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Dragonflies of Ocean County

All the dragonfly (Anisoptera) species that appear within Ocean County, New Jersey.

Resources

Nikolai, Blair and Jackie Sones with Donald and Lillian Stokes. 2002. Stokes Beginner’s Guide to Dragonflies and Damselflies. New York: Little, Brown and ...more ↓

Unicorn Clubtail 1
Arigomphus villosipes
Dragonhunter 2
Hagenius brevistylus
Banner Clubtail 2
Gomphus apomyius
Common Sanddragon 3
Progomphus obscurus
Lancet Clubtail 4
Gomphus exilis
Ashy Clubtail 2
Gomphus lividus
Delta-spotted Spiketail 5
Cordulegaster diastatops
Twin-spotted Spiketail 6
Cordulegaster maculata
Allegheny River Cruiser 7
Macromia alleghaniensis
Macromia illinoiensis georgina
Stream Cruiser 8
Didymops transversa
Petite Emerald 9
Dorocordulia lepida
Common Baskettail 10
Epitheca cynosura
Slender Baskettail 11
Epitheca costalis
Prince Baskettail 12
Epitheca princeps
Fine-lined Emerald 13
Somatochlora filosa
Mocha Emerald 11
Somatochlora linearis
Uhler's Sundragon 14
Helocordulia uhleri
Robust Baskettail 2
Epitheca spinosa
Mantled Baskettail 15
Epitheca semiaquea
Clamp-tipped Emerald 2
Somatochlora tenebrosa
Treetop Emerald
Somatochlora provocans
Calico Pennant 16
Celithemis elisa
Double-ringed Pennant 17
Celithemis verna
Eastern Pondhawk 18
Erythemis simplicicollis
Martha's Pennant 19
Celithemis martha
Banded Pennant 15
Celithemis fasciata
White Corporal 20
Ladona exusta
Seaside Dragonlet 21
Erythrodiplax berenice
Halloween Pennant 22
Celithemis eponina
Blue Corporal 15
Ladona deplanata
Little Blue Dragonlet 12
Erythrodiplax minuscula
Bar-winged Skimmer 2
Libellula axilena
Slaty Skimmer 21
Libellula incesta
Widow Skimmer 23
Libellula luctuosa
Needham's Skimmer 24
Libellula needhami
Spangled Skimmer 25
Libellula cyanea
Yellow-sided Skimmer 26
Libellula flavida
Twelve-spotted Skimmer 27
Libellula pulchella
Painted Skimmer 28
Libellula semifasciata
Blue Dasher 29
Pachydiplax longipennis
Elfin Skimmer 2
Nannothemis bella
Spot-winged Glider 30
Pantala hymenaea
Great Blue Skimmer 31
Libellula vibrans
Wandering Glider 32
Pantala flavescens
Common Whitetail 33
Plathemis lydia
Blue-faced Meadowhawk 15
Sympetrum ambiguum
Cherry-faced Meadowhawk 34
Sympetrum internum
Carolina Saddlebags 15
Tramea carolina
Variegated Meadowhawk 35
Sympetrum corruptum
Autumn Meadowhawk 15
Sympetrum vicinum
Black Saddlebags 2
Tramea lacerata

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