List of Canadian dragonflies
This is a list of dragonflies (Odonata) of Canada.
- Aeshna canadensis, Canada darner
- Aeshna clepsydra, mottled darner
- Aeshna constricta, lance-tipped darner
- Aeshna eremita, lake darner
- Aeshna interrupta, variable darner
- Aeshna juncea, common hawker
- Aeshna mixta, migrant hawker
- Aeshna palmata, paddle-tailed darner
- Aeshna septentrionalis, azure darner
- Aeshna sitchensis, zigzag darner
- Aeshna subarctica, subarctic darner
- Aeshna tuberculifera, black-tipped darner
- Aeshna umbrosa, shadow darner
- Aeshna verticalis, green-striped darner
- Anax imperator, Emperor
- Anax junius, green darner
- Anax longipes, comet darner
Genus Basiaeschna
[edit]- Basiaeschna janata, springtime darner
- Boyeria grafiana, ocellated darner
- Boyeria vinosa, fawn darner
Genus Epiaeschna
[edit]- Epiaeschna heros, swamp darner
Genus Gomphaeschna
[edit]- Gomphaeschna furcillata, harlequin darner
Genus Nasiaeschna
[edit]- Nasiaechna pentacantha, Cyrano darner
Genus Rhionaeschna
[edit]- Rhionaeschna californica, California darner
- Rhionaeschna mutata, spatterdock darner
- Rhionaeschna multicolor, blue-eyed darner
- Hagenius brevistylus, dragonhunter
Genus Hylogomphus
[edit]- Hylogomphus adelphus, mustached clubtail
- Hylogomphus viridifrons, green-faced clubtail
- Gomphurus externus, plains clubtail
- Gomphurus fraternus, midland clubtail
- Gomphurus lineatifrons, splendid clubtail
- Gomphurus vastus, cobra clubtail
- Gomphurus ventricosus, skillet clubtail
- Stylurus amnicola, riverine clubtail
- Stylurus intricatus, brimstone clubtail
- Stylurus notatus, elusive clubtail
- Stylurus olivaceus, olive clubtail
- Stylurus scudderi, zebra clubtail
- Stylurus spiniceps, arrow clubtail
Genus Dromogomphus
[edit]- Dromogomphus spinosus, black-shouldered clubtail
- Dromogomphus spoliatus, flag-tailed clubtail
Genus Arigomphus
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- Arigomphus cornutus, horned clubtail
- Arigomphus furcifer, lilypad clubtail
- Arigomphus villosipes, unicorn clubtail
Genus Phanogomphus
[edit]- Phanogomphus borealis, beaverpond clubtail
- Phanogomphus descriptus, harpoon clubtail
- Phanogomphus exilis, lancet clubtail
- Phanogomphus graslinellus, pronghorn clubtail
- Phanogomphus lividus, ashy clubtail
- Phanogomphus spicatus, dusky clubtail
- Phanogomphus quadricolor, rapids clubtail
Genus Progomphus
[edit]- Progomphus obscurus, common sanddragon
Genus Ophiogomphus
[edit]- Ophiogomphus anomalus, extra-striped snaketail
- Ophiogomphus aspersus, brook snaketail
- Ophiogomphus carolus, riffle snaketail
- Ophiogomphus colubrinus, boreal snaketail
- Ophiogomphus howei, pygmy snaketail
- Ophiogomphus mainensis, Maine snaketail
- Ophiogomphus occidentis, sinuous snaketail
- Ophiogomphus severus, pale snaketail
- Ophiogomphus smithi, Sioux snaketail
- Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis, rusty snaketail
Genus Stylogomphus
[edit]- Stylogomphus albistylus, least clubtail
- Lanthus parvulus, northern pygmy clubtail
Genus Octogomphus
[edit]- Octogomphus specularis, grappletail
Family Cordulegastridae, spiketails
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Genus Cordulegaster
[edit]- Cordulegaster diastatops, delta-spotted Spiketail
- Cordulegaster dorsalis, Pacific spiketail
- Cordulegaster maculata, twin-spotted spiketail
- Cordulegaster obliqua, arrowhead spiketail
Family Corduliidae, emeralds
[edit]- Cordulia shurtleffii, American emerald
Genus Dorocordulia
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- Dorocordulia libera, racket-tailed emerald
- Dorocordulia lepida, petite emerald
Genus Helocordulia
[edit]- Helocordulia uhleri, Uhler's sundragon
Genus Williamsonia
[edit]- Williamsonia fletcheri, ebony boghaunter
- Epitheca princeps, prince baskettail
- Epitheca cynosura, common baskettail
Genus Somatochlora
[edit]- Somatochlora albicincta, ringed emerald
- Somatochlora brevicincta, Quebec emerald
- Somatochlora cingulata, lake emerald
- Somatochlora elongata, ski-tailed emerald
- Somatochlora ensigera, plains emerald
- Somatochlora forcipata, forcipate emerald
- Somatochlora franklini, delicate emerald
- Somatochlora hineana, Hine's emerald
- Somatochlora hudsonica, Hudsonian emerald
- Somatochlora incurvata, incurvate emerald
- Somatochlora kennedyi, Kennedy's emerald
- Somatochlora minor, ocellated emerald
- Somatochlora sahlbergi, treeline emerald
- Somatochlora semicircularis, mountain emerald
- Somatochlora septentrionalis, muskeg emerald
- Somatochlora tenebrosa, clamp-tipped emerald
- Somatochlora walshii, brush-tipped emerald
- Somatochlora williamsoni, Williamson's emerald
- Somatochlora whitehousei, Whitehouse's emerald
Genus Neurocordulia
[edit]- Neurocordulia yamaskanensis, Stygian shadowdragon
Family Libellulidae, skimmers, chasers
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- Libellula depressa, broad-bodied chaser
- Libellula forensis, eight-spotted skimmer
- Libellula fulva, scarce chaser
- Libellula incesta, slaty skimmer
- Libellula julia, chalk-fronted corporal
- Libellula luctuosa, widow skimmer
- Libellula lydia, common whitetail
- Libellula pulchella, twelve-spotted skimmer
- Libellula quadrimaculata, four-spotted chaser
- Sympetrum corruptum, variegated meadowhawk
- Sympetrum costiferum, saffron-winged meadowhawk
- Sympetrum danae, black meadowhawk
- Sympetrum illotum, cardinal meadowhawk
- Sympetrum internum, cherry-faced meadowhawk
- Sympetrum flaveolum, yellow-winged darter
- Sympetrum fonscolombii, red-veined darter
- Sympetrum obtrusum, white-faced meadowhawk
- Sympetrum pallipes, striped meadowhawk
- Sympetrum madidum, red-veined meadowhawk
- Sympetrum rubicundulum, ruby meadowhawk
- Sympetrum semicinctum, band-winged meadowhawk
- Sympetrum striolatum, common darter
- Sympetrum vicinum, autumn meadowhawk or yellow-legged meadowhawk
- Sympetrum vulgatum, vagrant darter
Genus Nannothemis
[edit]- Nannothemis bella, elfin skimmer
Genus Pachydiplax
[edit]- Pachydiplax longipennis, blue dasher
- Erythemis collocata, western pondhawk
- Erythemis simplicicollis, common pondhawk or eastern pondhawk
- Pantala flavescens, wandering glider
- Pantala hymenaea, spot-winged glider
Genus Leucorrhinia
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- Leucorrhinia borealis, boreal whiteface
- Leucorrhinia frigida, frosted whiteface
- Leucorrhinia glacialis, crimson-ringed whiteface
- Leucorrhinia hudsonica, Hudsonian whiteface
- Leucorrhinia intacta, dot-tailed whiteface
- Leucorrhinia patricia, Canada whiteface
- Leucorrhinia proxima, belted whiteface
Genus Celithemis
[edit]- Celithemis elisa, calico pennant
- Celithemis eponina, Halloween pennant
Genus Perithemis
[edit]- Perithemis tenera, Eastern Amberwing
- Tramea carolina, Carolina saddlebags
- Tramea lacerata, black saddlebags
- Tramea onusta, red-mantled saddlebags
Family Macromiidae, cruisers
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- Didymops transversa, stream cruiser
- Macromia illinoiensis, Illinois river cruiser or swift river cruiser
- Macromia magnifica, western river cruiser
Family Petaluridae, petaltails
[edit]Genus Tanypteryx
[edit]- Tanypteryx hageni, black petaltail
References
[edit]- Dunkle, S.W. (2000) Dragonflies through Binoculars: A Field Guide to Dragonflies of North America. New York:Oxford University Press.
- Mead, Kurt. (2009) Dragonflies of the North Woods, Second Edition. Duluth, MN:Kollath+Stensaas Publ.