti assamensis
- Periaeschna lebasi
- Periaeschna magdalena Martin, 1909
- Periaeschna nocturnalis Fraser, 1927
- Periaeschna unifasciata
Petaliaeschna
- Petaliaeschna flecheri
Planaeschna
- Planaeschna intersedens (Martin, 1909)
Polycanthagyna
- Polycanthagyna erythromelas (McLachlan, 1896)
- Polycanthagyna ornithocephala (McLachlan, 1896)
Tetracanthagyna
- Tetracanthagyna waterhousei McLachlan, 1898

Calopterygidae

Caliphaea
- Caliphaea confusa Hagen in Selys, 1859
Echo
- Echo margarita margarita
- Echo margarita tripartita
Matrona
- Matrona basilaris nigripectus Selys, 1879
Neurobasis
- Neurobasis chinensis chinensis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Vestalis
- Vestalis apicalis apicalis Selys, 1873
- Vestalis apicalis submontana Fraser, 1934
- Vestalis gracilis gracilis (Rambur, 1842)
- Vestalis gracilis montana Fraser, 1934
- Vestalis smaragdina smaragdina Selys, 1879

Chlorocyphidae

Calocypha
- Calocypha laidlawi
Indocypha
- Indocypha vittata (Selys, 1891)
Libellago
- Libellago lineata andamanensis
- Libellago lineata blanda
- Libellago lineata indica
- Libellago lineata lineata (Burmeister, 1839)

Rhinocypha

- Rhinocypha bifasciata
- Rhinocypha biforata abbreviata
- Rhinocypha biforata biforata Selys, 1859
- Rhinocypha bisignata
- Rhinocypha cuneata
- Rhinocypha ignipennis
- Rhinocypha immaculata
- Rhinocypha perforata beatifica
- Rhinocypha perforata limbata Selys, 1879
- Rhinocypha quadrimaculata
- Rhinocypha spuria
- Rhinocypha trifasciata
- Rhinocypha trimaculata
- Rhinocypha unimaculata
- Rhinocypha vitrinella

Chlorogomphidae

Chlorogomphus
- Chlorogomphus atkinsoni (Selys, 1878)
- Chlorogomphus brittoi
- Chlorogomphus campioni
- Chlorogomphus fraseri
- Chlorogomphus mortoni
- Chlorogomphus olympicus
- Chlorogomphus preciosus fernandi
- Chlorogomphus preciosus preciosus
- Chlorogomphus schmidti
- Chlorogomphus selysi
- Chlorogomphus usudai Ishida, 1996
- Chlorogomphus xanthoptera

Coenagrionidae

Aciagrion
- Aciagrion approximans
- Aciagrion azureum
- Aciagrion hisopa hisopa (Selys, 1876)
- Aciagrion hisopa krishna
- Aciagrion occidentale Laidlaw, 1919
- Aciagrion olympicum
- Aciagrion pallidum Selys, 1891
- Aciagrion tillyardi Laidlaw, 1919
Agriocnemis
- Agriocnemis clauseni Fraser, 1922
- Agriocnemis corbeti
- Agriocnemis dabreui
- Agriocnemis femina femina (Brauer, 1868)
- Agriocnemis kelarensis
- Agriocnemis lacteola Selys, 1877
- Agriocnemis pieris
- Agriocnemis pygmaea (Rambur, 1842)

- Agriocnemis splendidissima
Archibasis
- Archibasis oscillans (Selys, 1877)
Argiocnemis
- Argiocnemis rubescens rubeola Selys 1877
Cercion
- Cercion calamorum dyeri (Fraser, 1919)
- Cercion malayanum (Selys. 1876)

Ceriagrion
- Ceriagrion azureum (Selys. 1891)
- Ceriagrion cerinorubellum (Brauer, 1865)

- Ceriagrion coeruleum Laidlaw, 1919
- Ceriagrion coromandelianum (Fabricius, 1798)
- Ceriagrion fallax cerinomelas Lieftinck, 1927
- Ceriagrion fallax pendleburyi Laidlaw, 1931
- Ceriagrion olivaceum Laidlaw, 1914
- Ceriagrion rubiae Laidlaw, 1916
Coenagrion
- Coenagrion kashmirum
Enallagma
- Enallagma cyathigerum cyathigerum (Charpentier, 1840)
- Enallagma immsi
- Enallagma insula
- Enallagma parvum Selys, 1876
- Enallagma risi
Himalagrion
- Himalagrion exclamatione
- Himalagrion pithoragarhicum

Ischnura
- Ischnura aurora aurora Brauer, 1865
- Ischnura dorothea
- Ischnura elegans elegans (Vander Linden,1820)
- Ischnura forcipata
- Ischnura immsi
- Ischnura inarmata
- Ischnura patricia
- Ischnura pumillo
- Ischnura rubilio
- Ischnura rufostigma Selys, 1876
- Ischnura senegalensis (Rambur, 1842)
Mortonagrion
- Mortonagrion aborense (Laidlaw, 1914)
- Mortonagrion varralli
Onychargia
- Onychargia atrocyana (Selys, 1865)

Pseudagrion
- Pseudagrion andamanicum Fraser, 1924
- Pseudagrion australasiae Selys, 1876
- Pseudagrion decorum (Rambur, 1842)
- Pseudagrion hypermelas Selys, 1876
- Pseudagrion indicum Fraser, 1924
- Pseudagrion laidlawi Fraser, 1922
- Pseudagrion malabaricum Fraser, 1924
- Pseudagrion microcephalum (Rambur, 1842)
- Pseudagrion pruinosum pruinosum (Burmeister, 1839)
- Pseudagrion rubriceps rubriceps Selys, 1876
- Pseudagrion spencei Fraser, 1922
Pyrrhosoma
- Pyrrhosoma nymphula elisabethae
Rhodischnura
- Rhodischnura nursei

Cordulegastridae

Anotogaster
- Anotogaster basalis basalis
- Anotogaster basalis palampurensis
- Anotogaster nipalensis
Cordulegaster
- Cordulegaster brevistigma brevistigma
- Cordulegaster brevistigma folia
- Cordulegaster parvistigma
Neallogaster

Corduliidae

Epophthalmia
- Epophthalmia frontalis binocellata
- Epophthalmia frontalis frontalis Selys, 1871
- Epophthalmia vittata vittata
- Epophthalmia vittigera bellicosa Lieftinck, 1948
Hemicordulia
- Hemicordulia asiatica
Idionyx
- Idionyx corona burliyarensis
- Idionyx corona corona
- Idionyx galeatus
- Idionyx imbricatus
- Idionyx intricatus
- Idionyx minimus
- Idionyx nadganiensis
- Idionyx nilgiriensis
- Idionyx optatus Selys, 1878
- Idionyx periyashola
- Idionyx rhinoceroides
- Idionyx saffronatus
- Idionyx stevensi
- Idionyx travancorensis
Idiophya
- Idiophya nilgiriensis
Macromia
- Macromia annaimalaiensis
- Macromia bellicosa
- Macromia cingulata
- Macromia cupricincta Fraser, 1924
- Macromia ellisoni
- Macromia flavicincta
- Macromia flavocolorata
- Macromia flavovittata
- Macromia ida
- Macromia indica
- Macromia irata
- Macromia miniata
- Macromia moorei malayana Laidlaw, 1928
- Macromia moorei moorei
- Macromia pallida
- Macromia whitei
Macromidia
- Macromidia donaldi
Somatochlora
- Somatochlora daviesi Lieftinck, 1977

Diphlebiidae

Philoganga
- Philoganga montana (Hagen in Selys, 1859)

Epiophlebidae

Epiophlebia
- Epiophlebia laidlawi Tillyard, 1921

Euphaeidae

Anisopleura
- Anisopleura comes
- Anisopleura lestoides
- Anisopleura lieftincki
- Anisopleura subplatystyla Fraser, 1927
- Anisopleura vallei
Bayadera
- Bayadera hyalina Selys, 1879
- Bayadera indica
- Bayadera kali
- Bayadera longicauda
Dysphaea
- Dysphaea ethela Fraser, 1924
- Dysphaea gloriosa Fraser, 1938
Euphaea
- Euphaea cardinalis (Fraser, 1924)
- Euphaea dispar Rambur, 1842
- Euphaea fraseri (Laidlaw, 1920)
- Euphaea masoni Selys, 1879
- Euphaea ochracea brunnea Selys, 1879
- Euphaea ochracea ochracea Selys, 1859
- Euphaea pseudodispar Sadasivan & Bhakare, 2021
- Euphaea thosegharensis Sadasivan & Bhakare, 2021
- Euphaea wayanadensis Anooj, Susanth & Sadasivan, 2025
Schmidtiphaea
- Schmidtiphaea schmidi Asahina, 1978

Gomphidae

Acrogomphus
- Acrogomphus fraseri
- Acrogomphus mohani
Anisogomphus
- Anisogomphus bivittatus
- Anisogomphus caudalis
- Anisogomphus occipitalis
- Anisogomphus orites
Anormogomphus
- Anormogomphus heteropterus
- Anormogomphus kiritschenkoi
Asiagomphus
- Asiagomphus nilgiricus
- Asiagomphus odoneli
- Asiagomphus personatus
Burmagomphus
- Burmagomphus cauvericus
- Burmagomphus hasimaricus
- Burmagomphus laidlawi
- Burmagomphus pyramidalis pyramidalis
- Burmagomphus sivalikensis
- Burmagomphus vermicularis (Martin, 1904)
Cyclogomphus
- Cyclogomphus heterostylus
- Cyclogomphus vesiculosus
- Cyclogomphus wilkinsi
- Cyclogomphus ypsilon
Davidioides
- Davidioides martini
Davidius
- Davidius aberrans aberrans
- Davidius aberrans senchalensis
- Davidius davidii assamensis
- Davidius delineatus
- Davidius kumaonensis
- Davidius malloryi
- Davidius zallorensis
Dubitogomphus
- Dubitogomphus bidentatus
Gomphidia
- Gomphidia fletcheri
- Gomphidia ganeshi
- Gomphidia kodaguensis
  
  Gomphidia kodaguensis , Thattekad
- Gomphidia platyceps
- Gomphidia t-nigrum
- Gomphidia williamsoni
Heliogomphus
- Heliogomphus kalarensis
- Heliogomphus promelas
- Heliogomphus selysi Fraser, 1925
- Heliogomphus spirillus
Ictinogomphus
- Ictinogomphus angulosus
- Ictinogomphus atrox
- Ictinogomphus kishori
- Ictinogomphus pertinax (Selys,1854)
- Ictinogomphus rapax (Rambur, 1842)
Macrogomphus
- Macrogomphus abnormis
- Macrogomphus annulatus
- Macrogomphus montanus
- Macrogomphus seductus
- Macrogomphus wynaadicus
Megalogomphus
- Megalogomphus bicornutus
- Megalogomphus flavicolor
- Megalogomphus hannyngtoni
- Megalogomphus smithii
- Megalogomphus superbus
Merogomphus
- Merogomphus longistigma longistigma
- Merogomphus longistigma tamaracherriensis
- Merogomphus martini
Microgomphus
- Microgomphus chelifer chelifer
- Microgomphus souteri
- Microgomphus torquatus
- Microgomphus verticalis
Nepogomphus
- Nepogomphus modestus
- Nepogomphus walli (Fraser. 1924)
Nihonogomphus
- Nihonogomphus indicus
Onychogomphus
- Onychogomphus acinaces
- Onychogomphus biforceps
- Onychogomphus bistrigatus
- Onychogomphus cacharicus
- Onychogomphus dingavani Fraser, 1924
- Onychogomphus duaricus Fraser, 1924
- Onychogomphus grammicus
- Onychogomphus maculivertex
- Onychogomphus malabarensis
- Onychogomphus meghalayanus
- Onychogomphus nilgiriensis annaimallaicus
- Onychogomphus nilgiriensis nilgiriensis
- Onychogomphus risi
- Onychogomphus saundersii
- Onychogomphus schmidti
- Onychogomphus striatus
- Onychogomphus thienemanni
Ophiogomphus
- Ophiogomphus cerastis
- Ophiogomphus reductus Calvert, 1898
Paragomphus
- Paragomphus echinocipitalis
- Paragomphus lindgreni
- Paragomphus lineatus

Perissogomphus
- Perissogomphus stevensi
Phaenandrogomphus
- Phaenandrogomphus aureus
Platygomphus
- Platygomphus dolabratus
Stylogomphus
- Stylogomphus inglisi Fraser, 1922

Lestidae

Indolestes

Lestes
- Lestes barbarus (Fabricius, 1798)
- Lestes concinnus Hagen in Selys. 1862
- Lestes dorothea Fraser, 1924
- Lestes elatus
- Lestes garoensis
- Lestes malabaricus
- Lestes nigriceps
- Lestes nodalis Selys, 1891
- Lestes orientalis
- Lestes patricia
- Lestes platystylus Rambur, 1842
- Lestes praemorsus decipiens Kirby, 1893
- Lestes praemorsus praemorsus Hagen in Selys, 1892
- Lestes praemorsus sikkima
- Lestes thoracicus Laidlaw, 1920
- Lestes umbrinus
- Lestes viridulus Rambur, 1842
Orolestes
- Orolestes durga
- Orolestes motis
- Orolestes selysi McLachlan, 1895
Sympecma
- Sympecma annulata annulata
- Sympecma kashmirensis

Libellulidae

Acisoma
- Acisoma panorpoides panorpoides Rambur, 1842
Aethriamanta
- Aethriamanta brevipennis (Rambur, 1842)
Agrionoptera
- Agrionoptera insignis dorothea
- Agrionoptera insignis insignis (Rambur, 1842)
Amphithemis
- Amphithemis curvistyla Selys, 1891
- Amphithemis vacillans
Brachydiplax
- Brachydiplax chalybea chalybea Brauer, 1868

- Brachydiplax farinosa Krüger, 1902
- Brachydiplax sobrina (Rambur, 1842)
Brachythemis
- Brachythemis contaminata (Fabricius,1793)

Bradinopyga
- Bradinopyga geminata (Rambur, 1842)

- Bradinopyga saintjohanni
Camacinia
- Camacinia gigantea (Brauer, 1867)
Crocothemis
- Crocothemis erythraea erythraea (Brullé, 1832)
- Crocothemis misrai
- Crocothemis servilia servilia (Drury, 1770)

Diplacodes
- Diplacodes lefebvrii
- Diplacodes nebulosa (Fabricius, 1793)
- Diplacodes trivialis (Rambur,1842)

Epithemis
- Epithemis mariae
Hydrobasileus
- Hydrobasileus croceus (Brauer, 1867)
Hylaeothemis
- Hylaeothemis fruhstorferi apicalis
- Hylaeothemis gardeneri
Indothemis
- Indothemis carnatica (Fabricius, 1798)

- Indothemis limbata sita
Lathrecista
- Lathrecista asiatica asiatica (Fabricius, 1798)
Libellula
- Libellula quadrimaculata gregorievi
Lyriothemis
- Lyriothemis acigastra
- Lyriothemis bivittata
- Lyriothemis tricolor Ris, 1919
Macrodiplax
- Macrodiplax cora (Brauer,1867)
Nannophya
- Nannophya katrainensis Singh, 1955
Nesoxenia
- Nesoxenia lineata
Neurothemis
- Neurothemis fluctuans (Fabricius, 1793)
- Neurothemis fulvia (Drury, 1773)

- Neurothemis intermedia atalanta Ris, 1919
- Neurothemis intermedia degener Selys, 1879
- Neurothemis intermedia intermedia (Rambur, 1842)
- Neurothemis tullia tullia (Drury, 1773)

Onychothemis
- Onychothemis testacea ceylanica

Orthetrum
- Orthetrum anceps (Schneider, 1845)
- Orthetrum brunneum brunneum
- Orthetrum cancellatum cancellatum (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Orthetrum cancellatum kraepelini
- Orthetrum chandrabali
- Orthetrum chrysis (Selys, 1891)
- Orthetrum ganeshii
- Orthetrum garhwalicum
- Orthetrum glaucum (Brauer, 1865)
- Orthetrum guptai
- Orthetrum japonicum internum McLachlan, 1894
- Orthetrum luzonicum (Brauer, 1868)

- Orthetrum martensi
- Orthetrum pruinosum neglectum (Rambur, 1842)
- Orthetrum sabina sabina (Drury, 1770)

- Orthetrum taeniolatum
- Orthetrum triangulare triangulare (Selys, 1878)
Palpopleura
- Palpopleura sexmaculata octomaculata
- Palpopleura sexmaculata sexmaculata (Fabricius, 1787)
Pantala
- Pantala flavescens (Fabricius, 1798)
Potamarcha
- Potamarcha congener (Rambur, 1842)

Pseudotramea
- Pseudotramea prateri Fraser, 1920
Rhodothemis
- Rhodothemis rufa (Rambur, 1842)
Rhyothemis
- Rhyothemis obsolescens Kirby, 1889
- Rhyothemis plutonia Selys, 1883
- Rhyothemis triangularis Kirby, 1889
- Rhyothemis variegata variegata (Linnaeus, 1763)

Selysiothemis
- Selysiothemis nigra (Van derLinden, 1825)
Sympetrum
- Sympetrum commixtum (Selys, 1884)
- Sympetrum durum Bartenef, 1916
- Sympetrum fonscolombii (Selys, 1840)
- Sympetrum haematoneura Fraser, 1924
- Sympetrum himalayanum Navas, 1934
- Sympetrum hypomelas (Selys, 1884)
- Sympetrum meridionale (Selys, 1841)
- Sympetrum orientale (Selys, 1883)
- Sympetrum vulgatum flavum (Bartenef, 1915)
Tetrathemis
- Tetrathemis platyptera Selys, 1878

Tholymis
- Coral-tailed Cloudwing Tholymis tillarga (Fabricius, 1798)

Tramea
- Tramea basilaris burmeisteri Kirby,1889
- Tramea eurybia eurybia
- Tramea limbata similata
- Tramea stylata
- Tramea virginia (Rambur, 1842)
Trithemis
- Trithemis aurora (Burmeister, 1839)

- Trithemis festiva (Rambur, 1842)

- Trithemis kirbyi kirbyi (Selys, 1891)
- Trithemis pallidinervis (Kirby, 1889)

Urothemis
- Urothemis signata signata (Rambur, 1842)

Zygonyx
- Zygonyx iris intermedia
- Zygonyx iris iris
- Zygonyx iris malabarica
- Zygonyx iris metallica
- Zygonyx torrida isis
Zyxomma
- Zyxomma petiolatum Rambur, 1842

Megapodagrionidae

Burmargiolestes
- Burmargiolestes laidlawi

Platycnemididae

Calicnemia
- Calicnemia carminea carminea
- Calicnemia carminea pyrrhosoma
- Calicnemia eximia (Selys, 1863)
- Calicnemia imitans Lieftinck, 1948
- Calicnemia miles (Laidlaw, 1917)
- Calicnemia miniata
- Calicnemia mortoni
- Calicnemia mukherjeei
- Calicnemia pulverulans
Coeliccia
- Coeliccia bimaculata Laidlaw, 1914
- Coeliccia didyma didyma (Selys, 1863)
- Coeliccia didyma loringae Laidlaw, 1932
- Coeliccia dorothea Fraser, 1933
- Coeliccia fraseri
- Coeliccia pracritii
- Coeliccia renifera
- Coeliccia rossi
- Coeliccia sarbottama
- Coeliccia schmidti
- Coeliccia svihleri
- Coeliccia vacca
Copera
- Copera ciliata (Selys, 1863)
- Copera marginipes (Rambur, 1842)
- Copera superplatypes
- Copera vittata assamensis
- Copera vittata deccanensis
- Copera vittata serapica
Indocnemis
- Indocnemis orang Föster in Laidlaw, 1907
Platycnemis
- Platycnemis dealbata (Geoffroy in Selys and Hagen, 1850)

Platystictidae

Protoneuridae

Caconeura
Disparoneura
Elattoneura
- Elattoneura atkinsoni
- Elattoneura campioni cacharensis
- Elattoneura campioni campioni
- Elattoneura coomansi
- Elattoneura nigerrima
- Elattoneura souteri
- Elattoneura tetrica
Esme
Melanoneura
- Melanoneura bilineata
Phylloneura
- Phylloneura westermanni
Prodasineura
- Prodasineura autumnalis (Fraser, 1922)
- Prodasineura odoneli (Fraser, 1924)
- Prodasineura verticalis andamanensis (Fraser, 1924)
- Prodasineura verticalis annandalei (Fraser, 1921)

Synlestidae

Megalestes
- Megalestes irma
- Megalestes kurahashii Asahina, 1985
- Megalestes lieftincki
- Megalestes major
- Megalestes micans
- Megalestes raychoudhurii

References

Subramanian, K.A.; Babu, R. (2017). Checklist of Odonata (Insecta) of India . Version 3.0. zsi.gov.in.
Prasad, M. & Varshney R.K. (1995). A checklist of the Odonata of India including data on larval studies. Oriental Insects 29: 385-428.
K.A.Subramanian (2005) Dragonflies and Damselflies of India-A field guide (PDF).

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