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

Flame Skimmer
Libellula saturata 1
Widow Skimmer
Libellula luctuosa 2
Blue-fronted Dancer
Argia apicalis 3
Halloween Pennant
Celithemis eponina 4
Vesper Bluet
Enallagma vesperum 5
Band-winged Dragonlet
Erythrodiplax umbrata 6
American Rubyspot
Hetaerina americana 7
Spot-winged Glider
Pantala hymenaea 8
Black Saddlebags
Tramea lacerata 7
Pin-tailed Pondhawk
Erythemis plebeja 7
Great Pondhawk
Erythemis vesiculosa 7
Blue Dasher
Pachydiplax longipennis 7
Eastern Amberwing
Perithemis tenera 9
Eastern Pondhawk
Erythemis simplicicollis 10
Calico Pennant
Celithemis elisa 11
Common Green Darner
Anax junius 12
Giant Darner
Anax walsinghami 13
Blue-eyed Darner
Rhionaeschna multicolor 14
Turquoise-tipped Darner
Rhionaeschna psilus 8
Variegated Meadowhawk
Sympetrum corruptum 15
Autumn Meadowhawk
Sympetrum vicinum 16
Carolina Saddlebags
Tramea carolina 17
Four-spotted Pennant
Brachymesia gravida 7
Roseate Skimmer
Orthemis ferruginea 18
Needham's Skimmer
Libellula needhami 19
Rambur's Forktail
Ischnura ramburii 20
Twelve-spotted Skimmer
Libellula pulchella 21
Ebony Jewelwing
Calopteryx maculata 22
Common Whitetail
Plathemis lydia 23
Amazon Darner
Anax amazili 7
Comet Darner
Anax longipes 8
Broad-striped Forceptail
Aphylla angustifolia 7
Narrow-striped Forceptail
Aphylla protracta 7
Two-striped Forceptail
Aphylla williamsoni 24
Great Spreadwing
Archilestes grandis 16
Comanche Dancer
Argia barretti 25
Variable Dancer
Argia fumipennis 26
Lavender Dancer
Argia hinei 27
Kiowa Dancer
Argia immunda 28
Leonora's Dancer
Argia leonorae 11
Powdered Dancer
Argia moesta 17
Aztec Dancer
Argia nahuana 7
Springwater Dancer
Argia plana 29
Blue-ringed Dancer
Argia sedula 7
Blue-tipped Dancer
Argia tibialis 16
Dusky Dancer
Argia translata 7
Stillwater Clubtail
Arigomphus lentulus 30
Jade Clubtail
Arigomphus submedianus 31
Springtime Darner
Basiaeschna janata 32
Fawn Darner
Boyeria vinosa 33
Red-tailed Pennant
Brachymesia furcata 34
Pale-faced Clubskimmer
Brechmorhoga mendax 28
Gray-waisted Skimmer
Cannaphila insularis 7
Banded Pennant
Celithemis fasciata 17
Blue-faced Darner
Coryphaeschna adnexa 6
Regal Darner
Coryphaeschna ingens 6
Stream Cruiser
Didymops transversa 35
Black-shouldered Spinyleg
Dromogomphus spinosus 11
Flag-tailed Spinyleg
Dromogomphus spoliatus 31
Checkered Setwing
Dythemis fugax 31
Black Setwing
Dythemis nigrescens 36
Swift Setwing
Dythemis velox 31
Double-striped Bluet
Enallagma basidens 37
Familiar Bluet
Enallagma civile 38
Stream Bluet
Enallagma exsulans 39
Skimming Bluet
Enallagma geminatum 40
Neotropical Bluet
Enallagma novaehispaniae 16
Orange Bluet
Enallagma signatum 41
Swamp Darner
Epiaeschna heros 21
Common Baskettail
Epitheca cynosura 42
Dot-winged Baskettail
Epitheca petechialis 7
Prince Baskettail
Epitheca princeps 43
Mantled Baskettail
Epitheca semiaquea 17
Eastern Ringtail
Erpetogomphus designatus 10
Little Blue Dragonlet
Erythrodiplax minuscula 43
Plains Clubtail
Gomphus externus 44
Dragonhunter
Hagenius brevistylus 45
Smoky Rubyspot
Hetaerina titia 7
Metallic Pennant
Idiataphe cubensis 43
Citrine Forktail
Ischnura hastata 46
Fragile Forktail
Ischnura posita 47
Blue Corporal
Ladona deplanata 17
Plateau Spreadwing
Lestes alacer 44
Southern Spreadwing
Lestes australis 42
Rainpool Spreadwing
Lestes forficula 7
Chalky Spreadwing
Lestes sigma 7
Comanche Skimmer
Libellula comanche 7
Neon Skimmer
Libellula croceipennis 48
Slaty Skimmer
Libellula incesta 7
Great Blue Skimmer
Libellula vibrans 49
Marl Pennant
Macrodiplax balteata 50
Bronzed River Cruiser
Macromia annulata 7
Swift River Cruiser
Macromia illinoiensis 8
Royal River Cruiser
Macromia taeniolata 51
Straw-colored Sylph
Macrothemis inacuta 7
Jade-striped Sylph
Macrothemis inequiunguis
Hyacinth Glider
Miathyria marcella 52
Thornbush Dasher
Micrathyria hagenii 53
Cyrano Darner
Nasiaeschna pentacantha 54
Orange Shadowdragon
Neurocordulia xanthosoma 55
Carmine Skimmer
Orthemis discolor 47
Wandering Glider
Pantala flavescens 7
Slough Amberwing
Perithemis domitia 56
Five-striped Leaftail
Phyllogomphoides albrighti 7
Four-striped Leaftail
Phyllogomphoides stigmatus 8
Common Sanddragon
Progomphus obscurus 7
Filigree Skimmer
Pseudoleon superbus 44
Russet-tipped Clubtail
Stylurus plagiatus 22
Blue-faced Meadowhawk
Sympetrum ambiguum 17
Desert Firetail
Telebasis salva 44
Evening Skimmer
Tholymis citrina 11
Striped Saddlebags
Tramea calverti 44
Red Saddlebags
Tramea onusta 31
Violet Dancer
Argia fumipennis violacea 16
Cobra Clubtail
Gomphurus vastus
Pronghorn Clubtail
Phanogomphus graslinellus 7
Sulphur-tipped Clubtail
Phanogomphus militaris 7
Plains Clubtail
Gomphurus externus 44
Oklahoma Clubtail
Phanogomphus oklahomensis 57
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