Dragonflies I Have Seen On My Hikes

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Dragonflies
Anisoptera - 72 Species
Dragonfly Anatomy
 
Damselflies
Zygoptera - 41 Species
Damselfly Anatomy
The dragonfly has a thick, straight body. They come in a variety of colors (blue, green, brown, red). When resting, they have their wings spread open. Their eyes are very close together, almost touching.

The damselfly has a narrow tail and looks much more delicate than a dragonfly. The body can be straight or can curve gracefully. When resting, it folds its wings behind it. The eyes are separated.

Petaltails - 1 Species

Broad-Winged Damsels - 2 Species

 

Black Petaltail

  River Jewelwing
     

American Rubyspot

Darners - 11 Species

   
  Canada Darner

Spreadwing_Damsels - 7 Species

  Variable Darner   California Spreadwing
  Paddle-tailed Darner   Great Spreadwing
  Shadow Darner   Spotted Spreadwing
  Walker's Darner   Northern Spreadwing
  Common Green Darner
Common Green Darner
  Emerald Spreadwing
  Giant Darner   Black Spreadwing
  Riffle Darner  

Lyre-tipped Spreadwing

  California Darner    
  Blue-eyed Darner

Pond Damsels - 32 Species

  Turquoise-tipped Darner   Western Red Damsel
 

 

  California Dancer

Spiketails - 1 Species

  Paiute Dancer
  Pacific Spiketail   Emma's Dancer
      Lavender Dancer

Clubtails - 12 Species

  Kiowa Dancer
  White-belted Ringtail   Sooty Dancer
  Serpent Ringtail   Powdered Dancer
  Pacific Clubtail   Aztec Dancer
  Grappletail   Blue-ringed Dancer
  Bison Snaketail   Vivid Dancer
Vivid Dancer
  Great Basin Snaketail   Taiga Bluet
  Sinuous Snaketail   River Bluet
  Pale Snaketail  

Northern Bluet

  Gray Sanddragon   Double-striped Bluet
  Brimstone Clubtail   Boreal Bluet
  Olive Clubtail   Tule Bluet
  Russet-tipped Clubtail   Familiar Bluet
 

 

  Alkali Bluet

Cruisers - 1 Species

  Baja Bluet
  Western River Cruiser   Arroyo Bluet
      Desert Forktail

Emeralds - 5 Species

  Pacific Forktail
  American Emerald   Black-fronted Forktail
  Beaverpond Baskettail   Swift Forktail
  Spiny Baskettail   San Francisco Forktail
  Ringed Emerald   Citrine Forktail
 

Mountain Emerald

  Western Forktail
     

Rambur's Forktail

Skimmers - 41 Species

  Sedge Sprite
  Red-tailed Pennant   Desert Firetail
  Pale-faced Clubskimmer   Exclamation Damsel
  Western Pondhawk    
  Plateau Dragonlet    
  Chalk-fronted Corporal    
  Crimson-ringed Whiteface    
  Hudsonian Whiteface    
  Dot-tailed Whiteface    
  Belted Whiteface    
 

Comanche Skimmer

   
  Bleached Skimmer    
  Neon Skimmer    
  Eight-spotted Skimmer    
  Widow Skimmer    
  Hoary Skimmer    
  Twelve-spotted Skimmer    
  Four-spotted Skimmer    
  Flame Skimmer
Flame Skimmer
   
  Marl Pennant    
  Roseate Skimmer    
  Blue Dasher
Blue Dasher
   
  Red Rock Skimmer    
  Wandering Glider
Wandering Glider
   
  Spot-winged Glider    
  Mexican Amberwing    
  Common Whitetail    
 

Desert Whitetail

   
  Filigree Skimmer    
  Variegated Meadowhawk
Variegated Meadowhawk
   
  Saffron-winged Meadowhawk    
  Black Meadowhawk    
  Cardinal Meadowhawk    
  Cherry-faced Meadowhawk    
  White-faced Meadowhawk    
  Red-veined Meadowhawk    
  Band-winged Meadowhawk    
  Striped Meadowhawk    
  Autumn Meadowhawk    
  Striped Saddlebags    
  Black Saddlebags    
 

Red Saddlebags

   

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