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These articles cover insects found in the Camargue and the Petite Camargue Gardoise (Odonata), as well as in the Cousouls de Crau, the Alpilles, and the Cévennes (Lepidoptera).

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Dragonflies

Insects

Dragonflies of Camargue

September 02, 2026

The Camargue is home to a great diversity of dragonflies. Dragonflies belong to an insect order known as Odonata. This order comprises approximately 6,000 species and subspecies worldwide. Only 85 species breed in France. Odonates are an order of insects—often referred to generally as dragonflies—characterized by elongated bodies and two pairs of wings....

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