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  5. Winged and Once-winged Insects
  6. Dragonflies and Damselflies

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Dragonflies and Damselflies

Odonata

Includes
454 native 3 introduced 40 present
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Children

  • Dragonflies 316 native
  • Damselflies 138 native

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Most observed native dragonflies and damselflies All

Native to the US, by observations.

  • Blue Dasher Pachydiplax longipennis 160,863 observations
  • Eastern Pondhawk Erythemis simplicicollis 142,506 observations
  • Common Whitetail Plathemis lydia 130,781 observations
  • Widow Skimmer Libellula luctuosa 87,348 observations
  • Ebony Jewelwing Calopteryx maculata 75,666 observations
  • Eastern Forktail Ischnura verticalis 64,361 observations
  • Common Green Darner Anax junius 62,032 observations
  • Eastern Amberwing Perithemis tenera 60,924 observations
  • Fragile Forktail Ischnura posita 60,539 observations
  • Autumn Meadowhawk Sympetrum vicinum 56,749 observations
  • Familiar Bluet Enallagma civile 45,649 observations
  • Halloween Pennant Celithemis eponina 44,639 observations
  • Four-spotted Skimmer Libellula quadrimaculata 42,786 observations
  • Slaty Skimmer Libellula incesta 42,573 observations
  • Powdered Dancer Argia moesta 40,056 observations
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