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Darners (Aeshnidae) Aeshna canadensis (Canada Darner) Aeshna eremita (Lake Darner) Aeshna umbrosa (Shadow Darner) Anax junius (Common Green Darner) Anax longipes (Comet Darner) Anax speratus (Orange Emperor) Anax walsinghami (Giant Darner) Basiaeschna janata (Springtime Darner) Coryphaeschna adnexa (Blue-faced Darner) Coryphaeschna viriditas (Trinidad Darner) Epiaeschna heros (Swamp Darner) Gynacantha mexicana (Bar-sided Darner) Gynacantha nervosa (Twilight Darner) Rhionaeschna multicolor (Hagen) (Blue-eyed Darner) Rhionaeschna psilus (Calvert) (Turquoise-tipped Darner) Triacanthagyna septima (Trinidad Darner)
Clubtails (Gomphidae) Aphylla angustifolia (Broad-striped Forceptail) Aphylla protracta (Narrow-striped Forceptail) Arigomphus lentulus (Stillwater Clubtail) Arigomphus maxwelli (Bayou Clubtail) Ceratogomphus pictus (Common Thorntail) Dromogomphus spinosus (Black-shouldered Spinyleg) Dromogomphus spoliatus (Flag-tailed Spinyleg) Epigomphus westfalli Donnelly Erpetogomphus designatus (Eastern Ringtail) Erpetogomphus eutainia (Blue-faced Ringtail) Erpetogomphus heterodon (Dashed Ringtail) Gomphus adelphus (Moustached Clubtail) Gomphus exilis (Lancet Clubtail) Gomphus graslinellus (Pronghorn Clubtail) Gomphus lividus (Ashy Clubtail) Gomphus militaris (Sulphur-tipped Clubtail) Gomphus oklahomensis (Oklahoma Clubtail) Gomphus ozarkensis (Ozark Clubtail) Gomphus vastus (Cobra Clubtail) Hagenius brevistylus (Dragonhunter) Ictinogomphus ferox (Tigertail) Notogomphus praetorius (Yellowjack) Octogomphus specularis (Grappletail) Ophiogomphus colubrinus (Boreal Snaketail) Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis (Rusty Snaketail) Paragomphus cognatus (Rock Hooktail) Paragomphus genei (Green Hooktail) Phyllocycla breviphylla (Ringed Forceptail) Phyllogomphoides albrighti (Five-striped Leaftail) Phyllogomphoides cornutifrons (Trinidad Leaftail) Phyllogomphoides stigmatus (Four-striped Leaftail) Progomphus obscurus (Common Sanddragon) Stylogomphus albistylus (Eastern Least Clubtail) Stylurus amnicola (Riverine Clubtail) Stylurus plagiatus (Russet-tipped Clubtail) Stylurus scudderi (Zebra Clubtail)
Spiketails (Cordulegastridae) Cordulegaster maculata (Twin-spotted Spiketail) Cordulegaster obliqua (Arrowhead Spiketail) Cordulegaster talaria (Ouachita Spiketail)
Cruisers (Macromiidae) Didymops transversa (Stream Cruiser) Macromia annulata (Bronzed River Cruiser) Macromia illinoiensis (Swift River Cruiser) Macromia taeniolata (Royal River Cruiser)
Emeralds (Corduliidae) Epitheca princeps (Prince Baskettail) Epitheca costalis (Stripe-winged Baskettail) Epitheca cynosura (Common Baskettail) Epitheca semiaquea (Mantled Baskettail) Neurocordulia xanthosoma (Orange Shadowdragon) Somatochlora albicincta (Ringed Emerald) Somatochlora hudsonica (Hudsonian Emerald)
Skimmers (Libellulidae) Acisoma panorpoides (Pintail) Anatya guttata Brachymesia furcata (Red-tailed Pennant) Brachymesia gravida (Four-spotted Pennant) Brachymesia herbida (Tawny Pennant) Brachythemis leucosticta (Banded Groundling) Brechmorhoga mendax (Pale-faced Clubskimmer) Brechmorhoga pertinax (Masked Clubskimmer) Brechmorhoga praecox Cannaphila insularis funerea (Gray-waisted Skimmer) Cannaphila vibex Celithemis elisa (Calico Pennant) Celithemis eponina (Halloween Pennant) Celithemis fasciata (Banded Pennant) Crocothemis erythraea (Broad Scarlet) Crocothemis sanguinolenta (Little Scarlet) Diplacodes lefebvrii (Black Percher) Dythemis fugax (Checkered Setwing) Dythemis maya (Mayan Setwing) Dythemis nigrescens (Black Setwing) Dythemis velox (Swift Setwing) Elasmothemis cannacrioides Erythemis attala (Black Pondhawk) Erythemis collocata (Western Pondhawk) Erythemis peruviana (Flame-tailed Pondhawk) Erythemis plebeja (Pin-tailed Pondhawk) Erythemis simplicicollis (Eastern Pondhawk) Erythemis vesiculosa (Great Pondhawk) Erythrodiplax basalis Erythrodiplax basifusca (Plateau Dragonlet) Erythrodiplax berenice (Seaside Dragonlet) Erythrodiplax famula Erythrodiplax fervida Erythrodiplax fusca (Red-faced Dragonlet) Helocordulia selysii (Selys' Sundragon) Ladona deplanata (Blue Corporal) Ladona julia (Chalk-fronted Corporal) Leuchorrhinia frigida (Frosted Whiteface) Leuchorrhinia glacialis (Crimson-ringed Whiteface) Leuchorrhinia intacta (Dot-tailed Whiteface) Leuchorrhinia proxima (Belted Whiteface) Libellula comanche (Comanche Skimmer) Libellula composita (Bleached Skimmer) Libellula croceipennis (Neon Skimmer) Libellula flavida (Yellow-sided Skimmer) Libellula foliata Libellula incesta (Slaty Skimmer) Libellula luctuosa (Widow Skimmer) Libellula needhami (Needham's Skimmer) Libellula pulchella (Twelve-spotted Skimmer) Libellula quadrimaculata (Four-spotted Skimmer) Libellula saturata (Flame Skimmer) Libellula vibrans (Great Blue Skimmer) Macrodiplax balteata (Marl Pennant) Macrothemis inacuta (Straw-colored Sylph) Macrothemis inequiunguis (Jade-striped Sylph) Macrothemis pseudimitans Miathyria marcella (Hyacinth Glider) Micrathyria aequalis (Spot-tailed Dasher) Micrathyria atra Micrathyria didyma (Three-striped Dasher) Micrathyria hagenii (Thornbush Dasher) Micrathyria ocellata Micrathyria pseudeximia Nesciothemis farinosa (Black-tailed Skimmer) Orthemis cultriformis Orthemis discolor (Carmine Skimmer) Orthemis ferruginea (Roseate Skimmer) Orthemis schmidti Orthetrum caffrum (Two-striped Skimmer) Orthetrum chrysostigma (Epaulet Skimmer) Orthetrum julia (Julia Skimmer) Pachydiplax longipennis (Blue Dasher) Palpopleura portia (St. Lucia Widow) Paltothemis lineatipes (Red Rock Skimmer) Pantala flavescens (Wandering Glider) Pantala hymenaea (Spot-winged Glider) Perithemis domitia (Slough Amberwing) Perithemis intensa (Mexican Amberwing) Perithemis mooma Perithemis tenera (Eastern Amberwing) Plathemis lydia (Common Whitetail) Plathemis subornata (Desert Whitetail) Pseudoleon superbus (Filigree Skimmer) Rhodopygia hinei Rhyothemis semihyalina (Phantom Flutterer) Sympetrum ambiguum (Blue-faced Meadowhawk) Sympetrum corruptum (Variegated Meadowhawk) Sympetrum costiferum (Saffron-winged Meadowhawk) Sympetrum fonscolombii (Nomad) Sympetrum illotum (Cardinal Meadowhawk) Sympetrum obtrusum (White-faced Meadowhawk) Sympetrum rubicundulum (Ruby Meadowhawk) Sympetrum semicinctum (Band-winged Meadowhawk) Sympetrum vicinum (Autumn Meadowhawk) Tramea carolina (Carolina Saddlebags) Tramea insularis (Antillean Saddlebags) Tramea lacerata (Black Saddlebags) Tramea onusta (Red Saddlebags) Trithemis arteriosa (Red-veined Dropwing) Trithemis dorsalis (Dorsal Dropwing) Trithemis furva (Navy Dropwing) Trithemis kirbyi (Kirby's Dropwing) Trithemis stictica (Jaunty Dropwing) Uracis imbuta Urothemis edwardsii (Blue Basker)
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