Imperial Dam Recreation Area, Imperial County

Dragonfly species list 1999-2009*

*Please report new species to Kathy Biggs: Bigsnest@sonic.net

Red text = species unusual elsewhere in CA

1.

 American Rubyspot Hetaerina americana

 

 

 

2

. California/Aztec Dancer

 

 

 

 

 

3

. Powdered Dancer Argia moesta

 

 

 

 

4

. Blue-ringed Dancer Argia sedula

 

 

 

 

5

. Double-striped Bluet Enallagma basidens

 

 

 

6

. Desert Forktail, Ischnura barberi

 

 

 

 

7

. Familiar Bluet Enallagma civile

 

 

 

 

8

. Black-fronted Forktail Ischnura denticollis

 

 

 

9

. Citrine Forktail Ischnura hastata

 

 

 

 

10

. Rambur's Forktail Ischnura ramburii

 

 

 

 

11

. White-belted Ringtail, Erpetogomphus compositus

 

 

 

12

. Russet-tipped Clubtail Stylurus plagiatus

 

 

 

13

. Brimstone Clubtail Stylurus intricatus

 

 

 

 

14

. Common Green Darner Anax junius 

 

 

 

 

15

. Blue-eyed Darner Rhionaeschna multicolor

 

 

 

16

. Red-tailed Pennant Brachymesia furcata

 

 

 

17

. Pale-faced Clubskimmer Brechmorhoga mendax

 

 

 

18

. Western Pondhawk, Erythemis collocata

 

 

 

19

. Plateau Dragonlet Erythrodiplax basifusca 

 

 

 

20

. Comanche Skimmer, Libellula comanche 

 

 

 

21

. Flame Skimmer Libellula saturata

 

 

 

 

22

. Widow Skimmer Libellula luctuosa

 

 

 

 

23

. Marl Pennant Macrodiplax balteata

 

 

 

 

24

. Roseate Skimmer Orthemis ferruginea

 

 

 

 

25

. Blue Dasher Pachydiplax longipennis

 

 

 

 

26

. Mexican Amberwing Perithemis intensa

 

 

 

 

27

. Wandering Glider, Pantala flavescens

 

 

 

 

28

. Spot-winged Glider, P. hymenaea

 

 

 

 

29

. Variegated Meadowhawk Sympetrum corruptum

 

 

 

30

. Striped Saddlebags Tramea calverti

 

 

 

 

31

. Black Saddlebags Tramea lacerata

 

 

 

 

32

. Red Saddlebags, Tramea onusta