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
Spotted Spreadwing 2
Lestes congener
River Jewelwing 3
Calopteryx aequabilis
Red Damsels 4
Amphiagrion
Blue-fronted Dancer 5
Argia apicalis
Powdered Dancer 6
Argia moesta
Springwater Dancer 7
Argia plana
Blue-tipped Dancer 3
Argia tibialis
Violet Dancer 3
Argia fumipennis violacea
River Bluet 3
Enallagma anna
Rainbow Bluet 3
Enallagma antennatum
Azure Bluet 1
Enallagma aspersum
Double-striped Bluet 8
Enallagma basidens
Boreal Bluet 3
Enallagma boreale
Tule Bluet 9
Enallagma carunculatum
Familiar Bluet 10
Enallagma civile
Marsh Bluet 11
Enallagma ebrium
Stream Bluet 12
Enallagma exsulans
Skimming Bluet 13
Enallagma geminatum
Hagen's Bluet 9
Enallagma hageni
Orange Bluet 14
Enallagma signatum
North American Slender Bluet 6
Enallagma traviatum
Vesper Bluet 15
Enallagma vesperum
Citrine Forktail 16
Ischnura hastata
Fragile Forktail 17
Ischnura posita
Eastern Forktail 9
Ischnura verticalis
Sedge Sprite 9
Nehalennia irene
American Rubyspot 18
Hetaerina americana
Smoky Rubyspot 18
Hetaerina titia
Ebony Jewelwing 19
Calopteryx maculata
Great Spreadwing 3
Archilestes grandis
Northern Spreadwing 12
Lestes disjunctus
Emerald Spreadwing 4
Lestes dryas
Sweetflag Spreadwing 9
Lestes forcipatus
Elegant Spreadwing 20
Lestes inaequalis
Slender Spreadwing 21
Lestes rectangularis
Lyre-tipped Spreadwing 9
Lestes unguiculatus
Swamp Spreadwing 22
Lestes vigilax

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