Dragonflies and Damselflies of Oliver Nature Park

These are the dragonflies and damselflies that we have documented at Oliver Nature Park! There are bound to be more, so be sure to always bring a camera when you visit the park!

All 30

Neon Skimmer ¹
Libellula croceipennis

Blue-faced Meadowhawk ²
Sympetrum ambiguum

Widow Skimmer ³
Libellula luctuosa

Variegated Meadowhawk ⁴
Sympetrum corruptum

Eastern Pondhawk ⁵
Erythemis simplicicollis

Blue Dasher ²
Pachydiplax longipennis

Eastern Amberwing ⁶
Perithemis tenera

Checkered Setwing ¹
Dythemis fugax

Roseate Skimmer ⁷
Orthemis ferruginea

Common Whitetail ⁸
Plathemis lydia

Sulphur-tipped Clubtail ¹
Gomphus militaris

Swift Setwing ¹
Dythemis velox

Common Green Darner ⁹
Anax junius

Plains Clubtail ¹⁰
Gomphus externus

Dot-winged Baskettail ¹¹
Epitheca petechialis

Prince Baskettail ¹²
Epitheca princeps

Blue-fronted Dancer ⁹
Argia apicalis

Kiowa Dancer ¹³
Argia immunda

Powdered Dancer ²
Argia moesta

Aztec Dancer ¹⁰
Argia nahuana

Blue-ringed Dancer ¹¹
Argia sedula

Double-striped Bluet
Enallagma basidens

Stream Bluet ⁹
Enallagma exsulans

Orange Bluet
Enallagma signatum

Fragile Forktail
Ischnura posita

Rambur's Forktail ¹¹
Ischnura ramburii

Desert Firetail ¹⁰
Telebasis salva

Southern Spreadwing ¹⁴
Lestes australis

Spot-winged Glider ¹⁵
Pantala hymenaea

Twelve-spotted Skimmer ¹⁶
Libellula pulchella

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Dragonflies and Damselflies of Oliver Nature Park

Neon Skimmer 1 Libellula croceipennis

Blue-faced Meadowhawk 2 Sympetrum ambiguum

Widow Skimmer 3 Libellula luctuosa

Variegated Meadowhawk 4 Sympetrum corruptum

Eastern Pondhawk 5 Erythemis simplicicollis

Blue Dasher 2 Pachydiplax longipennis

Eastern Amberwing 6 Perithemis tenera

Checkered Setwing 1 Dythemis fugax

Roseate Skimmer 7 Orthemis ferruginea

Common Whitetail 8 Plathemis lydia

Sulphur-tipped Clubtail 1 Gomphus militaris

Swift Setwing 1 Dythemis velox

Common Green Darner 9 Anax junius

Plains Clubtail 10 Gomphus externus

Dot-winged Baskettail 11 Epitheca petechialis

Prince Baskettail 12 Epitheca princeps

Blue-fronted Dancer 9 Argia apicalis

Kiowa Dancer 13 Argia immunda

Powdered Dancer 2 Argia moesta

Aztec Dancer 10 Argia nahuana

Blue-ringed Dancer 11 Argia sedula

Double-striped Bluet Enallagma basidens

Stream Bluet 9 Enallagma exsulans

Orange Bluet Enallagma signatum

Fragile Forktail Ischnura posita

Rambur's Forktail 11 Ischnura ramburii

Desert Firetail 10 Telebasis salva

Southern Spreadwing 14 Lestes australis

Spot-winged Glider 15 Pantala hymenaea

Twelve-spotted Skimmer 16 Libellula pulchella