Gallery of Dragonflies and Damselflies of Fermilab

Summary of species observed 2012-2016

  • Males of species shown unless noted otherwise by (F)
  • Females generally less colorful and more difficult to identify
  • Information: Scientific name, Family, Number, Link to Detailed information
  • Number: Number of individuals recorded in Fermilab over 5 years
  • Detailed information: at The Wisconsin Odonata Survey website

Dragonflies

Lance-tipped darner

Lance-tipped darner

Shadow darner

Shadow darner

Common green darner

Common green darner

Comet darner

Comet darner

Swamp darner

Swamp darner

Cyrano darner

Cyrano darner

Jade clubtail

Jade Clubtail

Unicorn clubtail

Unicorn Clubtail

Flag-tailed spinyleg

Flag-tailed Spinyleg

Common Baskettail

Common Baskettail

Prince Baskettail

Prince Baskettail

Calico Pennant

Calico Pennant

Halloween pennant


Halloween pennant

Eastern pondhawk


Eastern pondhawk

Eastern pondhawk (F)


Eastern pondhawk

Dot-tailed whiteface


Dot-tailed whiteface

Widow skimmer


Widow skimmer

12-spotted skimmer


12-spotted skimmer

Blue dasher


Blue dasher

Wandering glider


Wandering glider

Spot-winged glider


Spot-winged glider

Eastern amberwing


Eastern amberwing

Common whitetail


Common whitetail

Saffronwinged meadowhawk


Saffron-winged meadowhawk

White-faced meadowhawk


White-faced meadowhawk

Ruby meadowhawk


Ruby meadowhawk

Band-winged meadowhawk


Band-winged meadowhawk

Autumn meadowhawk


Autumn meadowhawk

Carolina saddlebags


Carolina meadowhawk

Black saddlebags


Black saddlebags

Red saddlebags


Red saddlebags

Damselflies

Ebony jewelwing


Name

American rubyspot


American rubyspot

Southern spreadwing


Southern spreadwing

Spotted spreadwing


Spotted spreadwing

Emerald spreadwing


Emerald spreadwing

Sweetflag spreadwing


Sweetflag spreadwing

Slender spreadwing


Slender spreadwing

Lyre-tipped spreadwing


Lyre-tipped spreadwing

Red damsel


Red damsel

Blue-fronted dancer


Blue-fronted dancer

Variable dancer


Variable dancer

Powdered dancer


Powdered dancer

Blue-ringed dancer


Blue-ringed dancer

Blue-tipped dancer


Blue-tipped dancer

River bluet


River bluet

Rainbow bluet


Rainbow bluet

Azure bluet


Azure bluet

Double-stripped bluet


Double-stripped bluet

Familiar bluet


Familiar bluet

Stream bluet


Stream bluet

Skimming bluet


Skimming bluet

Orange bluet


Orange bluet

Citrine forktail


Citrine forktail

Fragile forktail


Fragile forktail

Eastern forktail


Eastern forktail

Sedge sprite


Sedge sprite