Damselflies and Dragonflies
Damselflies and Dragonflies found
and photographed in Virginia, North Carolina or Montana.
All photographs are by Allen Bryan.
Damselflies (Zygoptera)
Calopterygidae- Broad-winged Damsels
Superb Jewelwing (Calopteryx amata)- male, female
Appalachian Jewelwing (Calopteryx angustipennis)- male, female
Sparkling Jewelwing (Calopteryx dimidiata)- male, pair in tandem
Ebony Jewelwing (Calopteryx maculata)- male, female
American Rubyspot (Hetaerina americana)- male, female, pair in tandem
Smoky Rubyspot (Hetaerina titia)- male, female
Lestidae- Spreadwings
Amber-winged Spreadwing (Lestes eurinus)- adult male
Swamp Spreadwing (Lestes vigilax)- teneral male, adult male, adult female
Spotted Spreadwing (Lestes congener)- male, female
Slender Spreadwing (Lestes rectangularis)- teneral male, female
Common Spreadwing (Lestes disjunctus)- male
Southern Spreadwing (Lestes australis)- mated pair
Sweetflag Spreadwing (Lestes forcipatus)- male
Coenagrionidae- Pond Damsels
Aurora Damsel (Chromagrion conditum)- male, female
Eastern Red Damsel (Amphiagrion saucium)- mated pair, male
Variable Dancer (Argia fumipennis)- male, female, teneral male
Blue-fronted Dancer (Argia apicalis)- male, immature male, female, mated pair
Powdered Dancer (Argia moesta)- male, female
Dusky Dancer (Argia translata)- male, female, mated pair
Blue-tipped Dancer (Argia tibialis)- male, immature male, female, female (blue form)
Blue-ringed Dancer (Argia sedula)- male, female
Double-striped Bluet (Enallagma basidens)- teneral female, pair in wheel, female
Familiar Bluet (Enallagma civile)- male, female, mated pair
Atlantic Bluet (Enallagma doubledayi)- male, female
Hagen's Bluet (Enallagma hageni)- male, female
Marsh Bluet (Enallagma ebrien)- male
Northern Bluet (Enallagma annexum)- male
Turquoise Bluet (Enallagma divagans)- female, mated pair
Slender Bluet (Enallagma traviatum)- female, male
Attenuated Bluet (Enallagma daeckii)- male, teneral female, mated pair
Pale Bluet (Enallagma pallidum)- male, female, mated pair
Orange Bluet (Enallagma signatum)- male, teneral male, mated pair
Vesper Bluet (Enallagma vesperum)- male
Burgundy Bluet (Enallagma dubium)- male
Blackwater Bluet (Enallagma weewa)- male
Azure Bluet (Enallagma aspersum)- male, female
Skimming Bluet (Enallagma geminatum)- male, female
Stream Bluet (Engallagma exsulans)- male, female, mated pair
Big Bluet (Enallagma durum)- male, teneral male, mated pair
Citrine Forktail (Ischnura hastata)- male, female, immature female
Lilypad Forktail (Ischnura kellicotti)- male, female
Fragile Forktail (Ischnura posita)- male, female
Eastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis)- male, female, immature female, male like female
Rambur's Forktail (Ischnura ramburii)- male, female, male like female, immature female, mated pair
Sedge Sprite (Nehalennia irene)- male, female, mated pair
Dragonflies (Anisoptera)
Petaluridae- Petaltails
Gray Petaltail (Tachopteryx thoreyi)- male, female
Aeshnidae- Darners
Shadow Darner (Aeshna umbrosa)- male
Cyrano Darner (Nasiaeschna pentacantha)- male, female
Common Green Darner (Anax junius)- male and tandem pair
Common Green Darner 1(Anax junius) & Praying Mantis
Comet Darner (Anax longipes)- female
Springtime Darner (Basiaeschna janata)- male and tandem pair
Swamp Darner (Epiaeschna heros)- male, female
Harlequin Darner (Gomphaeschna furcillata)- male, female
Ocellated Darner (Boyeria grafiana)- female
Fawn Darner (Boyeria vinosa)- male, female
Gomphidae- Clubtails
Ashy Clubtail (Gomphus lavidus)- male, female
Lancet Clubtail (Gomphus exilis)
Dragonhunter (Hagenius brevistylus)
Harpoon Clubtail (Gomphus descriptus)- male, female
Spine-crowned Clubtail (Gomphus abbreviatus)- male, female
Cobra Clubtail (Gomphus vastus)- male, female
Blackwater Clubtail (Gomphus dilatatus)- male, female
Splendid Clubtail (Gomphus lineatifrons)- male, female
Septima's Clubtail (Gomphus septima)- male
Green-faced Clubtail (Gomphus viridifrons)- male, female
Piedmont Clubtail (Gomphus parvidens)- male
Sable Clubtail (Gomphus rogersi)- teneral female
Russet-Tipped Clubtail (Stylurus plagiatus)- male, female
Arrow Clubtail (Stylurus spiniceps)- male, female
Black-shouldered Spinyleg (Dromogomphus spinosus)- male, female
Unicorn Clubtail (Arigomphus villosipes)- male
Least Clubtail (Stylogomphus albistylus)- male
Northern Pygmy Clubtail (Lanthus parvulus)- male
Southern Pygmy Clubtail (Lanthus vernalis)- male
Eastern Ringtail (Erpetogomphus designatus) -male
Pale Snaketail (Ophiogomphus severus)- female
Maine Snaketail (Ophiogomphus mainensis)- female
Riffle Snaketail (Ophiogomphus carolus)- male, female
Rusty Snaketail (Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis)-
Snaketail species (Ophiogomphus near susbehcha)- male, female
Common Sanddragon
(Progomphus obscurus)- male, female
Cordulegastridae- Spiketails
Twin-spotted Spiketail (Cordulegaster maculata)
Brown Spiketail (Cordulegaster bilineata)
Macromiidae- Cruisers
Stream Cruiser (Didymops transversa)- male, female, mated pair
Georgia River Cruiser (Macromia illinoiensis georgina)- males
Illinois River Cruiser (Macromia illinoiensis illinoiensis)- male, female
Alleghany River Cruiser (Macromia alleghaniensis)- male
Corduliidae- Emeralds
American Emerald (Cordulia shurtleffii)- male, female
Selys' Sundragon (Helocordulia selysii)- male, female
Uhler's Sundragon (Helocordulia uhleri)- male
Prince Baskettail (Epitheca princeps)- male
Common Baskettail (Epitheca cynosura)- male, female
Stripe-winged Baskettail (Epitheca costalis)
Robust Baskettail (Epitheca spinosa)- male
Beaverpond Baskettail (Epitheca canis)- male
Mocha Emerald (Somatochlora linearis)- male
Umber Shadowdragon (Neurocordulia obsoleta)
Cinnamon Shadowdragon (Neurocordulia virginiensis)- male
Fine-lined Emerald (Somatochlora filosa)- male
Treetop Emerald (Somatochlora provocans)
Clamp-tipped Emerald (Somatochlora tenebrosa)- male, female
Libellulidae- Skimmers
Calico Pennant (Celithemis elisa)
Halloween Pennant (Celithemis eponina)
Banded Pennant (Celithemis fasciata)
Amanda's Pennant (Celithemis amanda)
Red-veined Pennant (Celithemis bertha)
Double-ringed Pennant (Celithemis verna)
Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis)
Little Blue Dragonlet (Erythrodiplax minuscula)
Seaside Dragonlet (Erythrodiplax berenice)
Blue Corporal (Ladona deplanata)
Spangled Skimmer (Libellula cyanea)
Yellow-sided Skimmer (Libellula flavida)
Slaty Skimmer (Libellula incesta)
Bar-winged Skimmer (Libellula axilena)
Widow Skimmer (Libellula luctuosa)
Golden-Winged Skimmer (Libellula auripennis)
Needham's Skimmer (Libellula needhami)- male, female
Twelve-spotted Skimmer (Libellula pulchella)- male
Painted Skimmer (Libellula semifasciata)- male, female
Chalk-Fronted Corporal (Libellula julia)- male
Great Blue Skimmer (Libellula vibrans)- male, female
Roseate Skimmer (Orthemis ferruginea)- male (first Virginia record)
Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis)- male, female
Wandering Glider (Pantala flavenscens)- male, female
Spot-winged Glider (Pantala hymenaea)- male
Elfin Skimmer (Nannothemis bella)- male, female
Eastern Amberwing (Perithemis tenera)- male, female
Common Whitetail (Plathemis lydia)- male, female
Black Meadowhawk (Sympetrum danae)- female
Blue-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum ambiguum)- male
Striped Meadowhawk (Sympetrum pallipes)- male, female
Ruby Meadowhawk (Sympetrum rubicundulum)- male, female
White-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum obtrusum)- male, female
Autumn Meadowhawk (Sympetrum vicinum)- male, female
Band-winged Meadowhawk (Sympetrum semicinctum)- male, female
Carolina Saddlebags (Tramea carolina)- male, female
Four-spotted Pennant (Brachymesia furcata)- female
Dot-tailed Whiteface (Leucorrhinia intacta)- male
Hudsonian Whiteface (Leucorrhinia hudsonica)- male
Black Saddlebags (Tramea lacerata)- male, female
Dythemis- Setwings
Swift Setwing (Dythemis velox)- male, female
Odes observed in Montana
Links:
http://www.giffbeaton.com/dragonflies.htm- Giff Beaton's odonate site
http://homepage.mac.com/edlam/- Ed Lam's Odonate and natural fauna site