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Dragonflies that live in my area, illustrated by scientific name and regular name and (ta-dah!) photograph. This is not ALL of them, just it’s the ones that I have caught and photographed and positively identified. We probably have more kinds of bluets than are shown. We definitely have Common Green Darners even though I can’t catch the damn things. I’m pretty sure we have Brown Spiketails. We have a baskettail I do not know and I’m not certain we have only one Sympetrum species. More research is needed but this is what I have so far.



Sympetrum vicinum, Autumn Meadowhawk


Stenogomphurus rogersi, Sable Clubtail


Somatochlora tenebrosa, Clamp-tipped Emerald


Plathemis lydia, Common Whitetail


Perithemis tenera, Eastern Amberwing


Pachydiplax longipennis, Blue Dasher


Libellula vibrans, Great Blue Skimmer


Libellula semifasciata, Painted Skimmer


Libellula pulchella, Twelve-Spot Skimmer


Libellula luctuosa, Widow Skimmer


Libellula incesta, Slaty Skimmer


Libellula cyanea, Spangled Skimmer


Lestes vigilax, Swamp Spreadwing


Ladona julia, Chalk-fronted Corporal


Ischnura verticalis, Eastern Forktail


Ischnura kellicotti, Lilypad Forktail


Hagenius brevistylus, Dragonhunter


Erythemis simplicicollis, Eastern Pondhawk


Epitheca princeps, Prince Baskettail


Enallagma vesperum, Vesper Bluet


Enallagma signatum, Orange Bluet


Enallagma geminatum, Skimming Bluet


Dromogomphus spinosus, Black-shouldered Spinyleg


Didymops transversa, Stream Cruiser


Cordulegaster obliqua, Arrowhead Spiketail


Cordulegaster maculata, Twin-Spotted Spiketail


Cordulegaster bilineata, Brown Spiketail


Chromagrion conditum, Aurora Damsel


Celithemis elisa, Calico Pennant


Calopteryx maculata, Ebony Jewelwing


Boyeria vinosa, Fawn Darner


Basiaeschna janata, Springtime Darner


Argia moesta, Powdered Dancer


Argia fumipennis, Variable Dancer


Aeshna umbrosa , Shadow Darner