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Libellulidae

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Dragonfly Species - Dragonlets (Libellulidae) Libélula

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The Family of Libellulidae.

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Macrothemis sp. Dragonfly Black species with blue eyes (Anisoptera - Libellulidae)

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Dragonfly species (Anisoptera - Libellulidae) SC, Brasil

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Trithemis aurora Female dragonfly ♀ crimson marsh glider (Libellulidae)

The skimmers or perchers and their relatives form the Libellulidae, the largest dragonfly family in the world. It is sometimes considered to contain the Corduliidae as the subfamily Corduliinae and the Macromiidae as the subfamily Macromiinae. Even if these are excluded, there still remains a family of over 1000 species. With nearly worldwide distribution, these are almost certainly the most often seen of all dragonflies.