Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies)
Odonata Checklist (updated 2003)
- Annotated Photographs
- Sub-order Zygoptera - damselflies
- Family Calopterygidae - broad-winged damselflies
- American Rubyspot
- Family Lestidae - spreadwinged damselflies
- Plateau Spreadwing
- Family Coenagrioniidae - narrow-winged or pond damselflies
- Aztec Dancer
- Springwater Dancer
- Lavender Dancer
- Arroyo Bluet
- Familiar Bluet
- Painted Damsel
- Mexican Forktail
- Black-fronted Forktail
- Desert Firetail
- Sub-order Anisoptera - dragonflies
- Family Gomphidae - clubtails
- Serpent Ringtail
- Family Aeshnidae - darners
- Common Green Darner
- Blue-eyed Darner
- Family Libellulidae - skimmers
- Flame Skimmer
- Eastern Pondhawk
- Blue Dasher
- Common Whitetail
- Wandering Glider
- Spot-winged Glider
- Filigree Skimmer
- Variegated Meadowhawk
- Yellow-legged Meadowhawk
Photo Gallery
Specimens in the Collection on Display for Visitors
- Additional Information
- Identification References
- Park specific general write-up
- some off-site material
Links
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