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 ↓

Blue Dasher ¹
Pachydiplax longipennis

Cherry-faced Meadowhawk ²
Sympetrum internum

Widow Skimmer ³
Libellula luctuosa

Twelve-spotted Skimmer ⁴
Libellula pulchella

Four-spotted Chaser ⁵
Libellula quadrimaculata

Great Blue Skimmer ⁶
Libellula vibrans

Calico Pennant ⁷
Celithemis elisa

Halloween Pennant ⁸
Celithemis eponina

Blue-faced Meadowhawk ⁹
Sympetrum ambiguum

Variegated Meadowhawk ¹⁰
Sympetrum corruptum

White-faced Meadowhawk ¹¹
Sympetrum obtrusum

Ruby Meadowhawk ¹²
Sympetrum rubicundulum

Band-winged Meadowhawk ²
Sympetrum semicinctum

Autumn Meadowhawk ¹¹
Sympetrum vicinum

Wandering Glider ¹
Pantala flavescens

Spot-winged Glider ¹³
Pantala hymenaea

Carolina Saddlebags ⁹
Tramea carolina

Black Saddlebags ¹
Tramea lacerata

Red Saddlebags ¹⁴
Tramea onusta

Eastern Pondhawk ¹⁵
Erythemis simplicicollis

Dot-tailed Whiteface ¹⁶
Leucorrhinia intacta

Eastern Amberwing ¹
Perithemis tenera

Common Whitetail ¹⁷
Plathemis lydia

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Odonates of Winnebago County, IL

Blue Dasher 1 Pachydiplax longipennis

Cherry-faced Meadowhawk 2 Sympetrum internum

Widow Skimmer 3 Libellula luctuosa

Twelve-spotted Skimmer 4 Libellula pulchella

Four-spotted Chaser 5 Libellula quadrimaculata

Great Blue Skimmer 6 Libellula vibrans

Calico Pennant 7 Celithemis elisa

Halloween Pennant 8 Celithemis eponina

Blue-faced Meadowhawk 9 Sympetrum ambiguum

Variegated Meadowhawk 10 Sympetrum corruptum

White-faced Meadowhawk 11 Sympetrum obtrusum

Ruby Meadowhawk 12 Sympetrum rubicundulum

Band-winged Meadowhawk 2 Sympetrum semicinctum

Autumn Meadowhawk 11 Sympetrum vicinum

Wandering Glider 1 Pantala flavescens

Spot-winged Glider 13 Pantala hymenaea

Carolina Saddlebags 9 Tramea carolina

Black Saddlebags 1 Tramea lacerata

Red Saddlebags 14 Tramea onusta

Eastern Pondhawk 15 Erythemis simplicicollis

Dot-tailed Whiteface 16 Leucorrhinia intacta

Eastern Amberwing 1 Perithemis tenera

Common Whitetail 17 Plathemis lydia