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Coenagrionidae
	Male Ceriagrion glabrum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia;
Phylum:	Arthropoda;
Class:	Insecta;
Order:	Odonata;
Suborder:	Zygoptera;
Superfamily:	Coenagrionoidea;
Family:	Coenagrionidae;
Genera
	More 90 genera are accepted; see text.

Eastern billabong fly (Austroagrion watsoni) (female)

Saffron-faced Blue Dart Pseudagrion rubriceps

The insect family Coenagrionidae is found in the order Odonata and the suborder Zygoptera. The Zygoptera are the damselflies, which although less known than the dragonflies, are no less common. There are more than 1000 species in this family. Making this family the largest damselfly family. Coenagrionidae has six subfamilies and they are Agriocnemidinae, Argiinae, Coenagrioninae, Ischnurinae, Leptobasinae, and Pseudagrioninae.

This family is referred to as the Narrow-winged damselflies or the Pond damselflies.^[1] The Coenagrionidae enjoy a world-wide distribution, and are among the most common of damselfly families. This family has the smallest of damselfly species.

More 90 genera of the family Coenagrionidae are currently accepted.^[2]