Species Listing - Massachusetts Odonata

A Selection of Massachusetts Dragonflies and Damselflies

Unless clearly noted otherwise, the images on this site are of un-posed inscects.

         Calopterygidae (Broad-winged Damsels)

Calopteryx aequabilis
(River Jewelwing) male female pair

Calopteryx amata
(Superb Jewelwing) male female
female 2

Calopteryx dimidiata
(Sparkling Jewelwing) male female pair

Calopteryx maculata
(Ebony Jewelwing) male
male two female
female two

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)
male
female

Lestes Forcipatus
(Sweetflag Spreadwing)
male
female
pair

Lestes Inaequalis
(Elegant Spreadwing) male
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

Argia fumipennis
(Variable Dancer) male female
blue form female

Argia moesta
(Powdered Dancer) male blue form female
blue form female 2
blue form female 3
brown form female pair

Argia translata
(Dusky Dancer) male
immature male female pair

Chromagrion conditum
(Aurora Damsel) male
teneral male female - brown form
teneral female pair
pair 2

Coenagrion resolutum
(Taiga Bluet) female

Enallagma annexum
(Northern Bluet) female

Enallagma aspersum
(Azure Bluet) male female
female 2 pair

Enallagma boreale
(Boreal Bluet) male female

Enallagma carunculatum
(Tule Bluet) male
male 2 female - olive form
female - blue form pair

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 form pair

Enallagma durum
(Big Bluet) male
male 2 female pair

Enallagma ebrium
(Marsh Bluet) male female pair

Enallagma exsulans
(Stream Bluet) male  male 2
male 3 female pair 1 pair 2
pair 3

Enallagma geminatum
(Skimming Bluet) male
male 2
male 3 female pair

Enallagma hageni
(Hagen's Bluet) male
male 2 female

Enallagma laterale
(New England Bluet) male female mating pair

Enallagma minusculum
(Little Bluet) male
male 2 female

Enallagma pictum
(Scarlet Bluet) male
male 2
immature male female pair

Enallagma recurvatum
(Pine Barrens Bluet) male

Enallagma signatum
(Orange Bluet) male
immature male female
immature female pair
pair 2

Enallagma traviatum
(Slender Bluet) male pair

Enallagma vespersum
(Vesper Bluet) male
male 2

Ischnura hastata
(Citrine Forktail) male female
immature female

Ischnura kellicotti
(Lilypad Forktail) male
immature male mature female
transitioning female
immature female

Ischnura posita
(Fragile Forktail) male female

Ischnura ramburii
(Rambur's Forktail) male immature female
male-like female

Ischnura verticalis
(Eastern Forktail) male female    immature female
immature female 2
unusual immature form
female - male-like

Nehalennia irene
(Sedge Sprite) male
immature male female

Nehalennia glacialis
(Sphagnum Sprite) male
male 2 female
immature female

         Petaluridae (Petaltails)

Tachopteryx thoreyi
(Grey Petaltail)
male
male 2

         Aeshnidae (Darners)

Aeshna canadensis
(Canada Darner) male
male 2
male - in flight
androchromatic female
gynochromatic female
pair

Aeshna clepsydra
(Mottled Darner) male

Aeshna constricta
(Lance-tipped Darner) male
female
female 2 - dorsal view ovipositing female

Aeshna eremita
(Lake Darner) male female

Aeshna interrupta
(Variable Darner) male
male 2 female

Aeshna tuberculifera
(Black-tipped Darner) male female

Aeshna umbrosa
(Shadow Darner) male
male 2 female   female - thorax
female - dorsal view

Aeshna verticalis
(Green-striped Darner) male
male - thorax pair

Anax junius
(Common Green Darner) mature male
immature male
male - in flight female
female - lateral view mating pair
ovipositing pair

Anax longipes
(Comet Darner) female

Basiaeschna janata
(Springtime Darner) male
male - dorsal view female

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 view female
female 2

         Gomphidae (Clubtails)
                  Progomphus (Sanddragons)

Progomphus obscurus
(Common Sanddragon)
male

                  Arigomphus (Pond Clubtails)

Arigomphus furcifer
(Lilypad Clubtail)
male
male 2
male 3 female

Arigomphus villosipes
(Unicorn Clubtail)
male
male - dorsal view female

                  Gomphus / Phanogomphus subgenus

Gomphus borealis
(Beaverpond Clubtail)
male
female
female 2

Gomphus descriptus
(Harpoon Clubtail)
male
male 2 female

Gomphus exilis
(Lancet Clubtail) male female

Gomphus lividus
(Ashy Clubtail) male
male 2 female pair

Gomphus quadricolor
(Rapids Clubtail) male
male 2 female

Gomphus spicatus
(Dusky Clubtail)
male
male 2 female

                  Hylogomphus subgenus

Gomphus abbreviatus
(Spine-crowned Clubtail) male female

Gomphus adelphus
(Mustached Clubtail) male
immature male
female
female 2

                 Gomphurus subgenus

Gomphus fraternus
(Midland Clubtail) male female
female 2

Gomphus vastus
(Cobra Clubtail) male
teneral male female

Gomphus ventricosus
(Skillet Clubtail)
male
male 2
female
female 2

                  Stylurus (Hanging Clubtails)

Stylurus amnicola
(Riverine Clubtail) male
male 2
male 3 female

Stylurus scudderi
(Zebra Clubtail) male 1     male 2
male 3      male 4
male 5 female

Stylurus spiniceps
(Arrow Clubtail) male
male - dorsal view female

                  Dromogomphus (Spinylegs)

Dromogomphus spinosus
(Black-shouldered spinyleg) male
male - thorax
immature male
female

                  Hagenius (Dragonhunter)

Hagenius brevistylus
(Dragonhunter) male
male two female larva

                  Ophiogomphus (Snaketails)

Ophiogomphus aspersus
(Brook Snaketail) male

Ophiogomphus carolus
(Riffle Snaketail) male     male 2
male 3 female

Ophiogomphus mainensis
(Maine Snaketail) male
male - dorsal view female
ovipositing female

Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis
(Rusty Snaketail) male female

                  Stylogomphus (Least Clubtails)

Stylogomphus albistylus
(Least Clubtail) male
male 2 female
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 view female

Cordulegaster erronea
(Tiger Spiketail) male

Cordulegaster maculata
(Twin-spotted Spiketail) male
male 2
female
immature female

Cordulegaster obliqua
(Arrowhead Spiketail)
male

         Macromiidae (Cruisers)

Didymops transversa
(Stream Cruiser)
male
male 2
male - lateral view female
female - lateral view

         Cordulidae (Emeralds)

Cordulia shertleffi
(American Emerald)
male female

Dorocordulia lepida
(Petite Emerald) male
male 2
female

Dorocordulia libera
(Racket-tailed Emerald) male
male - dorsal view
male 2 female
female 2
immature female

Epitheca canis
(Beaverpond Baskettail)
male
female

Epitheca cynosura
(Common Baskettail) male
male 2
teneral male female

Epitheca princeps
(Prince Baskettail) male
male two female
teneral female

Epitheca spinigera
(Spiny Baskettail)
male female

Helocordulia uhleri
(Uhler's Sundragon)
male
immature male female
female - dorsal view
female 2
immature female

Somatochlora elongata
(Ski-tailed Emerald) female

Somatochlora forcipata
(Forcipate Emerald) male
male, dorsal view
male, in-flight

Somatochlora linearis
(Mocha Emerald) male 1
male 2
male 3 female
female, dorsal view

Somatochlora tenebrosa
(Clamp-tipped Emerald) male
male 2
male 2, lateral view female
female, lateral view

Somatochlora walshii
(Brush-tipped Emerald) male
male 2

Somatochlora williamsonia
(Williamson's Emerald) male - in flight

Williamsonia fletcheri
(Ebony Boghaunter) male female

Williamsonia lintneri
(Ringed Boghaunter) male
male 2 female
female 2

         Libellulidae (Common Skimmers)

Celithemis elisa
(Calico Pennant) male
male 2
male 3 female
female 2
teneral female Pair

Celithemis eponina
(Halloween Pennant) male
male 2
male 3 female
female 2
female 3

Celithemis fasciata
(Banded Pennant) male
male 2 female
female 2

Celithemis martha
(Martha's Pennant) male
male 2 female

Erythemis simplicicollis
(Eastern Pondhawk) male 1      male 2
changing male
immature male
teneral male female 1
female 2

Erythrodiplax berenice
(Seaside Dragonlet) male
male 2 female
female - male-like

Ladona deplanata
(Blue Corporal) male female

Ladona exusta
(White Corporal) male
male 2 female

Ladona julia
(Chalk-fronted Corporal) male female
immature female

Plathemis lydia
(Common Whitetail) male
immature male female
female 2

Leucorrhinia frigida
(Frosted Whiteface) male
male 2 female

Leucorrhinia glacialis
(Crimson-ringed Whiteface) male
male 2 female
female 2

Leucorrhinia hudsonica
(Hudsonian Whiteface) male - red form
male - brown form female - red form
female - brown form

Leucorrhinia intacta
(Dot-tailed Whiteface) male
immature male female pair

Leucorrhinia proxima
(Red-waisted Whiteface) male
male 2 pair

Libellula auripennis
(Golden-winged Skimmer) male female

Libellula needhami
(Needham's Skimmer) male

Libellula cyanea
(Spangled Skimmer) male
immature male female

Libellula incesta
(Slaty Skimmer) male
immature male female
female 2 pair

Libellula luctosa
(Widow Skimmer) male
male 2
immature male female
female 2

Libellula pulchella
(Twelve-spotted Skimmer) male female - dorsal view
female - lateral view

Libellula quadrimaculata
(Four-spotted Skimmer) male        male 2
male 3      male 4
female

Libellula semifasciata
(Painted Skimmer) male female
female 2

Libellula 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 2 female
female 2

Sympetrum corruptum
(Variegated Meadowhawk) female

Sympetrum costiferum
(Saffron-winged Meadowhawk) male female

Sympetrum internum
(Cherry-faced Meadowhawk) male
male 2 female

Sympetrum janae
(Jane's Meadowhawk) male

Sympetrum obtrusum
(White-faced Meadowhawk) male

Sympetrum rubicundulum
(Ruby Meadowhawk) male

Sympetrum semicinctum
(Band-winged Meadowhawk) male
immature male female
female 2

Sympetrum vicinum
(Autumn Meadowhawk)   male 1    male 2    male 3
immature male female pair

Tramea carolina
(Carolina Saddlebags) male female

Tramea lacerata
(Black Saddlebags) male 1    male 2
male 3    male 4

Image Gallery One Image Gallery Two Image Gallery Three

Image Gallery Four Gallery: Dragonflies in Flight Dragonflies of the Westfield River

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*Calopteryx aequabilis* (River Jewelwing)	male	female	pair
*Calopteryx amata* (Superb Jewelwing)	male	female female 2
*Calopteryx dimidiata* (Sparkling Jewelwing)	male	female	pair
*Calopteryx maculata* (Ebony Jewelwing)	male male two	female female two
*Hetaerina americana* (American Rubyspot)	male male 2 male 3	female

Aeshna canadensis (Canada Darner)	male male 2 male - in flight	androchromatic female gynochromatic female	pair
Aeshna clepsydra (Mottled Darner)	male
Aeshna constricta (Lance-tipped Darner)	male	female female 2 - dorsal view	ovipositing female
Aeshna eremita (Lake Darner)	male	female
Aeshna interrupta (Variable Darner)	male male 2	female
Aeshna tuberculifera (Black-tipped Darner)	male	female
Aeshna umbrosa (Shadow Darner)	male male 2	female female - thorax female - dorsal view
Aeshna verticalis (Green-striped Darner)	male male - thorax		pair
Anax junius (Common Green Darner)	mature male immature male male - in flight	female female - lateral view	mating pair ovipositing pair
Anax longipes (Comet Darner)		female
Basiaeschna janata (Springtime Darner)	male male - dorsal view	female
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 view	female female 2

*Arigomphus furcifer* (Lilypad Clubtail)	male male 2 male 3	female
*Arigomphus villosipes* (Unicorn Clubtail)	male male - dorsal view	female

*Gomphus abbreviatus* (Spine-crowned Clubtail)	male	female
*Gomphus adelphus* (Mustached Clubtail)	male immature male	female female 2

*Gomphus fraternus* (Midland Clubtail)	male	female female 2
*Gomphus vastus* (Cobra Clubtail)	male teneral male	female
*Gomphus ventricosus* (Skillet Clubtail)	male male 2	female female 2

*Lestes congener* (Spotted Spreadwing)	male teneral male	female	pair
*Lestes disjunctus* (Common Spreadwing)	male
*Lestes dryas* (Emerald Spreadwing)	male	female
*Lestes Forcipatus* (Sweetflag Spreadwing)	male	female	pair
*Lestes Inaequalis* (Elegant Spreadwing)	male	female
*Lestes Rectangularis* (Slender Spreadwing)	male teneral male	female
Lestes vigilax (Swamp Spreadwing)	male male 2	female teneral female	pair

Amphiagrion saucium (Eastern Red Damsel)	male	female
Argia apicalis (Blue-fronted Dancer)	male	female
Argia fumipennis (Variable Dancer)	male	female blue form female
Argia moesta (Powdered Dancer)	male	blue form female blue form female 2 blue form female 3 brown form female	pair
Argia translata (Dusky Dancer)	male immature male	female	pair
Chromagrion conditum (Aurora Damsel)	male teneral male	female - brown form teneral female	pair pair 2
Coenagrion resolutum (Taiga Bluet)		female
Enallagma annexum (Northern Bluet)		female
Enallagma aspersum (Azure Bluet)	male	female female 2	pair
Enallagma boreale (Boreal Bluet)	male	female
Enallagma carunculatum (Tule Bluet)	male male 2	female - olive form female - blue form	pair
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 form	pair
Enallagma durum (Big Bluet)	male male 2	female	pair
Enallagma ebrium (Marsh Bluet)	male	female	pair
Enallagma exsulans (Stream Bluet)	male male 2 male 3	female	pair 1 pair 2 pair 3
Enallagma geminatum (Skimming Bluet)	male male 2 male 3	female	pair
Enallagma hageni (Hagen's Bluet)	male male 2	female
Enallagma laterale (New England Bluet)	male	female	mating pair
Enallagma minusculum (Little Bluet)	male male 2	female
Enallagma pictum (Scarlet Bluet)	male male 2 immature male	female	pair
Enallagma recurvatum (Pine Barrens Bluet)	male
Enallagma signatum (Orange Bluet)	male immature male	female immature female	pair pair 2
Enallagma traviatum (Slender Bluet)	male		pair
Enallagma vespersum (Vesper Bluet)	male male 2
Ischnura hastata (Citrine Forktail)	male	female immature female
Ischnura kellicotti (Lilypad Forktail)	male immature male	mature female transitioning female immature female
Ischnura posita (Fragile Forktail)	male	female
Ischnura ramburii (Rambur's Forktail)	male	immature female male-like female
Ischnura verticalis (Eastern Forktail)	male	female immature female immature female 2 unusual immature form female - male-like
Nehalennia irene (Sedge Sprite)	male immature male	female
Nehalennia glacialis (Sphagnum Sprite)	male male 2	female immature female

*Gomphus borealis* (Beaverpond Clubtail)	male	female female 2
*Gomphus descriptus* (Harpoon Clubtail)	male male 2	female
*Gomphus exilis* (Lancet Clubtail)	male	female
*Gomphus lividus* (Ashy Clubtail)	male male 2	female	pair
*Gomphus quadricolor* (Rapids Clubtail)	male male 2	female
*Gomphus spicatus* (Dusky Clubtail)	male male 2	female

*Stylurus amnicola* (Riverine Clubtail)	male male 2 male 3	female
*Stylurus scudderi* (Zebra Clubtail)	male 1 male 2 male 3 male 4 male 5	female
*Stylurus spiniceps* (Arrow Clubtail)	male male - dorsal view	female

*Ophiogomphus aspersus* (Brook Snaketail)	male
*Ophiogomphus carolus* (Riffle Snaketail)	male male 2 male 3	female
*Ophiogomphus mainensis* (Maine Snaketail)	male male - dorsal view	female ovipositing female
*Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis* (Rusty Snaketail)	male	female

*Lanthus parvulus* (Northern Pygmy Clubtail)		female
*Lanthus vernalis* (Southern Pygmy Clubtail)	male	female

*Cordulegaster diastatops* (Delta-spotted Spiketail)	male male - dorsal view	female
*Cordulegaster erronea* (Tiger Spiketail)	male
*Cordulegaster maculata* (Twin-spotted Spiketail)	male male 2	female immature female
*Cordulegaster obliqua* (Arrowhead Spiketail)	male

*Cordulia shertleffi* (American Emerald)	male	female
*Dorocordulia lepida* (Petite Emerald)	male male 2	female
*Dorocordulia libera* (Racket-tailed Emerald)	male male - dorsal view male 2	female female 2 immature female
*Epitheca canis* (Beaverpond Baskettail)	male	female
*Epitheca cynosura* (Common Baskettail)	male male 2 teneral male	female
*Epitheca princeps* (Prince Baskettail)	male male two	female teneral female
*Epitheca spinigera* (Spiny Baskettail)	male	female
*Helocordulia uhleri* (Uhler's Sundragon)	male immature male	female female - dorsal view female 2 immature female
*Somatochlora elongata* (Ski-tailed Emerald)		female
*Somatochlora forcipata* (Forcipate Emerald)	male male, dorsal view male, in-flight
*Somatochlora linearis* (Mocha Emerald)	male 1 male 2 male 3	female female, dorsal view
*Somatochlora tenebrosa* (Clamp-tipped Emerald)	male male 2 male 2, lateral view	female female, lateral view
*Somatochlora walshii* (Brush-tipped Emerald)	male male 2
*Somatochlora williamsonia* (Williamson's Emerald)	male - in flight
*Williamsonia fletcheri* (Ebony Boghaunter)	male	female
*Williamsonia lintneri* (Ringed Boghaunter)	male male 2	female female 2

Celithemis elisa (Calico Pennant)	male male 2 male 3	female female 2 teneral female	Pair
Celithemis eponina (Halloween Pennant)	male male 2 male 3	female female 2 female 3
Celithemis fasciata (Banded Pennant)	male male 2	female female 2
Celithemis martha (Martha's Pennant)	male male 2	female
Erythemis simplicicollis (Eastern Pondhawk)	male 1 male 2 changing male immature male teneral male	female 1 female 2
Erythrodiplax berenice (Seaside Dragonlet)	male male 2	female female - male-like
Ladona deplanata (Blue Corporal)	male	female
Ladona exusta (White Corporal)	male male 2	female
Ladona julia (Chalk-fronted Corporal)	male	female immature female
Plathemis lydia (Common Whitetail)	male immature male	female female 2
Leucorrhinia frigida (Frosted Whiteface)	male male 2	female
Leucorrhinia glacialis (Crimson-ringed Whiteface)	male male 2	female female 2
Leucorrhinia hudsonica (Hudsonian Whiteface)	male - red form male - brown form	female - red form female - brown form
Leucorrhinia intacta (Dot-tailed Whiteface)	male immature male	female	pair
Leucorrhinia proxima (Red-waisted Whiteface)	male male 2		pair
Libellula auripennis (Golden-winged Skimmer)	male	female
Libellula needhami (Needham's Skimmer)	male
Libellula cyanea (Spangled Skimmer)	male immature male	female
Libellula incesta (Slaty Skimmer)	male immature male	female female 2	pair
Libellula luctosa (Widow Skimmer)	male male 2 immature male	female female 2
Libellula pulchella (Twelve-spotted Skimmer)	male	female - dorsal view female - lateral view
Libellula quadrimaculata (Four-spotted Skimmer)	male male 2 male 3 male 4	female
Libellula semifasciata (Painted Skimmer)	male	female female 2
Libellula 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 2	female female 2
Sympetrum corruptum (Variegated Meadowhawk)		female
Sympetrum costiferum (Saffron-winged Meadowhawk)	male	female
Sympetrum internum (Cherry-faced Meadowhawk)	male male 2	female
Sympetrum janae (Jane's Meadowhawk)	male
Sympetrum obtrusum (White-faced Meadowhawk)	male
Sympetrum rubicundulum (Ruby Meadowhawk)	male
Sympetrum semicinctum (Band-winged Meadowhawk)	male immature male	female female 2
Sympetrum vicinum (Autumn Meadowhawk)	male 1 male 2 male 3 immature male	female	pair
Tramea carolina (Carolina Saddlebags)	male	female
Tramea lacerata (Black Saddlebags)	male 1 male 2 male 3 male 4