Calopterygidae (Broad-winged Damsels)Unless clearly noted otherwise, the images on this site are of un-posed inscects.
Lestidae (Spread-winged Damsels)
Calopteryx aequabilis
(River Jewelwing)male female pair Calopteryx amata
(Superb Jewelwing)male female
female 2Calopteryx dimidiata
(Sparkling Jewelwing)male female pair Calopteryx maculata
(Ebony Jewelwing)male
male twofemale
female twoHetaerina americana
(American Rubyspot)male male 2
male 3female
Coenagrionidae (Pond Damsels)
Lestes congener
(Spotted Spreadwing)male
teneral malefemale pair Lestes disjunctus
(Common Spreadwing)male Lestes dryas
(Emerald Spreadwing)female Lestes Forcipatus
(Sweetflag Spreadwing)female Lestes Inaequalis
(Elegant Spreadwing)male Lestes Rectangularis
(Slender Spreadwing)male
teneral malefemale Lestes vigilax
(Swamp Spreadwing)male
male 2female
teneral femalepair
Petaluridae (Petaltails)
Amphiagrion saucium
(Eastern Red Damsel)male female Argia apicalis
(Blue-fronted Dancer)male female Argia fumipennis
(Variable Dancer)male female
blue form femaleArgia moesta
(Powdered Dancer)male blue form female
blue form female 2
blue form female 3
brown form femalepair Argia translata
(Dusky Dancer)male
immature malefemale pair Chromagrion conditum
(Aurora Damsel)male
teneral malefemale - brown form
teneral femalepair
pair 2Coenagrion resolutum
(Taiga Bluet)female Enallagma annexum
(Northern Bluet)female Enallagma aspersum
(Azure Bluet)male female
female 2pair Enallagma boreale
(Boreal Bluet)male female Enallagma carunculatum
(Tule Bluet)male
male 2female - olive form
female - blue formpair Enallagma civile
(Familiar Bluet)male female pair Enallagma daeckii
(Attenuated Bluet)male Enallagma divagans
(Turquoise Bluet)male pair Enallagma doubledayi
(Atlantic Bluet)male female - blue form
female - olive formpair Enallagma durum
(Big Bluet)male
male 2female pair Enallagma ebrium
(Marsh Bluet)male female pair Enallagma exsulans
(Stream Bluet)male male 2
male 3female pair 1 pair 2
pair 3Enallagma geminatum
(Skimming Bluet)male
male 2
male 3female pair Enallagma hageni
(Hagen's Bluet)male
male 2female Enallagma laterale
(New England Bluet)male female mating pair Enallagma minusculum
(Little Bluet)male
male 2female Enallagma pictum
(Scarlet Bluet)male
male 2
immature malefemale pair Enallagma recurvatum
(Pine Barrens Bluet)male Enallagma signatum
(Orange Bluet)male
immature malefemale
immature femalepair
pair 2Enallagma traviatum
(Slender Bluet)male pair Enallagma vespersum
(Vesper Bluet)male
male 2Ischnura hastata
(Citrine Forktail)male female
immature femaleIschnura kellicotti
(Lilypad Forktail)male
immature malemature female
transitioning female
immature femaleIschnura posita
(Fragile Forktail)male female Ischnura ramburii
(Rambur's Forktail)male immature female
male-like femaleIschnura verticalis
(Eastern Forktail)male female immature female
immature female 2
unusual immature form
female - male-likeNehalennia irene
(Sedge Sprite)male
immature malefemale Nehalennia glacialis
(Sphagnum Sprite)male
male 2female
immature female
Tachopteryx thoreyi
(Grey Petaltail)male
male 2Aeshnidae (Darners)
Aeshna canadensis
(Canada Darner)male
male 2
male - in flightpair Aeshna clepsydra
(Mottled Darner)male Aeshna constricta
(Lance-tipped Darner)male female
female 2 - dorsal viewovipositing female Aeshna eremita
(Lake Darner)male female Aeshna interrupta
(Variable Darner)male
male 2female Aeshna tuberculifera
(Black-tipped Darner)male female Aeshna umbrosa
(Shadow Darner)male
male 2female female - thorax
female - dorsal viewAeshna verticalis
(Green-striped Darner)male
male - thoraxpair Anax junius
(Common Green Darner)mature male
immature male
male - in flightfemale
female - lateral viewmating pair
ovipositing pairAnax longipes
(Comet Darner)female Basiaeschna janata
(Springtime Darner)male
male - dorsal viewfemale Boyeria grafiana
(Ocellated Darner)male mating pair Boyeria vinosa
(Fawn Darner)male pair Gomphaeschna furcillata
(Harlequin Darner)male female Rhionaeschna mutata
(Spatterdock Darner)male - dorsal view
male - lateral viewfemale
female 2
Gomphidae (Clubtails)
Progomphus (Sanddragons)
Progomphus obscurus
(Common Sanddragon)male
Arigomphus (Pond Clubtails)
Arigomphus furcifer
(Lilypad Clubtail)male
male 2
male 3female Arigomphus villosipes
(Unicorn Clubtail)male
male - dorsal viewfemale
Gomphus / Phanogomphus subgenus
Gomphus borealis
(Beaverpond Clubtail)female
female 2 Gomphus descriptus
(Harpoon Clubtail)male
male 2female Gomphus exilis
(Lancet Clubtail)male female Gomphus lividus
(Ashy Clubtail)male
male 2female pair Gomphus quadricolor
(Rapids Clubtail)male
male 2female Gomphus spicatus
(Dusky Clubtail)male
male 2female
Hylogomphus subgenus
Gomphus abbreviatus
(Spine-crowned Clubtail)male female Gomphus adelphus
(Mustached Clubtail)male
immature male
Gomphurus subgenus
Gomphus fraternus
(Midland Clubtail)male female
female 2Gomphus vastus
(Cobra Clubtail)male
teneral malefemale Gomphus ventricosus
(Skillet Clubtail)male
male 2
Stylurus (Hanging Clubtails)
Stylurus amnicola
(Riverine Clubtail)male
male 2
male 3female Stylurus scudderi
(Zebra Clubtail)male 1 male 2
male 3 male 4
male 5female Stylurus spiniceps
(Arrow Clubtail)male
male - dorsal viewfemale
Dromogomphus (Spinylegs)
Dromogomphus spinosus
(Black-shouldered spinyleg)male
male - thorax
immature male
Hagenius (Dragonhunter)
Hagenius brevistylus
(Dragonhunter)male
male twofemale larva
Ophiogomphus (Snaketails)
Ophiogomphus aspersus
(Brook Snaketail)male Ophiogomphus carolus
(Riffle Snaketail)male male 2
male 3female Ophiogomphus mainensis
(Maine Snaketail)male
male - dorsal viewfemale
ovipositing femaleOphiogomphus rupinsulensis
(Rusty Snaketail)male female
Stylogomphus (Least Clubtails)
Stylogomphus albistylus
(Least Clubtail)male
male 2female
immature female
Lanthus (Pygmy Clubtails)
Lanthus parvulus
(Northern Pygmy Clubtail)female Lanthus vernalis
(Southern Pygmy Clubtail)male female Cordulegastridae (Spiketails)
Cordulegaster diastatops
(Delta-spotted Spiketail)male
male - dorsal viewfemale Cordulegaster erronea
(Tiger Spiketail)male Cordulegaster maculata
(Twin-spotted Spiketail)male
male 2 Cordulegaster obliqua
(Arrowhead Spiketail)male Macromiidae (Cruisers)
Didymops transversa
(Stream Cruiser)male
male 2
male - lateral viewfemale
female - lateral viewCordulidae (Emeralds)
Cordulia shertleffi
(American Emerald)male female Dorocordulia lepida
(Petite Emerald)male
male 2Dorocordulia libera
(Racket-tailed Emerald)male
male - dorsal view
male 2female
female 2
immature femaleEpitheca canis
(Beaverpond Baskettail)female Epitheca cynosura
(Common Baskettail)male
male 2
teneral malefemale Epitheca princeps
(Prince Baskettail)male
male twofemale
teneral female Epitheca spinigera
(Spiny Baskettail)male female Helocordulia uhleri
(Uhler's Sundragon)male
immature malefemale
female - dorsal view
female 2
immature femaleSomatochlora elongata
(Ski-tailed Emerald)female Somatochlora forcipata
(Forcipate Emerald)male
male, dorsal view
male, in-flightSomatochlora linearis
(Mocha Emerald)male 1
male 2
male 3female
female, dorsal viewSomatochlora tenebrosa
(Clamp-tipped Emerald)male
male 2
male 2, lateral viewfemale
female, lateral viewSomatochlora walshii
(Brush-tipped Emerald)male
male 2Somatochlora williamsonia
(Williamson's Emerald)male - in flight Williamsonia fletcheri
(Ebony Boghaunter)male female Williamsonia lintneri
(Ringed Boghaunter)male
male 2female
female 2Libellulidae (Common Skimmers)
Celithemis elisa
(Calico Pennant)male
male 2
male 3female
female 2
teneral femalePair Celithemis eponina
(Halloween Pennant)male
male 2
male 3female
female 2
female 3Celithemis fasciata
(Banded Pennant)male
male 2female
female 2Celithemis martha
(Martha's Pennant)male
male 2female Erythemis simplicicollis
(Eastern Pondhawk)male 1 male 2
changing male
immature male
teneral malefemale 1
female 2Erythrodiplax berenice
(Seaside Dragonlet)male
male 2female
female - male-likeLadona deplanata
(Blue Corporal)male female Ladona exusta
(White Corporal)male
male 2female Ladona julia
(Chalk-fronted Corporal)male female
immature femalePlathemis lydia
(Common Whitetail)male
immature malefemale
female 2Leucorrhinia frigida
(Frosted Whiteface)male
male 2female Leucorrhinia glacialis
(Crimson-ringed Whiteface)male
male 2female
female 2Leucorrhinia hudsonica
(Hudsonian Whiteface)male - red form
male - brown formfemale - red form
female - brown formLeucorrhinia intacta
(Dot-tailed Whiteface)male
immature malefemale pair Leucorrhinia proxima
(Red-waisted Whiteface)male
male 2pair Libellula auripennis
(Golden-winged Skimmer)male female Libellula needhami
(Needham's Skimmer)male Libellula cyanea
(Spangled Skimmer)male
immature malefemale Libellula incesta
(Slaty Skimmer)male
immature malefemale
female 2pair Libellula luctosa
(Widow Skimmer)male
male 2
immature malefemale
female 2Libellula pulchella
(Twelve-spotted Skimmer)male female - dorsal view
female - lateral viewLibellula quadrimaculata
(Four-spotted Skimmer)male male 2
male 3 male 4Libellula semifasciata
(Painted Skimmer)male female
female 2Libellula vibrans
(Great Blue Skimmer)male female 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
male 2female
female 2Sympetrum corruptum
(Variegated Meadowhawk)female Sympetrum costiferum
(Saffron-winged Meadowhawk)male female Sympetrum internum
(Cherry-faced Meadowhawk)male
male 2female Sympetrum janae
(Jane's Meadowhawk)male Sympetrum obtrusum
(White-faced Meadowhawk)male Sympetrum rubicundulum
(Ruby Meadowhawk)male Sympetrum semicinctum
(Band-winged Meadowhawk)male
immature malefemale
female 2Sympetrum vicinum
(Autumn Meadowhawk)male 1 male 2 male 3
immature malefemale pair Tramea carolina
(Carolina Saddlebags)male female Tramea lacerata
(Black Saddlebags)male 1 male 2
male 3 male 4
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Image Gallery Four Gallery: Dragonflies in Flight Dragonflies of the Westfield River
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