Odonata (dragonflies & damselflies)

Anisoptera (dragonflies)

suborder Zygoptera (damselflies)

Family Coenagrionidae (NARROW-WINGED DAMSELFLIES)

Coenagrionidae, with over 1300 species, is the largest family of damselflies and commonly known as narrow-winged damselflies. Within the 180 genera is the smallest damselfly known.

List of Species

Argia apicalis BLUE-FRONTED DANCER

Argia fumipennis VARIABLE DANCER

Argia moesta POWDERED DANCER

Argia sedula BLUE-RINGED DANCER

Argia tibialis BLUE-TIPPED DANCER

Argia vivida VIVID DANCER

Argia leonorae LEONORA'S DANCER

Chromagrion conditum AURORA DAMSEL

Enallagma aspersum AZURE BLUET

Enallagma basidens DOUBLE-STRIPED BLUET

Enallagma boreale BOREAL BLUET

Enallagma carunculatum TULE BLUET

Enallagma cyathigerum NORTHERN BLUET

Enallagma geminatum SKIMMING BLUET

Enallagma vesperum VESPER BLUET

Enallagma civile FAMILIAR BLUET

Enallagma exsulans STREAM BLUET

Enallagma signatum ORANGE BLUET

Enallagma species

Enallagma vesperum VESPER BLUET

Ischnura hastata CITRINE FORKTAIL

Ischnura damula PLAINS FORKTAIL

Ischnura posita FRAGILE FORKTAIL

Ischnura ramburii RAMBUR'S FORKTAIL

Nehalennia SPRITE DAMSELFLY

Ischnura verticalis EASTERN FORKTAIL

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