Dragonflies and Damselflies of REGUA

48 species of dragonfly and damselfly have been recorded at REGUA, and 20 of these are endemic species. The following is a list of these species taken from the paper by Vick & Chelmick, 2001.

List updated 2001

Order: Odonata
Family: Calopterygidae
Hetaerina auripennis Endemic
Hetaerina brightwelli Endemic
Hetaerina hebe Endemic
Hetaerina mendezi Endemic
Family: Lestidae
Lestes foricula
Family: Perilesidae
Perilestes fragilis Endemic
Family: Megapodagrionidae
Heteragrion aurantiacum Endemic
Heteragrion consors Endemic
Family: Pseudostigmatidae
Mecistogaster (Goniostigma) amalia Endemic
Family: Protoneuridae
Forcepsioneura ciganae Endemic
Forcepsioneura garrisoni Endemic
Family: Coenagrionidae
Acanthagrion gracile
Argia sordida
Ischnura ramburi
Ischnura (Ceratura) capreolus
Leptagrion sp.
Telebasis corallinum
Family: Aeschnidae
Triacanthagyna septima
Limnetron sp. Endemic
Limnetron debile Endemic
Castoraeschna castor
Family: Gomphidae
Epigomphus paludosus Endemic
Progomphus austalis Endemic
Progomphus complicates Endemic
Zonophora campanulata Endemic
Family: Gomphidae
Corduliidae family
Neocordulia setifera
Family: Libellulidae
Brachymesia herbida
Brechmorhoga praedatrix
Dasythemis venosa Endemic
Diastatops obscura
Elasmothemis constricta Endemic
Erythemis peruviana
Erythrodiplas basalis
Erythodiplax juliana
Erythodiplax umbrata
Libellula herculea
Macrothemis declivata
Macrothemis pleurosticta Endemic
Macrothemis tessellata
Micrathyria cataenata
Micrathyria hesperis
Nephepeltia phryne
Orthemis discolor
Pantala flavescens
Perithemis mooma
Tramea cophysa