Dragonflies and Damselflies
Rank: order
Delaware Biodiversity Project has documented 132 taxa in Order Odonata spanning 9 families and 58 genera
NOTE: We are currently adding many species lists to the project. The following taxonomic checklists are complete or nearly so today: Vascular Plants, Liverworts, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles and Amphibians, Butterflies, Dragonflies and Damselflies, Mosquitoes.
NOTE: We are currently adding many species lists to the project. The following taxonomic checklists are complete or nearly so today: Vascular Plants, Liverworts, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles and Amphibians, Butterflies, Dragonflies and Damselflies, Mosquitoes.
Dragonflies
Darner Family
1
Black-tipped Darner
2
Shadow Darner
3
Green-striped Darner
4
Common Green Darner
5
Comet Darner
6
Springtime Darner
7
Fawn Darner
8
Swamp Darner
9
Taper-tailed Darner
10
Harlequin Darner
11
Twilight Darner
12
Cyrano Darner
13
Spatterdock Darner
Spiketail Family
14
Brown Spiketail
15
Delta-spotted Spiketail
16
Tiger Spiketail
17
Twin-spotted Spiketail
18
Arrowhead Spiketail
Emerald Family
19
Petite Emerald
20
Slender Baskettail
21
Common Baskettail
22
Prince Baskettail
23
Mantled Baskettail
24
Robust Baskettail
25
Selys Sundragon
26
Umber Shadowdragon
27
Fine-lined Emerald
28
Mocha Emerald
29
Treetop Emerald
30
Clamp-tipped Emerald
Clubtail Family
31
Unicorn Clubtail
32
Black-shouldered Spinylegs
33
Midland Clubtail
34
Midland Clubtail
35
Dragonhunter
36
Banner Clubtail
37
Southern Pygmy Clubtail
38
Lancet Clubtail
39
Ashy Clubtail
40
Common Sanddragon
41
Sable Clubtail
42
Eastern Least Clubtail
43
Laura's Clubtail
44
Russet-tipped Clubtail
45
Arrow Clubtail
Skimmers and Darters Family
46
Four-spotted Pennant
47
Calico Pennant
48
Halloween Pennant
49
Banded Pennant
50
Martha's Pennant
51
Double-ringed Pennant
52
53
Eastern Pondhawk
54
Little Blue Dragonlet
55
Seaside Dragonlet
56
Blue Corporal
57
Dot-tailed Whiteface
58
Golden-winged Skimmer
59
Bar-winged skimmer
60
Spangled Skimmer
61
Yellow-sided Skimmer
62
Slaty Skimmer
63
Widow Skimmer
64
Needham's Skimmer
65
Twelve-spotted Skimmer
66
Painted Skimmer
67
Great Blue Skimmer
68
Elfin Skimmer
69
Blue Dasher
70
Wandering Glider
71
Spot-winged Glider
72
73
Eastern Amberwing
74
Common Whitetail
75
Blue-faced Meadowhawk
76
Cherry-faced Meadowhawk
77
White-faced Meadowhawk
78
Ruby Meadowhawk
79
Band-winged Meadowhawk
80
Autumn Meadowhawk
81
Carolina Saddlebags
82
Striped Saddlebags
83
Black Saddlebags
84
Red Saddlebags
River Cruiser Family
Swift River Cruiser
85
Georgia River Cruiser
86
Illinois River Cruiser
87
Royal River Cruiser
88
Stream Cruiser
Damselflies
Broad-winged Damselfly Family
89
Sparkling Jewelwing
90
Ebony Jewelwing
91
American Rubyspot
Pond Damsel Family
92
Eastern Red Damsel
93
Blue-fronted Dancer
94
Seepage Dancer
95
Variable Dancer
96
Powdered Dancer
97
Blue-ringed Dancer
98
Blue-tipped Dancer
99
Dusky Dancer
100
Aurora Damsel
101
Azure Bluet
102
Double-striped Bluet
103
Familiar Bluet
104
Attenuated Blueet
105
Turquoise Bluet
106
Atlantic Bluet
107
Burgundy Bluet
108
Big Bluet
109
Stream Bluet
110
Skimming Bluet
111
Pale Bluet
112
Orange Bluet
113
Slender Bluet
114
Vesper Bluet
115
Blackwater Bluet
116
Citrine Forktail
117
Lilypad Forktail
118
Fragile Forktail
119
Furtive Forktail
120
Rambur's Forktail
121
Eastern Forktail
122
Sphagnum Sprite
123
Southern Sprite
124
Duckweed Firetail
Spread-winged Damselfly Family
125
Great Spreadwing
126
Southern Spreadwing
127
Spotted Spreadwing
128
Amber-winged Spreadwing
129
Sweetflag Spreadwing
130
Elegant Spreadwing
131
Slender Spreadwing
132
Swamp Spreadwing