Fossil Odonata (dragonflies) and damselflies are especially rich in the Crato lagerstätte: currently 384 specimens have been recovered, 264 adults and 120 larvae.
Earlier in his career he studied dragonflies, the Odonata, identifying a number of new species, and being himself recorded in names such as Epiophlebia laidlawi Tillyard, 1921 and Burmagomphus laidlawi Fraser,1924.
Neurons sensitive to motion during flight are not specific to flies, and have been found in numerous nondipterous insect groups including Odonata, Lepidoptera, and Hymenoptera.
Niall MacNeill (1899 –1969) was an Irish army officer and entomologist who specialised in Odonata and Heteroptera.
The Odonata Records Committee (ORC) is the recognised national body which verifies records of rare vagrant dragonflies in Britain.
The Gravel Pits' SSSI notification also notes the growing botanical and entomological interest of the site, with thirteen species of Odonata (dragonflies) including the locally-distributed downy-emerald dragonfly Cordulia aenea.
It contains Howe Park Wood, one of England's few remaining primeval woodlands (though certainly coppiced) and home to a wide variety of wildlife, notably Odonata.
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William Frederick Evans, 19th-century English entomologist who worked on Odonata and Orthoptera
Prey species that have been recorded as being part of the diet include Diptera, Homoptera, Hymenoptera, Lepidoptera, Odonata, Orthoptera and Aranea.