My life list of dragonfly and damselfly (Order Odonata) sightings. Linked species go to my photos on Flickr, when I have them. At present this is pretty incomplete, as I’m still going through and identifying my photo backlog.
US states or other regional designations where I have seen these species follow in parentheses. An asterisk indicates where I first saw a species.
Dragonflies and Damselflies (Order Odonata)
Damselflies (Suborder Zygoptera)
Broad-winged Damselflies (Family Calopterygidae)
American Rubyspot (Hetaerina americana) (CO*)
Spreadwings (Family Lestidae)
Great Spreadwing (Archilestes grandis) (CO*)
Spotted Spreadwing (Lestes congener) (ID*)
Emerald Spreadwing (Lestes dryas) (ID*)
Pond Damsels (Family Coenagrionidae)
Western Red Damsel (Amphiagrion abbreviatum) (CO*)
Blue-fronted Dancer (Argia apicalis) (TX*)
Kiowa Dancer (Argia immunda) (TX*)
Powdered Dancer (Argia moesta) (TX*)
Blue-ringed Dancer (Argia sedula) (TX*)
Boreal Bluet (Enallagma boreale)? (UT*)
Familiar Bluet (Enallagma civile) (CO, OK, TX, UT)
Orange Bluet (Enallagma signatum) (CO*)
Plains Forktails (Ischnura damula) (CO*)
Western Forktail (Ischnura perparva) (CO*)
Rambur’s Forktail (Ischnura ramburii) (HI*, TX)
Dragonflies (Suborder Anisoptera)
Darners or Hawkers (Family Aeshnidae)
Variable Darner (Aeshna interrupta interna)? (ID*)
Paddle-tailed Darner (Aeshna palmata) (CO*)
Common Green Darner (Anax junius) (CO*)
Blue-eyed Darner (Rhionaeschna multicolor) (CO*)
Clubtails (Family Gomphidae)
Sulphur-tipped Clubtail (Gomphus militaris) (OK*, TX)
Russet-tipped Clubtail (Stylurus plagiatus) (TX*)
Emeralds (Family Corduliidae)
None yet!
Skimmers (Family Libellulidae)
Calico Pennant (Celithemis elisa) (CO*)
Halloween Pennant (Celithemis eponina) (CO, OK*)
Banded Pennant (Celithemis fasciata) (OK*)
Checkered Setwing (Dythemis fugax) (TX*)
Swift Setwing (Dythemis velox) (OK*)
Western Pondhawk (Erythemis collocata) (CO*)
Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis) (CO, OK*, TX)
Broad-bodied Chaser (Libellula depressa) (Lesvos, Greece*)
Eight-spotted Skimmer (Libellula forensis) (CO*)
Scarce Chaser (Libellula fulva)? (Lesvos, Greece*)
Slaty Skimmer (Libellula incesta) (OK*)
Widow Skimmer (Libellula luctuosa) (CO, OK*)
Twelve-spotted Skimmer (Libellula pulchella) (CO)
Great Blue Skimmer (Libellula vibrans) (OK*)
Roseate Skimmer (Orithemis ferruginea) (OK*, TX)
Southern Skimmer (Orthetrum brunneum) (Lesvos, Greece*)
Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis) (CO, OK*, TX)
Wandering Glider (Pantala flavescens) (HI, OK*, TX)
Eastern Amberwing (Perithemis tenera) (TX*)
Common Whitetail (Plathemis lydia) (CO, OK*, TX)
Variegated Meadowhawk (Sympetrum corruptum) (CO*)
Cherry-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum internum) (ID*)
White-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum obtrusum) (CO*)
Striped Meadowhawk (Sympetrum pallipes) (CO*, ID)
Band-winged Meadowhawk (Sympetrum semicinctum fasciatum) (CO*)
Autumn Meadowhawk (Sympetrum vicinum) (CO*)
Black Saddlebags (Tramea lacerata) (CO, OK*, HI)
Red Saddlebags (Tramea onusta) (TX*)
Violet Dropwing (Trithemis annulata) (Lesvos, Greece*)
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