Roseate Skimmer
Orthemis ferruginea
young male
Pitcher Plant Trail,
Big Thicket National Preserve,
Tyler Co., Texas
18 May 2013
Little Blue Dragonlet
Erythrodiplax minuscula
male
Watson Preserve,
Tyler Co., Texas
18 May 2013
Halloween Pennant
Celithemis eponina
male
Watson Preserve,
Tyler Co., Texas
18 May 2013
Great Blue Skimmer
Libellula vibrans
female
Watson Preserve,
Tyler Co., Texas
18 May 2013
Golden-winged Skimmer
Libellula auripennis
female
Watson Preserve,
Tyler Co., Texas
18 May 2013
Banded Pennant
Celithemis fasciata
young male
Watson Preserve,
Tyler Co., Texas
18 May 2013
Odonata is an order of insects, encompassing dragonflies (Anisoptera) and damselflies (Zygoptera). The word dragonfly is also sometimes used to refer to all Odonata. The term odonate has been coined to provide an English name for the group as a whole, but is not in common usage; most Odonata enthusiasts avoid ambiguity by using the term true dragonfly, or simply Anisoptera, when referring to just the Anisoptera.
