Dragonflies and Damselflies of Alabama

This guide is a reference for identifying all species dragonflies and damselflies reported from Alabama. If you have additions or corrections please send them to jpfriel@ua.edu.

Royal River Cruiser 12
Macromia taeniolata
Stream Cruiser 14
Didymops transversa
Blue-fronted Dancer 15
Argia apicalis
Seepage Dancer 4
Argia bipunctulata
Variable Dancer 16
Argia fumipennis
Smoky-winged Dancer 8
Argia fumipennis fumipennis
Violet Dancer 17
Argia fumipennis violacea
Powdered Dancer 18
Argia moesta
Blue-ringed Dancer 6
Argia sedula
Blue-tipped Dancer 19
Argia tibialis
Dusky Dancer 20
Argia translata
Azure Bluet 4
Enallagma aspersum
Double-striped Bluet 2
Enallagma basidens
Purple Bluet 5
Enallagma cardenium
Cherry Bluet 22
Enallagma concisum
Attenuated Bluet 23
Enallagma daeckii
Sandhill Bluet 8
Enallagma davisi
Turquoise Bluet 24
Enallagma divagans
Atlantic Bluet 25
Enallagma doubledayi
Burgundy Bluet 8
Enallagma dubium
Big Bluet 26
Enallagma durum
Stream Bluet 15
Enallagma exsulans
Skimming Bluet 2
Enallagma geminatum
Pale Bluet 27
Enallagma pallidum
Florida Bluet 5
Enallagma pollutum
Orange Bluet 28
Enallagma signatum
Golden Bluet 27
Enallagma sulcatum
Blackwater Bluet 6
Enallagma weewa
Citrine Forktail 16
Ischnura hastata
Lilypad Forktail 6
Ischnura kellicotti
Fragile Forktail 30
Ischnura posita
Furtive Forktail 27
Ischnura prognata
Rambur's Forktail 6
Ischnura ramburii
Eastern Forktail 31
Ischnura verticalis
Eastern Red Damsel 24
Amphiagrion saucium

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