Dragonflies and damselflies of GSMNP

This guide is a work in progress and will include all of the Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) known to Great Smoky Mountains National Park, as reported by the All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory (ATBI) being carried out there by Discover Life in America (DLIA).

All 93

Bar-winged Skimmer ¹
Libellula axilena

Spangled Skimmer ²
Libellula cyanea

Yellow-sided Skimmer ³
Libellula flavida

Slaty Skimmer ⁴
Libellula incesta

Widow Skimmer ⁵
Libellula luctuosa

Twelve-spotted Skimmer ⁶
Libellula pulchella

Painted Skimmer ⁷
Libellula semifasciata

Great Blue Skimmer ⁸
Libellula vibrans

Halloween Pennant ⁹
Celithemis eponina

Banded Pennant ¹⁰
Celithemis fasciata

Blue-faced Meadowhawk ¹⁰
Sympetrum ambiguum

Ruby Meadowhawk ¹¹
Sympetrum rubicundulum

Band-winged Meadowhawk ¹²
Sympetrum semicinctum

Autumn Meadowhawk ¹³
Sympetrum vicinum

Wandering Glider ¹
Pantala flavescens

Spot-winged Glider ¹⁴
Pantala hymenaea

Carolina Saddlebags ¹⁰
Tramea carolina

Black Saddlebags ¹
Tramea lacerata

Eastern Pondhawk ¹⁵
Erythemis simplicicollis

Blue Corporal ¹⁶
Ladona deplanata

Blue Dasher ¹
Pachydiplax longipennis

Eastern Amberwing ¹⁷
Perithemis tenera

Common Whitetail ¹⁸
Plathemis lydia

Swift Setwing ⁹
Dythemis velox

Lancet Clubtail ¹⁰
Phanogomphus exilis

Ashy Clubtail ¹
Phanogomphus lividus

Mustached Clubtail ¹⁶
Hylogomphus adelphus

Sable Clubtail ¹³
Stenogomphurus rogersi

Appalachian Snaketail ¹⁹
Ophiogomphus incurvatus

Maine Snaketail ²⁰
Ophiogomphus mainensis

Unicorn Clubtail ²¹
Arigomphus villosipes

Black-shouldered Spinyleg ¹⁰
Dromogomphus spinosus

Dragonhunter ¹
Hagenius brevistylus

Northern Pygmy Clubtail ¹
Lanthus parvulus

Southern Pygmy Clubtail ²²
Lanthus vernalis

Common Sanddragon ¹
Progomphus obscurus

Eastern Least Clubtail ²⁰
Stylogomphus albistylus

Zebra Clubtail ¹
Stylurus scudderi

Common Green Darner ¹³
Anax junius

Comet Darner ²³
Anax longipes

Shadow Darner ¹¹
Aeshna umbrosa

Springtime Darner ²⁴
Basiaeschna janata

Ocellated Darner ²⁵
Boyeria grafiana

Fawn Darner ²⁶
Boyeria vinosa

Swamp Darner ⁶
Epiaeschna heros

Brown Spiketail ²⁷
Cordulegaster bilineata

Tiger Spiketail ²⁸
Cordulegaster erronea

Twin-spotted Spiketail ²⁰
Cordulegaster maculata

Arrowhead Spiketail ²⁹
Cordulegaster obliqua

Slender Baskettail ³⁰
Epitheca costalis

Common Baskettail ³¹
Epitheca cynosura

Prince Baskettail ³²
Epitheca princeps

Uhler's Sundragon ¹
Helocordulia uhleri

Stygian Shadowdragon ²⁵
Neurocordulia yamaskanensis

Ski-tipped Emerald ²⁰
Somatochlora elongata

Mocha Emerald ³⁰
Somatochlora linearis

Treetop Emerald ¹⁶
Somatochlora provocans

Clamp-tipped Emerald ¹
Somatochlora tenebrosa

Williamson's Emerald ²⁰
Somatochlora williamsoni

Gray Petaltail ³³
Tachopteryx thoreyi

Allegheny River Cruiser
Macromia alleghaniensis

Swift River Cruiser ¹
Macromia illinoiensis

Stream Cruiser ³⁴
Didymops transversa

Blue-fronted Dancer ³⁵
Argia apicalis

Powdered Dancer ¹⁰
Argia moesta

Blue-tipped Dancer ¹³
Argia tibialis

Dusky Dancer ¹
Argia translata

Violet Dancer ¹³
Argia fumipennis violacea

Azure Bluet ³¹
Enallagma aspersum

Double-striped Bluet ³⁶
Enallagma basidens

Familiar Bluet ³⁷
Enallagma civile

Turquoise Bluet ³⁸
Enallagma divagans

Stream Bluet ³⁵
Enallagma exsulans

Skimming Bluet ³⁹
Enallagma geminatum

Orange Bluet ⁴⁰
Enallagma signatum

Slender Bluet ¹⁰
Enallagma traviatum

Citrine Forktail ⁴¹
Ischnura hastata

Fragile Forktail
Ischnura posita

Eastern Forktail ¹
Ischnura verticalis

Eastern Red Damsel ³⁸
Amphiagrion saucium

Aurora Damsel ¹³
Chromagrion conditum

American Rubyspot ¹
Hetaerina americana

Superb Jewelwing ²⁷
Calopteryx amata

Appalachian Jewelwing ²⁸
Calopteryx angustipennis

Sparkling Jewelwing ²⁸
Calopteryx dimidiata

Ebony Jewelwing ⁴²
Calopteryx maculata

Great Spreadwing ¹³
Archilestes grandis

Southern Spreadwing ³¹
Lestes australis

Spotted Spreadwing ¹²
Lestes congener

Amber-winged Spreadwing
Lestes eurinus

Sweetflag Spreadwing ¹¹
Lestes forcipatus

Slender Spreadwing ¹⁶
Lestes rectangularis

Swamp Spreadwing ⁴³
Lestes vigilax

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Dragonflies and damselflies of GSMNP

Bar-winged Skimmer 1 Libellula axilena

Spangled Skimmer 2 Libellula cyanea

Yellow-sided Skimmer 3 Libellula flavida

Slaty Skimmer 4 Libellula incesta

Widow Skimmer 5 Libellula luctuosa

Twelve-spotted Skimmer 6 Libellula pulchella

Painted Skimmer 7 Libellula semifasciata

Great Blue Skimmer 8 Libellula vibrans

Halloween Pennant 9 Celithemis eponina

Banded Pennant 10 Celithemis fasciata

Blue-faced Meadowhawk 10 Sympetrum ambiguum

Ruby Meadowhawk 11 Sympetrum rubicundulum

Band-winged Meadowhawk 12 Sympetrum semicinctum

Autumn Meadowhawk 13 Sympetrum vicinum

Wandering Glider 1 Pantala flavescens

Spot-winged Glider 14 Pantala hymenaea

Carolina Saddlebags 10 Tramea carolina

Black Saddlebags 1 Tramea lacerata

Eastern Pondhawk 15 Erythemis simplicicollis

Blue Corporal 16 Ladona deplanata

Blue Dasher 1 Pachydiplax longipennis

Eastern Amberwing 17 Perithemis tenera

Common Whitetail 18 Plathemis lydia

Swift Setwing 9 Dythemis velox

Lancet Clubtail 10 Phanogomphus exilis

Ashy Clubtail 1 Phanogomphus lividus

Mustached Clubtail 16 Hylogomphus adelphus

Sable Clubtail 13 Stenogomphurus rogersi

Appalachian Snaketail 19 Ophiogomphus incurvatus

Maine Snaketail 20 Ophiogomphus mainensis

Unicorn Clubtail 21 Arigomphus villosipes

Black-shouldered Spinyleg 10 Dromogomphus spinosus

Dragonhunter 1 Hagenius brevistylus

Northern Pygmy Clubtail 1 Lanthus parvulus

Southern Pygmy Clubtail 22 Lanthus vernalis

Common Sanddragon 1 Progomphus obscurus

Eastern Least Clubtail 20 Stylogomphus albistylus

Zebra Clubtail 1 Stylurus scudderi

Common Green Darner 13 Anax junius

Comet Darner 23 Anax longipes

Shadow Darner 11 Aeshna umbrosa

Springtime Darner 24 Basiaeschna janata

Ocellated Darner 25 Boyeria grafiana

Fawn Darner 26 Boyeria vinosa

Swamp Darner 6 Epiaeschna heros

Brown Spiketail 27 Cordulegaster bilineata

Tiger Spiketail 28 Cordulegaster erronea

Twin-spotted Spiketail 20 Cordulegaster maculata

Arrowhead Spiketail 29 Cordulegaster obliqua

Slender Baskettail 30 Epitheca costalis

Common Baskettail 31 Epitheca cynosura

Prince Baskettail 32 Epitheca princeps

Uhler's Sundragon 1 Helocordulia uhleri

Stygian Shadowdragon 25 Neurocordulia yamaskanensis

Ski-tipped Emerald 20 Somatochlora elongata

Mocha Emerald 30 Somatochlora linearis

Treetop Emerald 16 Somatochlora provocans

Clamp-tipped Emerald 1 Somatochlora tenebrosa

Williamson's Emerald 20 Somatochlora williamsoni

Gray Petaltail 33 Tachopteryx thoreyi

Allegheny River Cruiser Macromia alleghaniensis

Swift River Cruiser 1 Macromia illinoiensis

Stream Cruiser 34 Didymops transversa

Blue-fronted Dancer 35 Argia apicalis

Powdered Dancer 10 Argia moesta

Blue-tipped Dancer 13 Argia tibialis

Dusky Dancer 1 Argia translata

Violet Dancer 13 Argia fumipennis violacea

Azure Bluet 31 Enallagma aspersum

Double-striped Bluet 36 Enallagma basidens

Familiar Bluet 37 Enallagma civile

Turquoise Bluet 38 Enallagma divagans

Stream Bluet 35 Enallagma exsulans

Skimming Bluet 39 Enallagma geminatum

Orange Bluet 40 Enallagma signatum

Slender Bluet 10 Enallagma traviatum

Citrine Forktail 41 Ischnura hastata

Fragile Forktail Ischnura posita

Eastern Forktail 1 Ischnura verticalis