Classificatie
Animalia [koninkrijk]Arthropoda [superfylum]
Mandibulata [fylum]
Hexapoda [superklasse]
Insecta [klasse]
Pterygota [onderklasse]
Odonata [orde]
Anisoptera [onderorde]
Aeshnoidea [onderklasse]
Aeshnidae [familie]
Aeshninae [onderfamilie]
Subfamilia Aeshninae heeft de volgende onderliggende taxa:
Aeshna [genus]
Anax [genus]