DRAGONFLIES AND DAMSELFLIES OF
FLORIDA (Order Odonata)
(last update 23 November 2007)
Many thanks to Jerrell Daigle for help in
updating this list!! (xi-2007)
FLORIDA
DRAGONFLIES (
Suborder Anisoptera)
PETALURIDAE
Tachopteryx
Selys
thoreyi (Hagen
in Selys) [Gray
Petaltail]
AESHNIDAE
Anax
Leach
amazili (Burmeister) [Amazon Darner]
longipes Hagen [Comet Darner]
junius (Drury) [Common Green Darner]
Basiaeschna
Selys
janata
(Say) [Springtime Darner]
Boyeria
McLachlan
vinosa (Say) [Fawn Darner]
Coryphaeschna
Williamson
adnexa
(Hagen) [Blue-faced Darner]
ingens (Rambur) [Regal Darner]
viriditas Calvert [Mangrove Darner]
Epiaeschna
Hagen
heros
(Fabricius) [Swamp Darner]
Gomphaeschna
Selys
antilope
(Hagen) [Taper-tailed Darner]
furcillata (Say) [Harlequin Darner]
Gynacantha
Rambur
nervosa
Rambur [Twilight Darner]
Nasiaeschna
Selys
pentacantha
(Rambur) [Cyrano Darner]
Triacanthagyna
Selys
septima
(Selys in Sagra) [Pale-green Darner]
trifida (Rambur) [Phantom Darner]
GOMPHIDAE
Aphylla
Selys
williamsoni
(Gloyd) [Two-striped
Forceptail]
Arigomphus
Needham
pallidus (Rambur)
[Gray-green Clubtail]
Dromogomphus
Selys
armatus
Selys [Southeastern Spinyleg ]
spinosus Selys [Black-shouldered Spinyleg]
Erpetogomphus
Selys
designatus
Hagen in Selys [Eastern Ringtail]
Gomphus
Leach
subgenus Gomphurus Needham
dilatatus
Rambur [Blackwater Clubtail]
hybridus Williamson [Cocoa
Clubtail] (now considered extirpated in Florida)
modestus Needham [Gulf Coast Clubtail]
vastus Walsh [Cobra Clubtail]
subgenus Gomphus Leach
australis
(Needham) [Clearlake Clubtail]
c. cavillaris Needham [Sandhill Clubtail]
c. brimleyi Muttkowski [Sandhill Clubtail]
exilis Selys [Lancet Clubtail]
hodgesi Needham [Hodges' Clubtail]
lividus Selys [Ashy Clubtail]
minutus Rambur [Cypress Clubtail]
westfalli Carle & May [Westfall's Clubtail]
subgenus Hylogomphus Needham, Westfall & May
geminatus
Carle [Twin-striped Clubtail]
Hagenius
Selys
brevistylus
Selys [Dragonhunter]
Ophiogomphus Selys
australis
Carle [Southern Snaketail]
Progomphus
Selys
alachuensis
Byers [Tawny Sanddragon]
bellei Knopf & Tennessen [Belle's Sanddragon]
obscurus (Rambur) [Common Sanddragon]
Stylurus
Needham
ivae Williamson
[Shining Clubtail]
laurae Williamson [Laura's Clubtail]
plagiatus (Selys) [Russet-tipped Clubtail]
potulentus (Needham) [Yellow-sided Clubtail]
townesi (Gloyd) [Townes' Clubtail]
CORDULEGASTRIDAE
Cordulegaster
Leach
maculata
Selys [Twin-spotted Spiketail]
obliqua fasciata Rambur [Arrowhead Spiketail]
sayi Selys [Say's Spiketail]
CORDULIIDAE
subfamily MACROMIINAE (the Corduliidae/Corduliinae and Macromiinae are also considered by some workers to be subfamilies of Libellulidae)
Didymops
Rambur
floridensis
Davis [Florida Cruiser]
transversa (Say) [Stream Cruiser]
Macromia
Rambur
alleghaniensis Williamson [Allegheny
River
Cruiser]
illinoiensis georgina (Selys) [Illinois River Cruiser]
taeniolata Rambur [Royal River Cruiser]
CORDULIIDAE
subfamily CORDULIINAE
Epitheca
Burmeister
subgenus Epicordulia Selys
(Epicordulia and Tetragoneuria are considered by some workers to be full
genera)
princeps
(Hagen) [Prince Baskettail]
subgenus Tetragoneuria Hagen
costalis (Selys)
[Stripe-winged Baskettail]
cynosura (Say) [Common Baskettail]
semiaquea (Burmeister) [Mantled Baskettail]
sepia Gloyd [Sepia Baskettail]
spinosa (Hagen in Selys) [Robust Baskettail]
stella Williamson in Muttkowski [Florida Baskettail]
Helocordulia
Needham
selysii
Hagen in Selys [Selys' Sundragon]
Neurocordulia
Selys
alabamensis
Hodges in Needham & Westfall [Alabama
Shadowdragon]
molesta (Walsh) [Smoky Shadowdragon]
obsoleta (Say) [Umber Shadowdragon]
virginiensis Davis [Cinnamon Shadowdragon]
Somatochlora
Selys
calverti Williamson
& Gloyd [Calvert's Emerald]
filosa (Hagen) [Fine-lined Emerald]
georgiana Walker [Coppery Emerald]
linearis (Hagen) [Mocha Emerald]
provocans Calvert [Treetop Emerald]
tenebrosa (Say) [Clamp-tipped Emerald]
LIBELLULIDAE
Brachymesia
Kirby
furcata
(Hagen) [Red-tailed Pennant]
gravida (Calvert) [Four-spotted Pennant]
herbida (Gundlach) [Tawny Pennant]
Celithemis
Hagen
amanda (Hagen)
[Amanda's Pennant]
bertha Williamson [Red-veined Pennant]
elisa (Hagen) [Calico Pennant]
eponina (Drury) [Halloween Pennant]
fasciata Kirby [Banded Pennant]
ornata (Rambur) [Faded Pennant]
verna Pritchard [Double-ringed Pennant]
Crocothemis
Brauer
servilia
(Drury) [Scarlet Skimmer]
Dythemis
Hagen
velox Hagen
[Swift Setwing]
Erythemis
Hagen
plebeja
(Burmeister) [Pin-tailed Pondhawk]
simplicicollis (Say) [Eastern Pondhawk]
vesiculosa (Fabricius) [Great Pondhawk]
Erythrodiplax
Brauer
b. berenice
(Drury) [Seaside Dragonlet]
b. naeva (Hagen) [Seaside Dragonlet]
minuscula (Rambur) [Little Blue Dragonlet]
umbrata (Linnaeus) [Band-winged Dragonlet]
Idiataphe
Cowley
cubensis
(Scudder) [Metallic Pennant]
Ladona
Needham
deplanata
(Rambur) [Blue Corporal] (considered by
some
workers to be a Libellula)
Libellula
Linnaeus
auripennis Burmeister [Golden-winged
Skimmer]
axilena Westwood [Bar-winged Skimmer]
flavida Rambur [Yellow-sided Skimmer]
incesta Hagen [Slaty Skimmer]
jesseana Williamson [Purple Skimmer]
needhami Westfall [Needham's Skimmer]
pulchella Drury [Twelve-spotted Skimmer]
semifasciata Burmeister [Painted Skimmer]
vibrans Fabricius [Great Blue Skimmer]
Macrodiplax
Brauer
balteata (Hagen)
[Marl Pennant]
Miathyria
Kirby
marcella (Selys in Sagra) [Hyacinth
Glider]
Micrathyria
Kirby
aequalis
(Hagen) [Spot-tailed Dasher]
didyma (Selys in Sagra) [Three-striped Dasher]
Nannothemis
Brauer
bella (Uhler)
[Elfin Skimmer]
Orthemis
Hagen
ferruginea
(Fabricius) [Roseate Skimmer]
schmidti Buchholz
Pachydiplax
Brauer
longipennis
(Burmeister) [Blue Dasher]
Pantala
Hagen
flavescens
(Fabricius) [Wandering Glider]
hymenaea (Say) [Spot-winged Glider]
Perithemis
Hagen
tenera (Say)
[Eastern Amberwing]
Plathemis
Hagen
lydia (Drury) [Common Whitetail] (considered by some workers
to be a Libellula)
Sympetrum
Newman
ambiguum
(Rambur) [Blue-faced Meadowhawk]
corruptum (Hagen) [Variegated Meadowhawk]
vicinum (Hagen) [Yellow-legged Meadowhawk]
Tauriphila
Kirby
australis
(Hagen) [Garnet Glider]
Tholymis
Hagen
citrina Hagen [Evening Skimmer]
Tramea
Hagen
abdominalis
(Rambur) [Vermilion Saddlebags]
binotata (Rambur) [Sooty Saddlebags]
calverti Muttkowski [Striped Saddlebags]
carolina (Linnaeus) [Carolina Saddlebags]
insularis Hagen [Antillean Saddlebags]
lacerata Hagen [Black Saddlebags]
onusta Hagen [Red Saddlebags]
FLORIDA DAMSELFLIES (Suborder Zygoptera)
CALOPTERYGIDAE
Calopteryx
Leach
dimidiata
Burmeister [Sparkling Jewelwing]
maculata (Beauvois) [Ebony Jewelwing]
Hetaerina
Hagen in Selys
americana (Fabricius)
[American Rubyspot]
titia (Drury) [Smoky Rubyspot]
LESTIDAE
Lestes
Leach
australis
Walker [Common
Spreadwing]
inaequalis Walsh [Elegant Spreadwing]
rectangularis Say [Slender Spreadwing]
spumarius Hagen in Selys [Antillean Spreadwing]
tenuatus Rambur [Blue-striped Spreadwing]
vidua Hagen [Carolina Spreadwing]
vigilax Hagen in Selys [Swamp Spreadwing]
COENAGRIONIDAE
Argia
Rambur
apicalis
(Say) [Blue-fronted Dancer]
bipunctulata (Hagen) [Seepage Dancer]
fumipennis atra Gloyd [Variable Dancer]
f. fumipennis (Burmeister) [Variable Dancer]
moesta (Hagen) [Powdered Dancer]
sedula (Hagen) [Blue-ringed Dancer]
tibialis (Rambur) [Blue-tipped Dancer]
Chrysobasis
Rácenis
lucifer
Donnelly [Tail-light Damsel]
Enallagma
Selys
basidens
Calvert [Double-striped Bluet]
civile (Hagen) [Familiar Bluet]
cardenium (Hagen in Selys) [Purple Bluet ]
concisum Williamson [Cherry Bluet]
daeckii (Calvert) [Attenuated Bluet]
davisi Westfall [Sandhill Bluet]
divagans Selys [Turquoise Bluet]
doubledayi (Selys) [Atlantic Bluet]
dubium Root [Burgundy Bluet]
durum (Hagen) [Big Bluet]
geminatum Kellicott [Skimming Bluet]
pallidum Root [Pale Bluet]
pollutum (Hagen) [Florida Bluet]
signatum (Hagen) [Orange Bluet]
sulcatum Williamson [Golden Bluet]
vesperum Calvert [Vesper Bluet]
weewa Byers [Blackwater Bluet]
Ischnura
Charpentier
hastata
(Say) [Citrine Forktail]
kellicotti Williamson [Lilypad Forktail]
posita (Hagen) [Fragile Forktail]
prognata (Hagen) [Furtive Forktail]
ramburii (Selys) [Rambur's Forktail]
verticalis (Say) [Eastern Forktail]
Nehalennia
Selys
gracilis
Morse [Sphagnum Sprite]
integricollis Calvert [Southern Sprite]
minuta (Selys in Sagra) [Tropical Sprite]
Neoerythromma
Kennedy
cultellatum
(Hagen in Selys) [Caribbean
Yellowface]
Telebasis
Selys
byersi
Westfall [Duckweed Firetail]