Odonata of Colleyville Nature Center - Colleyville, Texas
These are the Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) found at Colleyville Nature Center.*
The following have short, early flight seasons generally starting around March and ending well before June:
-Epitheca cynosura
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Fragile Forktail
The Fragile Forktail (Ischnura posita) is a species of damselfly in the genus Ischnura. It is 21 to 29 mm long. It is native to most all of eastern North America.
Rambur's Forktail
Rambur's Forktail (Ischnura ramburii) is a member of the damselfly family Coenagrionidae. Males are green with blue on abdominal segments 8 and 9. Females are orange-red, olive green, or similar to males in coloration. This is the most widespread New World Ischnura, occurring throughout the Americas from the United States to Chile, as well as Hawaii and the Antilles.
Citrine Forktail
The Citrine Forktail, Ischnura hastata, is a damselfly of the family Coenagrionidae.
Familiar Bluet
The Familiar Bluet (Enallagma civile) is a damselfly of the family Coenagrionidae, native to much of the United States and southern Canada.
Double-striped Bluet
The Double-Striped Bluet (Enallagma basidens) is species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. This species grows to lengths 21–28 mm. Its common name from the peculiar black shoulder stripe, which is divided in two by a thin blue stripe. This is the key identification characteristic; no other damselfly has a shoulder stripe that looks like this one.
Great Spreadwing
Archilestes grandis is a damselfly in the family Lestidae. Its commonly known as the great spreadwing. When great spreadwings are startled they often return to the same perch or a perch nearby.
American Rubyspot
The American Rubyspot (Hetaerina americana) is a damselfly of the family Calopterygidae. Males have a lustrous red head and thorax. The abdomen of both genders is brilliant green. The female may have either green or copper colored marks on the thorax.
Orange Bluet
Enallagma signatum is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae, commonly known as the orange bluet.
Blue-fronted Dancer
The blue-fronted dancer (Argia apicalis) is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae, native to parts of North America. It was first described by the American zoologist Thomas Say in 1840. It is a common species with a wide range and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its conservation status as being of "least concern".
Powdered Dancer
The Powdered Dancer (Argia moesta) is a damselfly of the family Coenagrionidae. It is native to North America. It may be seen year-round in at least some of its range.
Stream Bluet
The Stream Bluet (Enallagma exsulans) is a species of American bluet damselflies in the family Coenagrionidae. Its length is 29–37 mm. Many bluet species prefer ponds and lakes; the Stream Bluet as its name implies is most at home along moving waters. It can be found along small to medium-sized rivers. It is occasionally found at lakes too. In many species of damselflies the ...more ↓
Ebony Jewelwing
The Ebony Jewelwing (Calopteryx maculata) is a species of broad-winged damselfly. It is one out of the 170 species of the Odonata found in New England, the Mid-Atlantic states, and southeastern Canada.
Dusky Dancer
The Dusky Dancer (Argia translata) is a damselfly of the family Coenagrionidae, native to eastern and southern North America.
Slender Bluet
Enallagma traviatum is a species of small damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. Its commonly known as the slender bluet. The slender is small about 29–32 mm in length.
Aztec Dancer
The Aztec Dancer (Argia nahuana) damselfly is one of the pond damsels. The dark black stripe on the side of the thorax is forked from front to back. Other field marks include blue postocular spots, pale blue legs with a black stripe, and a blue ring on the seventh segment of the abdomen.
