Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
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River Jewelwing (Calopteryx aequabilis)
American Rubyspot (Hetaerina americana)Return to list of families
Great Spreadwing (Archilestes grandis)
Spotted Spreadwing (Lestes congener)
Common Spreadwing (Lestes disjunctus)
Emerald Spreadwing (Lestes dryas)
Sweetflag Spreadwing (Lestes forcipatus)
Lyre-tipped Spreadwing (Lestes unguiculatus)Return to list of families
Western Red Damsel (Amphiagrion abbreviatum)
Paiute Dancer (Argia alberta)
Emma's Dancer (Argia emma)
Variable Dancer (Argia fumipennis)
Vivid Dancer (Argia vivida)
Taiga Bluet (Coenagrion resolutum)
River Bluet (Enallagma anna)
Rainbow Bluet (Enallagma antennatum)
Boreal Bluet (Enallagma boreale)
Tule Bluet (Enallagma carunculatum)
Familiar Bluet (Enallagma civile)
Alkali Bluet (Enallagma clausum)
Northern Bluet (Enallagma cyathigerum)
Marsh Bluet (Enallagma ebrium)
Hagen's Bluet (Enallagma hageni)
Arroyo Bluet (Enallagma praevarum)
Pacific Forktail (Ischnura cervula)
Plains Forktail (Ischnura damula)
Western Forktail (Ischnura perparva)
Eastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis)
Sedge Sprite (Nehalennia irene)Return to list of families
California Darner (Aeshna californica)
Lake Darner (Aeshna eremita)
Variable Darner (Aeshna interrupta)
Sedge Darner (Aeshna juncea)
Blue-eyed Darner (Aeshna multicolor)
Paddle-tailed Darner (Aeshna palmata)
Zigzag Darner (Aeshna sitchensis)
Green-striped Darner (Aeshna verticalis)
Common Green Darner (Anax junius)Return to list of families
Plains Clubtail (Gomphus externus)
Boreal Snaketail (Ophiogomphus colubrinus)
Great Basin Snaketail (Ophiogomphus morrisoni)
Pale Snaketail (Ophiogomphus severus)
Brimstone Clubtail (Stylurus intricatus)Return to list of families
American Emerald (Cordulia shurtleffii)
Lake Emerald (Somatochlora cingulata)
Plains Emerald (Somatochlora ensigera)
Hudsonian Emerald (Somatochlora hudsonica)
Ocellated Emerald (Somatochlora minor)
Mountain Emerald (Somatochlora semicircularis)Return to list of families
Western Pondhawk (Erythemis collocata)
Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis)
Boreal Whiteface (Leucorrhinia borealis)
Hudsonian Whiteface (Leucorrhinia hudsonica)
Dot-tailed Whiteface (Leucorrhinia intacta)
Red-waisted Whiteface (Leucorrhinia proxima)
Bleached Skimmer (Libellula composita)
Yellow-sided Skimmer (Libellula flavida)
Eight-spotted Skimmer (Libellula forensis)
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)
Variegated Meadowhawk (Sympetrum corruptum)
Saffron-winged Meadowhawk (Sympetrum costiferum)
Black Meadowhawk (Sympetrum danae)
Cardinal Meadowhawk (Sympetrum illotum)
Cherry-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum internum)
Red-veined Meadowhawk (Sympetrum madidum)
White-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum obtrusum)
Western Meadowhawk (Sympetrum occidentale)
Striped Meadowhawk (Sympetrum pallipes)
Ruby Meadowhawk (Sympetrum rubicundulum)
Yellow-legged Meadowhawk (Sympetrum vicinum)Return to list of families