Dragonflies & Damselflies

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Dragonflies & Damselflies of North America
Damselflies	Dragonflies
Family Calopterygidae River Jewelwing (Calopteryx aequabilis) Appalachian Jewelwing (Calopteryx angustipennis) Sparkling Jewelwing (Calopteryx dimidiata) Ebony Jewelwing (Calopteryx maculata) American Rubyspot (Hetaerina americana) Smoky Rubyspot (Hetaerina titia) Canyon Rubyspot (Hetaerina vulnerata) Family Lestidae Great Spreadwing (Archilestes grandis) Plateau Spreadwing (Lestes alacer) Southern Spreadwing (Lestes australis) Spotted Spreadwing (Lestes congener) Northern Spreadwing (Lestes disjunctus) Emerald Spreadwing (Lestes dryas) Sweetflag Spreadwing (Lestes forcipatus) Rainpool Spreadwing (Lestes forficula) Elegant Spreadwing (Lestes inaequalis) Slender Spreadwing (Lestes rectangularis) Chalky Spreadwing (Lestes sigma) Blue-striped Spreadwing (Lestes tenuatus) Lyre-tipped Spreadwing (Lestes unguiculatus) Carolina Spreadwing (Lestes vidua) Swamp Spreadwing (Lestes vigilax) Family Protoneuridae Coral-fronted Threadtail (Neoneura aaroni) Amelia's Threadtail (Neoneura amelia) Orange-striped Threadtail (Protoneura cara) Family Coenagrionidae Mexican Wedgetail (Acanthagrion quadratum) Western Red Damsel (Amphiagrion abbreviatum) Black-and-white Damsel (Apanisagrion lais) Paiute Dancer (Argia alberta) Blue-fronted Dancer (Argia apicalis) Comanche Dancer (Argia barretti) Seepage Dancer (Argia bipunctulata) Coppery Dancer (Argia cuprea) Emma's Dancer (Argia emma) Spine-tipped Dancer (Argia extranea) Variable Dancer (Argia fumipennis) Lavender Dancer (Argia hinei) Kiowa Dancer (Argia immunda) Sierra Madre Dancer (Argia lacrimans) Leonora's Dancer (Argia leonorae) Sooty Dancer (Argia lugens) Powdered Dancer (Argia moesta) Apache Dancer (Argia munda) Aztec Dancer (Argia nahuana) Fiery-eyed Dancer (Argia oenea) Amethyst Dancer (Argia pallens) Pima Dancer (Argia pima) Springwater Dancer (Argia plana) Golden-winged Dancer (Argia rhoadsi) Sabino Dancer (Argia sabino) Blue-ringed Dancer (Argia sedula) Tarascan Dancer (Argia tarascana) Blue-tipped Dancer (Argia tibialis) Tonto Dancer (Argia tonto) Dusky Dancer (Argia translata) Vivid Dancer (Argia vivida) Aurora Damsel (Chromagrion conditum) Taiga Bluet (Coenagrion resolutum) Northern Bluet (Enallagma annexum) Rainbow Bluet (Enallagma antennatum) Azure Bluet (Enallagma aspersum) Double-striped Bluet (Enallagma basidens) Boreal Bluet (Enallagma boreale) Tule Bluet (Enallagma carunculatum) Familiar Bluet (Enallagma civile) Alkali Bluet (Enallagma clausum) Cherry Bluet (Enallagma concisum) Attenuated Bluet (Enallagma daeckii) Sandhill Bluet (Enallagma davisi) Turquoise Bluet (Enallagma divagans) Atlantic Bluet (Enallagma doubledayi) Burgundy Bluet (Enallagma dubium) Big Bluet (Enallagma durum) Marsh Bluet (Enallagma ebrium) Stream Bluet (Enallagma exsulans) Skimming Bluet (Enallagma geminatum) Hagen's Bluet (Enallagma hageni) Neotropical Bluet (Enallagma novaehispaniae) Pale Bluet (Enallagma pallidum) Arroyo Bluet (Enallagma praevarum) photos added 1/29/12 Orange Bluet (Enallagma signatum) Golden Bluet (Enallagma sulcatum) Slender Bluet (Enallagma traviatum) Vesper Bluet (Enallagma vesperum) Blackwater Bluet (Enallagma weewa) Painted Damsel (Hesperagrion heterodoxum) Desert Forktail (Ischnura barberi) Pacific Forktail (Ischnura cervula) Plains Forktail (Ischnura damula) Mexican Forktail (Ischnura demorsa) Black-fronted Forktail (Ischnura denticolis) Swift Forktail (Ischnura erratica) Citrine Forktail (Ischnura hastata) Lilypad Forktail (Ischnura kellicotti) Western Forktail (Ischnura perparva) Fragile Forktail (Ischnura posita) Rambur's Forktail (Ischnura ramburii) Eastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis) Cream-tipped Swampdamsel (Leptobasis melinogaster) Red-tipped Swampdamsel (Leptobasis vacillans) Sphagnum Sprite (Nehalennia gracilis) Southern Sprite (Nehalennia integricollis) Sedge Sprite (Nehalennia irene) Everglades Sprite (Nehalennia pallidula) Caribbean Yellowface (Neoerythromma cultellatum) Duckweed Firetail (Telebasis byersi) Marsh Firetail (Telebasis digiticollis) Desert Firetail (Telebasis salva)	Family Petaluridae Gray Petaltail (Tachopteryx thoreyi) Black Petaltail (Tanypteryx hageni) Family Aeshnidae Canada Darner (Aeshna canadensis) Lance-tipped Darner (Aeshna constricta) Lake Darner (Aeshna eremita) Variable Darner (Aeshna interrupta) Paddle-tailed Darner (Aeshna palmata) Persephone's Darner (Aeshna persephone) Zigzag Darner (Aeshna sitchensis) Subarctic Darner (Aeshna subarctica) Black-tipped Darner (Aeshna tuberculifera) Shadow Darner (Aeshna umbrosa) Blue-spotted Comet Darner (Anax concolor) Comet Darner (Anax longipes) Common Green Darner (Anax junius) Giant Darner (Anax walsinghami) Springtime Darner (Basiaeschna janata) Ocellated Darner (Boyeria grafiana) Fawn Darner (Boyeria vinosa) Blue-faced Darner (Coryphaeschna adnexa) "Apeora" Pilot Darner (Coryphaeshna apeora) Regal Darner (Coryphaeshna ingens) Swamp Darner (Epiaeschna heros) Taper-tailed Darner (Gomphaeschna antilope) Harlequin Darner (Gomphaeschna furcillata) Bar-sided Darner (Gynacantha mexicana) Cyrano Darner (Nasiaeschna pentacantha) Riffle Darner (Oplonaeschna armata) Malachite Darner (Remartinia luteipennis) Arroyo Darner (Rhionaeschna dugesi) Blue-eyed Darner (Rhionaeschna multicolor) Turquoise-tipped Darner (Rhionaeschna psilus) Caribbean Darner (Triacanthagyna caribbea) Family Gomphidae Broad-striped Forceptail (Aphylla angustifolia) Narrow-striped Forceptail (Aphylla protracta) Two-striped Forceptail (Aphylla williamsoni) Stillwater Clubtail (Arigomphus lentulus) Bayou Clubtail (Arigomphus maxwelli) Gray-green Clubtail (Arigomphus pallidus) Jade Clubtail (Arigomphus submedianus) Southeastern Spinyleg (Dromogomphus armatus) Black-shouldered Spinyleg (Dromogomphus spinosus) Flag-tailed Spinyleg (Dromogomphus spoliatus) White-belted Ringtail (Erpetogomphus compositus) Yellow-legged Ringtail (Erpetogomphus crotalinus) Eastern Ringtail (Erpetogomphus designatus) "Southwestern" [Eastern] Ringtail (Erpetogomphus designatus ssp) Blue-faced Ringtail (Erpetogomphus eutainia) Serpent Ringtail (Erpetogomphus lampropeltis) Moustached Clubtail (Gomphus adelphus) Banner Clubtail (Gomphus apomyius) Cherokee Clubtail (Gomphus consanguis) Handsome Clubtail (Gomphus crassus) Blackwater Clubtail (Gomphus dilatatus) Lancet Clubtail (Gomphus exilis) Plains Clubtail (Gomphus externus) Tamaulipan Clubtail (Gomphus gonzalezi) Pronghorn Clubtail (Gomphus graslinellus) Cocoa Clubtail (Gomphus hybridus) Pacific Clubtail (Gomphus kurilis) Splendid Clubtail (Gomphus lineatifrons) Ashy Clubtail (Gomphus lividus) Columbia Clubtail (Gomphus lynnae) Sulphur-tipped Clubtail (Gomphus militaris) Cypress Clubtail (Gomphus minutus) Gulf-coast Clubtail (Gomphus modestus) Oklahoma Clubtail (Gomphus oklahomensis) Rapids Clubtail (Gomphus quadricolor) Sable Clubtail (Gomphus rogersi) Tennessee Clubtail (Gomphus sandrius) Cobra Clubtail (Gomphus vastus) Green-faced Clubtail (Gomphus viridifrons) Dragonhunter (Hagenius brevistylus) Grappletail (Octogomphus specularis) Arizona Snaketail (Ophiogomphus arizonicus) Riffle Snaketail (Ophiogomphus carolus) Boreal Snaketail (Ophiogomphus colubrinus) Edmund's Snaketail (Ophiogomphus edmundo) Great Basin Snaketail (Ophiogomphus morrisoni) Sinuous Snaketail (Ophiogomphus occidentis) Rusty Snaketail (Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis) Pale Snaketail (Ophiogomphus severus) Ringed Forceptail (Phyllocycla breviphylla) Five-striped Leaftail (Phyllogomphoides albrighti) Four-striped Leaftail (Phyllogomphoides stigmatus) Belle's Sanddragon (Progomphus bellei) Gray Sanddragon (Progomphus borealis) Common Sanddragon (Progomphus obscurus) Eastern Least Clubtail (Stylogomphus albistylus) Interior Least Clubtail (Stylogomphus sigmastylus) Riverine Clubtail (Stylurus amnicola) Brimstone Clubtail (Stylurus intricatus) Laura's Clubtail (Stylurus laurae) Olive Clubtail (Stylurus olivaceus) Russett-tipped Clubtail (Stylurus plagiatus) Yellow-sided Clubtail (Stylurus potulentus) Townes' Clubtail (Stylurus townesi) Family Cordulegastridae Brown Spiketail (Cordulegaster bilineata) Apache Spiketail (Cordulegaster diadema) Pacific Spiketail (Cordulegaster dorsalis) Twin-spotted Spiketail (Cordulegaster maculata) Arrowhead Spiketail (Cordulegaster obliqua) Sarracenia Spiketail (Cordulegaster sarracenia) Say's Spiketail (Cordulegaster sayi) Family Macromiidae Stream Cruiser (Didymops transversa) Allegheny River Cruiser (Macromia allegheniensis) Bronzed River Cruiser (Macromia annulata) Swift (Illinois) River Cruiser (Macromia illinoiensis illinoiensis) Swift (Georgia) River Cruiser (Macromia illinoiensis georgiana) Western River Cruiser (Macromia magnifica) Royal River Cruiser (Macromia taeniolata) Family Corduliidae American Emerald (Cordulia shurtleffii) Slender Baskettail (Epitheca costalis) Common Baskettail (Epitheca cynosura) Dot-winged Baskettail (Epitheca petechialis) Prince Baskettail (Epitheca princeps) Mantled Baskettail (Epitheca semiaquea) Spiny Baskettail (Epitheca spinigera) Robust Baskettail (Epitheca spinosa) Unidentified Baskettails (Epitheca sp) Selys Sundragon (Helocordulia selysii) Alabama Shadowdragon (Neurocordulia alabamensis) Smoky Shadowdragon (Neurocordulia molesta) Orange Shadowdragon (Neurocordulia xanthosoma) Ringed Emerald (Somatochlora albicincta) Calvert's Emerald (Somatochlora calverti) Lake Emerald (Somatochlora cingulata) Ski-tailed Emerald (Somatochlora elongata) Delicate Emerald (Somatochlora franklini) Mocha Emerald (Somatochlora linearis) Texas Emerald (Somatochlora margarita) Ocellated Emerald (Somatochlora minor) Ozark Emerald (Somatochlora ozarkensis) Treetop Emerald (Somatochlora provocans) Mountain Emerald (Somatochlora semicircularis) Brush-tipped Emerald (Somatochlora walshii) Whitehouse's Emerald (Somatochlora whitehousei) Williamson's Emerald (Somatochlora williamsoni) Unidentified Striped Emerald (Somatochlora sp) Family Libellulidae Red-tailed Pennant (Brachymesia furcata) Four-spotted Pennant (Brachymesia gravida) Tawny Pennant (Brachymesia herbida) Pale-faced Clubskimmer (Brechmorhoga mendax) Gray-waisted Skimmer (Cannaphila insularis) Amanda's Pennant (Celithemis amanda) Red-veined Pennant (Celithemis bertha) Calico Pennant (Celithemis elisa) Halloween Pennant (Celithemis eponina) Banded Pennant (Celithemis fasciata) Ornate Pennant (Celithemis ornata) Double-ringed Pennant (Celithemis verna) Checkered Setwing (Dythemis fugax) Mayan Setwing (Dythemis maya) Black Setwing (Dythemis nigrescens) Swift Setwing (Dythemis velox) Western Pondhawk (Erythemis collocata) Pin-tailed Pondhawk (Erythemis plebeja) Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis) Great Pondhawk (Erythemis vesiculosa) Plateau Dragonlet (Erythrodiplax basifusca) Seaside Dragonlet (Erythrodiplax berenice) Little Blue Dragonlet (Erythrodiplax miniscula) Band-winged Dragonlet (Erythrodiplax umbrata) Blue Corporal (Ladona deplanata) Chalk-fronted Corporal (Ladona julia) Frosted Whiteface (Leucorrhinia frigida) Crimson-ringed Whiteface (Leucorrhinia glacialis) Hudsonian Whiteface (Leucorrhinia hudsonica) Dot-tailed Whiteface (Leucorrhinia intacta) Belted Whiteface (Leucorrhinia proxima) Golden-winged Skimmer (Libellula auripennis) Bar-winged Skimmer (Libellula axilena) Comanche Skimmer (Libellula comanche) Bleached Skimmer (Libellula composita) Neon Skimmer (Libellula croceipennis) Spangled Skimmer (Libellula cyanea) Yellow-sided Skimmer (Libellula flavida) Eight-spotted Skimmer (Libellula forensis) Slaty Skimmer (Libellula incesta) Purple Skimmer (Libellula jesseana) Widow Skimmer (Libellula luctuosa) Needham's Skimmer (Libellula needhami) Hoary Skimmer (Libellula nodisticta) Twelve-spotted Skimmer (Libellula pulchella) Four-spotted Skimmer (Libellula quadrimaculata) Flame Skimmer (Libellula saturata) Painted Skimmer (Libellula semifasciata) Great Blue Skimmer (Libellula vibrans) Marl Pennant (Macrodiplax balteata) Ivory-striped Sylph (Macrothemis imitans) Straw-colored Sylph (Macrothemis inacuta) Jade-striped Sylph (Macrothemis inequiunguis) Hyacinth Glider (Miathyria marcella) Spot-tailed Dasher (Micrathyria aequalis) Three-striped Dasher (Micrathyria didyma) Thornbush Dasher (Micrathyria hagenii) Carmine Skimmer (Orthemis discolor) Roseate Skimmer (Orthemis ferruginea) Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis) Red Rock Skimmer (Paltothemis lineatipes) Wandering Glider (Pantala flavescens) Spot-winged Glider (Pantala hymenaea) Slough Amberwing (Perithemis domitia) Mexican Amberwing (Perithemis intensa) Eastern Amberwing (Perithemis tenera) Mexican Scarlet-tail (Planiplax sanguiniventris) Common Whitetail (Plathemis lydia) Desert Whitetail (Plathemis subornata) Filigree Skimmer (Pseudoleon superbus) Blue-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum ambiguum) Variegated Meadowhawk (Sympetrum corruptum) Saffron-winged Meadowhawk (Sympetrum costiferum) Black Meadowhawk (Sympetrum danae) Cardinal Meadowhawk (Sympetrum illotum) Cherry-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum internum) White-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum obstrusum) Striped Meadowhawk (Sympetrum pallipes) Ruby Meadowhawk (Sympetrum rubicundulum) Band-winged Meadowhawk (Sympetrum semicinctum) Spot-winged Meadowhawk (Sympetrum signiferum) Autumn Meadowhawk (Sympetrum vicinum) Arch-tipped Glider (Tauriphila argo) Evening Skimmer (Tholymis citrina) Striped Saddlebags (Tramea calverti) Carolina Saddlebags (Tramea carolina) Antillean Saddlebags (Tramea insularis) Black Saddlebags (Tramea lacerata) Red Saddlebags (Tramea onusta)
2 or more species photographed together Larvae & Exuviae Dragonfly Predators Mating & Oviposition Antenna Ornaments	Leona River, 18 species Damselfly Extravaganza - 2 May 2009 Liberty Co, TX - 31 Species Ode Extravaganza - 9 May 2009 LRGV Rocket Run - 33 species - 16 May 2009 Calamity Creek, Woodward Ranch - 31 species - 18 July 2009 LRGV Big Memorial Day Weekend - 50 species - 29-30 May 2010 4 Before Africa - East Texas - 69 Species - 7-10 June 2010 The Chase for Remartinia, Persephone, and Palaemnema - SE AZ - 9/11-14/2010


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