Sami Karjalainen: The Dragonflies of Finland
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Finnish name (scientific name)

1. Immenkorento (Calopteryx splendens) Relatively common or relatively rare
2. Neidonkorento (Calopteryx virgo) photo Very common or common
3. Isokeijukorento (Lestes dryas) Relatively common or relatively rare
4. Sirokeijukorento (Lestes sponsa) photo Very common or common
5. Vihertytönkorento (Coenagrion armatum) photo Relatively common or relatively rare
6. Keihästytönkorento (Coenagrion hastulatum) photo Very common or common
7. Taigatytönkorento (Coenagrion johanssoni) photo Relatively common or relatively rare
8. Kuutytönkorento (Coenagrion lunulatum) photo Relatively common or relatively rare
9. Eteläntytönkorento (Coenagrion puella) Very rare or rare Threatened
10. Sirotytönkorento (Coenagrion pulchellum) photo Very common or common
11. Isotytönkorento (Erythromma najas) Very common or common
12. Kääpiötytönkorento (Nehalennia speciosa) photo Very rare or rare Threatened
13. Punatytönkorento (Pyrrhosoma nymphula) Relatively common or relatively rare
14. Okatytönkorento (Enallagma cyathigerum) photo Very common or common
15. Hoikkatytönkorento (Ischnura elegans) photo Very common or common
16. Keritytönkorento (Ischnura pumilio) photo Very rare or rare
17. Sulkakoipikorento (Platycnemis pennipes) photo Relatively common or relatively rare
18. Karvaukonkorento (Brachytron pratense) Very rare or rare
19. Pohjanukonkorento (Aeshna caerulea) Relatively common or relatively rare
20. Isoukonkorento (Aeshna crenata) photo Very rare or rare
21. Kirjoukonkorento (Aeshna cyanea) Relatively common or relatively rare
22. Ruskoukonkorento (Aeshna grandis) Very common or common
23. Siniukonkorento (Aeshna juncea) photo Very common or common
24. Rannikkoukonkorento (Aeshna osiliensis) Relatively common or relatively rare
25. Suoukonkorento (Aeshna subarctica elisabethae) Relatively common or relatively rare
26. Viherukonkorento (Aeshna viridis) Very rare or rare Threatened Protected
27. Aitojokikorento (Gomphus vulgatissimus) Relatively common or relatively rare
28. Pihtijokikorento (Onychogomphus forcipatus) photo Relatively common or relatively rare
29. Kirjojokikorento (Ophiogomphus cecilia) Very rare or rare Protected
30. Purokorento (Cordulegaster boltonii) photo Relatively common or relatively rare
31. Vaskikorento (Cordulia aenea) photo Very common or common
32. Liitokorento (Epitheca bimaculata) Very rare or rare
33. Aapakiiltokorento (Somatochlora alpestris) Relatively common or relatively rare
34. Hoikkakiiltokorento (Somatochlora arctica) Relatively common or relatively rare
35. Täpläkiiltokorento (Somatochlora flavomaculata) photo Relatively common or relatively rare
36. Välkekorento (Somatochlora metallica) Very common or common
37. Tundrakiiltokorento (Somatochlora sahlbergi) Very rare or rare
38. Litteähukankorento (Libellula depressa) Relatively common or relatively rare
39. Sorjahukankorento (Libellula fulva) photo Very rare or rare Threatened
40. Ruskohukankorento (Libellula quadrimaculata) Very common or common
41. Merisinikorento (Orthetrum cancellatum) Very common or common
42. Hoikkasinikorento (Orthetrum coerulescens) Very rare or rare
43. Tummasyyskorento (Sympetrum danae) photo Very common or common
44. Elokorento (Sympetrum flaveolum) photo Very common or common
45. Verikorento (Sympetrum sanguineum) Very rare or rare
46. Lännensyyskorento (Sympetrum striolatum) Relatively common or relatively rare
47. Punasyyskorento (Sympetrum vulgatum) Very common or common
48. Sirolampikorento (Leucorrhinia albifrons) photo Relatively common or relatively rare Protected
49. Lummelampikorento (Leucorrhinia caudalis) Relatively common or relatively rare Protected
50. Pikkulampikorento (Leucorrhinia dubia) Very common or common
51. Täplälampikorento (Leucorrhinia pectoralis) Very rare or rare Protected
52. Isolampikorento (Leucorrhinia rubicunda) Very common or common
XX. Etelänukonkorento (Aeshna mixta) Very rare or rare
XX. Idänkirsikorento (Sympecma paedisca) Very rare or rare

Aeshna mixta was found as new to Finland in 2002. Sympecma paedisca was found as new to Finland in 2004.

Ophiogomphus cecilia was protected in 2006 (the other four species were protected earlier).

Distribution by biogeographical provinces

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The records are based on a publication by Matti Hämäläinen and Pekka Valtonen (1997, Trollsländornas utbredning i de naturhistoriska provinserna i Finland. Nordisk Odonatologisk Forum 3(1): 10-11.). The data is updated: six new records from 1997-2001 are included. Also, two new species and 48 new provincial records from 2002-2007 are included.

Last modified: 23.3.2008 (d.m.yyyy)

Symbols

Very common or common Very common or common
Relatively common or relatively rare Relatively common or relatively rare
Very rare or rare Very rare or rare
Threatened Threatened
Protected Protected

Photos

In the adjacent list there is links to several photographs. Photos of all species can be found in my book.

© 2008 Sami Karjalainen