Odonates of Winnebago County, IL

A guide to the dragonflies and damselflies of Winnebago County. Species included in this guide are those that have at least one record confirmed on Odonata Central (odonatacental.org) as occurring in this county. Any questions or suggestions can be sent to Andrea Wallace at ...more ↓

Southern Spreadwing ¹
Lestes australis

Blue Dasher ²
Pachydiplax longipennis

Spotted Spreadwing ³
Lestes congener

River Jewelwing ⁴
Calopteryx aequabilis

Cherry-faced Meadowhawk ⁵
Sympetrum internum

Widow Skimmer ⁶
Libellula luctuosa

Twelve-spotted Skimmer ⁷
Libellula pulchella

Four-spotted Chaser ⁸
Libellula quadrimaculata

Great Blue Skimmer ⁹
Libellula vibrans

Calico Pennant ¹⁰
Celithemis elisa

Halloween Pennant ¹¹
Celithemis eponina

Blue-faced Meadowhawk ¹²
Sympetrum ambiguum

Variegated Meadowhawk ¹³
Sympetrum corruptum

White-faced Meadowhawk ⁴
Sympetrum obtrusum

Ruby Meadowhawk ¹⁴
Sympetrum rubicundulum

Band-winged Meadowhawk ⁵
Sympetrum semicinctum

Autumn Meadowhawk ⁴
Sympetrum vicinum

Wandering Glider ²
Pantala flavescens

Spot-winged Glider ¹⁵
Pantala hymenaea

Carolina Saddlebags ¹²
Tramea carolina

Black Saddlebags ²
Tramea lacerata

Red Saddlebags ¹⁶
Tramea onusta

Eastern Pondhawk ¹⁷
Erythemis simplicicollis

Dot-tailed Whiteface ¹⁸
Leucorrhinia intacta

Eastern Amberwing ²
Perithemis tenera

Common Whitetail ¹⁹
Plathemis lydia

Plains Clubtail ⁵
Gomphurus externus

Midland Clubtail ²⁰
Gomphurus fraternus

Cobra Clubtail ³
Gomphurus vastus

Rusty Snaketail ³
Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis

Horned Clubtail
Arigomphus cornutus

Jade Clubtail ¹⁶
Arigomphus submedianus

Flag-tailed Spinyleg ¹⁶
Dromogomphus spoliatus

Riverine Clubtail ²¹
Stylurus amnicola

Elusive Clubtail ²²
Stylurus notatus

Russet-tipped Clubtail ²³
Stylurus plagiatus

Arrow Clubtail ²²
Stylurus spiniceps

Common Green Darner ²⁴
Anax junius

Comet Darner ¹⁵
Anax longipes

Canada Darner ⁴
Aeshna canadensis

Lance-tipped Darner ²⁵
Aeshna constricta

Shadow Darner ¹⁴
Aeshna umbrosa

Green-striped Darner ²⁶
Aeshna verticalis

Spatterdock Darner ²²
Rhionaeschna mutata

Fawn Darner ²⁷
Boyeria vinosa

Swamp Darner ⁷
Epiaeschna heros

Common Baskettail ¹
Epitheca cynosura

Prince Baskettail ²⁸
Epitheca princeps

Royal River Cruiser ²⁹
Macromia taeniolata

Red Damsels ⁵
Amphiagrion

Blue-fronted Dancer ³⁰
Argia apicalis

Powdered Dancer ¹²
Argia moesta

Springwater Dancer ³¹
Argia plana

Blue-tipped Dancer ⁴
Argia tibialis

Violet Dancer ⁴
Argia fumipennis violacea

River Bluet ⁴
Enallagma anna

Rainbow Bluet ⁴
Enallagma antennatum

Azure Bluet ¹
Enallagma aspersum

Double-striped Bluet ³²
Enallagma basidens

Boreal Bluet ⁴
Enallagma boreale

Tule Bluet ¹⁴
Enallagma carunculatum

Familiar Bluet ³³
Enallagma civile

Marsh Bluet ³⁴
Enallagma ebrium

Stream Bluet ³⁵
Enallagma exsulans

Skimming Bluet ³⁶
Enallagma geminatum

Hagen's Bluet ¹⁴
Enallagma hageni

Orange Bluet ³⁷
Enallagma signatum

North American Slender Bluet ¹²
Enallagma traviatum

Vesper Bluet ³⁸
Enallagma vesperum

Citrine Forktail ²⁰
Ischnura hastata

Fragile Forktail ³⁹
Ischnura posita

Eastern Forktail ¹⁴
Ischnura verticalis

Sedge Sprite ¹⁴
Nehalennia irene

American Rubyspot ²
Hetaerina americana

Smoky Rubyspot ²
Hetaerina titia

Ebony Jewelwing ⁴⁰
Calopteryx maculata

Great Spreadwing ⁴
Archilestes grandis

Northern Spreadwing ³⁵
Lestes disjunctus

Emerald Spreadwing ⁵
Lestes dryas

Sweetflag Spreadwing ¹⁴
Lestes forcipatus

Elegant Spreadwing ⁴¹
Lestes inaequalis

Slender Spreadwing ¹⁰
Lestes rectangularis

Lyre-tipped Spreadwing ¹⁴
Lestes unguiculatus

Swamp Spreadwing ⁴²
Lestes vigilax

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Odonates of Winnebago County, IL

Southern Spreadwing 1 Lestes australis

Blue Dasher 2 Pachydiplax longipennis

Spotted Spreadwing 3 Lestes congener

River Jewelwing 4 Calopteryx aequabilis

Cherry-faced Meadowhawk 5 Sympetrum internum

Widow Skimmer 6 Libellula luctuosa

Twelve-spotted Skimmer 7 Libellula pulchella

Four-spotted Chaser 8 Libellula quadrimaculata

Great Blue Skimmer 9 Libellula vibrans

Calico Pennant 10 Celithemis elisa

Halloween Pennant 11 Celithemis eponina

Blue-faced Meadowhawk 12 Sympetrum ambiguum

Variegated Meadowhawk 13 Sympetrum corruptum

White-faced Meadowhawk 4 Sympetrum obtrusum

Ruby Meadowhawk 14 Sympetrum rubicundulum

Band-winged Meadowhawk 5 Sympetrum semicinctum

Autumn Meadowhawk 4 Sympetrum vicinum

Wandering Glider 2 Pantala flavescens

Spot-winged Glider 15 Pantala hymenaea

Carolina Saddlebags 12 Tramea carolina

Black Saddlebags 2 Tramea lacerata

Red Saddlebags 16 Tramea onusta

Eastern Pondhawk 17 Erythemis simplicicollis

Dot-tailed Whiteface 18 Leucorrhinia intacta

Eastern Amberwing 2 Perithemis tenera

Common Whitetail 19 Plathemis lydia

Plains Clubtail 5 Gomphurus externus

Midland Clubtail 20 Gomphurus fraternus

Cobra Clubtail 3 Gomphurus vastus

Rusty Snaketail 3 Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis

Horned Clubtail Arigomphus cornutus

Jade Clubtail 16 Arigomphus submedianus

Flag-tailed Spinyleg 16 Dromogomphus spoliatus

Riverine Clubtail 21 Stylurus amnicola

Elusive Clubtail 22 Stylurus notatus

Russet-tipped Clubtail 23 Stylurus plagiatus

Arrow Clubtail 22 Stylurus spiniceps

Common Green Darner 24 Anax junius

Comet Darner 15 Anax longipes

Canada Darner 4 Aeshna canadensis

Lance-tipped Darner 25 Aeshna constricta

Shadow Darner 14 Aeshna umbrosa

Green-striped Darner 26 Aeshna verticalis

Spatterdock Darner 22 Rhionaeschna mutata

Fawn Darner 27 Boyeria vinosa

Swamp Darner 7 Epiaeschna heros

Common Baskettail 1 Epitheca cynosura

Prince Baskettail 28 Epitheca princeps

Royal River Cruiser 29 Macromia taeniolata

Red Damsels 5 Amphiagrion

Blue-fronted Dancer 30 Argia apicalis

Powdered Dancer 12 Argia moesta

Springwater Dancer 31 Argia plana

Blue-tipped Dancer 4 Argia tibialis

Violet Dancer 4 Argia fumipennis violacea

River Bluet 4 Enallagma anna

Rainbow Bluet 4 Enallagma antennatum

Azure Bluet 1 Enallagma aspersum

Double-striped Bluet 32 Enallagma basidens

Boreal Bluet 4 Enallagma boreale

Tule Bluet 14 Enallagma carunculatum

Familiar Bluet 33 Enallagma civile

Marsh Bluet 34 Enallagma ebrium

Stream Bluet 35 Enallagma exsulans

Skimming Bluet 36 Enallagma geminatum

Hagen's Bluet 14 Enallagma hageni

Orange Bluet 37 Enallagma signatum

North American Slender Bluet 12 Enallagma traviatum

Vesper Bluet 38 Enallagma vesperum

Citrine Forktail 20 Ischnura hastata

Fragile Forktail 39 Ischnura posita

Eastern Forktail 14 Ischnura verticalis

Sedge Sprite 14 Nehalennia irene

American Rubyspot 2 Hetaerina americana

Smoky Rubyspot 2 Hetaerina titia

Ebony Jewelwing 40 Calopteryx maculata

Great Spreadwing 4 Archilestes grandis

Northern Spreadwing 35 Lestes disjunctus

Emerald Spreadwing 5 Lestes dryas