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NPS National Capital Region Odonata

A list of the dragonflies and damselflies that have been observed in the National Parks of the National Capital Region. This includes parks like Catoctin Mountain Park, Harpers Ferry National Historic Park, Prince William Forest Park, Manassas National Battlefield Park, and Wolf Trap National ...more ↓

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Shadow Darner ¹
Aeshna umbrosa

Common Green Darner ²
Anax junius

Great Spreadwing ³
Archilestes grandis

Blue-fronted Dancer ²
Argia apicalis

Violet Dancer ⁴
Argia fumipennis violacea

Powdered Dancer ⁵
Argia moesta

Blue-ringed Dancer ⁶
Argia sedula

Blue-tipped Dancer ⁷
Argia tibialis

Dusky Dancer ⁸
Argia translata

Vivid Dancer ⁹
Argia vivida

Arigomphus ¹⁰

Springtime Darner ¹¹
Basiaeschna janata

Fawn Darner ¹²
Boyeria vinosa

Ebony Jewelwing ¹³
Calopteryx maculata

Calico Pennant ¹⁴
Celithemis elisa

Halloween Pennant ¹⁵
Celithemis eponina

Chromagrion ¹⁶

Narrow-winged Damselflies ¹⁷
Coenagrionidae

Spiketails and Allies ¹⁸
Cordulegastridae

Emeralds ¹⁹
Corduliidae

Stream Cruiser ²⁰
Didymops transversa

Black-shouldered Spinyleg ⁶
Dromogomphus spinosus

Double-striped Bluet ⁴
Enallagma basidens

Familiar Bluet ²¹
Enallagma civile

Big Bluet ²²
Enallagma durum

Marsh Bluet ²³
Enallagma ebrium

Stream Bluet ²
Enallagma exsulans

Skimming Bluet ⁴
Enallagma geminatum

Orange Bluet ²⁴
Enallagma signatum

Swamp Darner ¹⁶
Epiaeschna heros

Common Baskettail ²⁵
Epitheca cynosura

Prince Baskettail ²⁶
Epitheca princeps

Eastern Ringtail ²⁷
Erpetogomphus designatus

Eastern Pondhawk ²⁸
Erythemis simplicicollis

Gomphaeschna ²⁹

Clubtails ¹⁰
Gomphidae

Spine-crowned Clubtail ²³
Gomphus abbreviatus

Lancet Clubtail ¹⁶
Gomphus exilis

Midland Clubtail ⁴
Gomphus fraternus

Splendid Clubtail ³⁰
Gomphus lineatifrons

Ashy Clubtail ⁶
Gomphus lividus

Cobra Clubtail ³¹
Gomphus vastus

Dragonhunter ⁶
Hagenius brevistylus

Helocordulia ³²

American Rubyspot ³³
Hetaerina americana

Fragile Forktail ²⁰
Ischnura posita

Eastern Forktail ¹
Ischnura verticalis

Blue Corporal ⁵
Ladona deplanata

Southern Pygmy Clubtail ³⁴
Lanthus vernalis

Slender Spreadwing ¹
Lestes rectangularis

Swamp Spreadwing ³³
Lestes vigilax

Bar-winged Skimmer ⁶
Libellula axilena

Slaty Skimmer ¹³
Libellula incesta

Widow Skimmer ³⁵
Libellula luctuosa

Libellula lydia ³⁶

Twelve-spotted Skimmer ³⁷
Libellula pulchella

Painted Skimmer ³⁸
Libellula semifasciata

Great Blue Skimmer ²²
Libellula vibrans

Skimmers ³⁹
Libellulidae

Swift River Cruiser ⁶
Macromia illinoiensis

Swift River Cruiser ¹⁶
Macromia illinoiensis illinoiensis

Western River Cruiser ⁴⁰
Macromia magnifica

Royal River Cruiser ³¹
Macromia taeniolata

Sedge Sprite ¹
Nehalennia irene

Umber Shadowdragon ³³
Neurocordulia obsoleta

Blue Dasher ⁴¹
Pachydiplax longipennis

Wandering Glider ⁴²
Pantala flavescens

Spot-winged Glider ⁴³
Pantala hymenaea

Eastern Amberwing ²⁷
Perithemis tenera

Common Whitetail ³⁶
Plathemis lydia

Mocha Emerald ⁴⁴
Somatochlora linearis

Eastern Least Clubtail ³⁷
Stylogomphus albistylus

Arrow Clubtail ⁴⁵
Stylurus spiniceps

Blue-faced Meadowhawk ⁵
Sympetrum ambiguum

Cherry-faced Meadowhawk ³⁰
Sympetrum internum

Autumn Meadowhawk ⁵
Sympetrum vicinum

Tetragoneuria ⁶

Black Saddlebags ⁶
Tramea lacerata

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NPS National Capital Region Odonata

Shadow Darner 1 Aeshna umbrosa

Common Green Darner 2 Anax junius

Great Spreadwing 3 Archilestes grandis

Blue-fronted Dancer 2 Argia apicalis

Violet Dancer 4 Argia fumipennis violacea

Powdered Dancer 5 Argia moesta

Blue-ringed Dancer 6 Argia sedula

Blue-tipped Dancer 7 Argia tibialis

Dusky Dancer 8 Argia translata

Vivid Dancer 9 Argia vivida

Arigomphus 10

Springtime Darner 11 Basiaeschna janata

Fawn Darner 12 Boyeria vinosa

Ebony Jewelwing 13 Calopteryx maculata

Calico Pennant 14 Celithemis elisa

Halloween Pennant 15 Celithemis eponina

Chromagrion 16

Narrow-winged Damselflies 17 Coenagrionidae

Spiketails and Allies 18 Cordulegastridae

Emeralds 19 Corduliidae

Stream Cruiser 20 Didymops transversa

Black-shouldered Spinyleg 6 Dromogomphus spinosus

Double-striped Bluet 4 Enallagma basidens

Familiar Bluet 21 Enallagma civile

Big Bluet 22 Enallagma durum

Marsh Bluet 23 Enallagma ebrium

Stream Bluet 2 Enallagma exsulans

Skimming Bluet 4 Enallagma geminatum

Orange Bluet 24 Enallagma signatum

Swamp Darner 16 Epiaeschna heros

Common Baskettail 25 Epitheca cynosura

Prince Baskettail 26 Epitheca princeps

Eastern Ringtail 27 Erpetogomphus designatus

Eastern Pondhawk 28 Erythemis simplicicollis

Gomphaeschna 29

Clubtails 10 Gomphidae

Spine-crowned Clubtail 23 Gomphus abbreviatus

Lancet Clubtail 16 Gomphus exilis

Midland Clubtail 4 Gomphus fraternus

Splendid Clubtail 30 Gomphus lineatifrons

Ashy Clubtail 6 Gomphus lividus

Cobra Clubtail 31 Gomphus vastus

Dragonhunter 6 Hagenius brevistylus

Helocordulia 32

American Rubyspot 33 Hetaerina americana

Fragile Forktail 20 Ischnura posita

Eastern Forktail 1 Ischnura verticalis

Blue Corporal 5 Ladona deplanata

Southern Pygmy Clubtail 34 Lanthus vernalis

Slender Spreadwing 1 Lestes rectangularis

Swamp Spreadwing 33 Lestes vigilax

Bar-winged Skimmer 6 Libellula axilena

Slaty Skimmer 13 Libellula incesta

Widow Skimmer 35 Libellula luctuosa

Libellula lydia 36

Twelve-spotted Skimmer 37 Libellula pulchella

Painted Skimmer 38 Libellula semifasciata

Great Blue Skimmer 22 Libellula vibrans

Skimmers 39 Libellulidae

Swift River Cruiser 6 Macromia illinoiensis

Swift River Cruiser 16 Macromia illinoiensis illinoiensis

Western River Cruiser 40 Macromia magnifica

Royal River Cruiser 31 Macromia taeniolata

Sedge Sprite 1 Nehalennia irene

Umber Shadowdragon 33 Neurocordulia obsoleta

Blue Dasher 41 Pachydiplax longipennis

Wandering Glider 42 Pantala flavescens

Spot-winged Glider 43 Pantala hymenaea

Eastern Amberwing 27 Perithemis tenera

Common Whitetail 36 Plathemis lydia

Mocha Emerald 44 Somatochlora linearis

Eastern Least Clubtail 37 Stylogomphus albistylus

Arrow Clubtail 45 Stylurus spiniceps

Blue-faced Meadowhawk 5 Sympetrum ambiguum

Cherry-faced Meadowhawk 30 Sympetrum internum

Autumn Meadowhawk 5 Sympetrum vicinum

Tetragoneuria 6

Black Saddlebags 6 Tramea lacerata