Odonata

(Damselflies & Dragonflies)

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Synonyms:  Lepthemis vesiculosa (Fabricius)
                                           (Donelly 1978; Muttkowski 1910; Needham & Heywood 1929; Needham & Westfall 1954; Pennak
                                             1978; Williams 1982; Williamson 1914; Young & Bayer 1979)

[1910 Muttkowski]
1914 Williamson

[1929 Needham & Heywood]

[1954 Needham & Westfall]

1978 Donnelly
[1978 Pennak]
1979 Young & Bayer

1982 Williams

1997 Abbott Stewart Moulton
[1998 Abbott & Stewart]
1999 Orr Honig Behrstock

[2000 ACDT web]
2005 Abbott
[2008 NatureServe]
2008 Peabody Mus. Nat.
         Hist.

[ ] indicate state record, no specific county or locality indicated

notes:
<this species has been vetted and accepted as a valid Texas species>

-nymphs in nearly any quiet water including temporary ponds (Dunkle 1989); in ponds, lakes, ditches and slow moving creeks, streams and rivers (Abbott 2005)