A Selection of Massachusetts Dragonflies and Damselflies

Stylurus scudderi (Zebra Clubtail), male

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         Calopterygidae (Broad-winged Damsels)
Calopteryx aequabilis
(River Jewelwing)
male
female
 
Calopteryx amata
(Superb Jewelwing)
male
female
female 2
 
Calopteryx maculata
(Ebony Jewelwing)
male
female
 
Hetaerina americana
(American Rubyspot)
male    male 2
male 3
female
 

 
         Lestidae (Spread-winged Damsels)
Lestes congener
(Spotted Spreadwing)
male
teneral male
female
pair
Lestes disjunctus
(Common Spreadwing)
male
 
 
Lestes dryas
(Emerald Spreadwing)
female
 
Lestes Inaequalis
(Elegant Spreadwing)
male
 
Lestes Forcipatus
(Sweetflag Spreadwing)
female
Lestes Rectangularis
(Slender Spreadwing)
male
teneral male
female
 
Lestes vigilax
(Swamp Spreadwing)
male
male 2
female
teneral female
pair

 
        Coenagrionidae (Pond Damsels)
Amphiagrion saucium
(Eastern Red Damsel)
male female  
Argia apicalis
(Blue-fronted Dancer)
male

female
teneral female

 
Argia fumipennis
(Variable Dancer)
male
teneral male
female
blue form female
pair
Argia moesta
(Powdered Dancer)
male blue form female
blue form female 2
brown form female
pair
Argia translata
(Dusky Dancer)
male
immature male
female  
Chromagrion conditum
(Aurora Damsel)
male
teneral male
female - brown form
teneral female
pair
pair 2
Enallagma aspersum
(Azure Bluet)
male female pair
Enallagma boreale
(Boreal Bluet)
male female  
Enallagma carunculatum
(Tule Bluet)
male
male 2
female pair
Enallagma civile
(Familiar Bluet)
male
male 2
  pair
Enallagma cyathigerum
(Northern Bluet)
  female  
Enallagm doubledayi
(Atlantic Bluet)
male female pair
Enallagma ebrium
(Marsh Bluet)
male   pair
Enallagma exsulans
(Stream Bluet)
male female pair 1   pair 2
pair 3   pair 4
Enallagma geminatum
(Skimming Bluet)
male   pair
Enallagma hageni
(Hagen's Bluet)
male
male 2
   
Enallagma laterale
(New England Bluet)
male    
Enallagma minisculum
(Little Bluet)
male female pair
Enallagma signatum
(Orange Bluet)
male
male 2
female - blue form pair
Enallagma traviatum
(Slender Bluet)
male   pair
Enallagma vespersum
(Vesper Bluet)
male    
Ischnura hastata
(Citrine Forktail)
male female  
Ischnura posita
(Fragile Forktail)
male female  
Ischnura ramburii
(Rambur's Forktail)
male female  
Ischnura verticalis
(Eastern Forktail)
male female 1   female 2
female - orange form
unusual orange form
female - male-like
 
Nehalennia irene
(Sedge Sprite)
male
immature male
female  
Nehalennia glacialis
(sphagnum Sprite)
male female
immature female
 

 
         Petaluridae (Petaltails)
Tachopteryx thoreyi
(Grey Petaltail)
male
male 2
 
 

 
         Aeshnidae (Darners)
Aeshna canadensis
(Canada Darner)
male
male - in flight
male 2 - in flight

female

pair
Aeshna constricta
(Lance-tipped Darner)
male
female
ovipositing female
 
Aeshna mutata
(Spatterdock Darner)
male - dorsal view
male 2
male - lateral view
   
Aeshna tuberculifera
(Black-tipped Darner)
male female
female - thorax
 
Aeshna umbrosa
(Shadow Darner)
male female
female, thorax
 
Aeshna verticalis
(Green-striped Darner)
male
male - thorax
  pair
Anax junius
(Common Green Darner)
male
male - in flight
female
teneral female
mating pair
ovipositing pair
Basiaeschna janata
(Springtime Darner)
male
male - dorsal view
   
Boyeria vinosa
(Fawn Darner)
male   pair
Gompaeschna furcillata
(Harlequin Darner)
male female  

 
         Gomphidae (Clubtails)
Arigomphus villosipes
(Unicorn Clubtail)
male
 
 
Dromogomphus spinosus
(Black-shouldered spinyleg)
 male
male - thorax
teneral male
 
Gomphus adelphus
(Mustached Clubtail)
male 
 
Gomphus borealis
(Beaverpond Clubtail)
female 
 
Gomphus descriptus
(Harpoon Clubtail)
male
 
 
Gomphus exilis
(Lancet Clubtail)
male
female
teneral female
 
Gomphus lividus
(Ashy Clubtail)
male
female
 
Gomphus quadricolor
(Rapids Clubtail)
male
male 2
 
 
Gomphus spicatus
(Dusky Clubtail)
male
teneral male
teneral female  
Hagenius brevistylus
(Dragonhunter)
male female larva
Lanthus parvulus
(Northern Pygmy Clubtail)
  female  
Lanthus vernalis
(Southern Pygmy Clubtail)
male    
Ophiogomphus carolus
(Riffle Snaketail)
male
male 2
female  
Ophiogomphus mainensis
(Maine Snaketail)
male
teneral male
female
teneral female
ovipositing female
 
Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis
(Rusty Snaketail)
male    
Progomphus obscurus
(Common Sandragon)
male    
Stylogomphus albistylus
(Least Clubtail)
male female  
Stylurus amnicola
(Riverine Clubtail)
male
male - image 2
male - image 3
female
female - image 2
 
Stylurus scudderi
(Zebra Clubtail)
male 1    male 2
male 3   male 4
male 5
   
Stylurus spiniceps
(Arrow Clubtail)
male female  

 
         Cordulegastridae (Spiketails)
Cordulegastor diastatops
(Delta-spotted Spiketail)
male 
 
 
Cordulegastor maculata
(Twin-spotted Spiketail)
male
 

 
         Macromiidae (Cruisers)
Didymops transversa
(Stream Cruiser)
male
male - lateral view
 
 

 
         Cordulidae (Emeralds)
Cordulia shertleffi
(American Emerald)
male
male 2
female
female 2
 
Dorocordulia lepida
(Petite Emerald)
male
 
Dorocordulia libera
(Racket-tailed Emerald)
male
male - dorsal view
male 2
 
Epitheca canis
(Beaverpond Baskettail)
female
 
Epitheca cynosura
(Common Baskettail)
male
female
 
Epitheca princeps
(Prince Baskettail)
male
teneral female
 
Epitheca spinigera
(Spiny Baskettail)
male
male 2
   
Helocorudulia uhleri
(Uhler's Sundragon)
male
immature male
female  
Somatochlora forcipata
(Forcipate Emerald)
male
male, dorsal view
male, in-flight
   
Somatochlora tenebrosa
(Clamp-tipped Emerald)
male    
Somatochlora williamsonia
(Williamson's Emerald)
male - in flight    
Williamsonia fletcheri
(Ebony Boghaunter)
male
male 2
female  
Williamsonia lintneri
(Ringed Boghaunter)
male
male 2
female
female 2
 

 
         Libellulidae (Common Skimmers)
Celithemis elisa
(Calico Pennant)
male female
teneral female
 
Celithemis eponina
(Halloween Pennant)
male
male - lateral view
teneral male
female  
Celithemis fasciata
(Banded Pennant)
male    
Celithemis martha
(Martha's Pennant)
male female  
Erythemis simplicicollis
(Eastern Pondhawk)
male      teneral male
immature male
changing male
female  
Erythrodiplax berenice
(Seaside Dragonlet)
male female
female - male-like
 
Leucorrhinia frigida
(Frosted Whiteface)
male female  
Leucorrhinia glacialis
(Crimson-ringed Whiteface)
male
male 2
female  
Leucorrhinia hudsonica
(Hudsonian Whiteface)
brown form male
red form male
red form female  
Leucorrhinia intacta
(Dot-tailed Whiteface)
male female pair
Leucorrhinia proxima
(Red-waisted Whiteface)
male    
Libellula auripennis
(Golden-winged Skimmer)
male    
Libellula cyanea
(Spangled Skimmer)
male
male 2
female  
Libellula deplanata
(Blue Corporal)
male female  
Libellula exusta
(White Corporal)
male female  
Libellula incesta
(Slaty Skimmer)
male    male 2
immature male
female
female 2
pair
Libellula julia
(Chalk-fronted Corporal)
male female  
Libellula luctosa
(Widow Skimmer)
male female
teneral female
 
Libellula lydia
(Common Whitetail)
male
immature male
female  
Libellula pulchella
(Twelve-spotted Skimmer)
male female  
Libellula quadrimaculata
(Four-spotted Skimmer)
male    male 2
immature male

female

 
Libellula semifasciata
(Painted Skimmer)
male    
Libellula vibrans
(Great Blue Skimmer)
male    
Nannothemis bella
(Elfin Skimmer)
male female  
Pachydiplax longipennis
(Blue Dasher)
male female  
Pantala flavescens
(Wandering Glider)
male female  
Pantala hymenaea
(Spot-winged Glider)
male    
Perithemis tenera
(Eastern Amberwing)
male female  
Sympetrum corruptum
(Variegated Meadowhawk)
  female
 
Sympetrum costiferum
(Saffron-winged Meadowhawk)
  female
 
Sympetrum internum/janeae
(Cherryfaced or Jane's Meadowhawk)
male female
female, male-like
pair
Sympetrum semicinctum
(Band-winged Meadowhawk)
male female pair
Sympetrum vicinum
(Autumn Meadowhawk)
male
teneral male
female
female 2
pair
Tramea carolina
(Carolina Saddlebags)
male    
Tramea lacerata
(Black Saddlebags)
male    


 
 

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 Gallery:  Dragonflies in Flight
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Acknowledgement:    I would like to express my gratitude to Blair Nikula, who has been very generous in helping me with a number of identification problems. If there are any errors remaining, they are surely of my own doing. Dragonfly Identification can often be very challanging!

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