Non-Skimmer Dragonflies of the Greater Southwest - Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada and Utah

Darners, Clubtails, Petaltails, Spiketails & Cruisers of the Greater Southwest
- Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada and Utah

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2015
Dragonflies of the Greater Southwest
A Beginner's Guide
- AZ, CA, CO, NV, NM, UT -

by Kathy Biggs
June 2015
UPDATES to maps and names - 2019

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Dragonflies of California and the Greater Southwest,
A Beginner's Guide
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Southwestern distribution maps are up dated semi-annually and were based on information originally collected by Dennis Paulson.
Another source of information are the maps at Odonata Central.

DIRECTIONS: Click on the image of the type of dragonfly you want to identify/learn more about. Dragonflies are arranged within family by predominant color rather than by genus. Or just scroll down the page. The Skimmers and Emeralds are on the first page: use your back button or click here to access that page.
Dragonflies are arranged within this family by predominant color/patterning rather than by genus. =!= =!=New 2015 =!= =!= A Key to Identification of Male Southwestern Darners - BETA VERSION. Please email Kathy Biggs if you can suggest changes!	DARNERS - Aeshnidae sizes: large, robust; fast; lengths: 56 - 116 mm males: brilliant blue and/or green with brown females: 2 or more forms, one like males; others green and/or yellow instead of blue; brown and/or purple base habitats: lakes, creeks, rivers; fields behaviors: usually seen in flight; patrol waterways but also often seen catching insects over fields; perch by hanging vertically; oviposit into floating vegetation; some swarm; some migrate; when cool, blue coloration darkens 5 SW genera, including 18 species: Mosaic Darners, Aeshna* - 10 SW species New research in 2003 split the genus Aeshna* Neo-tropical Darners, Rhionaeschna* - 4 SW species New research in 2003 split these from the genus Aeshna* Mosaic &/or Neo-tropical Darners, Aeshna/Rhionaeschna - large bluish eyes; mosaic pattern; quite similar; upper appendages differ Green Darners Anax - 2 SW species: large green eyes, both very similar except for Giant Darner's much larger size; the Common Green Darner is known to be a mass migrant Malachite Darner Remartinia- 1 SW species: lime-green and brown Pilot Darner Coryphaeschna- 1 SW species: large; green and dark abdomens Riffle Darners Oplonaeschna- 1 SW species: top of segment 10 has a fingerlike projection
Photos Darner exuvia The exoskeleton left behind when a darner nymph metamorphoses to become a flier.	How to Identify Female Darners example: female Blue-eyed Darner Rhionaeschna multicolor - non-male-like color form...pg. 134-135 To identify female Darners, use color of the line across face, presence (Rhionaeschna) or lack (Aeshna) of a small bump under first segment, the presence or lack of paired blue spots on abdomen underside, the presence and/or shape of thoracic top and side stripes, and the ovipositor length. Use of an identification key is often necessary.
Photos male - AZ male - AZ male in flight- AZ male in flight- AZ multiple images- AZ multiple images- AZ multiple images- AZ & CA female - AZ female ovipositing - AZ multiple images- AZ & CA male top view - CA male top view - CA male side view - CA male - CA male side view - CA appendages - CA multiple images - CA multiple images - CA multiple images - CA female, non-male like form - CA young female - CA male - NM multiple images - NM male - NV male - NV pair in wheel- NV female ovipositing - NV male - UT female - UT Scans male - CA male - CA male - CA male - CA male - CA male - CA green colored female - CA exuvia - CA green colored female - TX? green colored female - TX?	Blue-eyed Darner Rhionaeschna multicolor size: large, length 60 - 74 mm, wingspan 86 - 98 mm male: bright blue eyes & face; line across face light brown, not black; broad blue stripes on thorax sides are uniform in width; two stripes on top of thorax also; abdomen appears almost all blue when in flight, but is mosaic blue, black and copper; appendages forked - wrench shaped when seen from side; spots top segment 10 pale and widely separated; bump under 1st segment; 3 cells in hindwing super-triangle female: facial line pale brown; bump under first segment; pattern on S2 - thin median stripe with thin transverse stripe broken by a rectangular black spot. T-spot atop frons thin, narrow similar species: compare to very similar Arroyo and California Darners by appendages, thoracic stripes, size and T-spots habitat: ponds, lakes, slow streams SW flight period: all year in the appropriate weather SW distribution: all Southwest Southwestern distribution map Information on California Odonata website
Photos male - AZ male - AZ male - AZ male - AZ female side view - AZ multiple images - AZ multiple SW images male - NM male - NM pair - NM female - NM appendages multiple images - TX female - TX Scans male - AZ female	Arroyo Darner Rhionaeschna dugesi size: large, length 70 - 74 mm, wingspan 96 - 108 mm male: like Blue-eyed Darner but appendages not forked/wrench shaped; bright blue eyes & face; broad blue stripes thorax sides with the first lateral stripe widened downward and the second lateral stripe widening upwards, also a slight extension on top of stripes; abdomen appears almost all blue when in flight, but is mosaic blue, black and copper; bump under 1st segment In New Mexico, the Arroyo Darner has a dusky brown to bright gold band across the top of the face, and the costa along the front of the wing is sky blue which helps distinguish it form the Blue-eyed Darner female: facial line pale brown; bump under first segment; spots top seg.10 closely spaced; side stripes show slight extension at the top habitat: pools of mountain streams in pine and oak habitats SW flight period: April 24 - November 2 SW distribution: AZ, NM Southwestern distribution map
Photos male - CA male top view - CA male side view - CA multiple images - CA male - CA male - CA male - CA male - CA appendages - CA multiple images - CA female - CA female ovipositing - CA pair in wheel - CA male - OR Scans males - CA male - CA young male - CA pair - CA male-colored female - CA emerging nymph - CA exuvia - CA	California Darner Rhionaeschna californica size: large, length 56 - 64 mm, wingspan 70 - 82 mm male: small for family; sky blue eyes & spots, immature grayer; face pale blue with black line; thin pale blue thoracic side stripes curve slightly backwards; thin stripes or none thorax top; appendages simple, without small spine; spots on segment 10 closer together than on 9; bump under 1st segment; 3 cells in hindwing super-triangle female: facial line black; bump under first segment similar species: compare to very similar Arroyo and Blue-eyed Darners by appendages, thoracic stripes, size and T-spots habitat: ponds, lakes, slow streams SW flight period: February 9 - August 29; most often seen early in the season SW distribution: AZ?, CA, CO, NV, UT Southwestern distribution map Information on California Odonata website
Photos multiple images - AZ female - AZ female - AZ male - CA male - CA multiple images - TX appendages multiple images - Jalisco, MX Scans male - TX female - TX	Turquoise-tipped Darner Rhionaeschna psilus size: large, length 58 - 60 mm, wingspan 74 - 84 mm male: small and dark for a darner; blue eyes and blue face with only a faint colored line across; long, wide green or blue stripes on sides and top of thorax are wavy and uneven; spots on abdomen small and green colored except for blue on segment 2 and sometimes blue spots on 10; pale blue color on underside of segments 9 & 10 is diagnostic; bump under 1st segment; appendages simple, without a true spine female: thorax similarly marking to male; bump under first segment; wings with amber wash at base; spots on abd. small and green colored; long appendages habitat: ponds, ditches and sluggish streams SW flight period: April 11 - January 11 SW distribution: AZ & has been found once in Orange Co., CA (2007) Southwestern distribution map Information on California Odonata website
Photos male top view - ID male side view - ID multiple images - MT male - BC Scans male - WA female - WA	Sedge Darner Aeshna juncea size: very large, length 66 - 75 mm, wingspan 82 - 98 mm male: thorax side stripes relatively broad, straight edged but tapered, stripes are blue above, greenish-yellow and widest at bottom; face greenish blue with black line; large, closely spaced spots on segment 10; HW anal triangle - two cells; appendages paddle-shaped, no spine female: black facial line; no bump under 1st segment habitat: slow waters in forested areas; boggy pondsin mountains esp. with sedge meadows behavior:hovers over sedge meadows SW flight period: June 29 - September 5 SW distribution: CO, NM, UT Southwestern distribution map
Photos male - AZ multiple images - AZ male top view - CA male side view - CA 2 males - CA male - CA male - CA male - CA multiple images - CA multiple images - CA female - CA female - CA female - CA female ovipositing - CA male - CO male - UT pair in wheel - UT pair - UT appendages Scans male - CA male - CA male - CA male - CA male - CA female, green form - CA female, blue form - CA female - CA female - CA	Variable Darner Aeshna interrupta size: very large, length 62 - 77 mm, wingspan 89 - 102 mm male: dark; thorax side stripes interrupted or very narrow; top stripes very narrow or missing; dark bluish eyes; face pale greenish yellow - black line; abdomen spots sky-blue, small spots segment 10 more widely separated than on 9, no spots underside; HW anal triangle - 2 cells; appendages lack spine female: facial line black; no bump under first segment habitat: mountain lakes, ponds, bogs SW flight period: May 10 - October 23 SW distribution: all Southwest Southwestern distribution map Information on California Odonata website
Photos multiple images - AK male - MT multiple images - MT multiple images - NB Scans male - WA male top - BC male side - BC female - WA	Zigzag Darner Aeshna sitchensis size: very small, length 54 - 64 mm, wingspan 74 - 84 mm male: sides of thorax have zigzag stripes; pale yellow face with black line; HW anal triangle - 2 cells; appendages lack spine female: facial line black; no bump under first segment behavior: while most darners prefer to hang perch (vertically) Zigzag often perches flat on rocks/logs habitat: small bog pools, even moss fens with puddles SW flight period: Junr 29 - September 6 SW distribution: CO (rare), UT Southwestern distribution map
Photos male top view - CA male side view - CA male side view - CA male side view - CA male side view - CA male side view - CA male side view - CA multiple images - CA male close-up - CA appendages - CA mulitple female images - CA mulitple female images - CA mulitple female images - CA female - CA female ovipositing - CA Scans male - CA male - CA male - CA male - CA female - CA male - OR	Walker's Darner Aeshna walkeri size: very large, length 72 - 77 mm, wingspan 87 - 100 mm male: face, thoracic stripes nearly white; clear wings, black veins & stigma; abdomen spots large, fewer small spots than other Aeshna; no spots top segment 10, those on segment 9 fused; no blue spots underside; flared paddle-shaped appendages with small spine; 3 cells hw anal triangle; flies late in season female: thin, dark facial line; no bump; jet black stigma; pale spots s9 widely separated, tiny spots s10 habitat: mostly creeks & streams SW flight period: May 4 - November 29 SW distribution: CA, NV Southwestern distribution map Information on California Odonata website
Photos male side view - CA male side view - CA multiple images - CA young male - CA female - CA male - NM female - NM appendages Scans male top view - CA male side view - CA male multiple images - CA male - CA male top view - CA male side view - CA	Shadow Darner Aeshna umbrosa size: very large, length 67 - 78 mm, wingspan 86 - 100 mm male: sometimes appears darker, showing less blue than other Mosaic Darners or as blue as most; frontal thoracic stripe green; straight side stripes are green to blue, with a rearward extenstion at the top; paired pale blue spots underside of abdomen; paired blue spots underside of abdomen; no blue spots top of segment 10; appendages paddle-shaped with small spine; 3 cells in hw anal triangle; flies late in season female: chocolate brown; no bump; pale spots underside habitat: often flies in the shade SW flight period: June 3 - February 12 SW distribution: CA, CO, NV, NM, UT Southwestern distribution map Information on California Odonata website
Photos male side view - AZ male top view - AZ male side view - AZ male side view - AZ male - AZ male - AZ male - AZ male - AZ male side view - AZ appendages - AZ multiple images- AZ female - AZ female - AZ female - AZ female top view - AZ female - AZ female & male - AZ female & male - NM Scans male - NM	Persephone's Darner Aeshna persephone size: very large, length 72 - 79 mm, wingspan 100 - 103 mm male: thorax side stripes broad, parallel sided, yellow; blue eyes; pale green face, black facial line; sky blue mosaic pattern on abdomen less pronounced than on other Aeshna; fused spot segment 9 tri-lobed, spots on 10 reduced or missing; appendages paddle-shaped with small spine female: wide yellow side stripes; no bump under 1st segment habitat: desert canyons, along shaded streams SW flight period: June 19 - November 20 SW distribution: AZ, CO (rare), NM, UT Southwestern distribution map
Photos male - AZ multiple images - AZ male top view - CA male side view - CA male, multiple images - CA multiple images - CA male flying - CA male flying - CA female - CA female ovipositing - CA multiple images - CO male - CO male - CO male - CO male flying - CO male flying - CO male, multiple images - NM male - NV male, multiple images - UT female, multiple images - UT appendages Scans male - CA male - CA male - CA female - CA female - CA	Paddle-tailed Darner Aeshna palmata size: very large, length 62 - 75 mm, wingspan 84 - 97 mm male: face & thoracic stripes greenish; black line across face; clear wings; in SW, blue spots on top of 9th & 10th abdominal segments usually fused (see p. 58); many small spots; underside of abdomen dark; 3 cells in HW anal triangle; flared paddle-shaped appendages with small spine female: facial line black; no bump under first segment; terminal appendages widest at central point; styli of ovipositor extend beyond the last segment habitat: ponds, lakes, small streams SW flight period: May 1 - November 11 SW distribution: all SW forested areas Southwestern distribution map Information on California Odonata website
Photos male top view male side view - CO male side view - CO female view - CO multiple images - MT male top view - BC male side view male side view male - BC pair - BC appendages male - NH female - NJ female - NJ Scans male - CO male - WA female - NE	Lance-tipped Darner Aeshna constricta size: very large, length 65 - 73 mm, wingspan 88 - 100 mm male: face pale green-yellow; fine brown facial line; side stripes on thorax indented and extended; abdomen's spots blue-green inc. segment 10; 3 cells in HW anal triangle similar species: like Paddle-tailed but lacks a black line across the face and the spots atop seg. 9 are not fused female: distinctive long pointy (lance-like) appendages; relatively large, squarish spots on S9 wrap around to the underside; pale mark on the side of S1 very thin; pair of stripes on top of the thorax well developed; no bump under the thorax; light brown or no line across face habitat: slow streams and ponds in open marshes SW flight period: June 11 - October 4 SW distribution: CO, NM, NV, UT Southwestern distribution map
Photos male - in hand, CA female - in hand, CA male, in hand - WA multiple images - MT multiple images - MN appendages Scans male - CA male - CA female - CA teneral female - CA female - BC	Canada Darner Aeshna canadensis size: large, length 64 - 73 mm, wingspan 86 - 99 mm male: thorax side stripes relatively broad; front stripe deeply indented upper half, green, yellow &/or blue; lt. brown facial line; underside of abdomen has paired pale spots; top of last segment has pale spots; anal triangle hind wing - 2 cells; appendages paddle-shaped female: facial line light brown; no bump under segment 1; paired spots underside of abdomen habitat: ponds, lakes, especially beaver ponds SW flight period: July 26 - October 10 SW distribution: CA Southwestern distribution map Information on California Odonata website
Photos male - CO multiple images - MT male, close-up - BC multiple images - AK male - NM appendages female - MT female - Manitoba exuvia - Canada Scans male - WA female	Lake Darner Aeshna eremita size: very large, 66 - 79 mm, wingspan 85 - 104 mm male: thorax side stripes relatively broad, blue-green (no yellow); front stripe deeply indented; face yellow-green with black line; blue patch below spiracle; lg. spots on 10th segment; anal triangle hind wing - 2 cells; appendages simple - paddle-shaped female: black facial line habitat: mostly forested regions; mountain lakes and ponds SW flight period: June 29 - September 5 SW distribution: CO, UT Southwestern distribution map
Photos male side view - AZ male - AZ male & female - AZ male & female - AZ female - AZ female ovipositing - AZ appendages - AZ multiple images - AZ multiple images - AZ male - NM male - NM male - NM multiple SW images Scans female	Riffle Darner Oplonaeschna armata size: very large, length 66 - 75 mm, wingspan 92 - 110 mm male: very similar to Mosaic darners; deep blue eyes; strongly indented side thoracic stripes blue above, yellow below; abdomen spots a bit smaller than on Mosaic darners; appendages paddle-shaped with spine & a toothed projection near tip; top of segment 10 has a fingerlike projection female: short; yellow, blue &/or green spots; no bump habitat: rocky streams in oak & pine woodlands SW flight period: May 16 - November 8 SW distribution: AZ, CA?, NM, UT (rare) Southwestern distribution map Information on California Odonata website
Photos multiple images - AZ multiple images - AZ multiple images - AZ in flight - AZ in flight - AZ appendages multiple images - Jalisco, MX Scans male - female -	Malachite Darner Remartinia luteipennis AKA Coryphaeschna luteipennis (archaic) size: large, length 58 - 60 mm, wingspan 74 - 84 mm male: bold wide bright lime-green and brown thoracic top and side stripes; small blue-green triangles atop very dark abdomen; blue eyes and face; distinctive female: blue eyes; green face; very short appendages habitat: weedy ponds, lakes, ditches and sluggish streams SW flight period: July 8 - November 4 SW distribution: AZ, uncommon Southwestern distribution map
Photos male, multiple images - AZ male, multiple images - TX male, multiple images - TX male in flight - TX male- TX male- TX young male, multiple images - TX female- NM female- TX male- FL multiple images - Jalisco, MX Scans male female	Blue-faced Darner Coryphaeschna adnexa size: large, length 66 - 69 mm, wingspan 88 - 108 mm male: bright blue face and eyes; green thorax with thin dark stripe; dark brown abomen with thin green rings; appendages lack spine female: like male with broader abdomen; wings can have amber tint; appendages tend to break off habitat: ponds, usually covered with floating vegetation such as water lettuce (Pistia), water hyacinth (Eichhornia), or duckweeds (Lemna, Spirodela). It is usually associated with forest. SW flight period: August 8 - November 8 SW distribution: AZ, NM (rare) Southwestern distribution map
Photos female - AZ multiple images - AZ multiple images - AZ male - CA male - CA multiple images - CA male eating a flame skimmer - CA male & female - CA ovipositing pairs - CA multiple images - CA female - CA female - CA female - CA male - CO pair - CO male - NM female - NM multiple images - NM pair ovipositing - NV male in flight - NV female male - UT female - UT Scans male - CA female - CA female - CA female - CA exuvia - CA Common vs Giant exuvia - CA	Common Green Darner Anax junius size: very large, 63 - 84 mm, wingspan 92 - 103 mm male: more solidly colored than Mosaic Darners; green eyes and yellow-green face; solid green thorax; blue abdomen with wide dark stripe on top; wings can be clear or show yellowish tinge; abdomen carried straight in flight female: most purplish brown with green; rarer form colored like male (however s2 isn't all green); eyes remain brown habitat: fields and waterways behavior: only darner to tandem oviposit; females also lay eggs unguarded SW flight period: all months in south, migratory SW distribution: all Southwest Southwestern distribution map Information on California Odonata website
Photos male - AZ male - AZ male - AZ male - AZ multiple images - AZ multiple images - AZ & TX male top view - CA male side view - CA male side view - CA male top view - CA male close-up - CA male side view - CA male top view - CA male - CA male - CA multiple images - CA multiple images - CA male in flight - CA male in flight - CA female - CA female ovipositing - CA females ovipositing - CA Scans male - CA male - CA female - CA exuvia - CA Common vs Giant exuvia - CA	Giant Darner Anax walsinghami size: huge, male 99 - 116 mm, wingspan 115 - 137 mm male: coloring like Common Green Darner but very long blue & dark patterned abdomen that droops in flight; solid green thorax; eyes blue on top female: like male; smaller; less blue; 88 - 98 mm, wingspan 112 -122 mm habitat: canyon & spring-fed streams, marshes, lakes in arid areas SW flight period: March 15 - December SW distribution: AZ, CA, NM, NV, UT Southwestern distribution map Information on California Odonata website
Photos Dragonflies are arranged within this family by predominant color/patterning rather than by genus. interesting exuviae pile-up!	Clubtails - Gomphidae sizes: large, lengths: 39 - 70 mm males: most have an enlarged area at end of abdomen; black, brown, green and/or yellow patterned; clear wings with wide stigmas; small eyes widely separated; sprawling legs; well camouflaged; no blue or red coloring females: often yellow where male green; bodies cylindrical habitats: life cycle of 2 years usually in rivers, streams behaviors: males perch on ground/rocks at beach in sunlit areas; females more often found out on vegetation 11 SW genera totaling at least 28 species including: Clubtails - narrow pale triangles down top of black/brown abdomen; some occur at ponds and lakes 11 SW genera: Phanogomphus & Gomphurus were both Gomphus until 2017 *American Clubtails Phanogomphus* -** 3 SW species Forceptails Aphylla - 1 SW species Grappletail Octogomphus - 1 species: abdomen thin & less patterned than others *Hanging Clubtails Stylurus* - 8 SW species Leaftails Phyllogomphoides - 3 SW species Majestic Clubtails Gomphurus -** 2 SW species Pond Clubtails Arigomphus - 1 SW species Ringtails Erpetogomphus - 7 SW species: ringed appearance to abdomen; short legs Sanddragon Progomphus - 2 SW species: narrow clubbed abdomen; short legs Snaketails Ophiogomphus - 5 SW speciea: 5 very similar species; most in arid lands Spinylegs Dromogomphus - 1 SW species
Photos male - CA male - CA male - CA unusual male - CA multiple images - CA multiple images - CA female - CA female - CA female - CA female - CA multiple images - OR Scans mature male - CA female - CA female - CA male - OR male - OR	Grappletail Octogomphus specularis size: large, length 49 - 53 mm, wingspan 60 - 82 mm male: face yellow, eyes dark gray; thorax top - large bold gray- green/yellow urn shaped mark; very thin abdomen almost all black showing less yellow than any other SW clubtail; black legs & stigma; appendages grapple-like female: thin yellow line top of cylindrical abdomen habitat: rivers with riffles in wooded hillsides SW flight period: April 8 - October 27 SW distribution: CA, NV Southwestern distribution map Information on California Odonata website
Photos male - CO male - CO male - CO male immature male multiple images Scans male - MT male - SD female - SD	Horned Clubtail Arigomphus cornutus size: medium/large, length 55-57 mm, wingspan 66-79 mm male: minimally clubbed with prominantly forked appendages; pale face with blue eyes; lightly striped thorax sides female: like male with more pale color on sides of abdomen habitat: lakes, ponds and slow streams SW flight period: July 3 - August 12 SW distribution: CO Southwestern distribution map
Photos male - AZ male - AZ male - AZ male - AZ male - AZ male - AZ male - AZ multiple images - AZ female - AZ male's hold on female's eyes male - CA male - CA male - CA male - CA multiple images - CA multiple images - CA multiple images - CA female - CA female - CA female - CA female - CA female - CA pair in cop - CA male - NM male - NM male - NV pair in wheel - NV Scans male - CA female - CA	Gray Sanddragon Progomphus borealis size: large, length 56 - 62 mm, wingspan 66 - 72 mm male: yellow face; thorax sides - large gray patches; dull pale yellow triangles top of very thin black abdomen; costa yellow; upper appendages yellow, lowers dark, same as Common Sanddragon; both arch abdomen when perching female: more gray/green habitat: sandy rivers, lakes SW flight period: March 28 - November 16 SW distribution: AZ, CA, NM, NV, UT (not yet found in CO) Southwestern distribution map Information on California Odonata website
Photos male - NM pair - NM male male - TX multiple images- NJ Scans male side - TX? male top - TX? female top - TX?	Common Sanddragon Progomphus obscurus size: medium/large, length 47- 55 mm, wingspan 60 - 68 mm male: very similar to Gray Sanddragon, but with two distinct yellow stripes side of thorax; yellow face; on both species the stripes top of thorax form a "W" same pale yellow triangles top of very thin black abdomen; often lacks thin yellow rings at clubbed end on segments 8 & 9; costa yellow female: less clubbed; paler coloration habitat: sandy ponds, streams SW flight period: April 12 - July 24 SW distribution: CO, NM Southwestern distribution map
Photos male - CO male - NM female - NM multiple images - TX multiple images - TX female - Iowa Scans male side -TX? male top - TX? female side - TX? female top - TX?	Flag-tailed Spinyleg Dromogomphus spoliatus size: medium, length 41 - 47 mm, wingspan 65 - 73 mm male: blue-gray eyes; face pale; very long legs; pale rings on segments 4-6; yellowish underside of large flattened club female: no club habitat: streams, rivers with mud bottomed pools; also lakes and ponds with mud bottoms SW flight period: July 3 - September 8 SW distribution: CO, NM Southwestern distribution map
Photos male - AZ male - AZ male - AZ male - AZ multiple images - AZ multiple images - AZ female - AZ female - AZ male - CA male - CA female - CA female - CA female - CA female - CA males & females - CA multiple images - CA multiple images - CA pair - CA multiple images - CA female - NM multiple images - NM female - NV female - NV female - NV Scans male - AZ male - AZ male - CA male - CA male - CA pair - CA female - CA female - CA female - CA exuvia - OR	White-belted Ringtail Erpetogomphus compositus size: medium/large, length 46 - 55 mm, wingspan 60 - 70 mm male: thorax intricately marked green, yellow, black, middle side stripe the "white belt" conspicuous pale rings on thin dark abdomen, pale diamonds less noticeable; dark yellow club looks as if dipped in gold paint; blue-gray eyes; face pale; yellow costa; looks like composite of several other species female: no club; white belt habitat: streams, rivers SW flight period: March 12 - November 24 SW distribution: all SW (now found CO too) Southwestern distribution map Information on California Odonata website
Photos male - AZ males - AZ male - NM male - NM male - NM male - NM male - NM multiple images - Jalisco, MX male - MX multiple images - MX Scans male female	Yellow-legged Ringtail Erpetogomphus crotalinus size: medium, length 45 - 49 mm, wingspan 61 - 72 mm male: thorax green with hardly any dark markings, appears paler than other SW Ringtails; conspicuous pale rings on thin dark abdomen, pale diamonds less noticeable; yellow club; gray eyes; face pale; yellow costa female: no club habitat: streams in arid areas SW flight period: August 5 - October 19 SW distribution: southern AZ, southern NM Southwestern distribution map
Photos male - NM male - NM male - NM male - NM male - NM male - NM male - NM male - NM male - NM male - NM male - NM male - NM Scans male - NM female	Dashed Ringtail Erpetogomphus heterodon size: medium, length 50 - 55 mm, wingspan 64 - 74 mm male: thorax pale green to yellow green with poorly developed dark stripes, esp. on sides; yellow club has thick dark intrusions on the sides; gray eyes; face pale; yellow costa; lower legs black female: no club habitat: clear mountain streams with rocks SW flight period: July 13 - October 16 SW distribution: southern NM Southwestern distribution map
Photos multiple images- NM male - NM male - NM male - NM male - NM male's appendages - NM male - NM female - NM female multiple images - GA Scans male - side TX? male - top TX? female - side TX? female - top TX?	Eastern Ringtail Erpetogomphus designatus size: large, length 49 - 55 mm, wingspan 64 - 73 mm male: bright yellow-green striped thorax, no white, isolated dark area on top is totally contained within green area; pale blue eyes; yellow top of first two abdomen segments; pale rings conspicuous along abdomen top, less noticeable pale diamonds; golden club; wing bases have amber wash female: no club; no white belt habitat: sandy rivers, streams SW flight period: May 5 - October 18 SW distribution: AZ?, CO, NM, NV Southwestern distribution map
Photos male E. l. natrix - AZ male E. l. natrix - AZ male E. l. natrix - AZ male E. l. natrix - AZ male E. l. natrix multipile images - AZ male E. l. natrix - AZ male E. l. natrix multipile images - multiple images -AZ male E. l. lampropeltis - CA male E. l. lampropeltis - CA male E. l. lampropeltis - CA male E. l. lampropeltis - CA male E. l. lampropeltis - CA male E. l. lampropeltis, - multiple images - CA female E. l. lampropeltis - CA female E. l. lampropeltis - CA female E. l. lampropeltis - CA Scans male natrix - AZ male natrix - AZ male natrix - AZ	Serpent Ringtail Erpetogomphus l. lampropeltis/E. l. natrix size: medium/large, length 41 - 56 mm, wingspan 58 - 72 mm male: pale yellow rings on abdomen; golden "tail" no white stripe on thorax; blue eyes; two forms - same abdominal markings but different thoracic pattern and colors: E. l. natrix - uninterrupted green markings sides & top of thorax E. l. lampropeltis - gray markings thorax; mid-stripe interrupted female:* like male; no club habitat: streams, rivers SW flight period: April 28 - November 15 SW distribution: AZ, NM, **CA Southwestern distribution map Information on California Odonata website
Photos male - AZ male - AZ male - AZ male - AZ multiple images - AZ female - AZ multiple images - Jalisco, MX male - MX teneral male - MX late season male - MX Scans male female	*Straight-tipped Ringtail Erpetogomphus elaps* FIRST AMERICAN RECORD: September 17, 2008 size: medium, length 39 - 52 mm, wingspan 51 - 64 mm male: very green species; blue eyes, green face; segments 1-6 green/blue-green on top, 4-6 usually darker; segment 7 pale green; 8-10 dark red-brown underside, dark top; thorax turns much darker late in the season (Nov.); light colored appendages, uppers are narrow and straight, lower curved at 90 degree angle; thorax green with only one dark area near head female: blue eyes, green thorax, more stout than male habitat: rocky streams, rivers SW flight period: September 9 - October 6 SW distribution:** AZ Southwestern distribution map
Photos multiple images - AZ & MX male - MX male - MX female - MX female - MX Scans male female	*Black-tailed Ringtail Erpetogomphus molossus* FIRST AMERICAN RECORD: 30 Aug 2018 size: medium/large, average length 49 mm male: thorax green with dark double stripe; almost all dark abdomen; blue eyes, green face; segments 1-6 dark on top with thin white rings; segment 7 pale yellow; 8-10 dark top; laterally expanded bulbous-tipped cerci female:Like male but abdomen stockier habitat: rocky, closed-canopy mountain streams in pine/oak woodland at around 4,550-5,530 ft. SW flight period: August 30 SW distribution:** AZ - RARE Southwestern distribution map
Photos male - NM male & female - NM male - NM male - NM male - NM male - NM male - NM male - NM Scans male side - TX? male top - TX? female top - TX? female side - TX?	Four-striped Leaftail Phyllogomphoides stigmatus size: very large, length 65 - 70 mm, wingspan 82 - 84 mm male: yellow green thorax without a lower rear stripe; pale face with brown cross stripes; pale gray eyes; middle abdominal segments ringed; club widely flanged ('leaf-like') female: flanges on club nearly as wide as on male habitat: lakes, ponds, slow rivers, streams SW flight period: May 17 - September 29 SW distribution: NM Southwestern distribution map
Photos male - TX male - TX male - TX male - TX female - TX female - TX multiple images - TX multiple images - TX Scans male NM male side - TX? male top - TX? female	Five-striped Leaftail Phyllogomphoides albrighti size: very large, length 60 - 63 mm, wingspan 76 - 82 mm male: gray-green thorax, rear side stripe dark; pale face with brown cross stripes; pale gray eyes; middle abdominal segments ringed, but not including segment 8; club widely flanged ('leaf-like') female: flanges on club about half that of on male habitat: rivers, streams SW flight period: July 2 SW distribution: NM Southwestern distribution map
Photos male - NM multiple images, male male - Sonora, Mexico female - Sonora, Mexico multiple images - Jalisco, Mexico Scans male - Sonora, Mexico female	*West Mexican Leaftail Phyllogomphoides nayaritensis* NEW TO USA 2014 size: very large, length 60-68 mm, wingspan ? mm male: dark thorax with very slight yellowish cast to the stripes; pale face with dark cross stripes; pale blue eyes; middle abdominal segments incompletly ringed (rings open at top), seg.7/8 has broad complete ring; club widely flanged ('leaf-like') female: like male but without the widened flanges; the larva is unknown similar species: stripes on both the 4 and the 5-striped leaftails are silvery white, not pale yellow habitat: rocky and muddy rivers with moderately swift current SW flight period: August 19, 2014 SW distribution:** NM - RARE Southwestern distribution map - found in Rotary Park which is a small park in Truth or Consequences, Sierra Co., NM
Photos male - AZ male - AZ male - AZ male - AZ multiple images - AZ/MX male & female - TX male - TX male - TX male - TX male - TX multiple images - TX female - TX female - TX female - TX multiple images - Jalisco, MX Scans male female	Narrow-striped Forceptail Aphylla protracta size: large, length 54 - 66 mm, 71 - 99 mm male: greenish yellow face cross-barred with brown thorax - a wide dark 'shoulder' stripe and 3 equal narrower pale stripes; short dark legs; wings - clear with tan stigma & yellow costa club widely flanged on segment 8 in both sexes; appendages pincher-like female: flanges on club nearly as wide as on male habitat: muck-bottomed lakes SW flight period: July 4 - August 18 SW distribution: AZ (rare) Southwestern distribution map
Photos male - AZ multiple images - AZ multiple images - CA multiple images - CA male - CA male - CA male - CA male - CA male - CA female - CA female - CA > multiple images - NM multiple images - NM & elsewhere female drawing showing difference between Eastern & Western forms Scans male - CA male - CA female - CA female - CA	Russet-tipped Clubtail Stylurus plagiatus size: large, length 53 - 66 mm, wingspan 74 - 83 mm males: green thorax and upper legs; 3 dark stripes thorax side; thorax top dark with pale harp shaped mark; elongated triangles atop abdomen with a ring atop each which is incomplete; CA form has blue eyes; abdominal segments 7 - 10 have yellow bands on sides; abdominal segments 8 & 9 clubbed yellow & brown or black, segment 10 all dark appendages dark and flared when seen from above females: is similar to male; dark atop 9 & 10 similar species: White-belted and Serpent Ringtails have yellow appendages habitat: deep sandy streams, rivers and irrigation ditches in arid regions SW flight period: April 12 - December 15 SW distribution: AZ, so. CA, NM, so. NV Southwestern distribution map Information on California Odonata website
Photos male - AZ female - AZ multiple images - CA male - CA male - CA male - CA female - CA female - CA female - CA pair - CA multiple images - NM female - NM Scans female - CA	Brimstone Clubtail Stylurus intricatus size: medium/large, length 41 - 55 mm, wingspan 55 - 64 mm male: very pale; yellow rings & triangular spots with dark background along abdomen, rings around segments 3-7 only, yellow club has splayed yellow appendages edged with black; yellow head; upper legs yellow; hang-perches on wood, vegetation, not rocks along shoreline female: similar to male but clubless habitat: open desert streams/rivers SW flight period: May 14 - November 10 SW distribution: AZ, CA, CO, NM, NV, UT Southwestern distribution map Information on California Odonata website
Photos multiple images - CA male - CA male - CA male - CA male - CA male - CA male - CA in flight - CA multiple images CA female - CA female - CA female - CA female - CA female - CA multiple images - CA, NV, WA male - NV female - NV male - UT Scans male - WA female - ID female - WA	Olive Clubtail Stylurus olivaceus size: large, length 56 - 60 mm, wingspan 72 - 74 mm male: thorax sides tawny gray/olive green with no side stripes; thorax top has tawny treelike mark on black; abdomen segments tawny, broadly outlined in black; underside club pale yellow with the top mostly black; appendages black; wings with yellow costa, black veins female: like male; body long, clubless habitat: warm, muddy rivers or ponds SW flight period: May 3 - September 9 SW distribution: CA, NV, UT Southwestern distribution map Information on California Odonata website
Photos male - CA male - CA male - CA male - CA males - CA multiple images - CA multiple images - CA female - CA female - CA male - NV female - WA Scans male - CA male - CA female - CA female - CA male side - TX? male top - TX?	Sinuous Snaketail Ophiogomphus occidentis size: medium/large, length 46 - 52 mm, wingspan 58 - 69 mm male: yellow-green face with blue eyes; sides of thorax dull olive green with double, dark wavy (sinuous) lines; yellow triangles down abdomen top; club yellow under segments 8-10; five very similar Snaketails occur in the Southwest; compare by shoulder stripe width and shape female: body more cylindrical habitat: mountain rivers; lakes SW flight period: March 20 - August 14 SW distribution: CA, CO?, NV, UT Southwestern distribution map Information on California Odonata website
Photos male - CA male - CA male - CA multiple images - CA male - CA male - CA male - CA male - CA male - CA male - CA male - CA female - CA female - CA female - CA Scans male - CA female - CA	Bison Snaketail Ophiogomphus bison size: large, length 50 - 51 mm, wingspan 60 - 70 mm male: thorax bright green; single wide straight dark shoulder stripe (can show very thin green line in middle); yellow-green face; black legs; gray-blue eyes; abdomen black with yellow triangles, inc. seg. 10; appendages yellow on top female: body more cylindrical, less clubbed; small (bison-like) horns above eyes habitat: lowland trout streams behavior: forages from the shoreline SW flight period: April 17 - October 18 SW distribution: CA, NV, UT Southwestern distribution map Information on California Odonata website
Photos male - AZ multiple images - CA multiple images - CA male - CA male - CO male - CO male - CO male - CO female - CO male - NM male - NM multiple images - NM female close up - NM female - NM female - NM multiple images- OR Scans male - CA male - CA male - CA female - CA female - CA	Pale Snaketail Ophiogomphus severus size: large, length 48 - 55 mm, wingspan 67 - 72 mm male: very pale coloration; green thorax, black shoulder stripe often completely missing; variable oval spots sides of thorax top; identify by location & appendages - lower appendages 75% length of uppers female: body less clubbed; stoUT habitat: pools of rocky mountain streams SW flight period: May 19 - October 14 SW distribution: CA, CO, NM, NV, UT, & now AZ Aug. 2004 Southwestern distribution map Information on California Odonata website
Photos male - AZ male - AZ male, close-up - AZ multiple images - AZ multiple images - AZ male - NM male - NM male - NM male - NM female - NM male female Scans male female	Arizona Snaketail Ophiogomphus arizonicus size: large, length 48 - 55 mm, wingspan 67 - 72 mm male: almost identical to Pale Snaketail; very pale coloration; green thorax, black shoulder stripe often completely missing; variable oval spots sides of thorax top; identify by location & appendages - lower appendages 50% length of uppers female: body less clubbed; stoUT habitat: pools of rocky mountain streams SW flight period: June 8 - October 8 SW distribution: AZ, NM Southwestern distribution map
Photos male - CA male - CA male - CA male - CA pair in cop- CA female - CA female - CA female - CA multiple images - CA female - CA multiple images - CA female - CA male - OR multiple images - OR Scans male - CA male - CA male - CA male - CA male - CA male - CA male - CA female - OR	Great Basin Snaketail Ophiogomphus morrisoni size: large, length 50 - 52 mm, wingspan 58 - 69 mm male: green thorax; pale shoulder stripe curved (but not wavy), connected to top pale stripe which is wide & flares near the head, looking somewhat like a pollywog; abdomen has yellow triangles down the top and yellow under clubbed segments; blue eyes; stout yellow appendages female: less clubbed, stoUT habitat: streams in arid lands SW flight period: May 22 - September SW distribution: CA, NV Southwestern distribution map Information on California Odonata website
Photos male - CA male - CA male - CA male - CA male - CA young male - CA young male - CA young male - CA young male - CA male - CA male - CA multiple images - CA multiple images - CA female - CA female - CA female - CA female - CA female - CA pair in wheel - CA Scans male - CA male - CA female - CA exuvia - CA	Pacific Clubtail Phanogomphus [was Gomphus until 2017] *kurilis* size: medium/large, 48-53 mm, wingspan 58 - 68 mm male: green face with blue eyes; 2 broad green stripes top of thorax; stripe comes to a curved point near abdomen; thorax sides have grayish green `pistol-shaped' mark (yellow in immature); long narrow yellow-green triangular stripes down top of dark abdomen; large yellow marks undersides of expanded 8th and 9th segments; no spots on top of segments 9 & 10 (or very faint spots there); appendages dark female: less clubbed, stout; yellow where male is green habitat: only CA Clubtail found at ponds; sluggish streams in valleys; a subspecies occurs at clear mountain lakes SW flight period: March 18 - August 28 (however mostly a Spring/early Summer species) similar species: Bison Snaketail not found on ponds and has spots on segments; top thoracic stripe not pointed Columbia Clubtail has thin pruinosity on its abdomen. behavior: perch on rocks in water at pond side SW distribution: CA endemic; central and northern areas Southwestern distribution map
Photos male - NM male - NV male - OR male - OR male - OR female - OR multiple images - OR Scans male - OR female - OR female - OR	Columbia Clubtail Gomphurus [was Gomphus until 2017] *lynnae* *NEW TO SW 2013* IUCN Red Listed/Threatened Species size: medium/large, 54-60 mm, wingspan ~77 mm male: blue eyes; yellow atop all abdominal segments; develops a thin pruinosity over its thorax, head, abdomen and upper legs as it matures; yellow atop segment 10 female: less clubbed, stout; like male, develops thin pruinosity habitat: open rivers with mud and gravel among rocks SW flight period: found twice, once on 5/19/2013 in NV and 6/29/2014 in NM; elsewhere June - August similar species: like Pacific Clubtail but with yellow atop seg.10 & deeper club behavior: perch on rocks in water SW distribution: RARE in NV & NM - please report all sightings (also found WA & OR) Southwestern distribution map
Photos male - CO multiple images - CO multiple images - CO male - NM male - NM male - NM male - NM male - NM male - NM multiple images - NM female - NM young female - NM male - TX female - TX female - TX male & female - TX male side view - NE Scans male side - TX? male top - TX? female top - TX? female side - TX?	Plains Clubtail Gomphurus [was Gomphus until 2017] *externus* size: medium/large, 52-59 mm, wingspan 62 - 68 mm male: yellow stripes &/or spots atop all abdominal segments; narrow brown side stripes have a thin yellow line between them; segments 8-9 mostly yellow; appendages black; blue eyes when mature; white stripe amid yellow stipes side of thorax female: only a little less clubbed, more stout; colorful as male habitat: t: streams and rivers with muddy or sandy bottoms similar species: Sulphur-tipped Clubtail (G. militaris) smaller; yellow on legs; more yellow on club; CO, NM Pronghorn Clubtail (Phanogomphus graslinellus) the edge of segment 8 is usually all yellow; CO (rare); see website White-belted Ringtail rings not stripes atop abdomen Columbia Clubtail (G. lynnae) NV, NM (rare in both); develops pruinosity; no white on thorax; see page 182 & website Pacific Clubtail no white on thorax SW flight period: March 12 - August 14 SW distribution: CO, NM, UT Southwestern distribution map
Photos male - ID male - ID pair - ID female - ID multiple images - AR Scans male side - TX? male top - TX? male - SD female - SD female top - TX?	Pronghorn Clubtail Phanogomphus [was Gomphus until 2017] *graslinellus* size: medium/large, 47-59 mm, wingspan 60 - 70 mm male: boldly marked with green and yellow; blue eyes; bright yellow face; large club with segment 7 mostly black on the sides, seg. 9 top mostly yellow & rectangular shaped female: less clubbed, stout; as colorful as male habitat: ponds, lakes and slow streams similar species: Plains Clubtail behavior: doesn't hover over riffles SW flight period: July 4 - August 29 SW distribution: CO Southwestern distribution map
Photos male - CO male - CO male - CO teneral male - CO pair - CO female - CO female - CO female - CO multiple images - NM male - NM male - NM male - NM pair - NM teneral female - NM multiple images - TX multiple images - TX multiple images - TX Scans	Sulphur-tipped Clubtail Phanogomphus [was Gomphus until 2017] *militaris* size: medium/large, 47-53 mm, wingspan 60 - 70 mm male: like Pronghorn but yellower and paler; pale shoulder stripe; blue eyes; bright yellow face; large club with segments 7-9 deep yellow on top female: less clubbed, stout; white arrowlike markings atop abdomen end in yellow arrowhead habitat: ponds, lakes and slow streams with mud bottoms similar species: Pronghorn Clubtail SW flight period: May 10 - September 22 SW distribution: CO, NM Southwestern distribution map
Photos	mixed families (large, black & yellow): sizes: large; lengths: 54 - 85 mm males: members of these families & genera have dark background color with yellow markings on the thorax and abdomen; compare by appendage shapes & side stripes females: marked like the males but bodies more stout habitats: life cycle of 2+ years in rivers, streams, seeps behaviors: Petaltail flight weak, others very strong fliers 3 SW genera totaling 5 species: Petaltail Petaluridae - 1 SW species: dark eyes do not touch; spots (not stripes) on thorax & abdomen; long stigma; petal-like appendages; nymph semi terrestrial - burrows in seeps; CA & NV (rare) Cruisers Macromiidae - 2 SW species: gray eyes just touch each other; thorax - single yellow stripe; have long sprawling legs Spiketails Cordulegasteridae- 2 SW species: long legs; body arched in powerful flight; teardrop shaped blue eyes barely touch each other; thorax - two wide yellow stripes top and each side
Photos male - AZ multiple images - AZ, CA, OR male - CA male - CA male - CA male - CA male - CA male - CA male - CA multiple images - CA female - CA female - CA pair - CA male - TX Scans male - CA male - CA male - CA male - CA female - CA female - CA	Western River Cruiser Macromia magnifica size: very large, length 68 - 74 mm, wingspan 86 - 100 male: pale face; pearly gray eyes touch each other; dark thorax has single yellow side stripe; only half-length stripe on top of thorax; slightly clubbed abdomen has squared yellow spots top, segment 8 spot largest; very long legs; flies with the abdomen in a slight arch female: like male, not clubbed nymph: sprawlers; 'spider-like' exuvia: often found under bridge supports habitat: lowlands streams & rivers SW flight period: April 18 - September 14 SW distribution: AZ, CA, NV, UT Southwestern distribution map Information on California Odonata website
Photos multiple images - TX multiple images - TX male - TX Scans male top - TX male side - TX female -	Bronzed River Cruiser Macromia annulata size: very large, length 68 - 73 mm, wingspan 90 - 102 male: very similar to Western River Cruiser but top thoracic stripe full length; pale face; green tinted eyes touch each other; bronzy brown thorax has single yellow side stripe; top stripe nearly full length; segment 1 yellow on side; slightly clubbed abdomen has squared yellow spots top, segment 8 spot largest; very long legs female: like male, not clubbed habitat: streams & rivers in dry country SW flight period: June 14 - August 15 SW distribution: NM Southwestern distribution map
Photos male - AZ male - AZ male - CA male - CA male - CA male - CA multiple images - CA multiple images - CA pair in wheel - CA female - CA female - CA female - CA female - CA female - CA female ovipositing - CA female ovipositing - CA male C. d. deserticola* male - CA male C. d. deserticola* male - CA male - CA multiple images - CA exuvia - CA male - CO Scans male - AZ male - CA male - CA male - CA *male, desert race - CA female - CA exuvia - CA female side view - TX? female top view - TX?	*Pacific Spiketail ~~Cordulegaster~~ Zoraena dorsalis** This genus split from the continental Cordulegaster* in Sept. 2024 size: very large, length 70 - 85 mm, wingspan 86 - 105 male: pale face; tear drop-shaped blue eyes barely touch; dark thorax, two wide yellow stripes top & sides; abdomen dark with yellow spots segment 2- 9; powerful flyer; * C.Z. d. deserticola (desert race) more yellow, thin yellow lines between spots female: long spike like ovipositor; dark wing tips; both sexes hang-perch habitat: hillside small wooded streams SW flight period: May 7 - November 19 * C. Z. d. deserticola (desert/Great Basin race) June 21 -August 27 SW distribution: AZ, CA, CO, NM, UT; * C. Z. d. deserticola (desert race)CA, NV, *UT? Southwestern distribution map Information on California Odonata website
Photos male - AZ male - AZ male - AZ male - AZ male - AZ male - AZ teneral male - AZ female - AZ female - AZ multiple images - AZ male - NM male - UT male - UT Scans male - UT female	Apache Spiketail ~~Cordulegaster~~ Zoraena diadema size: very large, length 74 - 88 mm, wingspan 89 - 109 male: very dark appearance; narrowly separated tear-shaped aqua-blue eyes are yellow-green in juveniles; dark abdomen is banded rather than spotted, with segments 6-8 expanded, thin half-ring between bands female: similar to male; long abdomen with long spike like ovipositor; both sexes perch by hanging habitat: small mountain streams with silt bottomed pools SW flight period: April 4 - October 22 SW distribution: AZ, western NM, so. UT Southwestern distribution map
Photos male - CA male - CA multiple images - CA female - CA female - CA pair & habitat - CA nymph - CA exuvia - CA Scans male - CA male - CA male - CA male - CA female - CA nymph - CA exuviae - CA	Black Petaltail Tanypteryx hageni size: large, length 54 - 62 mm, wingspan 68 - 76 male: dark eyes do not touch; spots (not stripes) on thorax & abdomen; long stigma; petal-like appendages female: similar to male habitat: seeps; often associated with serpentine soils and the carnivorous Pitcher Plants (Darlingtonia) behavior: perch by 'clinging;' known to perch on people! nymph are semi terrestrial - burrows in seeps SW flight period: May 13 - August 21 SW distribution: CA, NV (rare) Southwestern distribution map Information on California Odonata website

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Darners, Clubtails, Petaltails, Spiketails & Cruisers of the Greater Southwest - Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada and Utah

DARNERS - Aeshnidae

Clubtails - Gomphidae

mixed families (large, black & yellow):

Darners, Clubtails, Petaltails, Spiketails & Cruisers of the Greater Southwest
- Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada and Utah