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The dragonflies and damselflies of British Columbia, Canada

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Check list for Dragonflies and Damselflies (Order Odonata)

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Four-spotted Skimmer (Libellula quadrimaculata)

Last observation: Four-spotted Skimmer from Sunshine Coast, BC, CA on August 12, 2023 at 12:23 PM by pumakit (View All) | 0 comments
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Twelve-spotted Skimmer (Libellula pulchella)

Last observation: Twelve-spotted Skimmer from Munson Pond, Kelowna, BC V1W, Canada on September 8, 2023 at 03:05 PM by Loren K (View All) | 0 comments
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Eight-spotted Skimmer (Libellula forensis)

Last observation: Eight-spotted Skimmer from Highway 3A, Central Kootenay, BC, CA on October 5, 2023 at 10:30 AM by bmaytom (View All) | 0 comments

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Saffron-winged Meadowhawk (Sympetrum costiferum)

Last observation: Saffron-winged Meadowhawk from Penticton, BC, Canada on October 4, 2023 at 01:59 AM by Jodi Forster (View All) | 0 comments
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Black Meadowhawk (Sympetrum danae)

Last observation: Black Meadowhawk from East Kootenay, BC, Canada on October 15, 2023 at 11:59 AM by Tyson Ehlers (View All) | 0 comments
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Cherry-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum internum)

Last observation: Cherry-faced Meadowhawk from Thompson-Nicola, BC, Canada on September 5, 2023 at 03:12 PM by Loren K (View All) | 1 comment

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Red-veined Meadowhawk (Sympetrum madidum)

Last observation: Red-veined Meadowhawk from Tranquille, Kamloops, BC, Canada on July 10, 2023 at 03:27 PM by John Martin (View All) | 0 comments
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White-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum obtrusum)

Last observation: White-faced Meadowhawk from Kootenay Boundary, BC, Canada on September 18, 2023 at 11:34 AM by Jakob Dulisse (View All) | 0 comments
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Striped Meadowhawk (Sympetrum pallipes)

Last observation: Striped Meadowhawk from Nanaimo, BC, Canada on October 12, 2023 at 11:26 AM by Guy L. Monty (View All) | 0 comments

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Band-winged Meadowhawk (Sympetrum semicinctum)

Last observation: Band-winged Meadowhawk from North Okanagan, BC, CA on October 20, 2023 at 11:11 AM by kalinocana (View All) | 0 comments
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Cardinal Meadowhawk (Sympetrum illotum)

Last observation: Cardinal Meadowhawk from Qualicum Beach, BC, Canada on September 14, 2023 at 03:15 PM by Martin Dollenkamp (View All) | 0 comments
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Variegated Meadowhawk (Sympetrum corruptum)

Last observation: Variegated Meadowhawk from Capital, BC, Canada on December 27, 2023 at 01:55 PM by Ian Cruickshank (View All) | 0 comments

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Autumn Meadowhawk (Sympetrum vicinum)

Status: Native

Last observation: Autumn Meadowhawk from Nanaimo, BC, Canada on November 24, 2023 at 12:47 PM by Guy L. Monty (View All) | 0 comments
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Spot-winged Glider (Pantala hymenaea)

Last observation: Spot-winged Glider from Firehall Lake, Langley Twp, BC on October 5, 2023 at 02:17 PM by anthea2nature (View All) | 0 comments
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Black Saddlebags (Tramea lacerata)

Last observation: Black Saddlebags from East Sooke Park, Capital, BC, Canada on October 1, 2023 at 01:50 PM by Aiva Noringseth (View All) | 0 comments

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Western Pondhawk (Erythemis collocata)

Last observation: Western Pondhawk from Langley Twp, BC, Canada on August 24, 2023 at 02:05 PM by Ted Goshulak (View All) | 0 comments
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Boreal Whiteface (Leucorrhinia borealis)

Last observation: Boreal Whiteface from Okanagan-Similkameen, BC, Canada on May 23, 2023 at 01:50 PM by Julia Carr (View All) | 0 comments
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Crimson-ringed Whiteface (Leucorrhinia glacialis)

Last observation: Crimson-ringed Whiteface from Capital, BC, Canada on July 9, 2023 at 02:02 PM by Eric Kolb (View All) | 0 comments

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Hudsonian Whiteface (Leucorrhinia hudsonica)

Last observation: Hudsonian Whiteface from Langley, BC, CA on April 17, 2024 at 10:29 AM by ppouls (View All) | 0 comments
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Dot-tailed Whiteface (Leucorrhinia intacta)

Last observation: Dot-tailed Whiteface from Coquitlam, BC, Canada on July 28, 2023 at 02:26 PM by John D Reynolds (View All) | 0 comments
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Canada Whiteface (Leucorrhinia patricia)

Last observation: Canada Whiteface from Stikine Region, BC, Canada on June 21, 2021 at 08:42 AM by Cameron Eckert (View All) | 0 comments

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Belted Whiteface (Leucorrhinia proxima)

Last observation: Belted Whiteface from Fraser-Fort George, BC, Canada on June 16, 2023 at 03:46 PM by Eric Lamb (View All) | 0 comments
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Chalk-fronted Corporal (Ladona julia)

Last observation: Chalk-fronted Corporal from Thompson-Nicola, BC, Canada on August 5, 2023 at 04:24 PM by Rob Tymstra (View All) | 0 comments
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Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis)

Last observation: Blue Dasher from Capital, BC, Canada on September 18, 2023 at 04:20 PM by Abby Hyde (View All) | 0 comments

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Common Whitetail (Plathemis lydia)

Last observation: Common Whitetail from Central Kootenay, BC, CA on August 25, 2023 at 02:28 PM by tracywhite (View All) | 0 comments
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American Emerald (Cordulia shurtleffii)

Last observation: American Emerald from Parker Lake Ecological Reserve, Peace River, British Columbia, Canada on August 18, 2023 at 01:30 PM by Aiva Noringseth (View All) | 0 comments
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Beaverpond Baskettail (Epitheca canis)

Last observation: Beaverpond Baskettail from Bulkley-Nechako, BC, Canada on June 12, 2023 at 04:23 PM by Liz Osborn (View All) | 0 comments

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Spiny Baskettail (Epitheca spinigera)

Last observation: Spiny Baskettail from Powell Lake, Powell River, BC, CA on June 12, 2023 at 07:02 PM by Chloe-anna Johnson (View All) | 0 comments
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Ringed Emerald (Somatochlora albicincta)

Last observation: Ringed Emerald from Comox Valley, BC, Canada on August 17, 2023 at 11:53 AM by Mark Wynja (View All) | 0 comments
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Quebec Emerald (Somatochlora brevicincta)

Last observation: Quebec Emerald from McBride, BC, CA on September 3, 2021 at 01:23 PM by Joachim Bertrands (View All) | 0 comments

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Lake Emerald (Somatochlora cingulata)

Last observation: Lake Emerald from Okanagan-Similkameen, BC, Canada on July 30, 2022 at 09:18 AM by Cameron Eckert (View All) | 0 comments
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Forcipate Emerald (Somatochlora forcipata)

Last observation: Forcipate Emerald from Fraser-Fort George, BC, Canada on August 3, 2021 at 01:20 PM by Cameron Eckert (View All) | 0 comments
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Delicate Emerald (Somatochlora franklini)

Last observation: Delicate Emerald from Dakota Bowl Area, Sunshine Coast Regional District, BC, Canada on September 18, 2022 at 11:24 AM by Rand Rudland (View All) | 0 comments

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Hudsonian Emerald (Somatochlora hudsonica)

Last observation: Hudsonian Emerald from Central Kootenay, British Columbia, Canada on August 23, 2022 at 10:32 AM by Eva Ullström (View All) | 0 comments
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Kennedy's Emerald (Somatochlora kennedyi)

Last observation: Kennedy's Emerald from Cassiar Hwy, Atlin, BC, CA on June 29, 2021 at 02:43 PM by Cameron Eckert (View All) | 0 comments
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Ocellated Emerald (Somatochlora minor)

Last observation: Ocellated Emerald from Okanagan-Similkameen, BC, Canada on July 30, 2022 at 10:09 AM by Cameron Eckert (View All) | 0 comments

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Mountain Emerald (Somatochlora semicircularis)

Last observation: Mountain Emerald from Sechelt, BC, CA on August 30, 2023 at 12:15 PM by pumakit (View All) | 0 comments
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Muskeg Emerald (Somatochlora septentrionalis)

Last observation: Muskeg Emerald from Williams Creek Ecological Reserve, Kitimat-Stikine, BC, CA on September 1, 2021 at 02:10 PM by Joachim Bertrands (View All) | 0 comments
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Brush-tipped Emerald (Somatochlora walshii)

Last observation: Brush-tipped Emerald from Rolley Lake, Fraser Valley, British Columbia, Canada on August 29, 2022 at 01:22 PM by John D Reynolds (View All) | 0 comments

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Whitehouse's Emerald (Somatochlora whitehousei)

Last observation: Whitehouse's Emerald from Stikine Region, BC, Canada on August 23, 2022 at 01:53 PM by Cameron Eckert (View All) | 0 comments
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Western River Cruiser (Macromia magnifica)

Last observation: Western River Cruiser from Thompson-Nicola, BC, Canada on August 5, 2023 at 03:39 PM by Rob Tymstra (View All) | 0 comments
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Pacific Spiketail (Cordulegaster dorsalis)

Last observation: Pacific Spiketail from Moon Park, Cortes Island, Strathcona, BC V0P 1T0, Canada on September 3, 2023 at 03:22 PM by Breanne Kemp (View All) | 0 comments

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Pronghorn Clubtail (Phanogomphus graslinellus)

Last observation: Pronghorn Clubtail from Wasa Lake, East Kootenay, BC, CA on July 19, 2023 at 04:03 PM by Nathan Earley (View All) | 0 comments
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Grappletail (Octogomphus specularis)

Last observation: Grappletail in July 2022 by Owen Ridgen (View All) | 0 comments
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Boreal Snaketail (Ophiogomphus colubrinus)

Last observation: Boreal Snaketail from Stikine Region, BC, Canada on July 30, 2022 at 09:55 AM by Joachim Bertrands (View All) | 0 comments

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