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NOTE: All the odonates below were photographed in Texas unless stated otherwise:
Zygoptera (Damsels):
Calopterygidae Broad-winged Damsels:
Calopteryx dimidiata Sparkling Jewelwing: males and females from Mississippi and Texas - updated April 02, 2008 .
Calopteryx maculata
Ebony Jewelwing: male and female - added May 21,
2005.
Hetaerina titia Smoky Rubyspot: a male
- added Aug 05, 2003.
Hetaerina vulnerata Canyon Rubyspot: males from Arizona - added Sept 04, 2007 .
Lestidae Spreadwing Damsels:
Lestes alacer Plateau Spreadwing: male and female - added Nov 12, 2005.
Lestes disjunctus australis Southern
Spreadwing: a male - added Oct 01, 2003.
Lestes disjunctus disjunctus Northern Spreadwing: a male from Alaska - added August 14, 2007.
Lestes forficula Rainpool Spreadwing: male and female
- added Jan 19, 2004.
Lestes inaequalis Elegant Spreadwing: a male from San Jacinto county; a range extenson - added June 28, 2006.
Lestes sigma Chalky Spreadwing: male and female - added June 22, 2006.
Lestes vigilax Swamp Spreadwing: male and female - added June 28, 2006.
Protoneuridae Threadtails:
Neonura aaroni Coral-fronted Threadtail: male and female
- updated July 03, 2006 .
Neonura amelia Amelia's Threadtail: male and female
- updated July 03, 2006 .
Protonura cara Orange-striped Threadtail: male and female
- updated May 23, 2005.
Coenagrionidae Narrow-winged (or Pond) Damsels:
Apanisagrion lais Black-and-white Damsel: - adult and teneral males from Arizona - added Sept 04, 2007 .
Argia alberta Paiute Dancer: male and female - added June 02, 2006 .
Argia barretti Comanche Dancer: a male -
added Sept 08, 2004.
Argia cuprea Coppery Dancer: a male -
added Sept 08, 2004.
Argia hinei Lavender Dancer: male and female -
added Sept 08, 2004.
Argia lacrimans Sierra Madre Dancer: male and female from Arizona - added Sept 04, 2007 .
Argia leonorae Leonora's Dancer: male and female - including a "dusky" example - ? -
added Sept 08, 2004.
Argia moesta Powdered Dancer: males of
the "Southeastern Form", with some possible structural difference in S10 - added June 16, 2006 .
Argia munda Apache Dancer: male and female - updated June 02, 2006.
Argia sp, Dancer: - from west Texas; closest to nahuana Aztec, but with a few anomolies - updated April 23, 2008 .
Argia sp, Dancer: - from north-central Texas; it has numerous anomolies that suggest it could be a hybrid - added February 27, 2008 .
Argia sp, Dancer: - another one from north-central Texas; it has some likeness to A. carlcooki - Yaqui Dancer - ? - added March 24 , 2008 .
Argia sp, Dancer: - yet another from the same north-central Texas creek; is this another hybrid? - added April 23 , 2008 .
Argia sp, Dancer: - probably nahuana Aztec, but the appendages look a bit different - added July 15, 2006.
Argia oenea Fiery-eyed Dancer: males from Presidio county, TX. -
added July 05, 2005.
Argia pallens Amethyst Dancer: a male; the third record for Texas -
added Aug 18, 2004.
Argia plana Springwater Dancer: male and female of the purple form, from Arizona - added Sept 04, 2007 .
Argia rhoadsi Golden-winged Dancer: male and female - photos from all three known locations in the united States - updated July 07, 2007.
Argia sedula Blue-ringed Dancer; variations in the male
- updated April 23, 2008.
Argia Tonto Tonto Dancer: male and female from Arizona - added Sept 04, 2007 .
Argia vivida Vivid Dancer: male from California - added Sept 04, 2007 .
Coenagrion resolutum Taiga Bluet: from Alaska - added August 14, 2007.
Enallagma boreale Boreal Bluet: from Alaska - added August 14, 2007.
Enallagma carunculatum Tule Bluet: males from the NW Panhandle;
second record for Texas - added July 05,
2004.
Enallagma civile Familiar Bluet:
a female that has some suggestion of doubledayi -
added July 10, 2003.
Enallagma civile Familiar Bluet: a male that has a very unusual abdominal pattern - added July 05, 2006.
Enallagma cyathigerum Northern Bluet: I think this is the correct ID... from Alaska - added August 14, 2007.
Enallagma daeckii Attenuated Bluets: teneral male and female that - after some indecision on my part - turn out to be daeckii - updated November 02, 2007.
Enallagma divagans Turquoise Bluet: male and female
- updated May 04, 2007.
Enallagma dubium Burgundy Bluet: male and female - updated May 04, 2007.
Enallagma geminatum Skimming Bluet: male and female - added June 18, 2006.
Enallagma novaehispaniae Neotropical
Bluet: male and female - incuding a variant male - updated June 16, 2006.
Enallagma praevarum Arroyo Bluet: male and female - added June 16, 2006.
Enallagma traviatum Slender Bluet: male and female - added May 04, 2007.
Enallagma vesperum Vesper Bluet: male
- added June 03, 2003.
Enallagma vesperum Vesper Bluet: proposed teneral male and female - updated July 04, 2006.
Enallagma weewa Blackwater Bluet: males from Mississippi; - added June 01, 2007.
Hesperagrion heterodoxum Painted
Damsel: male and female - updated May 31, 2005.
Ischnura barberi Desert Forktail: male and female
- added July 31, 2004.
Ischnura demorsa Mexican Forktail: male and female - added July 31, 2004.
Ischnura denticollis Black-fronted Forktail: males - added June 02, 2006.
Ischnura kellicotti Lillypad Forktail: males and females - updated September 09, 2007 .
Ischnura prognata Furtive Forktail: a male from Tyler county, Texas; second Texas record, the first being a specimen taken more than forty years previously - added April 10, 2008.
Ischnura ramburi Rambur's Forktail: a pair - maybe this is why they're so successful... - added July 02, 2006.
Ischnura verticalis Eastern Forktail: male(?) and female
from the TX Panhandle . - added July 05,
2004.
Leptobasis melinogaster Cream-tipped Swampdamsel: males from Hidalgo county, TX; second U.S. and Texas
record, and only the fourth documented encounter ever for this species; plus a 2nd location from Hidalgo county. - updated July 02, 2006.
Nehalennia integricollis Southern Sprite : male and female - added June 22, 2006.
Neoerythromma cultellatum Caribbean Yellowface: males - updated April 23, 2008.
Telebasis byersi Duckweed Firetail: male and female from Harris county; second known location for Texas - added June 22, 2006.
Telebasis byersi Duckweed Firetail: male from Harris county; third known location for Texas - added Sept 09, 2007 .
Anisoptera (Dragons):
Petaluridae Petaltails:
Tachopteryx thoreyi Gray Petaltail: male and female from east Texas in May - updated May 18, 2007 .
Aeshnidae Darners:
Aeshna eremita Lake Darner: from Alaska - added August 14, 2007.
Aeshna interrupta Variable Darner: from Alaska; including an undescribed form? - added August 14, 2007.
Aeshna juncea Sedge/Rush Darner: from Alaska - added August 14, 2007.
Aeshna palmata Paddle-tailed Darner: from Alaska - added August 14, 2007.
Aeshna septentrionalis Azure Darner: from Alaska - added August 14, 2007.
Aeshna sitchensis Zigzag Darner: from Alaska - added August 14, 2007.
Aeshna sp. Darner sp.: from Alaska - is it subarctica, eremita, or juncea? - added August 14, 2007.
Anax junius Common Green Darner: male in flight - added June 16, 2006.
Anax longipes Comet Darner: male and female in flight from Travis, Hidalgo, and Uvalde counties, TX. - added June
02, 2005.
Anax walsinghami Giant Darner: males from west and central Texas. - added June 02, 2005.
Basiaeschna janata Springtime Darner: male in flight, and an ovipositing female - updated April 14, 2008 .
Boyeria vinosa Fawn Darner: male and female from east Texas - updated June 28, 2006.
Coryphaeschna adnexa Blue-faced Darner: male in flight from Hidalgo county, TX. - added June
22, 2005.
Coryphaeschna ingens Regal Darner: a male at Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge, Tarrant county
- a significant range extension. Others added. - updated May 04, 2007 .
Coryphaeschna apeora (or diapyra).: a female from Hidalgo county, TX. in April that best fits there rarer apeora; either species would be the first record for the United States... - updated April 23, 2008 .
Epiaeschna heros Swamp Darner: male and female including observation of ovipositing
- updated May 04, 2007.
Gynacantha mexicana Bar-sided Darner/Mexican Darner: male and female from Hidalgo county, TX. - updated June 15, 2007.
Nasiaeschna pentacantha Cyrano Darner: in flight - updated April 01, 2007 .
Oplonaeschna armata Riffle Darner: male and female from Arizona - added Sept 04, 2007 .
Rhionaeschna dugesi Arroyo Darner: females from Jeff Davis and Culberson counties - another
added July 05, 2005.
Rhionaeschna multicolor Blue-eyed
Darner: males in flight from Hidalgo and Dallam counties, TX, and California. -
updated July 03, 2006.
Rhionaeschna psilus Turquoise-tipped Darner: male and female
from Hidalgo county, TX. - updated June 15, 2007.
Triacanthagyna septima Pale Green Darner: female from Hidalgo county, TX; the first record for Texas and second for the United States - added May 01, 2007.
Gomphidae Clubtails:
Aphylla angustifolia Broad-striped Forceptail: male and female from Bexar county - updated July 02, 2006.
Aphylla protracta Narrow-striped Forceptail: male and female - updated June 18, 2006.
Aphylla williamsoni Two-striped Forceptail: male - added June 28, 2006.
Arigomphus lentulus Stillwater Clubtail: male and female from Harris county - updated May 18, 2007.
Arigomphus maxwelli Bayou Clubtail: male and female from Harris county - updated May 07, 2007.
Arigomphus submedianus Jade Clubtail: male from Harris county, plus Bayou and Stillwater for comparison - added May 20, 2007.
Dromogomphus spinosus Black-shouldered Spineyleg: Spineylegs from the Pineywoods... - added July 03, 2006.
Erpetogomphus compositus White-belted Ringtail : male and female from west Texas. - updated September 04, 2007.
Erpetogomphus compositus White-belted Ringtail : male and female from Arizona. - added September 04, 2007.
Erpetogomphus designatus (ssp?) "southwestern" Eastern Ringtail : five examples from Presidio and Brewster counties, TX of this distinctive form - updated June 21, 2007.
Erpetogomphus eutainia Blue-faced Ringtail: my favorite gomphid; male and female from Gonzales and Webb counties, TX. - updated Sept 30, 2004.
Erpetogomphus lampropeltis natrix Serpent Ringtail: male and female from Arizona. - added September 04, 2007.
Gomphus apomyius Banner Clubtail : male and female from Jasper county, TX - added March 26, 2008 .
Gomphus graslinellus Pronghorn Clubtail : male and female from Kerr county, TX - added April 14, 2008 .
Gomphus hybridus Cocoa Clubtail: male and female from Hardin county - added April 01 , 2007.
Gomphus lividus Ashy Clubtail: male and female from San Jacinto county - added March 31 , 2007.
An unusual Gomphus militaris Sulphur-tipped Clubtail : an unusual male from Reeves county, TX. - added June 02, 2006.
A female Gomphus modestus Gulf Coast Clubtail: a female from San Jacinto county, TX - added May 18, 2007 .
Gomphus oklahomensis Oklahoma Clubtail : male and female from Harris county, TX. - added June 15, 2006.
Gomphus vastus Cobra Clubtail : male and female from Travis county, TX - added March 24, 2008 .
Hagenius brevistylus Dragonhunter: my second-favorite gomphid, male and female from Bexar and Medina counties, TX. - updated July 03, 2006.
Phyllocycla breviphylla Dark-tailed Forceptail: two males from the LRGV; the
third record and first males for the United States
- added Aug 24, 2004.
Phyllocycla breviphylla Dark-tailed Forceptail: males and females from Hidalgo county, TX. the fifth record
for the United States; added females and more males - updated July 14, 2006.
Phyllogomphoides albrighti Five-striped Leaftail: male in flight - added July 03, 2006.
Progomphus borealis Gray Sanddragon : males from Presidio and Reeves counties, TX. - added July
05, 2005.
Stylurus laurae Laura's Clubtail : poor but IDable pics of THREE males from San Jacinto county; the second - fourth adults - and first males - documented for Texas - updated July 07 , 2007 .
Stylurus plagiatus Russet-tipped Clubtail: including Western-types from Presidio county, TX. - updated July 05, 2005.
Cordulegastridae Spiketails:
Cordulegaster maculata Twin-spotted Spiketail a nice perched study plus "average" flight shots from San Jacinto county - updated March 07, 2008.
Cordulegaster obliqua Arrowhead Spiketail a cooperative female from Jasper county - added April 02, 2008.
Macromiidae Cruisers:
Macromia annulata Bronzed River Cruiser. - updated July 05, 2006.
Macromia illinoisensis georgina Swift River Cruiser - updated June 15, 2006.
Macromia pacifica Gilded River Cruiser - added June 2002.
Macromia taeniolata Royal River Cruiser - updated May 04, 2007 .
Corduliidae Emeralds:
Tetragoneuria/Epitheca Basketails: A selection of slimmer
Basketails. - added Jan 28, 2004.
Tetragoneuria/Epitheca Basketails: A selection of fatter
Basketails. - added Jan 28, 2004.
Tetragoneuria/Epitheca Basketails: A pair of fatter Basketails;
are they the same species?. - added June
16, 2004.
Tetragoneuria/Epitheca Basketails: some slimmer Basketails. - added April 01, 2007 .
Tetragoneuria/Epitheca Basketails: in flight. - added June 18, 2006.
Tetragoneuria/Epitheca spinosa Robust Basketail: males in flight from Texas - the tell-tale cerci spines visible... - added March 26, 2008; now updated with a tentative Id feature.
Helocordulia selysii Selys' Sundragon: male and female from Texas - added February 27, 2008 .
Cordulia shurtleffii American Emeralds: from Alaska - added August 14, 2007.
Somatochlora albicincta Ringed Emeralds: from Alaska - added August 14, 2007.
Somatochlora kennedyi Kennedy's Emerald: from Alaska; if confirmed, a new State record - added August 14, 2007.
Somatochlora linearis Mocha Emeralds: male and female from Tarrant county - added June 26, 2006.
Somatochlora linearis Mocha Emerald: a female from San Jacinto county - added June 11, 2007.
Somatochlora margarita Texas Emerald: some average but identifiable flight shots or a male from San Jacinto county - added June 01, 2007.
Somatochlora sp. Emerald sp. : flight shots of a male from San Jacinto county; is this margarita? - added June 11, 2007.
Libellulidae Skimmers:
Brachymesia herbida Tawny Pennant: males from the LRGV, Texas, and Florida - updated November 06, 2007.
Brechmorhoga mendax Pale-faced Clubskimmer: male and female - updated Sept 30, 2004.
Cannaphila insularis Narrow-winged
Skimmer: male and female - updated August 18, 2004.
Celithemis elisa Calico Pennant: male - updated April 18, 2007.
Celithemis eponina Halloween Pennant: male - added July 05, 2006.
Celithemis fasciata Banded Pennant: male - added June 16, 2004.
Dythemis maya Mayan Setwing: male and female from west Texas. - updated July 01, 2006.
Dythemis velox Swift Setwing: A mature male Swift
Setwing D. Velox with metallic violet forehead (a la
D. nigrescens) - added June 12 2003.
Erythemis mithroides/"taxon novum" Claret Pondhawk: a male from the LRGV; a new taxon for
the United States - updated
May 16, 2004.
Erythemis simplicicollis/collocata "Central" Pondhawk: a female from Jeff Davis county, TX. -
added May 31, 2005.
Erythemis simplicicollis collocata Western Pondhawk: a male from Reeves county, TX. - added July 31, 2006.
Erythrodiplax basifusca Plateau Dragonlet: male and female from west Texas. - updated
May 31, 2005.
Erythrodiplax berenice Seaside Dragonlet: male and female -
added June 28, 2004.
Erythrodiplax funerea Black-winged Dragonlet: male and female from Mexico - updated November 06, 2007.
Erythrodiplax minuscula Little Blue Dragonlet: I visited a west Hill
Country location known for Red-faced Dragonlet, and found
this Little Blue Dragonlet - ? -
updated May 07, 2007.
Leucorrhinia borealis Boreal Whiteface : from Alaska - added August 14, 2007.
Leucorrhinia hudsonicus Hudsonian Whiteface : from Alaska - added August 14, 2007.
Leucorrhinia proxima Belted/Red-waisted Whiteface : from Alaska - added August 14, 2007.
Libellula auripennis Golden-winged Skimmer: male and female - from San Jacinto county - updated June 21, 2007 .
Libellula composita Bleached Skimmer: males from Reeves county, TX. - added July
05, 2005.
Libellula cyanea Spangled Skimmer: a young male from southern Mississippi - added June 01, 2007 .
Libellula deplanata Blue Corporal: male and female - updated April 22, 2007 .
Libellula flavida Yellow-sided Skimmer: - males and female from San Jacinto county - updated July 07, 2007.
Libellula sp. (incesta?) Skimmer sp. : - from Harris county that has really impressive "bars" - added June 01, 2007 .
Libellula needhami Needham's Skimmer: male and female -
added June 28, 2004.
Libellula semifasciata Painted Skimmer: males from Harris and Newton counties - updated May 04, 2007.
Libellula subornata Desert Whitetail: male and female
from the Panhandle and Davis Mtns - updated
August 01, 2004.
Macrothemis imitans Ivory-striped Sylph: male and female from Uvalde and Bexar counties, TX. -
added May 21, 2005.
Macrothemis inacuta Straw-colored Sylph: male and female - updated
Sept 30, 2004.
Macrothemis inequiunguis Jade-striped Sylph: male and teneral female from Comal county, TX. - updated June
27, 2005.
Miathyria marcella Hyacinth Glider: male and female -
added June 28, 2004.
Micrathyria aequalis Spot-tailed Dasher : male and female - updated July 31, 2006.
Micrathyria aequalis Spot-tailed Dasher : an aberrant male from Cameron county - added June 18, 2006.
Micrathyria didyma Three-striped Dasher : from Hidalgo county; second record for Texas; and now from Cameron county; and now from Nueces County! (and Mexico) - updated November 06, 2007.
Orthemis discolor Carmine Skimmer: A number of recent records from south TX - updated
again May 18, 2007 .
Orthemis discolor/ferruginea Carmine/Roseate Skimmers: some from south Texas that explore the variation in this genus - added July 01, 2006.
Orthemis discolor/ferruginea Carmine/Roseate Skimmers: in-hand comparison of five live specimens from south Texas - added July 06, 2006.
Paltothemis lineatipes Red Rock Skimmer: male and female - updated July 05, 2005.
Perithemis domitia Slough Amberwing: male and female - updated July 05, 2006.
Perithemis intensa Mexican Amberwing: male and female from Arizona - added September 04, 2007 .
Pseudoleon superbus Filigree Skimmer: male and female - updated July 02, 2006.
Sympetrum ambiguum Blue-faced Meadowhawk: male and female - updated June 2003.
Sympetrum illotum Cardinal Meadowhawk: a male from Jeff Davis county, TX. - added May
31, 2005.
Sympetrum vicinium Yellow-legged Meadowhawk: male and female - updated June 2003.
Tholymis citrina Evening Skimmer: male and female from Zapata county, TX; fourth record for U.S. (third for Texas) - added Nov 02,
2004.
Tramea abdominalis Vermilion Saddlebags: a male; the first record for Texas from Santa Ana, Hidalgo county - updated July 02, 2006.
Tramea calverti Striped Saddlebags: male and female -
added June 16, 2004.
Tramea carolina Carolina Saddlebags: male and female - added April 18, 2007 .
Tramea insularis Antillean Saddlebags: male and female from
Frio county, TX. - updated July 02, 2006.