Odonata - Dragonflies

Odonata is an order of carnivorous insects, including dragonflies (Anisoptera) and damselflies (Zygoptera).
Worldwide some 5,900 species have been described, in Austria there are 77 species.
Lately this Order has been restructured, see article in Wikipedia.
The Tree of Life website has a nice introduction on the established and widely accepted classification of extant families under Odonata.
This photo website is following the accepted classification still being used on Fauna Europaea and Tree of Life (Watson and O'Farrell, 1991)
Number of species: 38

Gomphus vulgatissimus
Jun 2018

Platycnemis pennipes
Jul 2002

Coenagrion puella
Jun 2003

Enallagma cyathigerum
Jul 2007

Lestes virens
» Lestidae
Jul 2003

Lestes virens
» Lestidae
Jul 2003

Lestes sponsa
» Lestidae
Aug 2003

Pyrrhosoma nymphula
May 2004

Calopteryx virgo
Jun 2005

Coenagrion puella
Jul 2005

Sympecma fusca
» Lestidae
Sep 2006

Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Jun 2014

Platycnemis pennipes
Jul 2009

Platycnemis pennipes
Jul 2009

Calopteryx virgo
May 2012

Calopteryx virgo
Jul 2012

Platycnemis pennipes
Jul 2012

Calopteryx splendens
Jul 2013

Calopteryx splendens
Jul 2013

Calopteryx virgo
May 2014

Calopteryx virgo
Jun 2014

Sympetrum vulgatum
Aug 2009

Anax parthenope
Jun 2014

Anax parthenope
Jun 2014

Anax parthenope
Jun 2014

Ischnura elegans
Jul 2009

Sympetrum sanguineum
Jul 2003

Sympetrum sanguineum
Aug 2003

Sympetrum cf. striolatum
Aug 2007

Sympetrum vulgatum
Jul 2009

Erythromma viridulum
Jul 2014

Erythromma viridulum
Jul 2014

Libellula quadrimaculata
May 2012

Aeshna mixta
Aug 2009

Aeshna mixta
Aug 2009

Libellula depressa
May 2009

Libellula depressa
Jun 2010

Libellula quadrimaculata
Jul 2008

Libellula quadrimaculata
Jul 2007

Cordulegaster bidentata
Jun 2003

Cordulegaster bidentata
Jun 2003

Cordulegaster bidentata
Jun 2003

Cordulegaster bidentata
Jul 2017

Orthetrum cancellatum
Jun 2003

Libellula depressa
May 2003

Libellula depressa
May 2003