A guide to the Dragonflies and Damselflies (Order Odonata) of Austin and Travis County, TX; USA

A guide to the Dragonflies and Damselflies (Order Odonata) of Austin and Travis County, TX.

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Flame Skimmer ¹
Libellula saturata

Widow Skimmer ²
Libellula luctuosa

Blue-fronted Dancer ³
Argia apicalis

Halloween Pennant ⁴
Celithemis eponina

Vesper Bluet ⁵
Enallagma vesperum

Band-winged Dragonlet ⁶
Erythrodiplax umbrata

American Rubyspot ⁷
Hetaerina americana

Spot-winged Glider ⁸
Pantala hymenaea

Black Saddlebags ⁷
Tramea lacerata

Pin-tailed Pondhawk ⁷
Erythemis plebeja

Great Pondhawk ⁷
Erythemis vesiculosa

Blue Dasher ⁷
Pachydiplax longipennis

Eastern Amberwing ⁹
Perithemis tenera

Eastern Pondhawk ¹⁰
Erythemis simplicicollis

Calico Pennant ¹¹
Celithemis elisa

Common Green Darner ¹²
Anax junius

Giant Darner ¹³
Anax walsinghami

Blue-eyed Darner ¹⁴
Rhionaeschna multicolor

Turquoise-tipped Darner ⁸
Rhionaeschna psilus

Variegated Meadowhawk ¹⁵
Sympetrum corruptum

Autumn Meadowhawk ¹⁶
Sympetrum vicinum

Carolina Saddlebags ¹⁷
Tramea carolina

Four-spotted Pennant ⁷
Brachymesia gravida

Roseate Skimmer ¹⁸
Orthemis ferruginea

Needham's Skimmer ¹⁹
Libellula needhami

Rambur's Forktail ²⁰
Ischnura ramburii

Twelve-spotted Skimmer ²¹
Libellula pulchella

Ebony Jewelwing ²²
Calopteryx maculata

Common Whitetail ²³
Plathemis lydia

Amazon Darner ⁷
Anax amazili

Comet Darner ⁸
Anax longipes

Broad-striped Forceptail ⁷
Aphylla angustifolia

Narrow-striped Forceptail ⁷
Aphylla protracta

Two-striped Forceptail ²⁴
Aphylla williamsoni

Great Spreadwing ¹⁶
Archilestes grandis

Comanche Dancer ²⁵
Argia barretti

Variable Dancer ²⁶
Argia fumipennis

Lavender Dancer ²⁷
Argia hinei

Kiowa Dancer ²⁸
Argia immunda

Leonora's Dancer ¹¹
Argia leonorae

Powdered Dancer ¹⁷
Argia moesta

Aztec Dancer ⁷
Argia nahuana

Springwater Dancer ²⁹
Argia plana

Blue-ringed Dancer ⁷
Argia sedula

Blue-tipped Dancer ¹⁶
Argia tibialis

Dusky Dancer ⁷
Argia translata

Stillwater Clubtail ³⁰
Arigomphus lentulus

Jade Clubtail ³¹
Arigomphus submedianus

Springtime Darner ³²
Basiaeschna janata

Fawn Darner ³³
Boyeria vinosa

Red-tailed Pennant ³⁴
Brachymesia furcata

Pale-faced Clubskimmer ²⁸
Brechmorhoga mendax

Gray-waisted Skimmer ⁷
Cannaphila insularis

Banded Pennant ¹⁷
Celithemis fasciata

Blue-faced Darner ⁶
Coryphaeschna adnexa

Regal Darner ⁶
Coryphaeschna ingens

Stream Cruiser ³⁵
Didymops transversa

Black-shouldered Spinyleg ¹¹
Dromogomphus spinosus

Flag-tailed Spinyleg ³¹
Dromogomphus spoliatus

Checkered Setwing ³¹
Dythemis fugax

Black Setwing ³⁶
Dythemis nigrescens

Swift Setwing ³¹
Dythemis velox

Double-striped Bluet ³⁷
Enallagma basidens

Familiar Bluet ³⁸
Enallagma civile

Stream Bluet ³⁹
Enallagma exsulans

Skimming Bluet ⁴⁰
Enallagma geminatum

Neotropical Bluet ¹⁶
Enallagma novaehispaniae

Orange Bluet ⁴¹
Enallagma signatum

Swamp Darner ²¹
Epiaeschna heros

Common Baskettail ⁴²
Epitheca cynosura

Dot-winged Baskettail ⁷
Epitheca petechialis

Prince Baskettail ⁴³
Epitheca princeps

Mantled Baskettail ¹⁷
Epitheca semiaquea

Eastern Ringtail ¹⁰
Erpetogomphus designatus

Little Blue Dragonlet ⁴³
Erythrodiplax minuscula

Plains Clubtail ⁴⁴
Gomphus externus

Dragonhunter ⁴⁵
Hagenius brevistylus

Smoky Rubyspot ⁷
Hetaerina titia

Metallic Pennant ⁴³
Idiataphe cubensis

Citrine Forktail ⁴⁶
Ischnura hastata

Fragile Forktail ⁴⁷
Ischnura posita

Blue Corporal ¹⁷
Ladona deplanata

Plateau Spreadwing ⁴⁴
Lestes alacer

Southern Spreadwing ⁴²
Lestes australis

Rainpool Spreadwing ⁷
Lestes forficula

Chalky Spreadwing ⁷
Lestes sigma

Comanche Skimmer ⁷
Libellula comanche

Neon Skimmer ⁴⁸
Libellula croceipennis

Slaty Skimmer ⁷
Libellula incesta

Great Blue Skimmer ⁴⁹
Libellula vibrans

Marl Pennant ⁵⁰
Macrodiplax balteata

Bronzed River Cruiser ⁷
Macromia annulata

Swift River Cruiser ⁸
Macromia illinoiensis

Royal River Cruiser ⁵¹
Macromia taeniolata

Straw-colored Sylph ⁷
Macrothemis inacuta

Jade-striped Sylph
Macrothemis inequiunguis

Hyacinth Glider ⁵²
Miathyria marcella

Thornbush Dasher ⁵³
Micrathyria hagenii

Cyrano Darner ⁵⁴
Nasiaeschna pentacantha

Orange Shadowdragon ⁵⁵
Neurocordulia xanthosoma

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