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Odonata of Colleyville Nature Center - Colleyville, Texas

These are the Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) found at Colleyville Nature Center.*

The following have short, early flight seasons generally starting around March and ending well before June:
-Epitheca cynosura
-E. petechialis
-E. ...more ↓

Blue Dasher 1
Pachydiplax longipennis
Twelve-spotted Skimmer 2
Libellula pulchella
Neon Skimmer 3
Libellula croceipennis
Great Blue Skimmer 4
Libellula vibrans
Slaty Skimmer 5
Libellula incesta
Band-winged Dragonlet 6
Erythrodiplax umbrata
Common Green Darner 7
Anax junius
Cyrano Darner 8
Nasiaeschna pentacantha
Swamp Darner 9
Epiaeschna heros
Prince Baskettail 10
Epitheca princeps
Dot-winged Baskettail 11
Epitheca petechialis
Common Baskettail 12
Epitheca cynosura
Roseate Skimmer 13
Orthemis ferruginea
Widow Skimmer 14
Libellula luctuosa
Halloween Pennant 3
Celithemis eponina
Eastern Pondhawk 15
Erythemis simplicicollis
Great Pondhawk 11
Erythemis vesiculosa
Spot-winged Glider 16
Pantala hymenaea
Wandering Glider 17
Pantala flavescens
Black Saddlebags 11
Tramea lacerata
Red Saddlebags 18
Tramea onusta
Checkered Setwing 3
Dythemis fugax
Swift Setwing 3
Dythemis velox
Eastern Amberwing 18
Perithemis tenera
Variegated Meadowhawk 19
Sympetrum corruptum
Blue-faced Meadowhawk 20
Sympetrum ambiguum
Fragile Forktail
Ischnura posita
Rambur's Forktail 11
Ischnura ramburii
Citrine Forktail 21
Ischnura hastata
Familiar Bluet 22
Enallagma civile
Double-striped Bluet
Enallagma basidens
Great Spreadwing 23
Archilestes grandis
American Rubyspot 24
Hetaerina americana
Orange Bluet
Enallagma signatum
Blue-ringed Dancer 11
Argia sedula
Blue-fronted Dancer 7
Argia apicalis
Desert Firetail 25
Telebasis salva
Plateau Spreadwing 25
Lestes alacer
Jade Clubtail 3
Arigomphus submedianus
Autumn Meadowhawk 20
Sympetrum vicinum
Comanche Skimmer 11
Libellula comanche
Powdered Dancer 20
Argia moesta
Stream Bluet 7
Enallagma exsulans
Southern Spreadwing 12
Lestes australis
Ebony Jewelwing 5
Calopteryx maculata
Four-spotted Pennant 11
Brachymesia gravida
Dusky Dancer 26
Argia translata
Mantled Baskettail 20
Epitheca semiaquea
Stream Cruiser 27
Didymops transversa
Vesper Bluet 28
Enallagma vesperum
Slender Bluet 20
Enallagma traviatum
Aztec Dancer 25
Argia nahuana
Smoky Rubyspot 11
Hetaerina titia
Flag-tailed Spinyleg 3
Dromogomphus spoliatus
Black Setwing 29
Dythemis nigrescens
Swift River Cruiser 11
Macromia illinoiensis
Striped Saddlebags 25
Tramea calverti
Sulphur-tipped Clubtail 11
Phanogomphus militaris
Plains Clubtail 25
Gomphurus externus
Turquoise Bluet 30
Enallagma divagans
Pin-tailed Pondhawk 11
Erythemis plebeja
Skimming Bluet 31
Enallagma geminatum
Striped Saddlebags 25
Tramea calverti
Kiowa Dancer 32
Argia immunda
Carolina Saddlebags 20
Tramea carolina
Striped Saddlebags 33
Tramea darwini
Swift River Cruiser 34
Macromia illinoiensis

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