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Table 1. Characteristics of Dragonfly Species.

family	species	body length (mm)	geographic location	migratory	foraging	preferred habitat
Libellulidae	Austrothemis nigrescens	unknown	Australia	no	percher	lakes, swamps, permanent ponds²⁴
	Orthetrum chrysostigma	42–45.5²⁵	Europe	no²⁶	percher²⁵	standing or slow water²⁶
	Trithemis annulata	35–37²⁵	Europe	yes²⁷	percher²⁵	still and running water²⁷
	Sympetrum fonscolombii	33–40²⁸	Europe	yes²⁸	hawker²⁸	still waters²⁸
Aeshnidae	Anax parthenope	62–75²⁸	Europe	yes²⁹	hawker²⁸	still ponds and lakes, can tolerate slow running water²⁸
	Anax imperator	66–84²⁸	Europe	yes³⁰	hawker³⁰	standing or slow open bodies of water³⁰
Gomphidae	Onychogomphus forcipatus	36³¹	Europe	no³²	percher³¹	rivers and streams³²