Odonata

[damselflies & dragonflies]

 

The following websites provides updated distribution data for validated species of dragonflies and damselflies of  Texas:

 

Abbott, J.C. 2007. OdonataCentral: An online resource for the distribution and identification of Odonata. Texas Natural Science Center, The University of Texas at Austin. Available at http://www.odonatacentral.org (Accessed: March 24, 2011).

Kondratieff, Boris C. (coordinator).  2000.  Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) of the United States.  Jamestown, ND: Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center Online.  http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/distr/insects/dfly/index.htm (Version 12DEC2003).

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Zygoptera=damselflies (CALOPTERYGIDAE, COENAGRIONIDAE, LESTIDAE, PROTONEURIDAE)

Anisoptera=dragonflies (AESHNIDAE, CORDULIGASTRIDAE, GOMPHIDAE, LIBELLULIDAE, PETALEURIDAE)

 

AESHNIDAE                                                             

               Aeshna sp.

               Anax sp.                                                        

               Basiaeschna sp.

               Boyeria sp.                                                          

               Coryphaeschna sp.

               Epiaeschna sp.

               Gomphaeschna   sp.                                

               Gynacantha sp.                                                 

               Nasiaeschna sp.

               Oplonaeschna sp.                            

               Rhionaeschna sp.

               Triacanthagyna sp.  

                                  

CALOPTERYGIDAE                                                     

               Calopteryx sp.                                                           

               Hetaerina sp.        

                                             

COENAGRIONIDAE                                                    

               Acanthagrion sp.                                              

               Argia sp.                                                       

               Chromagrion sp.                                              

               Enallagma sp.                                                    

               Hesperagrion sp.

               Ischnura sp.                                                        

               Leptobasis  sp.                    

               Nehalennia sp.                                                          

               Telebasis sp.            

                                           

CORDULEGASTRIDAE                                             

               Cordulegaster sp.   

                                              

GOMPHIDAE                                                    

               Aphylla sp.                                                          

               Arigomphus sp.                                                

               Dromogomphus sp.                                                

               Erpetogomphus sp.                                                 

               Gomphoides sp.

               Gomphus sp.                                                      

               Hagenius sp.                                                      

               Lanthus sp.

               Octogomphus sp.

               Ophiogomphus sp. 

                Phaenogomphus sp.                                                 

               Phyllocycla sp.                                            

               Phyllogomphoides sp.                                                   

               Progomphus sp.                                               

              Stylurus sp.       

                                                  

LESTIDAE                                                                  

               Archilestes sp.                                                    

               Lestes sp.       

                                              

LIBELLULIDAE (includes CORDULIINAE & MACROMIINAE)        

               Brachymesia sp.

               Brechmorhoga sp.

               Cannaphila sp.                                                 

               Celithemis sp.

               Cordulia sp.            

               Didymops sp. 

               Dorocordulia sp.

               Dythemis sp.

               Epitheca sp.         

               Erythemis sp.                                                      

               Erythrodiplax sp.                                              

               Helocordulia sp.               

               Leucorrhinia sp.

               Libellula sp.                                                        

               Macrodiplax sp.

               Macromia sp. 

               Macrothemis sp.

               Miathyria sp.     

               Micrathyria sp.                                                 

               Nannothemis sp.

               Neurocordulia sp.  

               Orthemis sp.

               Pachydiplax sp.                                                

               Paltothemis sp.

               Pantala sp.                                                          

               Perithemis sp.                                                    

               Pseudoleon sp.                                          

               Somatochlora sp. 

               Sympetrum sp.                                           

               Tauriphila sp.                                                    

               Tholymis sp.                                         

               Tramea sp.    

                                                                                                              

PETALURIDAE                                                       

               Tachopteryx sp.   

                                             

PROTONEURIDAE                                                       

               Neoneura sp.

               Protoneura sp.