Family Libellulidae
(common skimmers)

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Scientific names for Aves taxonomy (family and below) are from The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World, Princeton University Press, copyright 2003. Used by permission.

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  Kingdom Animalia (animals)
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  Eumetazoa (metazoans)
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  Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
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  Protostomia (protostomes)
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  Ecdysozoa
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  Phylum Arthropoda (crustaceans, insects, spiders, and relatives)
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  Uniramia
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  Subphylum Hexapoda
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  Class Insecta (insects)
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  Subclass Pterygota (winged insects)
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  Order Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies)
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  Suborder Anisoptera (dragonflies)
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  Family Libellulidae (common skimmers)
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  Genus Anatya
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  Genus Antidythemis
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  Genus Argyrothemis
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  Genus Brachymesia
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  Genus Brechmorhoga
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  Genus Cannaphila
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  Genus Celithemis
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  Genus Crocothemis
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  Genus Dasythemis
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  Genus Diastatops
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  Genus Dythemis
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  Genus Edonis
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  Genus Elasmothemis
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  Genus Elga
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  Genus Erythemis
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  Genus Erythrodiplax
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  Genus Fylgia
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  Genus Gynothemis
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  Genus Idiataphe
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  Genus Leucorrhinia
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  Genus Libellula
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  Genus Macrodiplax
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  Genus Macrothemis
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  Genus Miathyria
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  Genus Micrathyria
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  Genus Misagria
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  Genus Nannothemis
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  Genus Nephepeltia
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  Genus Nothodiplax
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  Genus Oligoclada
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  Genus Orthemis
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  Genus Pachydiplax
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  Genus Paltothemis
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  Genus Pantala
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  Genus Perithemis
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  Genus Phyllothemis
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  Genus Planiplax
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  Genus Pseudoleon
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  Genus Rhodopygia
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  Genus Scapanea
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  Genus Sympetrum
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  Genus Tauriphila
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  Genus Tholymis
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  Genus Tramea
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  Genus Uracis
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  Genus Ypirangathemis
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  Genus Zenithoptera