Florida Damselflies and Dragonflies (Order Odonata)


spreadwing damsel
Probably a Common Spreadwing (Lestes disjunctus)
(ID cannot be certain without specimen in hand)
Kissimmee Prairie State Preserve, FL
12 Aug 2003

Variable Dancer Variable Dancer (Argia fumipennis atra)
Okaloosa Co., FL
8 Aug 2003

Rambur's Forktail Rambur's Forktail (Ischnura ramburii)
Kissimmee Prairie State Preserve, FL
12 Aug 2003

Regal Darner Regal Darner (Coryphaeschna ingens)
Kissimmee Prairie State Preserve, FL
12 Aug 2003

Twilight Darner Twilight Darner
Twilight Darner (Gynacantha nervosa)
Kissimmee Prairie State Preserve, FL
12 Aug 2003
Twilight Darner (Gynacantha nervosa)
Kissimmee Prairie State Preserve, FL
12 Aug 2003

Four-spotted Pennant (Brachymesia gravida) Four-spotted Pennant (Brachymesia gravida)
Collier Co., FL
17 Apr 2005

Band-winged Dragonlet Band-winged Dragonlet (Erythrodiplax umbrata)
Miami-Dade Co., FL
9 Aug 2003

Seaside Dragonlet Seaside Dragonlet (Erythrodiplax berenice)
Mature Female
Upper Matecombe Key, Monroe Co., FL
10 Aug 2003

Eastern Amberwing Eastern Amberwing
Eastern Amberwing (Perithemis tenera)
Miami-Dade Co., FL
9 Aug 2003
Eastern Amberwing (Perithemis tenera)
Miami-Dade Co., FL
9 Aug 2003

Great Pondhawk (Erythemis vesiculosa) Great Pondhawk (Erythemis vesiculosa)
Great Pondhawk (Erythemis vesiculosa)
Castellow Hammock Preserve, Miami-Dade Co., FL
29 Dec 2003
same individual

Many thanks to Giff Beaton and his invaluable website for ID assistance with the odes!!


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Created on ... August 17, 2003 | Updated on ... Apr 30, 2005 | jspippen@duke.edu