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Insects and Arachnids of Chatfield State Park

Chatfield reservoir is one of the largest bodies of water along the Front Range open to public recreation. The park offers water enthusiasts the opportunity to enjoy fishing, boating, sailing, water-skiing, and swimming in the 1,500 surface acre reservoir. Nearly 3,900 acres of park land ...more ↓

Eight-spotted Skimmer 1
Libellula forensis
Widow Skimmer 2
Libellula luctuosa
Twelve-spotted Skimmer 3
Libellula pulchella
Four-spotted Skimmer 4
Libellula quadrimaculata
Halloween Pennant 5
Celithemis eponina
Variegated Meadowhawk 6
Sympetrum corruptum
Black Meadowhawk 7
Sympetrum danae
Cherry-faced Meadowhawk 8
Sympetrum internum
White-faced Meadowhawk 9
Sympetrum obtrusum
Western Meadowhawk 10
Sympetrum occidentale
Striped Meadowhawk 11
Sympetrum pallipes
Band-winged Meadowhawk 12
Sympetrum semicinctum
Autumn Meadowhawk 7
Sympetrum vicinum
Western Pondhawk 13
Erythemis collocata
Belted Whiteface 8
Leucorrhinia proxima
Blue Dasher 13
Pachydiplax longipennis
Common Whitetail 14
Plathemis lydia
Plains Emerald 13
Somatochlora ensigera
Pale Snaketail 8
Ophiogomphus severus
Common Green Darner 7
Anax junius
Paddle-tailed Darner 7
Aeshna palmata
Blue-eyed Darner 15
Rhionaeschna multicolor
Broad-winged Damselflies 16
Calopterygidae
American Rubyspot 13
Hetaerina americana
Spread-winged Damselflies 17
Lestidae
Great Spreadwing 12
Archilestes grandis
Narrow-winged Damselflies 18
Coenagrionidae
Vivid Dancer 19
Argia vivida
Boreal Bluet 9
Enallagma boreale
Tule Bluet 9
Enallagma carunculatum
Familiar Bluet 20
Enallagma civile
Alkali Bluet 13
Enallagma clausum
Plains Forktail 18
Ischnura damula
Western Red Damsel 8
Amphiagrion abbreviatum

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