Classificatie
Animalia [koninkrijk]Arthropoda [superfylum]
Mandibulata [fylum]
Hexapoda [superklasse]
Insecta [klasse]
Pterygota [onderklasse]
Odonata [orde]
Zygoptera [onderorde]
Coenagrionoidea [onderklasse]
Coenagrionidae [familie]
Coenagrioninae [onderfamilie]
Subfamilia Coenagrioninae heeft de volgende onderliggende taxa:
Cercion [genus]
Coenagrion [genus]
Erythromma [genus]
Pyrrhosoma [genus]