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Libelluloidea
Libelluloidea is the most species-rich superfamily of dragonflies, comprising 13 families.
The superfamily includes the skimmers, cruisers, emeralds and their relatives, and represents one of the most diverse evolutionary radiations within modern dragonflies.
13 branches of this superfamily, most-observed first · about 1,488 known species
Skimmers
familyLibellulidae
Emerald Dragonflies
familyCorduliidae
Cruisers
familyMacromiidae
Tigertails
familySynthemistidae
Idomacromiidae
familyIdomacromiidae
Austrocorduliidae
familyAustrocorduliidae
Idionychidae
familyIdionychidae
Macromidiidae
familyMacromidiidae
Gomphomacromiidae
familyGomphomacromiidae
Aeschnosomatidae
familyAeschnosomatidae
Pseudocorduliidae
familyPseudocorduliidae
Lauromacromiidae
familyLauromacromiidae
Neophyidae
familyNeophyidae
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1317176.