Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies)

Damselflies: 23 species, 132 photos
Calopterygidae Broad-winged Damselfly
		larva Jun 29, 2009 Naperville Riverwalk
Calopteryx maculata Ebony Jewelwing
		male Jun 22, 2009 Schulenberg Prairie
		male Jul 30, 2014 Sugarland Run, VA
		male hovering Jul 30, 2014 Sugarland Run, VA
		female Aug 5, 2014 Sugarland Run, VA
		mating wheel Aug 5, 2014 Sugarland Run, VA
		males flying Jun 23, 2015 Sugarland Run, VA
		male Jun 26, 2015 Sugarland Run, VA
		male Jun 29, 2015 Sugarland Run, VA
Euphaea masoni Gossamerwing
		male Jan 16, 2016 Chiang Mai, Thailand
Hetaerina americana American Rubyspot
		female Sep 18, 2009 Springbrook Prairie
		male Sep 18, 2009 Springbrook Prairie
		female Jul 5, 2014 McDowell Grove Forest Preserve
		male Jul 5, 2014 McDowell Grove Forest Preserve
		male Jul 10, 2014 McDowell Grove Forest Preserve
		female copper form Jul 14, 2016 McDowell Grove Forest Preserve
		female green form Jul 14, 2016 McDowell Grove Forest Preserve
		male Jul 14, 2016 McDowell Grove Forest Preserve
		male perching on Giant Bur-Reed Jul 14, 2016 McDowell Grove Forest Preserve
		tandem Aug 21, 2016 Schulenberg Prairie
		tandem Aug 21, 2020 Morton Arboretum
		mating wheel Aug 24, 2020 Morton Arboretum
Argia apicalis Blue-fronted Dancer
		mating wheel Sep 18, 2009 Springbrook Prairie
		female Jul 21, 2013 Starved Rock State Park, IL
		male Jul 21, 2013 Starved Rock State Park, IL
		male Jun 29, 2016 Algonkian Nature Preserve, VA
		male head Jun 29, 2016 Algonkian Nature Preserve, VA
		female blue form Jul 6, 2020 Morton Arboretum
		tandem Aug 21, 2020 Morton Arboretum
Argia moesta Powdered Dancer
		female blue form Jun 22, 2007 DuPage River Trail, Naperville
		mating wheel Jun 29, 2009 Naperville Riverwalk
		female blue form Jul 3, 2014 McDowell Grove Forest Preserve
		female brown form Jul 3, 2014 McDowell Grove Forest Preserve
		male pruinose Jul 3, 2014 McDowell Grove Forest Preserve
		male teneral Jul 3, 2014 McDowell Grove Forest Preserve
		male hovering Jul 5, 2014 McDowell Grove Forest Preserve
		female blue form Jul 9, 2014 Burlington Park, Naperville
		female brown form Jul 9, 2014 Burlington Park, Naperville
		female head wings Jul 9, 2014 Burlington Park, Naperville
		flying tandem Jul 10, 2014 McDowell Grove Forest Preserve
		hover guarded ovipositing Jul 10, 2014 McDowell Grove Forest Preserve
		hover guarded ovipositings Jul 10, 2014 McDowell Grove Forest Preserve
		tandem Jul 10, 2014 McDowell Grove Forest Preserve
		female brown form Jul 20, 2014 Pioneer Park, Naperville
		exuvia Jul 28, 2014 McDowell Grove Forest Preserve
		female blue form Jul 3, 2015 McDowell Grove Forest Preserve
		female teneral Jul 3, 2015 McDowell Grove Forest Preserve
		male teneral Jul 3, 2015 McDowell Grove Forest Preserve
		male teneral flying Jul 3, 2015 McDowell Grove Forest Preserve
		tandem Jun 28, 2016 Algonkian Nature Preserve, VA
		male teneral Jun 29, 2016 Algonkian Nature Preserve, VA
		female blue form Jul 14, 2016 McDowell Grove Forest Preserve
		mating wheel Jul 14, 2016 McDowell Grove Forest Preserve
		ovipositing Jul 14, 2016 McDowell Grove Forest Preserve
		ovipositing Aug 21, 2020 Morton Arboretum
		tandem Aug 24, 2020 Morton Arboretum
		female blue form May 18, 2022 Elsie Holmes Nature Park, GA
Argia sedula Blue-ringed Dancer
		female Jul 22, 2007 Bluff Spring Fen, Elgin
Argia tibialis Blue-tipped Dancer
		male teneral Jun 5, 2015 McDowell Grove Forest Preserve
		tandem Jun 28, 2016 Algonkian Nature Preserve, VA
Enallagma carunculatum Tule Bluet
		male teneral Jun 18, 2012 Schulenberg Prairie
		female Jun 14, 2013 Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
		female Aug 23, 2013 Russell R. Kirt Prairie
		female flight Aug 23, 2013 Russell R. Kirt Prairie
Enallagma civile Familiar Bluet
		male Jun 13, 2013 Russell R. Kirt Prairie
		male Jun 14, 2013 Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
		female Jun 18, 2013 COD Open Campus Center
		male Jun 28, 2013 BP Naperville
		male Jul 15, 2013 Arrowhead Park
		flying tandem Jul 1, 2014 Danada Forest Preserve
		male Jul 1, 2014 Danada Forest Preserve
		mating wheel Jul 1, 2014 Danada Forest Preserve
		ovipositing Jul 1, 2014 Danada Forest Preserve
		male flying Sep 27, 2014 Springbrook Prairie
		male Jul 10, 2016 Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
		male Jun 19, 2020 Arrowhead Park
Enallagma exsulans Stream Bluet
		male Sep 18, 2009 Springbrook Prairie
		female femur Jul 10, 2014 McDowell Grove Forest Preserve
		female oviposits Jul 10, 2014 McDowell Grove Forest Preserve
		wheel Jul 20, 2014 Pioneer Park, Naperville
		female Jun 5, 2015 McDowell Grove Forest Preserve
Enallagma geminatum Skimming Bluet
		tandem Jun 22, 2014 Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
		male Jun 23, 2014 Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
		pair Jun 23, 2014 Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
		mating wheel Jun 24, 2014 Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
		ovipositing Jun 27, 2014 Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
		ovipositing face plant Jun 27, 2014 Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
		ovipositing immersed Jun 27, 2014 Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
Enallagma signatum Orange Bluet
		female Jun 23, 2014 Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
		flying tandem Jun 23, 2014 Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
		laying Jun 23, 2014 Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
		mating wheel Jun 23, 2014 Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
		pair Jun 23, 2014 Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
Enallagma traviatum Slender Bluet
		flying tandem front Jun 24, 2014 Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
		flying tandem rear Jun 24, 2014 Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
		mating wheel Jun 24, 2014 Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
		tandem Jun 24, 2014 Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
Ischnura verticalis Eastern Forktail
		female teneral May 27, 2008 Springbrook Prairie
		male Jun 24, 2010 Russell R. Kirt Prairie
		females fighting Sep 1, 2011 Arrowhead Park
		female Sep 4, 2011 Arrowhead Park
		female ovipositing Sep 4, 2011 Arrowhead Park
		male Sep 4, 2011 Arrowhead Park
		male teneral Apr 26, 2012 Russell R. Kirt Prairie
		female teneral Jun 21, 2012 Volo Bog State Natural Area
		mating Jun 22, 2012 Russell R. Kirt Prairie
		female teneral May 31, 2013 Morton Arboretum
		female teneral eating Jul 17, 2013 Russell R. Kirt Prairie
		male Aug 16, 2013 Russell R. Kirt Prairie
		female abdomen Sep 6, 2013 Arrowhead Park
		female head Sep 6, 2013 Arrowhead Park
		female teneral Sep 2, 2014 Danada Forest Preserve
		male Aug 2, 2016 McDowell Grove Forest Preserve
		female Jun 18, 2020 Arrowhead Park
		female ovipositing Jun 18, 2020 Arrowhead Park
Archilestes grandis Great Spreadwing
		male Sep 1, 2011 Arrowhead Park
		male Sep 6, 2013 Arrowhead Park
		male Sep 28, 2013 Arrowhead Park
Lestes Spreadwing Damselfly
		lateral Jun 8, 2013 Goose Lake Prairie
Lestes congener Spotted Spreadwing
		female on Gray Dogwood Jun 16, 2007 Russell R. Kirt Prairie
		female on Wild Parsnip Jun 16, 2007 Russell R. Kirt Prairie
		female Jun 14, 2013 Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
Lestes dryas Emerald Spreadwing
		female dorsal Jul 9, 2009 West Chicago Prairie
		female lateral Jul 9, 2009 West Chicago Prairie
		male Jul 9, 2009 West Chicago Prairie
		male Jun 16, 2015 Egermann Woods Forest Preserve
		male dorsal Jun 16, 2015 Egermann Woods Forest Preserve
		tandem Jun 16, 2015 Egermann Woods Forest Preserve
Lestes forcipatus Sweetflag Spreadwing
		female Jul 9, 2009 West Chicago Prairie
Lestes inaequalis Elegant Spreadwing
		wheel Aug 2, 2009 Blackwell Forest Preserve
Lestes rectangularis Slender Spreadwing
		male Sep 11, 2009 Springbrook Prairie
Lestes unguiculatus Lyre-Tipped Spreadwing
		male Jul 9, 2009 West Chicago Prairie

Dragonflies: 29 species, 175 photos
Aeshna umbrosa Shadow Darner
		mating wheel Sep 11, 2009 Springbrook Prairie
		male flying Sep 8, 2013 Arrowhead Park
		male flying dorsal Sep 8, 2013 Arrowhead Park
		male flying posterior Sep 8, 2013 Arrowhead Park
		mating wheel Oct 11, 2014 Arrowhead Park
		pair Oct 11, 2014 Arrowhead Park
Anax junius Common Green Darner
		male Jun 23, 2014 Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
		male fighting male Unicorn Clubtail Jun 23, 2014 Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
		pair flying Jul 23, 2014 McDowell Grove Forest Preserve
		tandem ovipositing Jul 23, 2014 McDowell Grove Forest Preserve
		male hovering Oct 26, 2018 San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary
Epitheca cynosura Common Baskettail
		male cruising Jun 18, 2014 Danada Forest Preserve
		male flying Jun 6, 2016 Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
Epitheca princeps Prince Baskettail
		male cruising Jul 17, 2014 Danada Forest Preserve
Arigomphus submedianus Jade Clubtail
		male Jul 5, 2014 McDowell Grove Forest Preserve
		male dorsal Jul 5, 2014 McDowell Grove Forest Preserve
		male frontal Jun 6, 2016 Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
		male lateral Jun 6, 2016 Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
Arigomphus villosipes Unicorn Clubtail
		male Jun 23, 2014 Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
		male frontal Jun 25, 2016 Claude Moore Park, VA
		male lateral Jun 25, 2016 Claude Moore Park, VA
Erpetogomphus designatus Eastern Ringtail
		male dorsal Jun 29, 2016 Algonkian Nature Preserve, VA
		male front Jun 29, 2016 Algonkian Nature Preserve, VA
		male lateral Jun 29, 2016 Algonkian Nature Preserve, VA
Libellula incesta Slaty Skimmer
		male dorsal Jun 25, 2016 Claude Moore Park, VA
		male left Jun 25, 2016 Claude Moore Park, VA
		male right Jun 25, 2016 Claude Moore Park, VA
		female dorsal Jun 26, 2016 Claude Moore Park, VA
		female lateral Jun 26, 2016 Claude Moore Park, VA
		male dorsal Jun 26, 2016 Claude Moore Park, VA
Libellula luctuosa Widow Skimmer
		female Jun 25, 2007 Schulenberg Prairie
		female dorsal Jun 25, 2007 Schulenberg Prairie
		male Jun 22, 2009 Schulenberg Prairie
		male Jul 5, 2012 Russell R. Kirt Prairie
		female Jun 18, 2013 COD Open Campus Center
		female dorsal Jun 28, 2013 BP Naperville
		male teneral Jul 17, 2013 Russell R. Kirt Prairie
		female Aug 8, 2013 Cantera Commons, Warrenville
		male Aug 8, 2013 Cantera Commons, Warrenville
		male flying Aug 8, 2013 Cantera Commons, Warrenville
		male dorsal Aug 14, 2013 Cantera Commons, Warrenville
		mating wheel Jun 22, 2014 Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
		female flying Jun 24, 2014 Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
		male Jun 25, 2016 Claude Moore Park, VA
		female flying Jul 9, 2016 Arrowhead Park
Libellula needhami Needham's Skimmer
		female May 10, 2022 Francis S. Taylor WMA, FL
Libellula pulchella Twelve-spotted Skimmer
		male Jul 5, 2012 Russell R. Kirt Prairie
		male Jul 15, 2012 Arrowhead Park
		male teneral Jun 14, 2013 Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
		male Jul 13, 2014 DuPage Unitarian Universalist Church
		female laying Jun 8, 2015 McDowell Grove Forest Preserve
		female May 29, 2016 Chicago Montrose Harbor
		male Jun 21, 2016 Arrowhead Park
		female Jun 13, 2020 Arrowhead Park
Libellula vibrans Great Blue Skimmer
		male May 7, 2022 Gulf Islands National Seashore, MS
Plathemis lydia Common Whitetail
		female May 29, 2013 Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
		male teneral Jun 13, 2013 Russell R. Kirt Prairie
		female hovers Aug 18, 2013 Arrowhead Park
		female oviposits Aug 18, 2013 Arrowhead Park
		male chasing female Aug 18, 2013 Arrowhead Park
		male flying Aug 18, 2013 Arrowhead Park
		female Jul 9, 2014 Burlington Park, Naperville
		male pruinose Jul 10, 2014 McDowell Grove Forest Preserve
		male pruinose Jun 6, 2016 Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
		male pruinose Jun 19, 2020 Arrowhead Park
		female hovering Jul 31, 2020 Arrowhead Park
		female ovipositing Jul 31, 2020 Arrowhead Park
		male lateral Jul 31, 2020 Arrowhead Park
		male pruinose Jul 31, 2020 Arrowhead Park
		male mature May 19, 2022 Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge
		male teneral Jul 6, 2022 Arrowhead Park
Brachymesia gravida Four-spotted Pennant
		male May 8, 2022 St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge
Brachythemis contaminata Ditch Jewel
		female Jan 17, 2016 Chiang Mai, Thailand
		female front Jan 17, 2016 Chiang Mai, Thailand
		male Jan 17, 2016 Chiang Mai, Thailand
		male teneral Jan 17, 2016 Chiang Mai, Thailand
Celithemis elisa Calico Pennant
		female dorsal Jun 25, 2007 Schulenberg Prairie
		female head Jun 25, 2007 Schulenberg Prairie
		male dorsal Jul 11, 2007 Bluff Spring Fen, Elgin
		female lateral Jul 3, 2020 Morton Arboretum
Celithemis eponina Halloween Pennant
		female Jul 18, 2012 West Chicago Prairie
		female Jun 28, 2013 BP Naperville
		male Aug 24, 2013 Wild Ones Field Trip
		male flying Aug 24, 2013 Wild Ones Field Trip
		mating wheel Jun 27, 2014 Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
		male dorsal Jul 24, 2014 Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
		female lateral May 9, 2022 Vacation Village at Weston, FL
		female May 11, 2022 Everglades Shark Valley, FL
		male May 11, 2022 Everglades Shark Valley, FL
		mating wheel May 11, 2022 Everglades Shark Valley, FL
Erythemis simplicicollis Eastern Pondhawk
		teneral molting from exoskeleton Aug 2, 2009 Blackwell Forest Preserve
		male Aug 11, 2012 Prairie Walk Pond, Lisle
		female Jul 17, 2013 Russell R. Kirt Prairie
		male Jun 23, 2014 Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
		wheel Jun 24, 2014 Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
		female laying Jun 27, 2014 Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
		male Jun 6, 2016 Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
		female Aug 21, 2016 Schulenberg Prairie
		female dorsal Jul 14, 2020 Arrowhead Park
		female oviposits Aug 18, 2020 Diehl Road Pond, Naperville
		female dorsal May 6, 2022 Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, TX
		female lateral May 6, 2022 Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, TX
		male May 9, 2022 Vacation Village at Weston, FL
Pachydiplax longipennis Blue Dasher
		male teneral Jun 24, 2009 Russell R. Kirt Prairie
		male Jul 9, 2009 West Chicago Prairie
		male Jul 22, 2012 Arrowhead Park
		female Iris Aug 12, 2012 Arrowhead Park
		female Olivia Aug 12, 2012 Arrowhead Park
		male Nick Aug 12, 2012 Arrowhead Park
		male Olivia Aug 12, 2012 Arrowhead Park
		female Aug 8, 2013 Cantera Commons, Warrenville
		male flying Jul 5, 2015 Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
		female Jun 8, 2016 Fermilab, Batavia
		male Jun 25, 2016 Claude Moore Park, VA
		female Jun 26, 2016 Claude Moore Park, VA
		female hovering Jun 26, 2016 Claude Moore Park, VA
		female laying Jun 26, 2016 Claude Moore Park, VA
		female ovipositing Jun 26, 2016 Claude Moore Park, VA
		mating wheel Jun 26, 2016 Claude Moore Park, VA
		mating wheelie Jun 26, 2016 Claude Moore Park, VA
		female face Jul 9, 2016 Arrowhead Park
		female lateral Jul 9, 2016 Arrowhead Park
		male face Aug 10, 2020 Diehl Road Pond, Naperville
		female hovering ovipositing Aug 13, 2020 Diehl Road Pond, Naperville
Pantala flavescens Wandering Glider
		male flying Jun 3, 2014 Kauai, Hawaii
		male hovers Jan 13, 2016 Chiang Rai, Thailand
Perithemis tenera Eastern Amberwing
		female flight Aug 23, 2013 COD MAC pond
		male Aug 23, 2013 COD MAC pond
		male Jun 22, 2014 Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
		male Jun 23, 2014 Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
		male flight Jun 24, 2014 Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
		male Jul 10, 2016 Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
		female Jul 5, 2020 Arrowhead Park
		male cruising Aug 8, 2020 Diehl Road Pond, Naperville
		female hovers Aug 12, 2020 Diehl Road Pond, Naperville
		mating wheel Aug 12, 2020 Diehl Road Pond, Naperville
		mating wheel Aug 13, 2020 Diehl Road Pond, Naperville
Sympetrum costiferum Saffron-winged Meadowhawk
		mating wheel Oct 8, 2011 COD Seed Collection
		female Jul 14, 2013 Lincoln Marsh Forest Preserve
Sympetrum meridionale Southern Darter
		male Oct 8, 2023 Thessaloniki, Greece
Sympetrum obtrusum White-faced Meadowhawk
		male Jul 9, 2009 West Chicago Prairie
		male teneral Jul 9, 2009 West Chicago Prairie
		male on Curly Dock Jul 15, 2009 Danada Forest Preserve
		male Jun 24, 2010 Russell R. Kirt Prairie
		female Aug 25, 2011 Russell R. Kirt Prairie
		male Aug 25, 2011 Russell R. Kirt Prairie
		male Aug 24, 2013 Wild Ones Field Trip
		male head Aug 24, 2013 Wild Ones Field Trip
		female Jun 22, 2014 Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
		female flying Jul 9, 2014 Burlington Park, Naperville
		female flying dorsal Jul 9, 2014 Burlington Park, Naperville
		male head Jun 16, 2015 Egermann Woods Forest Preserve
		male teneral Jun 27, 2022 Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
Sympetrum rubicundulum Ruby Meadowhawk
		female Jul 14, 2013 Lincoln Marsh Forest Preserve
		male Jul 14, 2013 Lincoln Marsh Forest Preserve
		male Aug 28, 2013 Russell R. Kirt Prairie
		female on Big Bluestem Sep 4, 2013 Russell R. Kirt Prairie
		female Aug 22, 2016 Russell R. Kirt Prairie
Sympetrum striolatum Common Darter
		female dorsal Oct 12, 2023 Nafpaktos, Greece
		female lateral Oct 12, 2023 Nafpaktos, Greece
Sympetrum vicinum Autumn Meadowhawk
		male face Sep 14, 2013 COD Seed Collection
		male flying Sep 14, 2013 COD Seed Collection
		male Sep 25, 2013 Lambert Lake, Glen Ellyn
		male Sep 28, 2013 Arrowhead Park
		tandem Sep 19, 2014 Hidden Lake Forest Preserve
Tramea carolina Carolina Saddlebags
		male flying Jun 26, 2016 Claude Moore Park, VA
		male front Jun 26, 2016 Claude Moore Park, VA
		male lateral Jun 26, 2016 Claude Moore Park, VA
Tramea lacerata Black Saddlebags
		female Aug 25, 2011 Russell R. Kirt Prairie
		female flying Sep 7, 2011 Russell R. Kirt Prairie
		mating wheel May 27, 2014 Molokai, Hawaii
		flying tandem dorsal Jul 10, 2016 Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
		flying tandem lateral Jul 10, 2016 Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
		hover guard ovipositing Jul 10, 2016 Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
		hovering tandem separated Jul 10, 2016 Herrick Lake Forest Preserve

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