The Odonata of North America
Dragonfly Society of the Americas
This list, including English names originally proposed in 1978 and now revised several times, is offered as both a current North American check-list and a list of English names. The English names were generated by Dennis R. Paulson and Sidney W. Dunkle (a few were already in use) and approved, with some modification, by the membership of the Dragonfly Society of the Americas. Common names for species recently added to the list were coined by the Common Names Committe and then the Checklist Committee of the DSA or by the original describer. The list is kept up to date with taxonomic changes, name changes, and species newly added to the fauna.
Updated 20 December 2023
Lestidae - Spreadwings
Archilestes californicus McLachlan, 1895 - California Spreadwing
Archilestes grandis (Rambur, 1842) - Great Spreadwing
Lestes alacer Hagen, 1861 - Plateau Spreadwing
Lestes australis Walker, 1952 - Southern Spreadwing
Lestes congener Hagen, 1861 - Spotted Spreadwing
Lestes disjunctus Selys, 1862 - Northern Spreadwing
Lestes dryas Kirby, 1890 - Emerald Spreadwing
Lestes eurinus Say, 1839 - Amber-winged Spreadwing
Lestes forcipatus Rambur, 1842 - Sweetflag Spreadwing
Lestes forficula Rambur, 1842 - Rainpool Spreadwing
Lestes inaequalis Walsh, 1862 - Elegant Spreadwing
Lestes rectangularis Say, 1839 - Slender Spreadwing
Lestes sigma Calvert, 1901 - Chalky Spreadwing
Lestes spumarius Hagen in Selys, 1862 - Antillean Spreadwing
Lestes stultus Hagen, 1861 - Black Spreadwing
Lestes tenuatus Rambur, 1842 - Blue-striped Spreadwing
Lestes unguiculatus Hagen, 1861 - Lyre-tipped Spreadwing
Lestes vidua Hagen, 1861 - Carolina Spreadwing
Lestes vigilax Hagen in Selys, 1862 - Swamp Spreadwing
Platystictidae - Shadowdamsels
Palaemnema domina Calvert, 1903 - Desert Shadowdamsel
Calopterygidae - Jewelwings
Calopteryx aequabilis Say, 1839 - River Jewelwing
Calopteryx amata Hagen, 1889 - Superb Jewelwing
Calopteryx angustipennis (Selys, 1853) - Appalachian Jewelwing
Calopteryx dimidiata Burmeister, 1839 - Sparkling Jewelwing
Calopteryx maculata (Beauvois, 1805) - Ebony Jewelwing
Hetaerina americana (Fabricius, 1798) - American Rubyspot
Hetaerina calverti Vega-Sánchez, Mendoza-Cuenca & González-Soriano, 2020 - Cryptic Rubyspot
Hetaerina titia (Drury, 1773) - Smoky Rubyspot
Hetaerina vulnerata Hagen in Selys, 1853 - Canyon Rubyspot
Coenagrionidae - Pond Damsels
Acanthagrion quadratum Selys, 1876 - Mexican Wedgetail
Amphiagrion abbreviatum (Selys, 1876) - Western Red Damsel
Amphiagrion saucium (Burmeister, 1839) - Eastern Red Damsel
Apanisagrion lais (Selys, 1876) - Black-and-white Damsel
Argia agrioides Calvert, 1895 - California Dancer
Argia alberta Kennedy, 1918 - Paiute Dancer
Argia anceps Garrison, 1996 - Cerulean Dancer
Argia apicalis (Say, 1839) - Blue-fronted Dancer
Argia barretti Calvert, 1902 - Comanche Dancer
Argia bipunctulata (Hagen, 1861) - Seepage Dancer
Argia carlcooki Daigle, 1995 - Yaqui Dancer
Argia cuprea (Hagen, 1861) - Coppery Dancer
Argia emma Kennedy, 1915 - Emma's Dancer
Argia extranea (Hagen, 1861) - Spine-tipped Dancer
Argia fumipennis (Burmeister, 1839) - Variable Dancer
Argia funebris (Hagen, 1861) - Springwater Dancer
Argia harknessi Calvert, 1899 - Harkness's Dancer
Argia hinei Kennedy, 1918 - Lavender Dancer
Argia immunda (Hagen, 1861) - Kiowa Dancer
Argia lacrimans (Hagen, 1861) - Sierra Madre Dancer
Argia leonorae Garrison, 1994 - Leonora's Dancer
Argia lugens (Hagen, 1861) - Sooty Dancer
Argia moesta (Hagen, 1861) - Powdered Dancer
Argia munda Calvert, 1902 - Apache Dancer
Argia nahuana Calvert, 1902 - Aztec Dancer
Argia oculata Hagen in Selys, 1865 - Oculate Dancer
Argia oenea Hagen in Selys, 1865 - Fiery-eyed Dancer
Argia pallens Calvert, 1902 - Amethyst Dancer
Argia paludicola Garrison & von Ellenrieder, 2022 - Marsh Dancer
Argia pima Garrison, 1994 - Pima Dancer
Argia rhoadsi Calvert, 1902 - Golden-winged Dancer
Argia sabino Garrison, 1994 - Sabino Dancer
Argia sedula (Hagen, 1861) - Blue-ringed Dancer
Argia tarascana Calvert, 1902 - Tarascan Dancer
Argia tezpi Calvert, 1902 - Tezpi Dancer
Argia tibialis (Rambur, 1842) - Blue-tipped Dancer
Argia tonto Calvert, 1902 - Tonto Dancer
Argia translata Hagen in Selys, 1865 - Dusky Dancer
Argia vivida Hagen in Selys, 1865 - Vivid Dancer
Chromagrion conditum (Selys, 1876) - Aurora Damsel
Coenagrion angulatum Walker, 1912 - Prairie Bluet
Coenagrion interrogatum (Hagen in Selys, 1876) - Subarctic Bluet
Coenagrion resolutum (Hagen in Selys, 1876) - Taiga Bluet
Enallagma anna Williamson, 1900 - River Bluet
Enallagma annexum (Hagen, 1861) - Northern Bluet
Enallagma antennatum (Say, 1839) - Rainbow Bluet
Enallagma aspersum (Hagen, 1861) - Azure Bluet
Enallagma basidens Calvert, 1902 - Double-striped Bluet
Enallagma boreale Selys, 1875 - Boreal Bluet
Enallagma cardenium Selys, 1876 - Purple Bluet
Enallagma carunculatum Morse, 1895 - Tule Bluet
Enallagma civile (Hagen, 1861) - Familiar Bluet
Enallagma clausum Morse, 1895 - Alkali Bluet
Enallagma concisum Williamson, 1922 - Cherry Bluet
Enallagma daeckii (Calvert, 1903) - Attenuated Bluet
Enallagma davisi Westfall, 1943 - Sandhill Bluet
Enallagma divagans Selys, 1876 - Turquoise Bluet
Enallagma doubledayi (Selys, 1850) - Atlantic Bluet
Enallagma dubium Root, 1924 - Burgundy Bluet
Enallagma durum (Hagen, 1861) - Big Bluet
Enallagma ebrium (Hagen, 1861) - Marsh Bluet
Enallagma eiseni Calvert, 1895 - Baja Bluet
Enallagma exsulans (Hagen, 1861) - Stream Bluet
Enallagma geminatum Kellicott, 1895 - Skimming Bluet
Enallagma hageni (Walsh, 1863) - Hagen's Bluet
Enallagma laterale Morse, 1895 - New England Bluet
Enallagma minusculum Morse, 1895 - Little Bluet
Enallagma novaehispaniae Calvert, 1907 - Neotropical Bluet
Enallagma pallidum Root, 1923 - Pale Bluet
Enallagma pictum Morse, 1895 - Scarlet Bluet
Enallagma pollutum (Hagen, 1861) - Florida Bluet
Enallagma praevarum (Hagen, 1861) - Arroyo Bluet
Enallagma recurvatum Davis, 1913 - Pine Barrens Bluet
Enallagma semicirculare Selys, 1876 - Claw-tipped Bluet
Enallagma signatum (Hagen, 1861) - Orange Bluet
Enallagma sulcatum Williamson, 1922 - Golden Bluet
Enallagma traviatum Selys, 1876 - Slender Bluet
Enallagma vernale Gloyd, 1943 - Vernal Bluet
Enallagma vesperum Calvert, 1919 - Vesper Bluet
Enallagma weewa Byers, 1927 - Blackwater Bluet
Hesperagrion heterodoxum (Selys, 1868) - Painted Damsel
Ischnura barberi Currie, 1903 - Desert Forktail
Ischnura cervula Selys, 1876 - Pacific Forktail
Ischnura damula Calvert, 1902 - Plains Forktail
Ischnura demorsa (Hagen, 1861) - Mexican Forktail
Ischnura denticollis (Burmeister, 1839) - Black-fronted Forktail
Ischnura erratica Calvert, 1895 - Swift Forktail
Ischnura gemina (Kennedy, 1917) - San Francisco Forktail
Ischnura hastata (Say, 1839) - Citrine Forktail
Ischnura kellicotti Williamson, 1898 - Lilypad Forktail
Ischnura perparva McLachlan in Selys, 1876 - Western Forktail
Ischnura posita (Hagen, 1861) - Fragile Forktail
Ischnura prognata (Hagen, 1861) - Furtive Forktail
Ischnura ramburii (Selys, 1850) - Rambur's Forktail
Ischnura verticalis (Say, 1839) - Eastern Forktail
Leptobasis lucifer (Donnelly, 1967) - Lucifer Swampdamsel
Leptobasis melinogaster González-Soriano, 2002 - Cream-tipped Swampdamsel
Leptobasis vacillans Hagen in Selys, 1877 - Red-tipped Swampdamsel
Nehalennia gracilis Morse, 1895 - Sphagnum Sprite
Nehalennia integricollis Calvert, 1913 - Southern Sprite
Nehalennia irene (Hagen, 1861) - Sedge Sprite
Nehalennia minuta (Selys in Sagra, 1857) - Tropical Sprite
Nehalennia pallidula Calvert, 1913 - Everglades Sprite
Neoerythromma cultellatum (Selys, 1876) - Caribbean Yellowface
Neoneura aaroni Calvert, 1903 - Coral-fronted Threadtail
Neoneura amelia Calvert, 1903 - Amelia's Threadtail
Protoneura cara Calvert, 1903 - Orange-striped Threadtail
Telebasis byersi Westfall, 1957 - Duckweed Firetail
Telebasis digiticollis Calvert, 1902 - Marsh Firetail
Telebasis salva (Hagen, 1861) - Desert Firetail
Zoniagrion exclamationis (Selys, 1876) - Exclamation Damsel
Petaluridae - Petaltails
Tachopteryx thoreyi (Hagen in Selys, 1858) - Gray Petaltail
Tanypteryx hageni (Selys, 1879) - Black Petaltail
Aeshnidae - Darners
Aeshna caerulea (Ström, 1783) - Azure Darner
Aeshna canadensis Walker, 1908 - Canada Darner
Aeshna clepsydra Say, 1839 - Mottled Darner
Aeshna constricta Say, 1839 - Lance-tipped Darner
Aeshna eremita Scudder, 1866 - Lake Darner
Aeshna interrupta Walker, 1908 - Variable Darner
Aeshna juncea (Linnaeus, 1758) - Sedge Darner
Aeshna palmata Hagen, 1856 - Paddle-tailed Darner
Aeshna persephone Donnelly, 1961 - Persephone's Darner
Aeshna sitchensis Hagen, 1861 - Zigzag Darner
Aeshna subarctica Walker, 1908 - Subarctic Darner
Aeshna tuberculifera Walker, 1908 - Black-tipped Darner
Aeshna umbrosa Walker, 1908 - Shadow Darner
Aeshna verticalis Hagen, 1861 - Green-striped Darner
Aeshna walkeri Kennedy, 1917 - Walker's Darner
Anax amazili (Burmeister, 1839) - Amazon Darner
Anax concolor Brauer, 1865 - Blue-spotted Comet Darner
Anax junius (Drury, 1773) - Common Green Darner
Anax longipes Hagen, 1861 - Comet Darner
Anax walsinghami McLachlan, 1883 - Giant Darner
Basiaeschna janata (Say, 1839) - Springtime Darner
Boyeria grafiana Williamson, 1907 - Ocellated Darner
Boyeria vinosa (Say, 1839) - Fawn Darner
Coryphaeschna adnexa (Hagen, 1861) - Blue-faced Darner
Coryphaeschna apeora Paulson, 1994 - Icarus Darner
Coryphaeschna ingens (Rambur, 1842) - Regal Darner
Coryphaeschna viriditas Calvert, 1952 - Mangrove Darner
Epiaeschna heros (Fabricius, 1798) - Swamp Darner
Gomphaeschna antilope (Hagen, 1874) - Taper-tailed Darner
Gomphaeschna furcillata (Say, 1839) - Harlequin Darner
Gynacantha mexicana Selys, 1868 - Bar-sided Darner
Gynacantha nervosa Rambur, 1842 - Twilight Darner
Nasiaeschna pentacantha (Rambur, 1842) - Cyrano Darner
Oplonaeschna armata (Hagen, 1861) - Riffle Darner
Remartinia luteipennis (Burmeister, 1839) - Malachite Darner
Remartinia secreta (Calvert, 1952) - Secretive Darner
Rhionaeschna californica (Calvert, 1895) - California Darner
Rhionaeschna dugesi (Calvert, 1905) - Arroyo Darner
Rhionaeschna multicolor (Hagen, 1861) - Blue-eyed Darner
Rhionaeschna mutata (Hagen, 1861) - Spatterdock Darner
Rhionaeschna psilus (Calvert, 1947) - Turquoise-tipped Darner
Triacanthagyna caribbea Williamson, 1923 - Caribbean Darner
Triacanthagyna septima (Selys in Sagra, 1857) - Pale-green Darner
Triacanthagyna trifida (Rambur, 1842) - Phantom Darner
Gomphidae - Clubtails
Aphylla angustifolia Garrison, 1986 - Broad-striped Forceptail
Aphylla protracta (Hagen in Selys, 1859) - Narrow-striped Forceptail
Aphylla williamsoni (Gloyd, 1936) - Two-striped Forceptail
Arigomphus cornutus (Tough, 1900) - Horned Clubtail
Arigomphus furcifer (Hagen in Selys, 1878) - Lilypad Clubtail
Arigomphus lentulus (Needham, 1902) - Stillwater Clubtail
Arigomphus maxwelli (Ferguson, 1950) - Bayou Clubtail
Arigomphus pallidus (Rambur, 1842) - Gray-green Clubtail
Arigomphus submedianus (Williamson, 1914 ) - Jade Clubtail
Arigomphus villosipes (Selys, 1854) - Unicorn Clubtail
Dromogomphus armatus Selys, 1854 - Southeastern Spinyleg
Dromogomphus spinosus Selys, 1854 - Black-shouldered Spinyleg
Dromogomphus spoliatus (Hagen in Selys, 1858) - Flag-tailed Spinyleg
Erpetogomphus compositus Hagen in Selys, 1858 - White-belted Ringtail
Erpetogomphus crotalinus (Hagen in Selys, 1854) - Yellow-legged Ringtail
Erpetogomphus designatus Hagen in Selys, 1858 - Eastern Ringtail
Erpetogomphus elaps Selys, 1857 - Straight-tipped Ringtail
Erpetogomphus eutainia Calvert, 1905 - Blue-faced Ringtail
Erpetogomphus heterodon Garrison, 1994 - Dashed Ringtail
Erpetogomphus lampropeltis Kennedy, 1918 - Serpent Ringtail
Erpetogomphus molossus Bailowitz, Danforth & Upson, 2013 - Black-tailed Ringtail
Gomphurus crassus (Hagen in Selys, 1878) - Handsome Clubtail
Gomphurus dilatatus (Rambur, 1842) - Blackwater Clubtail
Gomphurus externus (Hagen in Selys, 1858) - Plains Clubtail
Gomphurus fraternus (Say, 1839) - Midland Clubtail
Gomphurus gonzalezi (Dunkle, 1992) - Tamaulipan Clubtail
Gomphurus hybridus (Williamson, 1902) - Cocoa Clubtail
Gomphurus lineatifrons (Calvert, 1921) - Splendid Clubtail
Gomphurus lynnae (Paulson, 1983) - Columbia Clubtail
Gomphurus modestus (Needham, 1942) - Gulf Coast Clubtail
Gomphurus ozarkensis (Westfall, 1975) - Ozark Clubtail
Gomphurus septima (Westfall, 1956) - Septima's Clubtail
Gomphurus vastus (Walsh, 1862) - Cobra Clubtail
Gomphurus ventricosus (Walsh, 1863) - Skillet Clubtail
Hagenius brevistylus Selys, 1854 - Dragonhunter
Hylogomphus abbreviatus (Hagen in Selys, 1878) - Spine-crowned Clubtail
Hylogomphus adelphus (Selys, 1858) - Mustached Clubtail
Hylogomphus apomyius (Donnelly, 1966) - Banner Clubtail
Hylogomphus geminatus (Carle, 1979) - Twin-striped Clubtail
Hylogomphus parvidens (Currie, 1917) - Piedmont Clubtail
Hylogomphus viridifrons (Hine, 1901) - Green-faced Clubtail
Lanthus parvulus (Selys, 1854) - Northern Pygmy Clubtail
Lanthus vernalis Carle, 1980 - Southern Pygmy Clubtail
Octogomphus specularis (Hagen in Selys, 1859) - Grappletail
Ophiogomphus acuminatus Carle, 1981 - Acuminate Snaketail
Ophiogomphus anomalus Harvey, 1898 - Extra-striped Snaketail
Ophiogomphus arizonicus Kennedy, 1917 - Arizona Snaketail
Ophiogomphus aspersus Morse, 1895 - Brook Snaketail
Ophiogomphus australis Carle, 1992 - Southern Snaketail
Ophiogomphus bison Selys, 1873 - Bison Snaketail
Ophiogomphus carolus Needham, 1897 - Riffle Snaketail
Ophiogomphus colubrinus Selys, 1854 - Boreal Snaketail
Ophiogomphus edmundo Needham, 1951 - Edmund's Snaketail
Ophiogomphus howei Bromley, 1924 - Pygmy Snaketail
Ophiogomphus incurvatus Carle, 1982 - Appalachian Snaketail
Ophiogomphus mainensis Packard in Walsh, 1863 - Maine Snaketail
Ophiogomphus morrisoni Selys, 1879 - Great Basin Snaketail
Ophiogomphus occidentis Hagen, 1885 - Sinuous Snaketail
Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis (Walsh, 1862) - Rusty Snaketail
Ophiogomphus severus Hagen in Hayden, 1874 - Pale Snaketail
Ophiogomphus smithi Tennessen and Vogt, 2004 - Sioux Snaketail
Ophiogomphus susbehcha Vogt and Smith, 1993 - St. Croix Snaketail
Ophiogomphus westfalli Cook and Daigle, 1985 - Westfall's Snaketail
Phanogomphus australis (Needham, 1897) - Clearlake Clubtail
Phanogomphus borealis (Needham, 1901) - Beaverpond Clubtail
Phanogomphus cavillaris (Needham, 1902) - Sandhill Clubtail
Phanogomphus descriptus (Banks, 1896) - Harpoon Clubtail
Phanogomphus diminutus (Needham, 1950) - Diminutive Clubtail
Phanogomphus exilis (Selys, 1854) - Lancet Clubtail
Phanogomphus graslinellus (Walsh, 1862) - Pronghorn Clubtail
Phanogomphus hodgesi (Needham, 1950) - Hodges's Clubtail
Phanogomphus kurilis (Hagen in Selys, 1858) - Pacific Clubtail
Phanogomphus lividus (Selys, 1854) - Ashy Clubtail
Phanogomphus militaris (Hagen in Selys, 1858) - Sulphur-tipped Clubtail
Phanogomphus minutus (Rambur, 1842) - Cypress Clubtail
Phanogomphus oklahomensis (Pritchard, 1935) - Oklahoma Clubtail
Phanogomphus quadricolor (Walsh, 1863) - Rapids Clubtail
Phanogomphus sandrius (Tennessen, 1983) - Tennessee Clubtail
Phanogomphus spicatus (Hagen in Selys, 1854) - Dusky Clubtail
Phanogomphus westfalli (Carle & May, 1987) - Westfall's Clubtail
Phyllocycla breviphylla Belle, 1975 - Ringed Forceptail
Phyllogomphoides albrighti (Needham, 1950) - Five-striped Leaftail
Phyllogomphoides nayaritensis Belle, 1987 - West Mexican Leaftail
Phyllogomphoides stigmatus (Say, 1839) - Four-striped Leaftail
Progomphus alachuensis Byers, 1939 - Tawny Sanddragon
Progomphus bellei Knopf and Tennessen, 1980 - Belle's Sanddragon
Progomphus borealis McLachlan in Selys, 1873 - Gray Sanddragon
Progomphus obscurus (Rambur, 1842) - Common Sanddragon
Stenogomphurus consanguis (Selys, 1879) - Cherokee Clubtail
Stenogomphurus rogersi (Gloyd, 1936) - Sable Clubtail
Stylogomphus albistylus (Hagen in Selys, 1878) - Eastern Least Clubtail
Stylogomphus sigmastylus Cook and Laudermilk, 2004 - Interior Least Clubtail
Stylurus amnicola (Walsh, 1862) - Riverine Clubtail
Stylurus intricatus (Hagen in Selys, 1858) - Brimstone Clubtail
Stylurus ivae Williamson, 1932 - Shining Clubtail
Stylurus laurae Williamson, 1932 - Laura's Clubtail
Stylurus notatus (Rambur, 1842) - Elusive Clubtail
Stylurus olivaceus (Selys, 1873) - Olive Clubtail
Stylurus plagiatus (Selys, 1854) - Russet-tipped Clubtail
Stylurus potulentus (Needham, 1942) - Yellow-sided Clubtail
Stylurus scudderi (Selys, 1873) - Zebra Clubtail
Stylurus spiniceps (Walsh, 1862) - Arrow Clubtail
Stylurus townesi Gloyd, 1936 - Townes's Clubtail
Cordulegastridae - Spiketails
Cordulegaster bilineata (Carle, 1983) - Brown Spiketail
Cordulegaster diadema Selys, 1868 - Apache Spiketail
Cordulegaster diastatops (Selys, 1854) - Delta-spotted Spiketail
Cordulegaster dorsalis Hagen in Selys, 1858 - Pacific Spiketail
Cordulegaster erronea Hagen in Selys, 1878 - Tiger Spiketail
Cordulegaster maculata Selys, 1854 - Twin-spotted Spiketail
Cordulegaster obliqua (Say, 1839) - Arrowhead Spiketail
Cordulegaster sarracenia Abbott & Hibbitts, 2011 - Sarracenia Spiketail
Cordulegaster sayi Selys, 1854 - Say's Spiketail
Cordulegaster talaria Tennessen, 2004 - Ouachita Spiketail
Macromiidae - Cruisers
Didymops floridensis Davis, 1921 - Florida Cruiser
Didymops transversa (Say, 1839) - Stream Cruiser
Macromia alleghaniensis Williamson, 1909 - Allegheny River Cruiser
Macromia annulata Hagen, 1861 - Bronzed River Cruiser
Macromia illinoiensis Walsh, 1862 - Swift River Cruiser
Macromia magnifica McLachlan in Selys, 1874 - Western River Cruiser
Macromia margarita Westfall, 1947 - Mountain River Cruiser
Macromia pacifica Hagen, 1861 - Gilded River Cruiser
Macromia taeniolata Rambur, 1842 - Royal River Cruiser
Corduliidae - Emeralds
Cordulia shurtleffii Scudder, 1866 - American Emerald
Dorocordulia lepida (Hagen in Selys, 1871) - Petite Emerald
Dorocordulia libera (Selys, 1871) - Racket-tailed Emerald
Epitheca canis (McLachlan, 1886) - Beaverpond Baskettail
Epitheca costalis (Selys, 1871) - Slender Baskettail
Epitheca cynosura (Say, 1839) - Common Baskettail
Epitheca petechialis (Muttkowski, 1911) - Dot-winged Baskettail
Epitheca princeps Hagen, 1861 - Prince Baskettail
Epitheca semiaquea (Burmeister, 1839) - Mantled Baskettail
Epitheca sepia (Gloyd, 1933) - Sepia Baskettail
Epitheca spinigera (Selys, 1871) - Spiny Baskettail
Epitheca spinosa (Hagen in Selys, 1878) - Robust Baskettail
Epitheca stella (Williamson in Muttkowski, 1911) - Florida Baskettail
Helocordulia selysii (Hagen in Selys, 1878) - Selys's Sundragon
Helocordulia uhleri (Selys, 1871) - Uhler's Sundragon
Neurocordulia alabamensis Hodges in Needham and Westfall, 1955 - Alabama Shadowdragon
Neurocordulia michaeli Brunelle, 2000 - Broad-tailed Shadowdragon
Neurocordulia molesta (Walsh, 1863) - Smoky Shadowdragon
Neurocordulia obsoleta (Say, 1839) - Umber Shadowdragon
Neurocordulia virginiensis Davis, 1927 - Cinnamon Shadowdragon
Neurocordulia xanthosoma (Williamson, 1908) - Orange Shadowdragon
Neurocordulia yamaskanensis (Provancher, 1875) - Stygian Shadowdragon
Somatochlora albicincta (Burmeister, 1839) - Ringed Emerald
Somatochlora brevicincta Robert, 1954 - Quebec Emerald
Somatochlora calverti Williamson and Gloyd, 1933 - Calvert's Emerald
Somatochlora cingulata (Selys, 1871) - Lake Emerald
Somatochlora elongata (Scudder, 1866) - Ski-tipped Emerald
Somatochlora ensigera Martin, 1906 - Plains Emerald
Somatochlora filosa (Hagen, 1861) - Fine-lined Emerald
Somatochlora forcipata (Scudder, 1866) - Forcipate Emerald
Somatochlora franklini (Selys, 1878) - Delicate Emerald
Somatochlora georgiana Walker, 1925 - Coppery Emerald
Somatochlora hineana Williamson, 1931 - Hine's Emerald
Somatochlora hudsonica (Hagen in Selys, 1871) - Hudsonian Emerald
Somatochlora incurvata Walker, 1918 - Incurvate Emerald
Somatochlora kennedyi Walker, 1918 - Kennedy's Emerald
Somatochlora linearis (Hagen, 1861) - Mocha Emerald
Somatochlora margarita Donnelly, 1962 - Texas Emerald
Somatochlora minor Calvert in Harvey, 1898 - Ocellated Emerald
Somatochlora ozarkensis Bird, 1933 - Ozark Emerald
Somatochlora provocans Calvert, 1903 - Treetop Emerald
Somatochlora sahlbergi Trybom, 1889 - Treeline Emerald
Somatochlora semicircularis (Selys, 1871) - Mountain Emerald
Somatochlora septentrionalis (Hagen, 1861) - Muskeg Emerald
Somatochlora tenebrosa (Say, 1839) - Clamp-tipped Emerald
Somatochlora walshii (Scudder, 1866) - Brush-tipped Emerald
Somatochlora whitehousei Walker, 1925 - Whitehouse's Emerald
Somatochlora williamsoni Walker, 1907 - Williamson's Emerald
Williamsonia fletcheri Williamson, 1923 - Ebony Boghaunter
Williamsonia lintneri (Hagen in Selys, 1878) - Ringed Boghaunter
Libellulidae - Skimmers
Brachymesia furcata (Hagen, 1861) - Red-tailed Pennant
Brachymesia gravida (Calvert, 1890) - Four-spotted Pennant
Brachymesia herbida (Gundlach, 1889) - Tawny Pennant
Brechmorhoga mendax (Hagen, 1861) - Pale-faced Clubskimmer
Brechmorhoga pertinax (Hagen, 1861) - Masked Clubskimmer
Brechmorhoga praecox (Hagen, 1861) - Slender Clubskimmer
Cannaphila insularis Kirby, 1889 - Gray-waisted Skimmer
Celithemis amanda (Hagen, 1861) - Amanda's Pennant
Celithemis bertha Williamson, 1922 - Red-veined Pennant
Celithemis elisa (Hagen, 1861) - Calico Pennant
Celithemis eponina (Drury, 1773) - Halloween Pennant
Celithemis fasciata Kirby, 1889 - Banded Pennant
Celithemis martha Williamson, 1922 - Martha's Pennant
Celithemis ornata (Rambur, 1842) - Ornate Pennant
Celithemis verna Pritchard, 1935 - Double-ringed Pennant
Crocothemis servilia (Drury, 1773) - Scarlet Skimmer
Dythemis fugax Hagen, 1861 - Checkered Setwing
Dythemis maya Calvert, 1906 - Mayan Setwing
Dythemis nigrescens Calvert, 1899 - Black Setwing
Dythemis velox Hagen, 1861 - Swift Setwing
Erythemis attala (Selys in Sagra, 1857) - Black Pondhawk
Erythemis collocata (Hagen, 1861) - Western Pondhawk
Erythemis mithroides (Brauer, 1900) - Claret Pondhawk
Erythemis peruviana (Rambur, 1842) - Flame-tailed Pondhawk
Erythemis plebeja (Burmeister, 1839) - Pin-tailed Pondhawk
Erythemis simplicicollis (Say, 1839) - Eastern Pondhawk
Erythemis vesiculosa (Fabricius, 1775) - Great Pondhawk
Erythrodiplax basifusca (Calvert, 1895) - Plateau Dragonlet
Erythrodiplax berenice (Drury, 1773) - Seaside Dragonlet
Erythrodiplax fervida (Erichson, 1848) - Red-mantled Dragonlet
Erythrodiplax funerea (Hagen, 1861) - Black-winged Dragonlet
Erythrodiplax fusca (Rambur, 1842) - Red-faced Dragonlet
Erythrodiplax minuscula (Rambur, 1842) - Little Blue Dragonlet
Erythrodiplax umbrata (Linnaeus, 1758) - Band-winged Dragonlet
Idiataphe cubensis (Scudder, 1866) - Metallic Pennant
Ladona deplanata (Rambur, 1842) - Blue Corporal
Ladona exusta (Say, 1839) - White Corporal
Ladona julia (Uhler, 1857) - Chalk-fronted Corporal
Leucorrhinia borealis Hagen, 1890 - Boreal Whiteface
Leucorrhinia frigida Hagen, 1890 - Frosted Whiteface
Leucorrhinia glacialis Hagen, 1890 - Crimson-ringed Whiteface
Leucorrhinia hudsonica (Selys, 1850) - Hudsonian Whiteface
Leucorrhinia intacta (Hagen, 1861) - Dot-tailed Whiteface
Leucorrhinia patricia Walker, 1940 - Canada Whiteface
Leucorrhinia proxima Calvert, 1890 - Belted Whiteface
Libellula auripennis Burmeister, 1839 - Golden-winged Skimmer
Libellula axilena Westwood, 1837 - Bar-winged Skimmer
Libellula comanche Calvert, 1907 - Comanche Skimmer
Libellula composita (Hagen, 1873) - Bleached Skimmer
Libellula croceipennis Selys, 1868 - Neon Skimmer
Libellula cyanea Fabricius, 1775 - Spangled Skimmer
Libellula flavida Rambur, 1842 - Yellow-sided Skimmer
Libellula forensis Hagen, 1861 - Eight-spotted Skimmer
Libellula gaigei Gloyd, 1938 - Red-mantled Skimmer
Libellula incesta Hagen, 1861 - Slaty Skimmer
Libellula jesseana Williamson, 1922 - Purple Skimmer
Libellula luctuosa Burmeister, 1839 - Widow Skimmer
Libellula needhami Westfall, 1943 - Needham's Skimmer
Libellula nodisticta Hagen, 1861 - Hoary Skimmer
Libellula pulchella Drury, 1773 - Twelve-spotted Skimmer
Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758 - Four-spotted Skimmer
Libellula saturata Uhler, 1857 - Flame Skimmer
Libellula semifasciata Burmeister, 1839 - Painted Skimmer
Libellula vibrans Fabricius, 1793 - Great Blue Skimmer
Macrodiplax balteata (Hagen, 1861) - Marl Pennant
Macrothemis imitans Karsch, 1890 - Ivory-striped Sylph
Macrothemis inacuta Calvert, 1898 - Straw-colored Sylph
Macrothemis inequiunguis Calvert, 1895 - Jade-striped Sylph
Macrothemis pseudimitans Calvert, 1858 - White-tailed Sylph
Miathyria marcella (Selys in Sagra, 1856) - Hyacinth Glider
Micrathyria aequalis (Hagen, 1861) - Spot-tailed Dasher
Micrathyria didyma (Selys in Sagra, 1857) - Three-striped Dasher
Micrathyria dissocians Calvert, 1906 - Caribbean Dasher
Micrathyria hagenii Kirby, 1890 - Thornbush Dasher
Nannothemis bella (Uhler, 1857) - Elfin Skimmer
Orthemis discolor (Burmeister, 1839) - Carmine Skimmer
Orthemis ferruginea (Fabricius, 1775) - Roseate Skimmer
Orthemis sp. - Antillean Skimmer
Pachydiplax longipennis (Burmeister, 1839) - Blue Dasher
Paltothemis lineatipes Karsch, 1890 - Red Rock Skimmer
Pantala flavescens (Fabricius, 1798) - Wandering Glider
Pantala hymenaea (Say, 1839) - Spot-winged Glider
Perithemis domitia (Drury, 1773) - Slough Amberwing
Perithemis intensa Kirby, 1889 - Mexican Amberwing
Perithemis tenera (Say, 1839) - Eastern Amberwing
Planiplax sanguiniventris (Calvert, 1907) - Mexican Scarlet-tail
Plathemis lydia (Drury, 1773) - Common Whitetail
Plathemis subornata Hagen, 1861 - Desert Whitetail
Pseudoleon superbus (Hagen, 1861) - Filigree Skimmer
Sympetrum ambiguum (Rambur, 1842) - Blue-faced Meadowhawk
Sympetrum corruptum (Hagen, 1861) - Variegated Meadowhawk
Sympetrum costiferum (Hagen, 1861) - Saffron-winged Meadowhawk
Sympetrum danae (Sulzer, 1776) - Black Meadowhawk
Sympetrum illotum (Hagen, 1861) - Cardinal Meadowhawk
Sympetrum internum Montgomery, 1943 - Cherry-faced Meadowhawk
Sympetrum madidum (Hagen, 1861) - Red-veined Meadowhawk
Sympetrum obtrusum (Hagen, 1867) - White-faced Meadowhawk
Sympetrum pallipes (Hagen, 1874) - Striped Meadowhawk
Sympetrum rubicundulum (Say, 1839) - Ruby Meadowhawk
Sympetrum semicinctum (Say, 1839) - Band-winged Meadowhawk
Sympetrum signiferum Cannings and Garrison, 1991 - Spot-winged Meadowhawk
Sympetrum vicinum (Hagen, 1861) - Autumn Meadowhawk
Tauriphila argo (Hagen, 1869) - Arch-tipped Glider
Tauriphila australis (Hagen, 1867) - Garnet Glider
Tauriphila azteca Calvert, 1906 - Aztec Glider
Tholymis citrina Hagen, 1867 - Evening Skimmer
Tramea abdominalis (Rambur, 1842) - Vermilion Saddlebags
Tramea binotata (Rambur, 1842) - Sooty Saddlebags
Tramea carolina (Linnaeus, 1763) - Carolina Saddlebags
Tramea darwini Kirby, 1889 - Striped Saddlebags
Tramea insularis Hagen, 1861 - Antillean Saddlebags
Tramea lacerata Hagen, 1861 - Black Saddlebags
Tramea onusta Hagen, 1861 - Red Saddlebags