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

Great Spreadwing ¹
Archilestes grandis

Southern Spreadwing ²
Lestes australis

Spotted Spreadwing ³
Lestes congener

Amber-winged Spreadwing
Lestes eurinus

Sweetflag Spreadwing ⁴
Lestes forcipatus

Slender Spreadwing ⁵
Lestes rectangularis

Swamp Spreadwing ⁶
Lestes vigilax

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Dragonflies and damselflies of GSMNP

Great Spreadwing 1 Archilestes grandis

Southern Spreadwing 2 Lestes australis

Spotted Spreadwing 3 Lestes congener

Amber-winged Spreadwing Lestes eurinus

Sweetflag Spreadwing 4 Lestes forcipatus

Slender Spreadwing 5 Lestes rectangularis

Swamp Spreadwing 6 Lestes vigilax