DRAGONFLIES AND
DAMSELFLIES OF FLORIDA (Order Odonata)
(last update 25 March 2021)
taxonomy follows Paulson & Dunkle (2012) A Checklist of North American Odonata
and Ware et. al.
2017, Phylogenetic relationships of North American Gomphidae
and their close relatives. Systematic Entomology 42:
347-358
FLORIDA DRAGONFLIES ( Suborder Anisoptera)
PETALURIDAE
Tachopteryx
Selys
thoreyi (Hagen in Selys) [Gray Petaltail]
AESHNIDAE
Anax
Leach
amazili (Burmeister) [Amazon Darner]
longipes Hagen [Comet Darner]
junius (Drury) [Common Green Darner]
Basiaeschna
Selys
janata (Say) [Springtime Darner]
Boyeria
McLachlan
vinosa
(Say) [Fawn Darner]
Coryphaeschna
Williamson
adnexa (Hagen) [Blue-faced Darner]
ingens (Rambur) [Regal Darner]
viriditas Calvert [Mangrove Darner]
Epiaeschna
Hagen
heros (Fabricius) [Swamp Darner]
Gomphaeschna
Selys
antilope (Hagen) [Taper-tailed
Darner]
furcillata (Say) [Harlequin Darner]
Gynacantha
Rambur
nervosa Rambur [Twilight
Darner]
Nasiaeschna
Selys
pentacantha (Rambur) [Cyrano Darner]
Triacanthagyna
Selys
septima (Selys in Sagra) [Pale-green
Darner]
trifida (Rambur) [Phantom Darner]
GOMPHIDAE
Aphylla
Selys
williamsoni (Gloyd) [Two-striped
Forceptail]
Arigomphus
Needham
pallidus (Rambur) [Gray-green
Clubtail]
Dromogomphus
Selys
armatus Selys [Southeastern
Spinyleg ]
spinosus Selys [Black-shouldered Spinyleg]
Erpetogomphus
Selys
designatus Hagen in Selys [Eastern
Ringtail]
Gomphurus
Needham
dilatatus (Rambur) [Blackwater
Clubtail]
hybridus (Williamson) [Cocoa Clubtail]
(recently found in W FL)
modestus (Needham) [Gulf Coast Clubtail]
vastus (Walsh) [Cobra Clubtail]
Hagenius Selysbrevistylus Selys [Dragonhunter]
Hylogomphus Needham, Westfall &
May
(geminatus) Carle [Twin-striped Clubtail]
Ophiogomphus Selys
australis Carle [Southern Snaketail]
Phanogomphus
Carle
australis (Needham) [Clearlake
Clubtail]
c. cavillaris (Needham) [Sandhill Clubtail]
c. brimleyi (Muttkowski) [Sandhill Clubtail]
exilis (Selys) [Lancet Clubtail]
hodgesi (Needham) [Hodges' Clubtail]
lividus (Selys) [Ashy Clubtail]
minutus (Rambur) [Cypress Clubtail]
westfalli (Carle & May) [Westfall's Clubtail]
Progomphus
Selys
alachuensis Byers [Tawny Sanddragon]
bellei Knopf & Tennessen [Belle's Sanddragon]
obscurus (Rambur) [Common Sanddragon]
Stylurus
Needham
ivae Williamson [Shining
Clubtail]
laurae Williamson [Laura's Clubtail]
plagiatus (Selys) [Russet-tipped Clubtail]
potulentus (Needham) [Yellow-sided Clubtail]
townesi (Gloyd) [Townes' Clubtail]
CORDULEGASTRIDAE
Cordulegaster
Leach
maculata Selys [Twin-spotted
Spiketail]
obliqua fasciata Rambur [Arrowhead Spiketail]
Zoraena Kirbysayi Selys [Say's Spiketail]
CORDULIIDAE
Epitheca
Burmeister
subgenus Epicordulia Selys (Epicordulia and Tetragoneuria are considered by some workers
to be full genera)
princeps (Hagen) [Prince Baskettail]
subgenus
Tetragoneuria Hagen
costalis (Selys) [Stripe-winged
Baskettail]
cynosura (Say) [Common Baskettail]
semiaquea (Burmeister) [Mantled Baskettail]
sepia Gloyd [Sepia Baskettail]
spinosa (Hagen in Selys) [Robust Baskettail]
stella Williamson in Muttkowski [Florida Baskettail]
Helocordulia
Needham
selysii Hagen in Selys [Selys'
Sundragon]
Neurocordulia
Selys
alabamensis Hodges in Needham & Westfall [Alabama Shadowdragon]
molesta (Walsh) [Smoky Shadowdragon]
obsoleta (Say) [Umber Shadowdragon]
virginiensis Davis [Cinnamon Shadowdragon]
Somatochlora
Selys
calverti Williamson & Gloyd [Calvert's
Emerald]
filosa (Hagen) [Fine-lined Emerald]
georgiana Walker [Coppery Emerald]
linearis (Hagen) [Mocha Emerald]
provocans Calvert [Treetop Emerald]
tenebrosa (Say) [Clamp-tipped Emerald]
MACROMIIDAE
Didymops
Rambur
floridensis Davis [Florida Cruiser]
transversa (Say) [Stream Cruiser]
Macromia
Rambur
illinoiensis georgina (Selys) [Illinois
River Cruiser]
taeniolata Rambur [Royal River Cruiser]
LIBELLULIDAE
Brachymesia
Kirby
furcata (Hagen) [Red-tailed
Pennant]
gravida (Calvert) [Four-spotted Pennant]
herbida (Gundlach) [Tawny Pennant]
Celithemis
Hagen
amanda (Hagen) [Amanda's Pennant]
bertha Williamson [Red-veined Pennant]
elisa (Hagen) [Calico Pennant]
eponina (Drury) [Halloween Pennant]
fasciata Kirby [Banded Pennant]
ornata (Rambur) [Faded Pennant]
verna Pritchard [Double-ringed Pennant]
Crocothemis
Brauer
servilia (Drury) [Scarlet Skimmer]
Dythemis
Hagen
velox Hagen [Swift Setwing]
Erythemis
Hagen
plebeja (Burmeister) [Pin-tailed
Pondhawk]
simplicicollis (Say) [Eastern Pondhawk]
vesiculosa (Fabricius) [Great Pondhawk]
Erythrodiplax
Brauer
b. berenice (Drury) [Seaside Dragonlet]
b. naeva (Hagen) [Seaside Dragonlet]
minuscula (Rambur) [Little Blue Dragonlet]
umbrata (Linnaeus) [Band-winged Dragonlet]
Idiataphe
Cowley
cubensis (Scudder) [Metallic
Pennant]
Ladona
Needham
deplanata (Rambur) [Blue Corporal]
(considered by some workers to be a Libellula)
Libellula
Linnaeus
auripennis Burmeister
[Golden-winged Skimmer]
axilena Westwood [Bar-winged Skimmer]
flavida Rambur [Yellow-sided Skimmer]
incesta Hagen [Slaty Skimmer]
jesseana
Williamson [Purple Skimmer]
needhami Westfall [Needham's Skimmer]
pulchella Drury [Twelve-spotted Skimmer]
semifasciata Burmeister [Painted Skimmer]
vibrans Fabricius [Great Blue Skimmer]
Macrodiplax
Brauer
balteata (Hagen) [Marl Pennant]
Miathyria
Kirby
marcella (Selys in Sagra) [Hyacinth Glider]
Micrathyria
Kirby
aequalis (Hagen) [Spot-tailed Dasher]
didyma (Selys in Sagra) [Three-striped Dasher]
Nannothemis
Brauer
bella (Uhler) [Elfin Skimmer]
Orthemis
Hagen
ferruginea (Fabricius) [Roseate
Skimmer]
*
schmidti Buchholz [Schmidt's
Skimmer]
Pachydiplax Brauer
longipennis (Burmeister) [Blue Dasher]
Pantala
Hagen
flavescens (Fabricius) [Wandering
Glider]
hymenaea (Say) [Spot-winged Glider]
Perithemis
Hagen
tenera (Say)
[Eastern
Amberwing]
Plathemis
Hagen
lydia (Drury) [Common Whitetail]
(considered by some workers to be a Libellula)
Sympetrum
Newman
ambiguum (Rambur) [Blue-faced
Meadowhawk]
corruptum (Hagen) [Variegated Meadowhawk]
vicinum (Hagen) [Yellow-legged Meadowhawk]
Tauriphila
Kirby
australis (Hagen) [Garnet Glider]
azteca Calvert [Aztec
Glider]
Tholymis
Hagen
citrina Hagen [Evening Skimmer]
Tramea
Hagen
abdominalis (Rambur) [Vermilion
Saddlebags]
* binotata (Rambur) [Sooty Saddlebags] (extirpated
from the FL keys)
calverti Muttkowski [Striped Saddlebags]
carolina (Linnaeus) [Carolina Saddlebags]
insularis Hagen [Antillean Saddlebags]
lacerata Hagen [Black Saddlebags]
onusta Hagen [Red Saddlebags]
FLORIDA DAMSELFLIES (Suborder Zygoptera)
CALOPTERYGIDAE
Calopteryx
Leach
dimidiata Burmeister [Sparkling
Jewelwing]
maculata (Beauvois) [Ebony Jewelwing]
Hetaerina
Hagen in Selys
americana (Fabricius) [American
Rubyspot]
titia (Drury) [Smoky Rubyspot]
LESTIDAE
Lestes
Leach
australis Walker [Common Spreadwing]
forficula Rambur
inaequalis Walsh [Elegant Spreadwing]
rectangularis Say [Slender Spreadwing]
spumarius Hagen in Selys [Antillean Spreadwing]
tenuatus Rambur [Blue-striped Spreadwing]
vidua Hagen [Carolina Spreadwing]
vigilax Hagen in Selys [Swamp Spreadwing]
COENAGRIONIDAE
Argia
Rambur
apicalis (Say) [Blue-fronted Dancer]
bipunctulata (Hagen) [Seepage Dancer]
fumipennis atra Gloyd [Variable Dancer]
f. fumipennis (Burmeister) [Variable Dancer]
moesta (Hagen) [Powdered Dancer]
sedula (Hagen) [Blue-ringed Dancer]
tibialis (Rambur) [Blue-tipped Dancer]
Enallagma
Selys
basidens Calvert [Double-striped
Bluet]
cardenium (Hagen in Selys)[also called E. coecum Hagen, but that is an Antillean species][Purple Bluet ]
civile (Hagen) [Familiar Bluet]
concisum Williamson [Cherry Bluet]
daeckii (Calvert) [Attenuated Bluet]
davisi Westfall [Sandhill Bluet]
divagans Selys [Turquoise Bluet]
doubledayi (Selys) [Atlantic Bluet]
dubium Root [Burgundy Bluet]
durum (Hagen) [Big Bluet]
geminatum Kellicott [Skimming Bluet]
pallidum Root [Pale Bluet]
pollutum (Hagen) [Florida Bluet]
signatum (Hagen) [Orange Bluet]
sulcatum Williamson [Golden Bluet]
vesperum Calvert [Vesper Bluet]
weewa Byers [Blackwater Bluet]
Ischnura
Charpentier
hastata (Say) [Citrine Forktail]
kellicotti Williamson [Lilypad Forktail]
posita (Hagen) [Fragile Forktail]
prognata (Hagen) [Furtive Forktail]
ramburii (Selys) [Rambur's Forktail]
verticalis (Say) [Eastern Forktail]
Leptobasis Selys
lucifer (Donnelly) [Tail-light
Damsel]
Nehalennia Selys
gracilis Morse [Sphagnum Sprite]
integricollis Calvert [Southern Sprite]
* minuta (Selys in
Sagra)
[Tropical Sprite] (extirpated from the FL Keys)
pallidula
Calvert [Everglades
Sprite]
Neoerythromma
Kennedy
cultellatum (Hagen in Selys) [Caribbean
Yellowface]
Telebasis
Selys
byersi Westfall [Duckweed Firetail]
NOTES
Macromia
alleghaniensis Williamson
[Allegheny River Cruiser] has been
removed from the list (fide J. Daigle, the FL record was
based on a misidentified larva)
DRAGONFLIES AND DAMSELFLIES OF THE EAST
by Dennis Paulson, 2011 Princeton Field Guides.
ISBN978-0-691-12283-0