Odonata is an order of predatory flying insects that includes the dragonflies and damselflies (as well as the Epiophlebia damsel-dragonflies).

Common Name: Dragonflies and Damselflies Greek Origins of Name: Odonata, derived from the Greek “odonto-“, meaning tooth, refers to the strong teeth found on the mandibles of most adults.

Odonata, insect order comprising the dragonflies (suborder Anisoptera) and the damselflies (suborder Zygoptera). The adults are easily recognized by their two pairs of narrow, transparent wings, sloping …

Odonata Central is a citizen science database concerning the distribution and abundance of Odonates including Dragonflies and Damselflies.

Apr 24, 2020 · Representative Images Classification Animalia (Animals) Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods) Class Insecta (Insects) Order Odonata (Dragonflies …

The order Odonata ("toothed ones") includes some of the most ancient and beautiful insects that ever roamed Earth, as well as some of the largest flying invertebrates ever to have lived.

Key features of Odonata include their ancient phylogenetic position, extensive phenotypic and ecological diversity, several unique evolutionary innovations, ease of study in the wild and usefulness as …

Odonata is defined as an order of flying insects that includes dragonflies (Anisoptera) and damselflies (Zygoptera), comprising approximately 5,400 species that spend most of their life as predatory …

Odonata is an order of predatory flying insects that includes the dragonflies and damselflies.

Odonata comes from the Greek ‘odon’ which means ‘tooth’, referring to the strong, toothed jaws about 5500 species worldwide; about 330 species in Australia; two main suborders, both found in Australia