Species on page

Dragonflies - 25 species in 15 genera in 3 families depicted (out of over 3000 species in 348 genera in 11 families.)

Libellulidae: Flame skimmer (Libellula saturata)

Libellulidae: Eight-spotted skimmer (Libellula forensis)

Libellulidae: Widow Skimmer (Libellula luctuosa)

Black Saddlebags (Tramea lacerata)

Libellulidae: Halloween pennant (Celithemis eponina)

Libellulidae: Flame-tailed pondhawk (Erythemis peruviana)

Libellulidae: Great Pondhawk (Erythemis vesiculosa)

Libellulidae: Western pondhawk (Erythemis collocata)

Libellulidae: Eastern pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis)

Libellulidae: Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis)

Libellulidae: Variegated Meadowhawk (Sympetrum corruptum)

Libellulidae: Four-spotted pennant (Brachymesia gravida)

Granite ghost (Bradinopyga geminata)

Aeshnidae: Regal darner dragonfly (Coryphaeschna ingens)

California darner (Rhionaeschna californica)

Blue-eyed darner (Rhionaeschna multicolor)

Common green darner (Anax junius)

Wandering Glider (Pantala flavescens)

Damselflies

Coenagrionidae: Vivid Dancer (Argia vivida)

Coenagrionidae: Emma's Dancer (Argia emma)

Coenagrionidae: European bluetail (Ischnura elegans)

Coenagrionidae: Pacific forktail (Ischnura cervula)

Coenagrionidae: Rambur's forktail (Ischnura ramburii)

Familiar bluet (Enallagma civile)

Coenagrionidae: Tule Bluet (Enallagma carunculatum)

Flame skimmer or firecracker skimmer (Libellula saturata)

My antenna ornament

Flame skimmer (Libellula saturata)
Family: Libellulidae (skimmers)
My yard
Palo Alto

There be dragons

Flame skimmer (Libellula saturata)
Family: Libellulidae (skimmers)
My yard
June 22, 2020
Canon 7Dmark2

Flame skimmer (Libellula saturata)
Family: Libellulidae (skimmers)
My yard
June 22, 2020
Canon 7Dmark2

Flame skimmer (Libellula saturata)
Family: Libellulidae (skimmers)
My yard
June 22, 2020
Canon 7Dmark2

Dragon jockey

Flame skimmer (Libellula saturata)
Family: Libellulidae (skimmers)
My yard
June 22, 2020
Canon 7Dmark2

Flame skimmer (Libellula saturata)
Family: Libellulidae (skimmers)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
June 27, 2020
Canon 7Dmark2

Flame skimmer (Libellula saturata)
Family: Libellulidae (skimmers)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
June 26, 2021
Canon R5

Flame skimmer (Libellula saturata)
Family: Libellulidae (skimmers)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
June 27, 2020
Canon 7Dmark2

Eight-spotted skimmer (Libellula forensis)

Eight-spotted skimmer (Libellula forensis)
Family: Libellulidae (skimmers)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
June 30, 2020
Canon 7Dmark2

Widow Skimmer (Libellula luctuosa)

Widow

Widow Skimmer (Libellula luctuosa)
Family: Libellulidae (skimmers)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
July 23, 2020
Canon 7Dmark2

Black Saddlebags (Tramea lacerata)

Black Saddlebags (Tramea lacerata)
Family: Libellulidae (skimmers)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
July 9, 2020
Canon 7Dmark2

Black Saddlebags (Tramea lacerata)
Family: Libellulidae (skimmers)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
July 23, 2020
Canon 7Dmark2

Black Saddlebags (Tramea lacerata)
Family: Libellulidae (skimmers)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
July 9, 2020
Canon 7Dmark2

Halloween pennant (Celithemis eponina)

Halloween pennant (Celithemis eponina)

Halloween pennant (Celithemis eponina)
Family: Libellulidae (skimmers)
Pierce Street
Florida
May 1, 2015

Halloween pennant (Celithemis eponina)
Family: Libellulidae (skimmers)
Shark Valley, Florida
October 18, 2020
Canon 7Dmark2

Flame-tailed pondhawk (Erythemis peruviana)

Dragonfly

Flame-tailed pondhawk (Erythemis peruviana)
Family: Libellulidae
Gamboa
Panama
July 13, 2018
Canon 7DmarkII

Western pondhawk (Erythemis collocata)

Western

Western pondhawk (Erythemis collocata)
Family: Libellulidae (skimmers)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
July 5, 2020
Canon 7Dmark2

Eastern pondhawk (Erythemis collocata)

Eastern pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis)
Family: Libellulidae (skimmers, pondhawks)
Everglades, Florida
April 20, 2021
Canon R5

Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis)

Dashing

Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis)
Family: Libellulidae (skimmers)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
July 2, 2020
Canon 7Dmark2

Dashing in blue

Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis)
Family: Libellulidae (skimmers)
Wakodahatchee
Florida
May 11, 2021
Canon R5

Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis)
Family: Libellulidae (skimmers)
Everglades, Florida
April 20, 2021
Canon R5

Granite ghost (Bradinopyga geminata)

Dragon of India

Granite ghost (Bradinopyga geminata)
Family: Libellulidae (skimmers)
Ranthambhore
India
December 19, 2004

Regal darner dragonfly (Coryphaeschna ingens)

Laying eggs

Regal darner dragonfly (Coryphaeschna ingens)
Female - indicated by blue eyes
Family: Aeshnidae
Green Cay
April 30, 2015

California Darner (Rhionaeschna californica)

Darning

California Darner (Rhionaeschna californica)
Family: Aeshnidae (darners)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
July 20, 2020
Canon 7Dmark2

Blue-eyed darner (Rhionaeschna multicolor)

Blue-eyed darner (Rhionaeschna multicolor)
Family: Aeshnidae (darners)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
June 17, 2021
Canon R5

Blue-eyed darner (Rhionaeschna multicolor)
Family: Aeshnidae (darners)
Pomponio Creek - 2021
June 19, 2021 - Juneteen bioblitz
Canon 7D markII

Common green darner (Anax junius)

Dragon's mating

Common green darner (Anax junius)
Family: Aeshnidae (darners)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
August 13, 2020
Canon 7Dmark2

Floridian dragon

Sebastian Inlet State Park
Vero Beach, Florida
April 27, 2015

The Pantanal

Brazilian dragon

Dragonfly
The Pantanl, Brazil
2011

The Pantanal
August, 2014

When dragonflies are envious

Great pondhawk (Erythemis vesiculosa)
Family: Libellulidae (skimmers)
The Pantanal
August 27, 2014

Variegated Meadowhawk (Sympetrum corruptum)

Dish dragon

Variegated Meadowhawk (Sympetrum corruptum)
Family: Libellulidae (skimmers)
Stanford Dish
Photographing Nature - Autumn 2019
October 5, 2019
Canon 7Dmark2

Variegated Meadowhawk (Sympetrum corruptum)
Family: Libellulidae (skimmers)
San Bruno Mountain
November 14, 2021 - iNat extravaganza
Canon 7D MarkII

Variegated Meadowhawk (Sympetrum corruptum)
Family: Libellulidae (skimmers)
San Bruno Mountain
November 14, 2021 - iNat extravaganza
Canon R5

Variegated Meadowhawk (Sympetrum corruptum)
Family: Libellulidae (skimmers)
Joshua Tree
December 2, 2021
Canon R5

Wandering Glider (Pantala flavescens)

Wandering dragon

Wandering Glider (Pantala flavescens)
Family: Libellulidae (skimmers)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
August 15, 2020
Canon 7Dmark2

Four-spotted pennant (Brachymesia gravida)

Four-spotted pennant (Brachymesia gravida)
Family: Libellulidae (skimmers)
Spadderdock (Nuphar advena)
Family: Nymphaeaceae (waterlilies)
Anhinga Trail, the Everglades, Florida
October 23, 2020
Canon 7Dmark2

misc

Camouflage

Borneo

Florida

Swamp dragon

Loxahatchee
March 30, 2009

Florida

When dragonflies are happy

Green Cay
April 25, 2014

Año Nuevo 2014

Dragon facets

September 7, 2014

Jasper Ridge

Dragon of summer

Madagascar
August 30, 2009

Dragonfly ()
Orangebrook golf course
Hollywood, Florida
September 30, 2018
Canon 7Dmark2

Dragonfly ()
Green Cay
Boyton Beach, Florida
October 3, 2018
Canon 7Dmark2

Confronting the dragon

Jasper Ridge Open House
May 12, 2018
Canon 7Dmark2

Dragonfly larva

Dragonfly
Bioblitz
Diablo Canyon
October 20, 2018 Friday
Canon 7Dmark2

Damselflies

Vivid dancer (Argia vivida)

Vivid Dancer (Argia vivida)
Family: Coenagrionidae (narrow-winged damselflies)
Sam McDonald Park - 2020
June 18, 2020
Canon 7D markII

Vivid Dancer (Argia vivida)
Family: Coenagrionidae (narrow-winged damselflies)
Wunderlich Park
July 4, 2020 with Jennifer, Leslie, and Christin
Canon 7Dmark2

When damselflies wear make-up

Vivid Dancer (Argia vivida)
Family: Coenagrionidae (narrow-winged damselflies)
Wunderlich Park 2021
August 10, 2021 with Ben Fohner
Canon 7D markII

Emma's dancer (Argia emma)

Emma's dancer (Argia emma)
Family: Coenagrionidae (narrow-winged damselflies)
Campbell Park
September 26, 2020
Canon 7Dmark2

European bluetail (Ischnura elegans)

European bluetail (Ischnura elegans)
Family: Coenagrionidae (narrow-winged damselflies)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
June 27, 2020
Canon 7Dmark2

Pacific Forktail (Ischnura cervula)

Pacific Forktail (Ischnura cervula)
Family: Coenagrionidae (narrow-winged damselflies)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
July 2, 2020
Canon 7Dmark2

Pacific Forktail (Ischnura cervula)
Family: Coenagrionidae (narrow-winged damselflies)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
June 26, 2021
Canon R5

Pacific Forktail (Ischnura cervula)
Family: Coenagrionidae (narrow-winged damselflies)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
June 2, 2021
Canon 7Dmark2

Renzel damsel

Pacific Forktail (Ischnura cervula)
Family: Coenagrionidae (narrow-winged damselflies)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
Ocotber 26, 2023
Canon R5

Pacific Forktail (Ischnura cervula)
Family: Coenagrionidae (narrow-winged damselflies)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
June 16, 2021
Canon 7Dmark2

Pacific Forktail (Ischnura cervula)
Family: Coenagrionidae (narrow-winged damselflies)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
June 16, 2021
Canon 7Dmark2

4 eggs and a damsel

Pied-billed grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)
Family: Podicipedidae (grebes)
Pacific Forktail (Ischnura cervula)
Family: Coenagrionidae (narrow-winged damselflies)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
July 4, 2021
Canon R5

Rambur's forktail (Ischnura ramburii)

Rambur's forktail (Ischnura ramburii)
Family: Coenagrionidae (narrow-winged damselflies)
Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park
Dania, Florida
April 22, 2021
Canon R5

Familiar bluet (Enallagma civile)

Getting familiar

Familiar bluet (Enallagma civile)
Family: Coenagrionidae (narrow-winged damselflies)
Felt Lake
June 20, 2021 with Scott, Bob, John, and Jack
Canon 7dmark2

Tule Bluet (Enallagma carunculatum)

Tule Bluet (Enallagma carunculatum)
Family: Coenagrionidae (narrow-winged damselflies)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
July 2, 2020
Canon 7Dmark2

Babati damsel

Damselfly
Babati, Tanzania
July 3, 2010

Damsel jockey

Damselfly
Babati, Tanzania
July 3, 2010

Diablo damsel

Damselfly
Bioblitz
Diablo Canyon
October 20, 2018 Friday
Canon 7Dmark2

Related pages:

dragons

insects

butterflies

spiderz

Last modified: November 3, 2023
Created: July 26, 2007 (from insectz.html)
Contact: siegelr@stanford.edu
All pictures are protected by copyright. Do not use without permission.