Odonata is an order of predatory flying insects that includes the dragonflies and damselflies (as well as the Epiophlebia damsel-dragonflies).

蜻蛉目（學名： Odonata ）的昆蟲主要包括蜻蜓和豆娘，又名丁蛵、虰蛵。 這些昆蟲有著碩大的 複眼 、兩對強而有力的透明翅膀，與及修長的腹部。 蜻蛉目為 肉食性 昆蟲。

蜻蜓目是 昆虫纲 的一目。 该目成员多数为大、中型昆虫。 雄性在性成熟时，把精液藏入交合器中。 两对翅膜质透明，翅多横脉，翅前缘近翅顶处常有翅痣。 腹部细长，雄性交合器生在腹部第2、3节腹面。 全世界分布，尤以热带地区为多。 已知约5000种，中国记载约350种和亚种。 蜻蜓，体长20 - 150毫米。 颜色多艳丽。 触角短小，刚毛状，3 - 7节。 复眼发达，占头部的大部分，单眼3个。 口器咀嚼式。 上颚发达。 前胸较细如颈。 中、后胸合并，称合胸。 本目下分3亚目。 …

Odonata, insect order comprising the dragonflies (suborder Anisoptera) and the damselflies (suborder Zygoptera). The adults are easily recognized by their two pairs of narrow, transparent wings, sloping thorax, and long, usually slender body; the …

Common Name: Dragonflies and Damselflies. Greek Origins of Name: Odonata, derived from the Greek “odonto-“, meaning tooth, refers to the strong teeth found on the mandibles of most adults. Hemimetabola, i.e. incomplete metamorphosis (egg, nymph, …

Welcome to Odonata Central. This citizen science web site site is focused on expanding our understanding of the distribution, biogeography, biodiversity, and identification of Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) in the Western Hemisphere.

2019年12月12日 · Odonata is a relatively small insect order that currently consists of about 6400 species belonging to 32 families. The database consists of multiple morphological, life-history and behavioral...

2021年1月25日 · Odonata are an insect order made up of ∼6,300 species of dragonfly and damselfly (Figure 1). They have terrestrial adults and nymphs that inhabit freshwater. Dragonflies comprise ∼3,100 species in the suborder Anisoptera.

Odonata - Wings, Flight, Eyesight: Adapted for flight, adults have two pairs of narrow wings and a long, slender abdomen. Odonates can beat the fore and hind wings independently, which allows three different flight modes.

蜻蛉目（Odonata）源自希臘語 odōn（odous的變體），意為「牙齒」，指昆蟲的下顎。 From Greek odōn (variant of odous ) ‘tooth’, with reference to the insect's mandibles. 除了南極洲外，分布於每個大洲。 在交配時，雄性用腹部的末端抓住雌性的頭部。 雌性向前彎曲腹部，使自己的生殖器接觸雄性的生殖器（其中包含精子），形成「心形」的姿勢。 To mate, the male holds the females’ head with the end of his abdomen.