Virginia Dragonflies

Dragonflies of Virginia

Widow Skimmer 1
Libellula luctuosa
Halloween Pennant 2
Celithemis eponina
Spot-winged Glider 3
Pantala hymenaea
Black Saddlebags 4
Tramea lacerata
Canada Darner 5
Aeshna canadensis
Chalk-fronted Corporal 4
Ladona julia
Blue Dasher 6
Pachydiplax longipennis
Eastern Amberwing 7
Perithemis tenera
Eastern Pondhawk 8
Erythemis simplicicollis
Calico Pennant 9
Celithemis elisa
Shadow Darner 10
Aeshna umbrosa
Common Green Darner 5
Anax junius
Autumn Meadowhawk 5
Sympetrum vicinum
Carolina Saddlebags 11
Tramea carolina
Four-spotted Pennant 4
Brachymesia gravida
Roseate Skimmer 12
Orthemis ferruginea
Needham's Skimmer 13
Libellula needhami
Twelve-spotted Skimmer 14
Libellula pulchella
Bar-winged Skimmer 4
Libellula axilena
Common Whitetail 15
Plathemis lydia
Tiger Spiketail 16
Cordulegaster erronea
Lance-tipped Darner 17
Aeshna constricta
Black-tipped Darner 18
Aeshna tuberculifera
Green-striped Darner 19
Aeshna verticalis
Comet Darner 17
Anax longipes
Two-striped Forceptail 20
Aphylla williamsoni
Lilypad Clubtail 4
Arigomphus furcifer
Unicorn Clubtail 21
Arigomphus villosipes
Springtime Darner 22
Basiaeschna janata
Ocellated Darner 23
Boyeria grafiana
Fawn Darner 24
Boyeria vinosa
Red-veined Pennant 11
Celithemis bertha
Banded Pennant 11
Celithemis fasciata
Martha's Pennant 25
Celithemis martha
Ornate Pennant 26
Celithemis ornata
Double-ringed Pennant 4
Celithemis verna
Brown Spiketail 27
Cordulegaster bilineata
Delta-spotted Spiketail 19
Cordulegaster diastatops
Twin-spotted Spiketail 19
Cordulegaster maculata
Arrowhead Spiketail 28
Cordulegaster obliqua
American Emerald 29
Cordulia shurtleffii
Regal Darner 30
Coryphaeschna ingens
Stream Cruiser 31
Didymops transversa
Black-shouldered Spinyleg 11
Dromogomphus spinosus
Swift Setwing 2
Dythemis velox
Swamp Darner 14
Epiaeschna heros
Beaverpond Baskettail 5
Epitheca canis
Slender Baskettail 32
Epitheca costalis
Common Baskettail 33
Epitheca cynosura
Prince Baskettail 34
Epitheca princeps
Mantled Baskettail 11
Epitheca semiaquea
Eastern Ringtail 7
Erpetogomphus designatus
Seaside Dragonlet 4
Erythrodiplax berenice
Little Blue Dragonlet 34
Erythrodiplax minuscula
Taper-tailed Darner 9
Gomphaeschna antilope
Harlequin Darner 5
Gomphaeschna furcillata
Dragonhunter 4
Hagenius brevistylus
Selys' Sundragon 27
Helocordulia selysii
Uhler's Sundragon 4
Helocordulia uhleri
Blue Corporal 9
Ladona deplanata
White Corporal 35
Ladona exusta
Northern Pygmy Clubtail 4
Lanthus parvulus
Southern Pygmy Clubtail 36
Lanthus vernalis
Frosted Whiteface 5
Leucorrhinia frigida
Hudsonian Whiteface 37
Leucorrhinia hudsonica
Dot-tailed Whiteface 38
Leucorrhinia intacta
Belted Whiteface 39
Leucorrhinia proxima
Golden-winged Skimmer 27
Libellula auripennis
Spangled Skimmer 40
Libellula cyanea
Yellow-sided Skimmer 29
Libellula flavida
Slaty Skimmer 41
Libellula incesta
Painted Skimmer 42
Libellula semifasciata
Great Blue Skimmer 43
Libellula vibrans
Allegheny River Cruiser
Macromia alleghaniensis
Swift River Cruiser 4
Macromia illinoiensis
Mountain River Cruiser 5
Macromia margarita
Royal River Cruiser 44
Macromia taeniolata
Hyacinth Glider 45
Miathyria marcella
Elfin Skimmer 4
Nannothemis bella
Cyrano Darner 45
Nasiaeschna pentacantha
Umber Shadowdragon 26
Neurocordulia obsoleta
Cinnamon Shadowdragon 16
Neurocordulia virginiensis
Stygian Shadowdragon 23
Neurocordulia yamaskanensis
Brook Snaketail 4
Ophiogomphus aspersus
Pygmy Snaketail 9
Ophiogomphus howei
Appalachian Snaketail 46
Ophiogomphus incurvatus
Maine Snaketail 19
Ophiogomphus mainensis
St. Croix Snaketail 9
Ophiogomphus susbehcha
Wandering Glider 47
Pantala flavescens
Common Sanddragon 4
Progomphus obscurus
Spatterdock Darner 17
Rhionaeschna mutata
Ski-tipped Emerald 19
Somatochlora elongata
Fine-lined Emerald 27
Somatochlora filosa
Coppery Emerald 48
Somatochlora georgiana
Mocha Emerald 32
Somatochlora linearis
Treetop Emerald 9
Somatochlora provocans
Clamp-tipped Emerald 4
Somatochlora tenebrosa
Williamson's Emerald 19
Somatochlora williamsoni
Eastern Least Clubtail 19
Stylogomphus albistylus
Interior Least Clubtail 5
Stylogomphus sigmastylus

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