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
Chalk-fronted Corporal 4
Ladona julia
Blue Dasher 5
Pachydiplax longipennis
Eastern Amberwing 6
Perithemis tenera
Eastern Pondhawk 7
Erythemis simplicicollis
Calico Pennant 8
Celithemis elisa
Autumn Meadowhawk 9
Sympetrum vicinum
Carolina Saddlebags 10
Tramea carolina
Four-spotted Pennant 4
Brachymesia gravida
Roseate Skimmer 11
Orthemis ferruginea
Needham's Skimmer 12
Libellula needhami
Twelve-spotted Skimmer 13
Libellula pulchella
Bar-winged Skimmer 4
Libellula axilena
Common Whitetail 14
Plathemis lydia
Red-veined Pennant 10
Celithemis bertha
Banded Pennant 10
Celithemis fasciata
Martha's Pennant 15
Celithemis martha
Ornate Pennant 16
Celithemis ornata
Double-ringed Pennant 4
Celithemis verna
American Emerald 17
Cordulia shurtleffii
Stream Cruiser 18
Didymops transversa
Swift Setwing 2
Dythemis velox
Beaverpond Baskettail 9
Epitheca canis
Slender Baskettail 19
Epitheca costalis
Common Baskettail 20
Epitheca cynosura
Prince Baskettail 21
Epitheca princeps
Mantled Baskettail 10
Epitheca semiaquea
Seaside Dragonlet 4
Erythrodiplax berenice
Little Blue Dragonlet 21
Erythrodiplax minuscula
Selys' Sundragon 22
Helocordulia selysii
Uhler's Sundragon 4
Helocordulia uhleri
Blue Corporal 8
Ladona deplanata
White Corporal 23
Ladona exusta
Frosted Whiteface 9
Leucorrhinia frigida
Hudsonian Whiteface 24
Leucorrhinia hudsonica
Dot-tailed Whiteface 25
Leucorrhinia intacta
Belted Whiteface 26
Leucorrhinia proxima
Golden-winged Skimmer 22
Libellula auripennis
Spangled Skimmer 27
Libellula cyanea
Yellow-sided Skimmer 17
Libellula flavida
Slaty Skimmer 28
Libellula incesta
Painted Skimmer 29
Libellula semifasciata
Great Blue Skimmer 30
Libellula vibrans
Allegheny River Cruiser
Macromia alleghaniensis
Swift River Cruiser 4
Macromia illinoiensis
Mountain River Cruiser 9
Macromia margarita
Royal River Cruiser 31
Macromia taeniolata
Hyacinth Glider 32
Miathyria marcella
Elfin Skimmer 4
Nannothemis bella
Umber Shadowdragon 16
Neurocordulia obsoleta
Cinnamon Shadowdragon 33
Neurocordulia virginiensis
Stygian Shadowdragon 34
Neurocordulia yamaskanensis
Wandering Glider 35
Pantala flavescens
Ski-tipped Emerald 36
Somatochlora elongata
Fine-lined Emerald 22
Somatochlora filosa
Coppery Emerald 37
Somatochlora georgiana
Mocha Emerald 19
Somatochlora linearis
Treetop Emerald 8
Somatochlora provocans
Clamp-tipped Emerald 4
Somatochlora tenebrosa
Williamson's Emerald 36
Somatochlora williamsoni
Blue-faced Meadowhawk 10
Sympetrum ambiguum
Cherry-faced Meadowhawk 26
Sympetrum internum
White-faced Meadowhawk 9
Sympetrum obtrusum
Ruby Meadowhawk 38
Sympetrum rubicundulum
Band-winged Meadowhawk 26
Sympetrum semicinctum
Red Saddlebags 6
Tramea onusta

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