ODONATA
(dragonflies and damselflies)

Interactions where ODONATA is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'References').

Filters:

Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
larva is endoparasitised by cyst Gorgoderina vitelliloba a fluke Plagiorchiida: Gorgoderidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Trematoda/Plagiorchiida/Gorgoderidae/Gorgoderina vitelliloba/Gorgoderina vitellilobaa flukecyst Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Odonata/Odonatadragonflies and damselflieslarva cyst endoparasitises larva
adult is endoparasitised by cyst Gorgoderina vitelliloba a fluke Plagiorchiida: Gorgoderidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Trematoda/Plagiorchiida/Gorgoderidae/Gorgoderina vitelliloba/Gorgoderina vitellilobaa flukecyst Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Odonata/Odonatadragonflies and damselfliesadult cyst endoparasitises adult

ODONATA (dragonflies and damselflies) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

ODONATA (dragonflies and damselflies) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Avery, R.A., 1974Identification of Animal ParasitesHulton Group Keys, 182pp, Hulton Educational Publications Ltd.
Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
ANISOPTERA
dragonflies
Suborder 15 subtaxa 5 trophisms 28 references
ZYGOPTERA
damselflies
Suborder 9 subtaxa 5 trophisms 12 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
OrderODONATA (dragonflies and damselflies)
InfraclassPalaeoptera (dragonflies, damselflies and mayflies)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for ODONATA (dragonflies and damselflies)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Askew, R.R. Identification Chart of British and Irish Dragonflies
Askew, R.R. The Dragonflies of Europe
in the field (in the hand) Brooks, S. (ed.) & Lewington, R. (illust.) 2004 Field Guide to the Dragonflies and Damselflies of Great Britain and Ireland 2004 edition, 160pp, British Wildlife Publishing
Dijkstra, K-D & Lewington R. 2006 Field Guide to Dragonflies of Britain and Europe 320pp, British Wildlife Publishing
Fraser, Lt-Col. F.C. 1956 Odonata Handbooks for the identification of British insects, Vol 1, Part 10, edition 2 edition, The Royal Entomological Society of London
() Hammond, C.O. & Merritt, R. 1983 The Dragonflies of Great Britain and Ireland Revised by R. Merrit edition, 116pp, Harley Books
() Hammond, C.O. 1977 The Dragonflies of Great Britain and Ireland Harley Books
in the field Kitching, D. Cheshire Dragonflies & Damselflies www.brocross.com/dfly/dfspec.htm
Lucas, W.J. 1900 British Dragonflies 350pp, L. Upcott Gill
Nilsson, A. (ed.) 1996 Aquatic Insects of North Europe Aquatic Insects of North Europe, Two vols, 714pp, Apollo Books
Savory, T.H. 1955 The World of Small Animals 160pp, University of London Press
Wallays, H. "Intruiged by nature" Photography intruigingnature.photodeck.com/
Wuilbaut, J.J. Cercle de Mycologie de Mons (Belgique): (Page perso de JJ. Wuilbaut) users.skynet.be/jjw.myco.mons

  • Freshwater

    • Greenhalgh, M. & Ovenden, D. 2007 Freshwater Life of Britain and Northern Europe Collins Pocket Guides, 256pp, Collins

  • Nymphs

    • in the field (in the hand) Brooks, S. (ed.) & Lewington, R. (illust.) 2004 Field Guide to the Dragonflies and Damselflies of Great Britain and Ireland 2004 edition, 160pp, British Wildlife Publishing
    Brooks, S. & Cham, S. 2009 Module 8: advanced identification of dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata): larvae and exuviae The Identification of Freshwater Invertebrates to Species Level
    Cham, S. 2012 Field Guide to the larvae and exuviae of British Dragonflies, Damselflies (Zygoptera) and Dragonflies (Anisoptera) 152pp
    Corbet, P.S., Longfield, C. & Moore, N.W. 1960 Dragonflies The New Naturalist, 260pp, Collins
    Fraser, Lt-Col. F.C. 1956 Odonata Handbooks for the identification of British insects, Vol 1, Part 10, edition 2 edition, The Royal Entomological Society of London
    () Gardner, A.E. 1955 Key to Larvae Gardner, A.E., 1955. Key to Larvae, The Dragonflies of Great Britain and Ireland
    () Hammond, C.O. & Merritt, R. 1983 The Dragonflies of Great Britain and Ireland Revised by R. Merrit edition, 116pp, Harley Books
    () Hammond, C.O. 1977 The Dragonflies of Great Britain and Ireland Harley Books
    Lucas, W.J. 1930 The Aquatic (Naiad) Stage of the British Dragonflies (Paraneuroptera) Vol 117, The Ray Society, London
    Nilsson, A. (ed.) 1996 Aquatic Insects of North Europe Aquatic Insects of North Europe, Two vols, 714pp, Apollo Books

    ODONATA (dragonflies and damselflies) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

    General Literature

    Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to ODONATA (dragonflies and damselflies):

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