Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
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River Jewelwing (Calopteryx aequabilis)
American Rubyspot (Hetaerina americana)Return to list of families
California Spreadwing (Archilestes californicus)
Spotted Spreadwing (Lestes congener)
Common Spreadwing (Lestes disjunctus)
Emerald Spreadwing (Lestes dryas)
Black Spreadwing (Lestes stultus)
Lyre-tipped Spreadwing (Lestes unguiculatus)Return to list of families
Western Red Damsel (Amphiagrion abbreviatum)
Eastern Red Damsel (Amphiagrion saucium)
California Dancer (Argia agrioides)
Paiute Dancer (Argia alberta)
Emma's Dancer (Argia emma)
Sooty Dancer (Argia lugens)
Aztec Dancer (Argia nahuana)
Vivid Dancer (Argia vivida)
Taiga Bluet (Coenagrion resolutum)
River Bluet (Enallagma anna)
Boreal Bluet (Enallagma boreale)
Tule Bluet (Enallagma carunculatum)
Familiar Bluet (Enallagma civile)
Alkali Bluet (Enallagma clausum)
Northern Bluet (Enallagma cyathigerum)
Pacific Forktail (Ischnura cervula)
Black-fronted Forktail (Ischnura denticollis)
Swift Forktail (Ischnura erratica)
Western Forktail (Ischnura perparva)
Sedge Sprite (Nehalennia irene)Return to list of families
Black Petaltail (Tanypteryx hageni)Return to list of families
California Darner (Aeshna californica)
Canada Darner (Aeshna canadensis)
Variable Darner (Aeshna interrupta)
Sedge Darner (Aeshna juncea)
Blue-eyed Darner (Aeshna multicolor)
Paddle-tailed Darner (Aeshna palmata)
Zigzag Darner (Aeshna sitchensis)
Subarctic Darner (Aeshna subarctica)
Shadow Darner (Aeshna umbrosa)
Walker's Darner (Aeshna walkeri)
Common Green Darner (Anax junius)Return to list of families
White-belted Ringtail (Erpetogomphus compositus)
Columbia Clubtail (Gomphus lynnae)
Pacific Clubtail (Gomphus kurilis)
Grappletail (Octogomphus specularis)
Bison Snaketail (Ophiogomphus bison)
Great Basin Snaketail (Ophiogomphus morrisoni)
Sinuous Snaketail (Ophiogomphus occidentis)
Pale Snaketail (Ophiogomphus severus)
Olive Clubtail (Stylurus olivaceus)Return to list of families
Pacific Spiketail (Cordulegaster dorsalis)Return to list of families
Western River Cruiser (Macromia magnifica)
American Emerald (Cordulia shurtleffii)
Beaverpond Baskettail (Epitheca canis)
Spiny Baskettail (Epitheca spinigera)
Ringed Emerald (Somatochlora albicincta)
Ocellated Emerald (Somatochlora minor)
Mountain Emerald (Somatochlora semicircularis)
Brush-tipped Emerald (Somatochlora walshii)Return to list of families
Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis)
Crimson-ringed Whiteface (Leucorrhinia glacialis)
Hudsonian Whiteface (Leucorrhinia hudsonica)
Dot-tailed Whiteface (Leucorrhinia intacta)
Comanche Skimmer (Libellula comanche)
Bleached Skimmer (Libellula composita)
Eight-spotted Skimmer (Libellula forensis)
Chalk-fronted Corporal (Libellula julia)
Widow Skimmer (Libellula luctuosa)
Common Whitetail (Libellula lydia)
Hoary Skimmer (Libellula nodisticta)
Twelve-spotted Skimmer (Libellula pulchella)
Four-spotted Skimmer (Libellula quadrimaculata)
Flame Skimmer (Libellula saturata)
Desert Whitetail (Libellula subornata)
Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis)
Red Rock Skimmer (Paltothemis lineatipes)
Wandering Glider (Pantala flavescens)
Spot-winged Glider (Pantala hymenaea)
Variegated Meadowhawk (Sympetrum corruptum)
Saffron-winged Meadowhawk (Sympetrum costiferum)
Black Meadowhawk (Sympetrum danae)
Cardinal Meadowhawk (Sympetrum illotum)
Red-veined Meadowhawk (Sympetrum madidum)
White-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum obtrusum)
Western Meadowhawk (Sympetrum occidentale)
Striped Meadowhawk (Sympetrum pallipes)
Band-winged Meadowhawk (Sympetrum semicinctum)
Yellow-legged Meadowhawk (Sympetrum vicinum)
Black Saddlebags (Tramea lacerata)Return to list of families