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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).

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

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