Odonata

(Damselflies & Dragonflies)

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[1929 Needham & Heywood]

[1954 Needham & Westfall]

[1998 Abbott & Stewart]
1999 Orr Honig Behrstock

[2000 ACDT web]
2004 Gallucci
2005 Abbott
[2008 NatureServe]

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

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

-nymphs in marly ponds where submerged vegetation is encrusted with calcium deposits (Dunkle 1989); in large brackish ponds and lakes (Abbott 2005)