Dragonflies and damselflies of GSMNP

Bar-winged Skimmer
Libellula axilena 1
Spangled Skimmer
Libellula cyanea 2
Yellow-sided Skimmer
Libellula flavida 3
Slaty Skimmer
Libellula incesta 4
Widow Skimmer
Libellula luctuosa 5
Twelve-spotted Skimmer
Libellula pulchella 6
Painted Skimmer
Libellula semifasciata 7
Great Blue Skimmer
Libellula vibrans 8
Halloween Pennant
Celithemis eponina 9
Banded Pennant
Celithemis fasciata 10
Blue-faced Meadowhawk
Sympetrum ambiguum 10
Ruby Meadowhawk
Sympetrum rubicundulum 11
Band-winged Meadowhawk
Sympetrum semicinctum 12
Autumn Meadowhawk
Sympetrum vicinum 13
Wandering Glider
Pantala flavescens 1
Spot-winged Glider
Pantala hymenaea 14
Carolina Saddlebags
Tramea carolina 10
Black Saddlebags
Tramea lacerata 1
Eastern Pondhawk
Erythemis simplicicollis 15
Blue Corporal
Ladona deplanata 16
Blue Dasher
Pachydiplax longipennis 1
Eastern Amberwing
Perithemis tenera 17
Common Whitetail
Plathemis lydia 18
Swift Setwing
Dythemis velox 9
Lancet Clubtail
Phanogomphus exilis 10
Ashy Clubtail
Phanogomphus lividus 1
Mustached Clubtail
Hylogomphus adelphus 16
Sable Clubtail
Stenogomphurus rogersi 13
Appalachian Snaketail
Ophiogomphus incurvatus 19
Maine Snaketail
Ophiogomphus mainensis 20
Unicorn Clubtail
Arigomphus villosipes 21
Black-shouldered Spinyleg
Dromogomphus spinosus 10
Dragonhunter
Hagenius brevistylus 1
Northern Pygmy Clubtail
Lanthus parvulus 1
Southern Pygmy Clubtail
Lanthus vernalis 22
Common Sanddragon
Progomphus obscurus 1
Eastern Least Clubtail
Stylogomphus albistylus 20
Zebra Clubtail
Stylurus scudderi 1
Common Green Darner
Anax junius 13
Comet Darner
Anax longipes 23
Shadow Darner
Aeshna umbrosa 11
Springtime Darner
Basiaeschna janata 24
Ocellated Darner
Boyeria grafiana 25
Fawn Darner
Boyeria vinosa 26
Swamp Darner
Epiaeschna heros 6
Brown Spiketail
Cordulegaster bilineata 27
Tiger Spiketail
Cordulegaster erronea 28
Twin-spotted Spiketail
Cordulegaster maculata 20
Arrowhead Spiketail
Cordulegaster obliqua 29
Slender Baskettail
Epitheca costalis 30
Common Baskettail
Epitheca cynosura 31
Prince Baskettail
Epitheca princeps 32
Uhler's Sundragon
Helocordulia uhleri 1
Stygian Shadowdragon
Neurocordulia yamaskanensis 25
Ski-tipped Emerald
Somatochlora elongata 20
Mocha Emerald
Somatochlora linearis 30
Treetop Emerald
Somatochlora provocans 16
Clamp-tipped Emerald
Somatochlora tenebrosa 1
Williamson's Emerald
Somatochlora williamsoni 20
Gray Petaltail
Tachopteryx thoreyi 33
Allegheny River Cruiser
Macromia alleghaniensis
Swift River Cruiser
Macromia illinoiensis 1
Stream Cruiser
Didymops transversa 34
Blue-fronted Dancer
Argia apicalis 35
Powdered Dancer
Argia moesta 10
Blue-tipped Dancer
Argia tibialis 13
Dusky Dancer
Argia translata 1
Violet Dancer
Argia fumipennis violacea 13
Azure Bluet
Enallagma aspersum 31
Double-striped Bluet
Enallagma basidens 36
Familiar Bluet
Enallagma civile 37
Turquoise Bluet
Enallagma divagans 38
Stream Bluet
Enallagma exsulans 35
Skimming Bluet
Enallagma geminatum 39
Orange Bluet
Enallagma signatum 40
Slender Bluet
Enallagma traviatum 10
Citrine Forktail
Ischnura hastata 41
Fragile Forktail
Ischnura posita
Eastern Forktail
Ischnura verticalis 1
Eastern Red Damsel
Amphiagrion saucium 38
Aurora Damsel
Chromagrion conditum 13
American Rubyspot
Hetaerina americana 1
Superb Jewelwing
Calopteryx amata 27
Appalachian Jewelwing
Calopteryx angustipennis 28
Sparkling Jewelwing
Calopteryx dimidiata 28
Ebony Jewelwing
Calopteryx maculata 42
Great Spreadwing
Archilestes grandis 13
Southern Spreadwing
Lestes australis 31
Spotted Spreadwing
Lestes congener 12
Amber-winged Spreadwing
Lestes eurinus
Sweetflag Spreadwing
Lestes forcipatus 11
Slender Spreadwing
Lestes rectangularis 16
Swamp Spreadwing
Lestes vigilax 43
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