Odonata Photos

This page will lead you to photographs of dragonflies (Odonata) in nature. It will be expanded indefinitely, as time permits. The photos will be accessible in taxonomic groups, one photo per file. Most are by Dennis Paulson, but photos from numerous other photographers are being added.

Zygoptera

Philogangidae

male Diphlebia euphoeoides, AUSTRALIA, Queensland, Luster Creek, 27 Dec 1998
male Diphlebia lestoides, AUSTRALIA, Queensland, Lamington National Park, 17 Dec 1998
male Diphlebia nymphoides, AUSTRALIA, New South Wales, Megalong Creek at Old Ford Reserve, Megalong Valley, 1700', 11 Dec 1998, photo by Netta Smith

Polythoridae

male Cora marina, MEXICO, Chiapas, stream 20.1 mi. N Ocozocoautla, 2000', 25 Aug 1967
male Cora skinneri, COSTA RICA, near Monteverde, 16 Jun 2002, photo by Anna Santos
male Polythore derivata, ECUADOR, Napo Prov., Limoncocha, 25 Jul 1977
male Polythore mutata, ECUADOR, Napo Prov., Limoncocha, 26 Jul 1977

Chlorocyphidae

male Cyrano unicolor, PHILIPPINES, Luzon, Los Banos, 12 Aug 1980
male Cyrano unicolor in spider's clutch, PHILIPPINES, Luzon, Los Banos, 12 Aug 1980
male Heliocypha biforata, THAILAND, Jan 2003, photo by Rory Dow
male Libellago stictica, MALAYSIA, Sarawak, near Mulu National Park, Jun 2003, photo by Rory Dow
male Platycypha fitzsimonsi, ZIMBABWE, Manicaland Prov., stream at Pine Tree Inn, ca 4 km W Juliasdale, 12 Oct 1997, photo by Netta Smith
male Rhinoneura villosipes, MALAYSIA, Sabah, Mt. Kinabalu National Park headquarters, 27 Oct 2000, photo by David Nunnallee
male Sundacypha petiolata , MALAYSIA, Sarawak, Semengo Forest, 20 Aug 1980

Calopterygidae

male Calopteryx aequabilis, WASHINGTON, King Co., Stossel Creek, 6 mi E Duvall, 26 Jun 2004
female Calopteryx aequabilis, WASHINGTON, King Co., Stossel Creek, 6 mi E Duvall, 26 Jun 2004
male Calopteryx atrata, JAPAN, Honshu, Kyoto, 8 Aug 1980
male Calopteryx atrata wing clapping, JAPAN, Honshu, Kyoto, 8 Aug 1980
female Calopteryx atrata, JAPAN, Honshu, Kyoto, Kamogawa River, 10 Aug 1980
male Calopteryx dimidiata, FLORIDA, Jackson Co., small stream on W side of Compass Lake, 19 June 2004
female Calopteryx dimidiata, FLORIDA, Jackson Co., small stream on W side of Compass Lake, 19 June 2004
male Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis, SPAIN, Pontevedra Prov., stream in Pontevedra, 25 Jul 2005
male Calopteryx maculata, IOWA, Fayette Co., Little Volga River in Maynard, 12 Jul 2004
female Calopteryx maculata, IOWA, Fayette Co., Volga River at Twin Bridge Park, 1 mi S, 4 mi W Fayette, 12 July 2004
male Calopteryx virgo, SPAIN, Ourense Prov., Rio Arnoia near Allariz, 1 Aug 2005
male Calopteryx xanthostoma, SPAIN, Zamora Prov., Rio Tera in Puebla de Sanabria, 2 Aug 2005
male Hetaerina capitalis, COSTA RICA, Puntarenas Prov., 20 km E Esparta, 2600', 16 Jun 1967
male Hetaerina cruentata, MEXICO, Oaxaca, Sierra de Miahuatlan, N of Puerto Escondido, 2600-3000', Jan 2004, photo by Rich Hoyer
male Hetaerina fuscoguttata, COSTA RICA, Puntarenas Prov., Rincon de Osa, 8 Mar 1967
male Hetaerina occisa, MEXICO, Nayarit, 8 mi N Playa Sayulita, 5 Sep 1976
male Hetaerina occisa, COSTA RICA, Puntarenas Prov., 8.1 mi WNW Esparta, 12 Jun 1967
female Hetaerina occisa, COSTA RICA, Puntarenas Prov., Rincon de Osa, Mar 1969
male Hetaerina vulnerata, MEXICO, Oaxaca, San Felipe, 22 Sep 1999, photo by Netta Smith
male Phaon iridipennis, NAMIBIA, Kavango, Kavango River in Mahango Game Park, 25 April 2007

Lestidae

male Austrolestes leda, AUSTRALIA, New South Wales, Bridal Veil Falls area, 2-3 km E Blackheath, 2800-3000', 10 Dec 1998
female Austrolestes leda, AUSTRALIA, Queensland, 28.8 km S Canungra, 18 Dec 1998
male Indolestes tenuissimus, AUSTRALIA, Queensland, 2.1 km N Daintree River, 1 Jan 1999
male Lestes plagiatus, ZIMBABWE, Manicaland Prov., dam at Kiledo Lodge, E of Chipinge, ca 900 m, 18 Oct 1997
male Lestes tenuatus, BELIZE, Jul 2002, photo by Rory Dow
male Lestes tikalus, BELIZE, Jul 2002, photo by Rory Dow
male Lestes tikalus, COSTA RICA, Heredia, La Selva, 10 Apr 1967
male Lestes vidua, FLORIDA, Rock Springs Run Preserve, photo by Rory Dow
male Lestes vigilax, NEW YORK, Oneida Co., Bailey Lake, 16 Jul 1999

Synlestidae

male Episynlestes albicauda, AUSTRALIA, Queensland, Mount Tamborine, 15 Dec 1998
female Phylolestes ethelae, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, Cordillera Central, Armando Bermudez National Park, Mata Grande, 1100 m, 14 Oct 2001, photo by Eladio Fernandez
female Synlestes selysi, AUSTRALIA, Queensland, North Tamborine, 15 Dec 1998
male Synlestes weyersii, AUSTRALIA, Victoria, Kings River, Jan 2003, photo by Rory Dow

Megapodagrionidae

male Austroargiolestes icteromelas, AUSTRALIA, Queensland, Lamington National Park, 17 Dec 1998
female Austroargiolestes icteromelas, AUSTRALIA, New South Wales, Cox's River, 8 Dec 1998, photo by Netta Smith
male Griseargiolestes griseus, AUSTRALIA, New South Wales, Govetts Leap, 11 Dec 1998
female Griseargiolestes griseus, AUSTRALIA, New South Wales, Govetts Leap, 11 Dec 1998
male Heteragrion albifrons, COSTA RICA, Cartago Prov., Bosque Florencia, 3 mi. SE Turrialba, 2000', 2 Nov 1966
male Heteragrion erythrogastrum, COSTA RICA, Puntarenas Prov., stream & forest 8.1 mi. WNW Esparta, 200', 24 Oct 1966
male Heteragrion tricellulare, MEXICO, Chiapas, stream 20.1 mi. N Ocozocoautla, 2000', 25 Aug 1967
male Heteragrion (undescribed), ECUADOR, Napo, Limoncocha, 24 Jul 1977
male Paraphlebia quinta, MEXICO, Chiapas, stream 20.1 mi. N Ocozocoautla, 2000', 25 Aug 1967
male Philogenia carrillica, COSTA RICA, Alajuela Prov., streams & waterfalls 10.0 mi. N Varablanca, 2800', 16 Jun 1967
male Philogenia championi, COSTA RICA, Puntarenas Prov., vicinity of Rincon de Osa, 18 Mar 1967
female Philogenia championi, COSTA RICA, Puntarenas Prov., vicinity of Rincon de Osa, 18 Mar 1967
male Philogenia terraba, COSTA RICA, Alajuela Prov., 6.8 mi. SW San Ramon, 3000', 7 Aug 1967 (posed)
male Rhinagrion borneense, MALAYSIA, Sarawak, Mulu National Park, Jun 2003, photo by Rory Dow
female Rhinagrion borneense, MALAYSIA, Sarawak, Mulu National Park, Jun 2003, photo by Rory Dow
male Teinopodagrion eretes, PERU, Huanuco, Tingo Maria, 3 Jul 1977
male Thaumatoneura inopinata, COSTA RICA, San Jose Prov., Rio Claro on La Palma-Carrillo Rd., 3900', 8 May 1967 (posed)
female Thaumatoneura inopinata, COSTA RICA, Alajuela Prov., streams & waterfalls 10.0 mi. N Varablanca, 2800', 16 Jun 1967 (posed)

Pseudostigmatidae

male Mecistogaster linearis, PERU, Iquitos, Explorama Inn, ca 25 mi downstream from Iquitos along Amazon River, Nov 1999, photo by David Nunnallee
female Mecistogaster ornata, PANAMA, Panama City, 6 Aug 2005; photo by Julie Craves
male Megaloprepus caerulatus, COSTA RICA, Heredia Prov., Finca La Selva, 1.5 mi. S Puerto Viejo, 200', 15 Apr 1967
male Megaloprepus caerulatus, PANAMA, Rio Chico Masambi, near Gamboa, 11 Aug 2005; photo by Julie Craves
male Megaloprepus caerulatus, PANAMA, Rio Chico Masambi, near Gamboa, 11 Aug 2005; photo by Julie Craves
female Microstigma anomalum, PERU, Madre de Dios, Explorer's Inn, Apr 2002, photo by Rory Dow
male Microstigma rotundatum, PERU, Iquitos, Explorama Inn, ca 25 mi downstream from Iquitos along Amazon River, Nov 1999, photo by David Nunnallee

Platystictidae

male Drepanosticta barbatula, MALAYSIA, Sarawak, Kubah National Park, Jun 2003, photo by Rory Dow
ovipositing pair of Palaemnema chiriquita, COSTA RICA, Alajuela Prov., streams & waterfalls 10.0 mi. N Varablanca, 2800', 24 Jun 1967 (note how male is guarding female, typical of Palaemnema but quite unusual among Odonata)
female Palaemnema sp., COSTA RICA, Puntarenas Prov., vicinity of Rincon de Osa, 18 Mar 1967

Protoneuridae

pair of Forcepsioneura westfalli, ECUADOR, Napo Prov., Limoncocha, 24 Jul 1977
male Neoneura aaroni, TEXAS, Caldwell Co., San Marcos River at U.S. 90, W of Luling, 16 Jun 1966
pairs of Neoneura amelia and N. aaroni, TEXAS, Hidalgo Co., Rio Grande at Anzalduas County Park, 19 May 2005

Platycnemididae

male Copera annulata, JAPAN, Kyoto, 8 Aug 1980
male Copera ciliata, THAILAND, Jan 2003, photo by Rory Dow
pair of Risiocnemis serrata , PHILIPPINES, Luzon, Los Banos, 12 Aug 1980

Coenagrionidae

male Acanthagrion quadratum, BELIZE, Jul 2002, photo by Rory Dow
pair of Acanthagrion quadratum, MEXICO, Veracruz, E of Tolutla, 27 Sep 1999, photo by Netta Smith
male Acanthagrion trilobatum, PANAMA, S of Gamboa, 12 Aug 2005; photo by Julie Craves
male Agriocnemis femina, MALAYSIA, Sarawak, Kuching, 24 Aug 1980
male Amphicnemis bonita, PHILIPPINES, Luzon, Mt. Makiling, 13 Aug 1980
male Argia adamsi , COSTA RICA, Heredia Prov., Finca La Selva, 1.5 mi S Puerto Viejo, Feb 1975
male Argia adamsi, PANAMA, Rio Chico Masambi, near Gamboa, 11 Aug 2005; photo by Julie Craves
pair of Argia cuprea, MEXICO, Sonora, stream at El Trigo Colon, 4550', 16 Sep 2004
pairs of Argia emma, OREGON, Gilliam Co., John Day River at hwy 206, 29 Aug 2004
female Argia extranea, MEXICO, Oaxaca, Sierra de Miahuatlan, N of Puerto Escondido, 2600-3000', Jan 2004, photo by Rich Hoyer
male Argia funcki, MEXICO, Nayarit, Rio El Limon, 6.3 road km W Santa Maria del Oro, 3600 ft, 19 Sep 2001
male Argia indicatrix, PANAMA, Panama City, 4 Aug 2005; photo by Julie Craves
male Argia oculata, BELIZE, Jul 2002, photo by Rory Dow
male Argia oculata, MEXICO, Oaxaca, Sierra de Miahuatlan, N of Puerto Escondido, 2600-3000', Jan 2004, photo by Rich Hoyer
pair of Argia oenea , COSTA RICA, Guanacaste Prov., Rio Guacimal, 2002, photo by Anna Santos
male Argia pima, MEXICO, Sonora, Arroyo Los Pilares at Mex. 16, 4300', 14 Sep 2004
female Argia pulla, PANAMA, Panama City, 4 Aug 2005; photo by Julie Craves
male Argia sedula, TEXAS, Caldwell Co., San Marcos River at US 90, 3 mi W Luling, 29 Jul 2004
male Argia translata, PANAMA, creek in Rio Hato watershed, El Chiru, 10 Aug 2005; photo by Julie Craves
male Argia undescribed sp., COSTA RICA, Puntarenas Prov., Finca Las Cruces, 4 mi S San Vito de Java, 21 Feb 1975
male Calvertagrion n. sp., PERU, Loreto, Yarinacocha, 12 July 1977
female Ceriagrion cerinorubellum, MALAYSIA, Sarawak, Bau, 21 Aug 1980
female Ceriagrion coromandelianum, NEPAL, Royal Chitwan National Park, Tiger Tops Tented Camp, 20 Nov 1980
male Ceriagrion melanurum, JAPAN, Kyoto, Mizorogaike, 10 Aug 1980
male and pairEnallagma basidens and male Enallagma aspersum, TEXAS, Burnet Co., ponds at Lakeland Hill Memorial Park Cemetary, 4 mi W Burnet, 26 Jul 2004
male Enallagma boreale, WASHINGTON, Douglas Co., Jameson Lake, 22 Aug 1999, photo by Netta Smith
male Enallagma ebrium, IDAHO, Kootenai Co., pond near Medicine Lake, 10 Jul 2000
male Enallagma novaehispaniae, TEXAS, Kinney Co., Las Moras Creek at Fort Clark Springs, 24 Jul 2004
pair of Enallagma rua, GUATEMALA, Dept. Chimantenango, Tecpan, 7100', 22 Aug 1967
pair of Enallagma signatum, NEW YORK, Oneida Co., Bailey Lake, 16 Jul 1999
male Hesperagrion heterodoxum, MEXICO, Sonora, Arroyo Los Pilares at Mex. 16, 4300', 14 Sep 2004
female Ischnura asiatica, JAPAN, Sakai, Hachigamine Hills, 10 Aug 1980
male Ischnura aurora, NEPAL, Pokhara, Begnas Tal, 15 Nov 1980
male Leptobasis vacillans, BELIZE, Jul 2002, photo by Rory Dow
male Leptobasis vacillans, COSTA RICA, Heredia Prov., Finca La Selva, 10 Apr 1967
male Leptobasis new species, COSTA RICA, Guanacaste Prov., Hacienda Taboga, 14 Jul 1967
male Metaleptobasis westfalli, COSTA RICA, Puntarenas Prov., Rincon de Osa, 20 Mar 1967
male Metaleptobasis new species, PERU, Loreto, Yarinacocha, 12 Jul 1977
male Nehalennia minuta, COSTA RICA, Guanacaste Prov., Hacienda Taboga, 20 Jun 1967
male Pseudagrion acaciae, NAMIBIA, Kavango, Kavango River at Mahangu Safari Lodge, 25 April 2007, photo by Netta Smith
male Pseudagrion glaucescens, NAMIBIA, Kavango, Kavango River in Mahango Game Park, 25 April 2007
male Pseudagrion microcephalum, PHILIPPINES, Luzon, San Pablo, 14 Aug 1980
male Rseudagrion pilidorsum, MALAYSIA, Sarawak, Mulu National Park, Jun 2003, photo by Rory Dow
male Pseudagrion pruinosum, THAILAND, Jan 2003, photo by Rory Dow
male Telebasis aurea, COSTA RICA, Puntarenas Prov., marshy pond 5 mi. S San Vito, 4700', 27 Apr 1967
female Telebasis aurea, COSTA RICA, Puntarenas Prov., marshy pond 5 mi. S San Vito, 4700', 27 Apr 1967 (in tandem with male Lestes tenuatus)
male Telebasis byersi, FLORIDA, Hillsborough Co., Hillsborough River State Park, 21 Jun 2004
male Telebasis filiola, BELIZE, Jul 2002, photo by Rory Dow
male Telebasis isthmica, COSTA RICA, Puntarenas Prov., rain pond 10 km WNW Esparta, 200', 19 Jun 1967
pair of Telebasis salva, ARIZONA, Cochise Co., San Bernardino National Wildlife Refuge, 9 Aug 1995
male Zoniagrion exclamationis,CALIFORNIA, Napa Co., Conn Creek at Silverado Trail, 1 mi. E Zinfandel, 16 Jun 1973 (posed)

Anisoptera

Petaluridae

male Petalura ingentissima from AUSTRALIA, Queensland, 4.6 km N Daintree River Crossing, 24 Dec 1998
male Petalura litorea from AUSTRALIA, Queensland, North Stradbroke Island, 20 Dec 1998
female Tachopteryx thoreyi, TENNESSEE, Sevier Co., Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Elkmont Campground, 2100', 3 Jun 1977
female Tachopteryx thoreyi, NORTH CAROLINA, Orange Co., Morgan Creek at N.C. 54, reared from larva collected 11 Apr 1966
male Tanypteryx hageni, WASHINGTON, Snohomish Co., seepage stream 1 mi S, 1 mi E Jack Pass on FR 6554, 2700' 15 Aug 1997

Aeshnidae

male Aeshna grandis, SWITZERLAND, Kanton Zug, canal 1 km E Muhlau, 8 Sep 1973
male Aeshna palmata eating Enallagma boreale, WASHINGTON, Douglas Co., Jameson Lake, 25 Aug 1997
male Aeshna persephone, ARIZONA, Cochise Co., Sunnyside Canyon at FR 48, 21 Sep 2004
female Aeshna persephone, MEXICO, Sonora, Canada Ancha at Mex 16, 4900', 14 Sep 2004
male Aeshna walkeri, CALIFORNIA, Fieldbrook, Sep 1998, photo by Pete Haggard
female Anax amazili, COSTA RICA, Heredia Prov., Finca La Selva, 1.5 mi. S Puerto Viejo, 200', 12 Apr 1967 (posed)
male Anax concolor, TEXAS, Hidalgo Co., Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge, 5 Jun 2005
female Anax junius eating female Aeshna constricta, NEBRASKA, Cherry Co., Boardman Creek, 19 Jul 1998
male Anax longipes, TEXAS, Travis Co., Little Bee Creek, 2 Jun 2005 (posed)
male Anax speratus, ZIMBABWE, Manicaland Prov., marshy dam and stream at Pine Tree Inn, ca 4 km W Juliasdale, 12 Oct 1997
male Anax walsinghami, CALIFORNIA, Colusa Co., Bear Creek, 21 Jun 2003 (posed)
male Anax walsinghami, TEXAS, Travis Co., Little Bee Creek, 2 Jun 2005 (posed)
female Coryphaeschna apeora, CUBA, Matanzas Prov., eastern Zapata, Bermeja, 23 Apr 2001, photo by Rob Williams; identity of this individual is tentative, as the species is poorly known and has not previously been reported from the West Indies. Nevertheless, the photo matches apeora better than any other species.
male Gynacantha nervosa, FLORIDA, Dade Co., Kendall, Dec 1971 (posed)
male Gynacantha nervosa, FLORIDA, Dade Co., Kendall, Dec 1971 (posed)
male Gynacantha tibiata, COSTA RICA, Heredia Prov., Finca La Selva, 1.5 mi. S Puerto Viejo, 200', 22 Sep 1966
ovipositing female Gynacantha tibiata, COSTA RICA, Heredia Prov., Finca La Selva, 1.5 mi. S Puerto Viejo, 200', 10 Apr 1967
pair of Rhionaeschna diffinis, CHILE, Santiago, 21 Aug 2004, photo by Louise Salmond Smith
male Rhionaeschna dugesi, TEXAS, Jeff Davis Co., Limpia Creek, 3.4 mi NE Fort Davis, 24 Aug 1977
female Rhionaeschna dugesi, ARIZONA, Cochise Co., Silver Creek, NE of Douglas, 11 Aug 1995
ovipositing female Tetracanthagyna sp., MALAYSIA, Sabah, Borneo Rainforest Lodge, 23 Oct 2000, photo by David Nunnallee
ovipositing female Triacanthagyna satyrus, COSTA RICA, Heredia Prov., Finca La Selva, 1.5 mi. S Puerto Viejo, 200', 10 Apr 1967

Gomphidae

male Aphylla williamsoni, FLORIDA, Highlands Co., Lake June in Winter, 23 Jun 2004
male Epigomphus subobtusus, COSTA RICA, Alajuela Prov., streams & waterfalls 10.0 mi. N Varablanca, 2800', 16 Jun 1967
male Erpetogomphus compositus, ARIZONA, Cochise Co., San Pedro River at Hereford, 10 Aug 1995
male Erpetogomphus compositus, NEVADA, Washoe Co., 1999; photo by William Leonard; INTERESTING BEHAVIOR
female Erpetogomphus crotalinus, MEXICO, Durango, Rio Dalila and marshes, 6 mi. E Durango, 6200', 1 Sep 1976
male Erpetogomphus eutainia, TEXAS, Gonzales Co., Guadalupe River at Independence Park, Gonzales, 29 Jul 2004
male Erpetogomphus l. lampropeltis, CALIFORNIA, Ventura Co., Sespe Creek, 4.0 mi. N Fillmore, 600', 18-22 Sep 1972
male Erpetogomphus lampropeltis natrix, ARIZONA, Santa Cruz Co., Sonoita Creek, 1 mi. S Patagonia, 27 Aug 1977
male Erpetogomphus ophibolus, MEXICO, Chiapas, stream 20.1 mi. N Ocozocoautla, 2000', 25 Aug 1967 (posed)
male Gomphus dilatatus, FLORIDA, Marion Co., Juniper Creek at Fla. 19, 18 Apr 2005
male Gomphus kurilis, CALIFORNIA, Calaveras Co., Calaveritas, 25 Jun 2003
male Gomphus lynnae, WASHINGTON, Benton Co., Yakima River, 9 mi N Benton City, July 1972
male Ictinogomphus decoratus, MALAYSIA, Sarawak, Kampong Gayu, 15 mi. N Padawan, 23 Aug 1980
male Ictinogomphus ferox, ZIMBABWE, Matabeleland South Prov., Matopo National Park, ca 35 km SSW Bulawayo, 1340 m, 22 Oct 1997
male Ophiogomphus arizonicus, NEW MEXICO, Catron Co., San Francisco River, 3.5 mi. W Luna on NM 180, 7400', 7 Aug 1995
male Ophiogomphus bison, CALIFORNIA, Amador Co., Sutter Creek, 1.7 mi. W Volcano, 17 Jun 1973
male Phyllogomphoides albrighti, TEXAS, Caldwell Co., San Marcos River at U.S. 90, W of Luling, 16 Jun 1966
female Phyllogomphoides bifasciatus, COSTA RICA, Guanacaste Prov., Hacienda Taboga, 100', Jul 1966
male Phyllogomphoides pugnifer, MEXICO, Chiapas, stream 20.1 mi. N Ocozocoautla, 2000', 25 Aug 1967
male Phyllogomphoides stigmatus, TEXAS, Kerr Co., south fork Guadalupe River at Tex. 39, 13.4 mi. WSW Hunt, 22 Aug 1977
male Progomphus borealis, NEW MEXICO, Grant Co., Gila River at Red Rock, 4000', 6 Aug 1995
male Sieboldius albardae,JAPAN, Kyoto Pref., Kyoto, pond & streams at Kyoto International Conference Hall, 8 Aug 1980
female Sinictinogomphus clavatus eating cicada, JAPAN, Kyoto Pref., Kyoto, pond & streams at Kyoto International Conference Hall, 8 Aug 1980

Cordulegastridae

male Anotogaster sieboldi, JAPAN, Kyoto Pref., stream at Kurama, 7 Aug 1980 (posed)
imm female Cordulegaster bilineata, SOUTH CAROLINA, Aiken Co., North Augusta, 23 Mar 2001, photo by Matt Lindler
male Cordulegaster dorsalis deserticola, CALIFORNIA, Inyo Co., Antelope Springs, 23 June 2003
reared male Cordulegaster erronea, NORTH CAROLINA, Orange Co., Morgan Creek, May 1966
male Cordulegaster godmani, COSTA RICA, San Jose Prov., stream N of Hacienda Jorco in Cerros de Escazú, 6800', 1 Apr 1967 (posed)
male Cordulegaster obliqua, TEXAS, Jasper Co., Angelina National Forest, Boykin Springs, 25 May 2005
male Cordulegaster sayi, FLORIDA, Liberty Co., N of Sweetwater, 22 Apr 2005

Macromiidae

male Phyllomacromia contumax, NAMIBIA, Kavango, Kavango River in Mahango Game Park, 25 April 2007, photo by Netta Smith
male Phyllomacromia picta, ZIMBABWE, Matabeleland North Prov., Gwayi River at Gwayi River, 27 Oct 1997

Synthemistidae

male Eusynthemis netta , AUSTRALIA, Queensland, Mt. Lewis, 25 Dec 1998

Corduliidae

male Somatochlora cingulata , CANADA, British Columbia, Solco Lake, 1 Aug 2000 (posed)

Libellulidae

male Acisoma panorpoides, PHILIPPINES, Luzon, San Pablo, 14 Aug 1980
male Agrionoptera insignis, MALAYSIA, Sarawak, Bau, 21 Aug 1980
female Anatya normalis, PANAMA, Panama City, 6 Aug 2005; photo by Julie Craves
male Brachydiplax chalybea, MALAYSIA, Sarawak, Kampong Gayu, 23 Aug 1980
female Brachymesia gravida, FLORIDA, Wakulla Co., Stoney Bayou Pool, St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge, 18 Jun 2004
male Brachymesia herbida, MEXICO, Veracruz, Las Barrancas, 25 Sep 1999, photo by Netta Smith
male Brechmorhoga mendax, CALIFORNIA, Calaveras Co., north fork of Calaveras River, 2.1 mi. W San Andreas, 18 Aug 1974 (posed)
male Brechmorhoga rapax, NICARAGUA, Selva Negra, 6 Dec 2003, photo by Richard Lehman
male Cannaphila insularis, COSTA RICA, Guanacaste Prov., Hacienda Taboga, Jul 1966
female Cannaphila insularis, COSTA RICA, Guanacaste Prov., Hacienda Taboga, Jul 1966
male Cratilla metallica, MALAYSIA, Taman Negara National Park, 16 Oct 2000, photo by David Nunnallee
male Crocothemis servilia, JAPAN, Osaka Pref., Sakai, Hachigamine Hill, 10 Aug 1980
immature male Crocothemis servilia, THAILAND, Bangkok, 4 Nov 1980
male Dasythemis essequiba, PERU, Madre de Dios, Explorer's Inn, 23 Jul 2002, photo by Netta Smith
male Dythemis maya, ARIZONA, Cochise Co., Parker Schoolhouse, 18 mi SE Patagonia, 30 Sep 2000, photo by Doug Danforth
male Dythemis sterilis, BELIZE, Jul 2002, photo by Rory Dow
female Dythemis sterilis, PANAMA, Panama City, 4 Aug 2005; photo by Julie Craves
female Erythemis collocata, WASHINGTON, Douglas Co., Jameson Lake, 22 Aug 1999, photo by Netta Smith
male Erythemis peruviana, TRINIDAD, Asa Wright Nature Centre, Mar 2002, photo by Ann & Rob Simpson
female Erythemis simplicicollis dining on Hetaerina americana, TEXAS, Sabinal River, 22 Aug 1977
female Erythemis simplicicollis, IOWA, Black Hawk Co., Wapsipinicon River at Bruggeman Park, 2 mi ENE Dunkerton, 6 Jul 2004
female Erythemis vesiculosa, FLORIDA, Monroe Co., Long Key, 6 Jan 2000
male Erythrodiplax abjecta, COSTA RICA, Cartago Prov., Tapanti, 23 Jun 1967
male Erythrodiplax attenuata, PERU, Iquitos, Napo River, ca 40 mi NE Iquitos, 8 Nov 1999, photo by David Nunnallee
male Erythrodiplax attenuata, PERU, Iquitos, Napo River, ca 40 mi NE Iquitos, 8 Nov 1999, photo by David Nunnallee
male Erythrodiplax fervida, MEXICO, Veracruz, Lake Catemaco, 20 Sep 1999, photo by Netta Smith
imm male Erythrodiplax funerea, MEXICO, Oaxaca, Sierra de Miahuatlan, N of Puerto Escondido, 2600-3000', Jan 2004, photo by Rich Hoyer
female Erythrodiplax funerea, MEXICO, Oaxaca, Sierra de Miahuatlan, N of Puerto Escondido, 2600-3000', Jan 2004, photo by Rich Hoyer
female Erythrodiplax funerea, PANAMA, El Chiru, 10 Aug 2005; photo by Julie Craves
imm female Erythrodiplax funerea, PANAMA, El Chiru, 10 Aug 2005; photo by Julie Craves
male Erythrodiplax kimminsi, PANAMA, Panama City, 6 Aug 2005; photo by Julie Craves
male Erythrodiplax umbrata, PERU, Iquitos, Explornapo Lodge on Sucusari River, ca 50 mi NE Iquitos, 6 Nov 1999, photo by David Nunnallee
immature male Erythrodiplax umbrata, PERU, Iquitos, Napo River, ca 40 mi NE Iquitos, 8 Nov 1999, photo by David Nunnallee
female Erythrodiplax umbrata, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, Sierra de Bahoruco, 500m, 21 Oct 2001, photo by Eladio Fernandez
female Libellula auripennis, FLORIDA, Lake Co., Beakman Lake, 16 Jun 2004
male Libellula forensis eating Enallagma carunculatum, WASHINGTON, Douglas Co., Jameson Lake, 25 Aug 1997, photo by Netta Smith
male Libellula jesseana, FLORIDA, Clay Co., Sheeler Lake, Gold Head Branch State Park, 17 Jun 2004
male Libellula pulchella, WASHINGTON, Chelan Co., Wells Dam, 13 Jul 1998, photo by Netta Smith
female Libellula pulchella, NEW YORK, Madison Co., Hamilton, 13 Jul 1999
female Libellula quadrimaculata, WASHINGTON, Pend Oreille Co., Potter's Pond, 10 Aug 2003
male Libellula saturata, CALIFORNIA, Lake Co., Butts Canyon Road, 21 Jun 2003
female Macrodiplax balteata, FLORIDA, Leon Co., St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge, 13 Aug 1977
male Macrothemis pseudimitans, MEXICO, Oaxaca, Sierra de Miahuatlan, N of Puerto Escondido, 2600-3000', Jan 2004, photo by Rich Hoyer
female Macrothemis pseudimitans, PANAMA, near Rio Guayabo, El Valle, 7 Aug 2005; photo by Julie Craves
male Macrothemis ultima, MEXICO, Sonora, stream at El Trigo Colon, 4550', 16 Sep 2004
male Micrathyria didyma, MEXICO, Veracruz, Catemaco, 20 Sep 1999, photo by Netta Smith
female Micrathyria didyma, MEXICO, Veracruz, Catemaco, 20 Sep 1999, photo by Netta Smith
male Micrathyria dissocians, BELIZE, Jul 2002, photo by Rory Dow
male Micrathyria laevigata, PANAMA, S of Gamboa, 12 Aug 2005; photo by Julie Craves
male Micrathyria laevigata, PANAMA, S of Gamboa, 12 Aug 2005; photo by Julie Craves
male Micrathyria ocellata, COSTA RICA, Guanacaste Prov., Hacienda Taboga, 20 Jun 1967
male Oligoclada pachystigma in spider web, PERU, Madre de Dios, Explorer's Inn, 15 Jul 2002, photo by Netta Smith
male Olpogastra lugubris, NAMIBIA, Kavango, Kavango River in Mahango Game Park, 25 April 2007
male Orthemis ferruginea and Orthemis discolor, MEXICO, Baja California, Todos Santos, 6 Jan 2004
immature male Orthemis_discolor, TEXAS, Gonzales Co., Guadalupe River at Independence Park, Gonzales, 29 Jul 2004
male Orthemis discolor, PANAMA, near Rio Chico Masambi, near Gamboa, 11 Aug 2005; photo by Julie Craves
female Orthemis discolor, PANAMA, Panama City, 6 Aug 2005; photo by Julie Craves
immature male Orthemis_ferruginea, TEXAS, Galveston Co., High Island, Houston Audubon Sanctuary, 21 Jul 2004
COLLECTION OF Orthemis PHOTOS - currently 43 images
male Orthetrum icteromelas, NAMIBIA, Kavango, large pan in Mahango Game Park, 24 April 2007, photo by Netta Smith
male Orthetrum sabina eating Acisoma panorpoides, MALAYSIA, Sarawak, Kuching, 24 Aug 1980
male Orthetrum sabina, MALAYSIA, Sabah, Poring Hot Springs, 23 Oct 2000, photo by David Nunnallee
male Orthetrum trinacria, NAMIBIA, Kavango, large pan in Mahango Game Park, 24 April 2007, photo by Netta Smith
male Palpopleura lucia, ZIMBABWE, Manicaland Prov., river in Honde Valley, upper crossing on road to Aberfoyle, 15 Oct 1997, photo by Netta Smith
male Perithemis domitia, COSTA RICA, Puntarenas Prov., stream 8.1 mi. WNW Esparta, 12 Jun 1967
male Perithemis electra, PERU, Madre de Dios, Tambopata Research Center, 20 Jul 2002
male Perithemis lais, PERU, Madre de Dios, Explorer's Inn, 25 Jul 2002, photo by Netta Smith
male Perithemis mooma, MEXICO, Veracruz, E of Totutla, 24 Sep 1999, photo by Netta Smith
male Planiplax sanguiniventris, BELIZE, Jul 2002, photo by Rory Dow
female Plathemis lydia, NEW YORK, Madison Co., Hamilton, 13 Jul 1999
male Plathemis subornata, CALIFORNIA, Inyo Co., 3 mi E Independence, 24 Jun 2003
night roost of Potamarcha congener, INDIA, Goa, Jan 2001, photo by Allan Brandon
male Rhyothemis triangularis, MALAYSIA, Sarawak, Mulu National Park, Jun 2003, photo by Rory Dow
male Scapanea frontalis, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, La Vega Prov., Manabao, 2002, photo by Eladio Fernandez
female Scapanea frontalis, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, La Vega Prov., Manabao, 2002, photo by Eladio Fernandez
male Sympetrum gilvum, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, Valle Nuevo National Park, 2002, photo by Ricardo Briones
male Sympetrum illotum, OREGON, Josephine Co., Kerby, 20 Jun 1998, photo by Netta Smith
male Sympetrum janeae, NEW YORK, Madison Co., Hamilton, 13 Jul 1999
immature male Sympetrum madidum, CALIFORNIA, Glenn Co., pond at hwy 162 at E border of Mendocino National Forest, 4 Jun 2004
male Sympetrum pallipes, WASHINGTON, Stevens Co., Twin Lakes, 9 Aug 2003
male Sympetrum signiferum, ARIZONA, Cochise Co., Leslie Canyon NWR, 25 Sep 2000, photo by Sandy Upson
female Sympetrum signiferum, ARIZONA, Cochise Co., Leslie Canyon NWR, 25 Sep 2000, photo by Sandy Upson
immature male Sympetrum signiferum, MEXICO, Durango, Rio Dalila and marshes 6 mi. E Durango, 6200', 1 Sep 1976
immature female Sympetrum signiferum, ARIZONA, Cochise Co., Leslie Canyon NWR, 25 Sep 2000, photo by Sandy Upson
male Tetrathemis irregularis, MALAYSIA, Sarawak, Kampong Gayu, 15 mi. N Padawan, 23 Aug 1980
male Tholymis citrina, MEXICO, Veracruz, Catemaco, 20 Sep 1999, photo by Netta Smith
male Tholymis tillarga, MALAYSIA, Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, 20 Oct 2000, photo by David Nunnallee
male Tramea cophysa, GALAPAGOS, July 2003, photo by Greg Lasley
female Tramea cophysa, GALAPAGOS, North Seymour Island, 25 May 2002, photo by John Abbott
male Trithemis hecate, NAMIBIA, Kavango, large pan in Mahango Game Park, 24 April 2007, photo by Netta Smith
male Trithemis kirbyi, ZIMBABWE, Manicaland Prov., river in Honde Valley, upper crossing on road to Aberfoyle, 15 Oct 1997, photo by Netta Smith
male Uracis fastigiata, PANAMA, Panama City, 4 Aug 2005; photo by Julie Craves
male Urothemis assignata, ZIMBABWE, Masvingo Prov., dam on Gwezi River at Savuli Lodge, Save Conservancy, SW of Birchenough Bridge, 20 Oct 1997
male Urothemis edwardsii, NAMIBIA, Kavango, large pan in Mahango Game Park, 24 April 2007, photo by Netta Smith
male Zygonyx natalensis, ZIMBABWE, Matabeleland North Prov., Victoria Falls rain forest walk above Zambezi River, 900 m, 30 Oct 1997