Dragonflies of the NASWC Area

These are dragonflies people have observed in the Neighborhood Association of Southwest Williamson County (NASWC) area, mostly along Lake Creek Trail.

All 31

Widow Skimmer ¹
Libellula luctuosa

Halloween Pennant ²
Celithemis eponina

Band-winged Dragonlet ³
Erythrodiplax umbrata

Spot-winged Glider ⁴
Pantala hymenaea

Black Saddlebags ⁵
Tramea lacerata

Pin-tailed Pondhawk ⁵
Erythemis plebeja

Great Pondhawk ⁵
Erythemis vesiculosa

Blue Dasher ⁶
Pachydiplax longipennis

Eastern Amberwing ⁷
Perithemis tenera

Eastern Pondhawk ⁸
Erythemis simplicicollis

Common Green Darner ⁹
Anax junius

Variegated Meadowhawk ¹⁰
Sympetrum corruptum

Autumn Meadowhawk ¹¹
Sympetrum vicinum

Four-spotted Pennant ⁵
Brachymesia gravida

Roseate Skimmer ¹²
Orthemis ferruginea

Twelve-spotted Skimmer ¹³
Libellula pulchella

Common Whitetail ¹⁴
Plathemis lydia

Broad-striped Forceptail ⁵
Aphylla angustifolia

Gray-waisted Skimmer ⁵
Cannaphila insularis

Checkered Setwing ²
Dythemis fugax

Black Setwing ¹⁵
Dythemis nigrescens

Swift Setwing ²
Dythemis velox

Prince Baskettail ¹⁶
Epitheca princeps

Eastern Ringtail ⁷
Erpetogomphus designatus

Comanche Skimmer ⁵
Libellula comanche

Neon Skimmer ¹⁷
Libellula croceipennis

Great Blue Skimmer ¹⁸
Libellula vibrans

Wandering Glider ⁵
Pantala flavescens

Filigree Skimmer ¹⁹
Pseudoleon superbus

Red Saddlebags ⁷
Tramea onusta

Flame Skimmer ²⁰
Libellula saturata

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Dragonflies of the NASWC Area

Widow Skimmer 1 Libellula luctuosa

Halloween Pennant 2 Celithemis eponina

Band-winged Dragonlet 3 Erythrodiplax umbrata

Spot-winged Glider 4 Pantala hymenaea

Black Saddlebags 5 Tramea lacerata

Pin-tailed Pondhawk 5 Erythemis plebeja

Great Pondhawk 5 Erythemis vesiculosa

Blue Dasher 6 Pachydiplax longipennis

Eastern Amberwing 7 Perithemis tenera

Eastern Pondhawk 8 Erythemis simplicicollis

Common Green Darner 9 Anax junius

Variegated Meadowhawk 10 Sympetrum corruptum

Autumn Meadowhawk 11 Sympetrum vicinum

Four-spotted Pennant 5 Brachymesia gravida

Roseate Skimmer 12 Orthemis ferruginea

Twelve-spotted Skimmer 13 Libellula pulchella

Common Whitetail 14 Plathemis lydia

Broad-striped Forceptail 5 Aphylla angustifolia

Gray-waisted Skimmer 5 Cannaphila insularis

Checkered Setwing 2 Dythemis fugax

Black Setwing 15 Dythemis nigrescens

Swift Setwing 2 Dythemis velox

Prince Baskettail 16 Epitheca princeps

Eastern Ringtail 7 Erpetogomphus designatus

Comanche Skimmer 5 Libellula comanche

Neon Skimmer 17 Libellula croceipennis

Great Blue Skimmer 18 Libellula vibrans

Wandering Glider 5 Pantala flavescens

Filigree Skimmer 19 Pseudoleon superbus

Red Saddlebags 7 Tramea onusta

Flame Skimmer 20 Libellula saturata