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

Slender Baskettail ¹
Epitheca costalis

Common Baskettail ²
Epitheca cynosura

Prince Baskettail ³
Epitheca princeps

Uhler's Sundragon ⁴
Helocordulia uhleri

Stygian Shadowdragon ⁵
Neurocordulia yamaskanensis

Ski-tipped Emerald ⁶
Somatochlora elongata

Mocha Emerald ¹
Somatochlora linearis

Treetop Emerald ⁷
Somatochlora provocans

Clamp-tipped Emerald ⁴
Somatochlora tenebrosa

Williamson's Emerald ⁶
Somatochlora williamsoni

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Dragonflies and damselflies of GSMNP

Slender Baskettail 1 Epitheca costalis

Common Baskettail 2 Epitheca cynosura

Prince Baskettail 3 Epitheca princeps

Uhler's Sundragon 4 Helocordulia uhleri

Stygian Shadowdragon 5 Neurocordulia yamaskanensis

Ski-tipped Emerald 6 Somatochlora elongata

Mocha Emerald 1 Somatochlora linearis

Treetop Emerald 7 Somatochlora provocans

Clamp-tipped Emerald 4 Somatochlora tenebrosa

Williamson's Emerald 6 Somatochlora williamsoni