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Dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata) collection

The Dragonfly Collection (Insecta, Odonata) consists of 1,545 dragonfly specimens (Insecta: Odonata). The majority of the specimens were collected in Croatia, while a smaller number originate from neighbouring countries, including Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Italy, Slovenia, Serbia, and Switzerland.

The specimens were collected between 1869 and 2011. The collection comprises a total of 61 species of Odonata. The largest number of specimens belongs to the species Ischnura elegans (Vander Linden, 1820) and Platycnemis pennipes (Pallas, 1771).

Collection Curator: Iva Mihoci

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