This is my list of 89 breeding species of Odonata (including a couple of subspecies) in mainland France, as taken from Les Libellules de France, Belgique et Luxembourg (Grand et Boudot). There are additional species on the island of Corsica which are included in my European species list.
Species which are linked to a species page, I have seen (though not necessarily in France). Unlinked entries, I am yet to see.
Zygoptera (Damselflies)
- Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis (Copper Demoiselle)
- Calopteryx splendens (Banded Demoiselle)
- Calopteryx virgo virgo (Beautiful Demoiselle)
- Calopteryx virgo meridionalis (Beautiful Demoiselle)
- Calopteryx xanthostoma (Western Demoiselle)
- Chalcolestes viridis (Willow Emerald Damselfly)
- Lestes barbarus (Southern Emerald Damselfly)
- Lestes dryas (Scarce Emerald Damselfly)
- Lestes macrostigma (Dark Spreadwing)
- Lestes sponsa (Emerald Damselfly)
- Lestes virens virens (Small Emerald Damselfly)
- Lestes virens vestalis (Small Emerald Damselfly)
- Sympecma fusca (Winter Damselfly)
- Pyrrhosoma nymphula (Large Red Damselfly)
- Ceriagrion tenellum (Small Red Damselfly)
- Platycnemis acutipennis (Orange White-legged Damselfly)
- Platycnemis latipes (White Featherleg)
- Platycnemis pennipes (White-legged Damselfly)
- Coenagrion mercuriale (Southern Damselfly)
- Coenagrion caerulescens (Mediterranean Bluet)
- Coenagrion hastulatum (Northern Damselfly)
- Coenagrion lunulatum (Irish Damselfly)
- Coenagrion ornatum (Ornate Bluet)
- Coenagrion puella (Azure Damselfly)
- Coenagrion pulchellum (Variable Damselfly)
- Coenagrion scitulum (Dainty Damselfly)
- Enallagma cyathigerum (Common Blue Damselfly)
- Ischnura elegans (Blue-tailed Damselfly)
- Ischnura pumilio (Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly)
- Erythromma lindenii (Goblet-marked Damselfly)
- Erythromma najas (Red-eyed Damselfly)
- Erythromma viridulum (Small Red-eyed Damselfly)
Anisoptera (Dragonflies)
- Aeshna affinis (Southernn Migrant Hawker)
- Aeshna caerulea (Azure Hawker)
- Aeshna juncea (Common Hawker)
- Aeshna mixta (Migrant Hawker)
- Aeshna cyanea (Southern Hawker)
- Aeshna grandis (Brown Hawker)
- Isoaeschna isoceles (Norfolk Hawker) [3]
- Aeshna subarctica (Bog Hawker)
- Anax ephippiger (Vagrant Emperor)
- Anax imperator (Emperor Dragonfly)
- Anax parthenope (Lesser Emperor Dragonfly)
- Boyeria irene (Western Spectre/Dusk Hawker)
- Brachytron pratense (Hairy Dragonfly)
- Cordulegaster boltonii boltonii (Common Goldenring/Golden-ringed Dragonfly)
- Cordulegaster boltonii immaculifrons (Common Goldenring/Golden-ringed Dragonfly)
- Thecagaster bidentata (Sombre Goldenring) [2]
- Macromia splendens (Splendid Cruiser)
- Gomphus vulgatissimus (Common Clubtail/Club-tailed Dragonfly)
- Gomphus pulchellus (Western Clubtail)
- Gomphus simillimus (Yellow Clubtail)
- Gomphus graslinii (Pronged Clubtail)
- Stylurus flavipes (River Clubtail) [1]
- Ophiogomphus cecilia (Green Snaketail/Green Clubtail)
- Onychogomphus forcipatus forcipatus (Small Pincertail/Green-eyed Hooktail)
- Onychogomphus forcipatus unguiculatus (Small Pincertail/Green-eyed Hooktail)
- Onychogomphus uncatus (Large Pincertail/Blue-eyed Hooktail)
- Cordulia aenea (Downy Emerald)
- Somatochlora alpestris (Alpine Emerald)
- Somatochlora arctica (Northern Emerald)
- Somatochlora flavomaculata (Yellow-spotted Emerald)
- Somatochlora metallica (Brilliant Emerald)
- Somatochlora meridionalis (Balkan Emerald)
- Oxygastra curtisii (Orange-spotted Emerald)
- Epitheca bimaculata (Eurasian Baskettail/Two-spotted Dragonfly)
- Libellula quadrimaculata (Four-spotted Chaser)
- Libellula depressa (Broad-bodied Chaser)
- Libellula fulva (Scarce Chaser)
- Orthetrum albistylum (Black-tailed Skimmer)
- Orthetrum brunneum (Southern Skimmer)
- Orthetrum cancellatum (Black-tailed Skimmer)
- Orthetrum coerulescens coerulescens (Keeled Skimmer)
- Crocothemis erythraea (Scarlet Darter)
- Leucorrhinia dubia (Small Whiteface/White-faced Darter)
- Leucorrhinia pectoralis (Yellow-spotted Whiteface/Large White-face Darter)
- Leucorrhinia caudalis (Lilypad Whiteface/Dainty White-faced Darter)
- Leucorrhinia albifrons (Dark Whiteface/Eastern White-faced Darter)
- Sympetrum danae (Black Darter)
- Sympetrum depressiusculum (Spotted Darter)
- Sympetrum meridionale (Southern Darter)
- Sympetrum striolatum (Common Darter)
- Sympetrum sanguineum (Ruddy Darter)
- Sympetrum fonscolombii (Red-veined Darter)
- Sympetrum pedemontanum (Banded Darter)
- Sympetrum vulgatum (Vagrant Darter/Moustached Darter)
- Sympetrum flaveolum (Yellow-winged Darter)
- Trithemis annulata (Violet Dropwing/Violet-marked Darter)
[1] – Formerly in the Gomphus genus.
[2] – Formerly in the Cordulegaster genus.
[3] – Formerly in the Aeshna genus.
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