| Species name | Alternate name | Scientific name | Flight period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Species name | Alternate name | Scientific name | Flight period |
| Zygoptera | |||
| Banded Demoiselle | Calopteryx splendens mingrelica | May – Sep | |
| Beautiful Demoiselle | Calopteryx virgo festiva | May – Sep | |
| Odalisque | Epallage fatime | Apr – Aug | |
| Robust Spreadwing | Scarce Emerald Damselfly | Lestes dryas | Apr – Oct |
| Migrant Spreadwing | Southern Emerald Damselfly | Lestes barbarus | Mar – Oct |
| Small Spreadwing | Small Emerald Damselfly | Lestes virens | Apr – Nov |
| Dark Spreadwing | Lestes macrostigma | Mar – Oct | |
| Eastern Willow Spreadwing | Lestes parvidens | May – Nov | |
| Common Winter Damselfly | Winter Damselfly | Sympecma fusca | All year |
| Common Bluetail | Blue-tailed Damselfly | Ischnura elegans | Mar – Nov |
| Small Bluetail | Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly | Ischnura pumilio | Mar – Oct |
| Common Bluet | Common Blue Damselfly | Enallagma cyathigerum | May – Oct |
| Dainty Bluet | Dainty Damselfly | Coenagrion scitulum | Apr – Sep |
| Small Red Damsel | Small Damselfly | Ceriagrion tenellum | Jun – Sep |
| Small Redeye | Small Red-eyed Damselfly | Erythromma viridulum | May – Sep |
| Blue Redeye | Goblet-marked Damselfly | Erythromma lindenii | Mar – Oct |
| Blue Featherlegs | White-legged Damselfly | Platycnemis pennipes | May – Sep |
| Anisoptera | |||
| Migrant Hawker | Aeshna mixta | May – Dec | |
| Blue-eyed Hawker | Southern Migrant Hawker | Aeshna affinis | May – Oct |
| Green-eyed Hawker | Norfolk Hawker | Aeshna isosceles antehumeralis | May – Aug |
| Blue Emperor | Emperor Dragonfly | Anax imperator | Mar – Dec |
| Lesser Emperor | Anax parthenope | Mar – Nov | |
| Vagrant Emperor | Anax ephippiger | Mar – Nov | |
| Hairy Hawker | Hairy Dragonfly | Brachytron pratense | Mar – Aug |
| Eastern Spectre | Caliaeschna microstigma | May – Oct | |
| Turkish Clubtail | Gomphus schneiderii | Apr – Jul | |
| Small Pincertail | Green-eyed Hooktail | Onychogomphus forcipatus albistibalis | May – Sep |
| Turkish Goldenring | Cordulegaster picta | May – Aug | |
| Blue-eyed Goldenring | Cordulegaster insignis | May – Aug | |
| Yellow-spotted Emerald | Somotochlora flavomaculata | May – Aug | |
| Broad-bodied Chaser | Libellula depressa | Apr – Aug | |
| Blue Chaser | Scarce Chaser | Libellula fulva | May – Aug |
| Black-tailed Skimmer | Orthetrum cancellatum | Apr – Sep | |
| Southern Skimmer | Orthetrum brunneum | Apr – Sep | |
| Epaulet Skimmer | Orthetrum chrysostigma | Apr – Aug | |
| Keeled Skimmer | Orthetrum coerulescens anceps | Apr – Nov | |
| Small Skimmer | Orthetrum taeniolatum | May – Sep | |
| Red-veined Darter | Sympetrum fonscolombii | Mar – Nov | |
| Ruddy Darter | Sympetrum sanguineum | May – Nov | |
| Common Darter | Sympetrum striolatum | Apr – Nov | |
| Southern Darter | Sympetrum meridionale | May – Nov | |
| Broad Scarlet | Scarlet Darter | Crocothemis erythraea | Apr – Sep |
| Violet Dropwing | Violet-marked Darter | Trithemis annulata | Apr – Oct |
| Black Pennant | Selysiothemis nigra | May – Sep |
Gallery of Dragonfly and Damselfly images
Banded Demoiselle – Calopteryx Splendens 
Beautiful Demoiselle – Calopteryx virgo 
Beautiful Demoiselle – Calopteryx virgo (female) 
Beautiful Demoiselle – Calopteryx virgo 
Odalisque – Epallage fatime 
Odalisque – Epallage fatime 
Odalisque –Epallage fatime (male) 
Odalisque – Epallage fatime 
Robust Spreadwing – Lestes dryas 
Robust Spreadwing – Lestes dryas 
Migrant Spreadwing – Lestes barbarus 
Migrant Spreadwing – Lestes barbarus 
Small Spreadwing/Dark Spreadwing – Lestes virens 
Dark Spreadwing – Lestes macrostigma 
Dark Spreadwing – Lestes macrostigma 
Dark Spreadwing – Lestes macrostigma 
Eastern Willow Spreadwing – Chalcolestes parvidens 
Eastern Willow Spreadwing – Chalcolestes parvidens 
Eastern Willow Spreadwing – Chalcolestes parvidens 
Winter Damselfly – Sympecma fusca 
Winter Damselfly – Sympecma fusca 
Blue-tailed Damselfly – Ischnura elegans
Common Blue Damselfly – Enallagma cyathigerum 
Dainty Damselfly – Coenagrion scitulum 
Dainty Damselfly – Coenagrion scitulum 
Blue Featherlegs – Platycnemis penipes (male) 
Blue Featherlegs – Platycnemis pennipes i 
Blue Featherlegs – Platycnemis pennipes 
Southern Migrant Hawker – Aeshna affinis
Blue Emperor Anax imperator 
Blue Emperor – Anax Imperato 
Lesser Emperor – Anax parthenope 
Lesser Emperor – Anax parthenope ovipositing (female) 
Lesser Emperor – Anax parthenope 
Lesser Emperor – Anax parthenope 
Eastern Spectre – Caliaeschna microstigma in final nymph moult 
Eastern Spectre – Caliaeschna microstigma 
Turkish Clubtail – Gomphus schneiderii 
Turkish Clubtail – Gomphus schneiderii 
Turkish Clubtail – Gomphus schneiderii 
Small Pincertail – Onychogomphus forcipatus 
Small Pincertail – Onychogomphus forcipatus 
Small Pincertail (immature) – Onychogomphus- orcipatus albistibalis 
Small Pincertail – Onychogomphus- orcipatus albistibalis 
Small Pincertail – Onychogomphus- orcipatus albistibalis 
Turkish Goldenring – Cordulegaster picta 
Turkish Goldenring – Cordulegaster picta 
Turkish Goldenring – Cordulegaster picta 
Yellow-spotted Emerald – Somotochlora flavomaculata 
Yellow-spotted Emerald – Somotochlora flavomaculata 
Broad-Bodied Chaser – Libellula depressa 
Broad-Bodied Chaser – Libellula depressa 
Broad-Bodied Chaser – Libellula depressa 
Scarce Chaser – Libellula fulva 
Scarce Chaser – Libellua fulva 
Black-tailed Skimmer – Orthetrum cancellatum (male) 
Black-tailed Skimmer – Orthetrum cancellatum 
Southern Skimmer – Orthetrum brunneum 
Southern Skimmer – Orthetrum brunneum 
Southern Skimmer – Orthetrum brunneum 
Keeled Skimmer – Orthetrum coerulescens 
Keeled Skimmer – Orthetrum coerulescens 
Keeled skimmer – Orthetrum coerlescens (female) 
Small Skimmer – Orthetrum taeniolatum 
Small Skimmer – Orthetrum taeniolatum 
Red-veined Darter – Sympetrum fonscolombii 
Red-veined Darter – Sympetrum fonscolombii 
Red-veined Darter – Sympetrum fonscolombii 
Red-veined Darter – Sympetrum fonscolombii 
Red-veined Darter – Sympetrum fonscolombii (male) 
Red-veined Darter – Sympetrum fonscolombii 
Red-veined Darter – Sympetrum fonscolombii 
Southern Darter – Sympetrum meridionale 
Broad Scarlet – Crocothemis erythraea 
Broad Scarlet – Crocothemis erythraea 
Violet Dropwing – Trithemis annulata 
Violet Dropwing – Trithemis annulata
Images with thanks to Paul Manning, Mick Sway and Howard Vaughan and all copyright is retained by them.
Blue-eyed Goldenring – Cordulegaster insignis
Image from Frank Van de Meutter and copyright is retained by him, taken on 1/6/2021 at Agiassos.
Some images from Autumn 2021 with permission from Carla De Haan Dujardin
Lesvos Birders 