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River Jewelwing (Calopteryx aequabilis) Ebony Jewelwing (Calopteryx maculata) American Rubyspot (Hetaerina americana) Smoky Rubyspot (Hetaerina titia)Return to list of families
Great Spreadwing (Archilestes grandis) Spotted Spreadwing (Lestes congener) Common Spreadwing (Lestes disjunctus) Emerald Spreadwing (Lestes dryas) Amber-winged Spreadwing (Lestes eurinus) Sweetflag Spreadwing (Lestes forcipatus) Elegant Spreadwing (Lestes inaequalis) Slender Spreadwing (Lestes rectangularis) Lyre-tipped Spreadwing (Lestes unguiculatus) Swamp Spreadwing (Lestes vigilax)Return to list of families
Eastern Red Damsel (Amphiagrion saucium) Blue-fronted Dancer (Argia apicalis) Variable Dancer (Argia fumipennis) Powdered Dancer (Argia moesta) Blue-ringed Dancer (Argia sedula) Blue-tipped Dancer (Argia tibialis) Dusky Dancer (Argia translata) River Bluet (Enallagma anna) Rainbow Bluet (Enallagma antennatum) Azure Bluet (Enallagma aspersum) Double-striped Bluet (Enallagma basidens) Tule Bluet (Enallagma carunculatum) Familiar Bluet (Enallagma civile) Turquoise Bluet (Enallagma divagans) Marsh Bluet (Enallagma ebrium) Stream Bluet (Enallagma exsulans) Skimming Bluet (Enallagma geminatum) Hagen's Bluet (Enallagma hageni) Orange Bluet (Enallagma signatum) Slender Bluet (Enallagma traviatum) Citrine Forktail (Ischnura hastata) Fragile Forktail (Ischnura posita) Eastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis) Sphagnum Sprite (Nehalennia gracilis) Sedge Sprite (Nehalennia irene) Duckweek Firetail (Telebasis byersi)Return to list of families
Gray Petaltail (Tachopteryx thoreyi)Return to list of families
Canada Darner (Aeshna canadensis) Mottled Darner (Aeshna clepsydra) Lance-tipped Darner (Aeshna constricta) Spatterdock Darner (Aeshna mutata) Shadow Darner (Aeshna umbrosa) Green-striped Darner (Aeshna verticalis) Common Green Darner (Anax junius) Comet Darner (Anax longipes) Springtime Darner (Basiaeschna janata) Fawn Darner (Boyeria vinosa) Swamp Darner (Epiaeschna heros) Cyrano Darner (Nasiaeschna pentacantha)Return to list of families
Horned Clubtail (Arigomphus cornutus) Lilypad Clubtail (Arigomphus furcifer) Stillwater Clubtail (Arigomphus lentulus) Bayou Clubtail (Arigomphus maxwelli) Jade Clubtail (Arigomphus submedianus) Unicorn Clubtail (Arigomphus villosipes) Black-shouldered Spinyleg (Dromogomphus spinosus) Flag-tailed Spinyleg (Dromogomphus spoliatus) Eastern Ringtail (Erpetogomphus designatus) Plains Clubtail (Gomphus externus) Midland Clubtail (Gomphus fraternus) Cocoa Clubtail (Gomphus hybridus) Cobra Clubtail (Gomphus vastus) Lancet Clubtail (Gomphus exilis) Pronghorn Clubtail (Gomphus graslinellus) Dusky Clubtail (Gomphus spicatus) Dragonhunter (Hagenius brevistylus) Rusty Snaketail (Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis) Common Sanddragon (Progomphus obscurus) Riverine Clubtail (Stylurus amnicola) Elusive Clubtail (Stylurus notatus) Russet-tipped Clubtail (Stylurus plagiatus) Arrow Clubtail (Stylurus spiniceps)Return to list of families
Brown Spiketail (Cordulegaster bilineata) Delta-spotted Spiketail (Cordulegaster diastatops) Tiger Spiketail (Cordulegaster erronea) Arrowhead Spiketail (Cordulegaster obliqua)Return to list of families
Stream Cruiser (Didymops transversa) Allegheny River Cruiser (Macromia alleghaniensis) Illinois River Cruiser (Macromia illinoiensis) Gilded River Cruiser (Macromia pacifica) Royal River Cruiser (Macromia taeniolata) Prince Baskettail (Epitheca princeps) Stripe-winged Baskettail (Epitheca costalis) Common Baskettail (Epitheca cynosura) Spiny Baskettail (Epitheca spinigera) Smoky Shadowdragon (Neurocordulia molesta) Orange Shadowdragon (Neurocordulia xanthosoma) Stygian Shadowdragon (Neurocordulia yamaskanensis) Hine's Emerald (Somatochlora hineana) Mocha Emerald (Somatochlora linearis) Clamp-tipped Emerald (Somatochlora tenebrosa)Return to list of families
Calico Pennant (Celithemis elisa) Halloween Pennant (Celithemis eponina) Banded Pennant (Celithemis fasciata) Double-ringed Pennant (Celithemis verna) Checkered Setwing (Dythemis fugax) Swift Setwing (Dythemis velox) Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis) Little Blue Dragonlet (Erythrodiplax minuscula) Dot-tailed Whiteface (Leucorrhinia intacta) Spangled Skimmer (Libellula cyanea) Blue Corporal (Libellula deplanata) Slaty Skimmer (Libellula incesta) Chalk-fronted Corporal (Libellula julia) Widow Skimmer (Libellula luctuosa) Common Whitetail (Libellula lydia) Twelve-spotted Skimmer (Libellula pulchella) Four-spotted Skimmer (Libellula quadrimaculata) Painted Skimmer (Libellula semifasciata) Great Blue Skimmer (Libellula vibrans) Elfin Skimmer (Nannothemis bella) Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis) Wandering Glider (Pantala flavescens) Spot-winged Glider (Pantala hymenaea) Eastern Amberwing (Perithemis tenera) Blue-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum ambiguum) Variegated Meadowhawk (Sympetrum corruptum) Saffron-winged Meadowhawk (Sympetrum costiferum) Cherry-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum internum) White-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum obtrusum) Ruby Meadowhawk (Sympetrum rubicundulum) Band-winged Meadowhawk (Sympetrum semicinctum) Yellow-legged Meadowhawk (Sympetrum vicinum) Carolina Saddlebags (Tramea carolina) Black Saddlebags (Tramea lacerata) Red-mantled Saddlebags (Tramea onusta)Return to list of families
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