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Damselfies and Dragonflies of Alberta
J.H. Acorn, Feb. 25, 2000
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J.H. Acorn, Feb. 25, 2000
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| Zygoptera, Damselflies | |
| Calopterygidae, Jewelwings: | |
| River Jewelwing | Calopteryx aequabilis Say |
| Lestidae, Spreadwings: | |
| Spotted Spreadwing | Lestes congener Hagen |
| Lyre-tipped Spreadwing | Lestes unguiculatus Hagen |
| Emerald Spreadwing | Lestes dryas Kirby |
| Common Spreadwing | Lestes disjunctus Selys |
| Coenagrionidae, Pond Damsels: | |
| Vivid Dancer | Argia vivida Hagen |
| Western Red Damsel | Amphiagrion abbreviatum (Selys) |
| Sedge Sprite | Nehallenia irene (Hagen) |
| Taiga Bluet | Coenagrion resolutum (Hagen) |
| Subarctic Bluet | Coenagrion interrogatum (Hagen) |
| Prairie Bluet | Coenagrion angulatum Walker |
| Boreal Bluet | Enallagma boreale Selys |
| Northern Bluet | Enallagma cyathigerum (Charpentier) |
| Hagen's Bluet | Enallagma hageni (Walsh) |
| Marsh Bluet | Enallagma ebrium (Hagen) |
| River Bluet | Enallagma anna Williamson |
| Alkali Bluet | Enallagma clausum Morse |
| Tule Bluet | Enallagma carunculatum Morse |
| Pacific Forktail | Ischnura cervula Selys |
| Plains Forktail | Ischnura damula Calvert |
| Western Forktail | Ischnura perparva Selys |
| Eastern Forktail | Ischnura verticalis (Say) |
| Anisoptera, Dragonflies | |
| Aeshnidae, Darners: | |
| Lake Darner | Aeshna eremita Scudder |
| Variable Darner | Aeshna interrupta Walker |
| Canada Darner | Aeshna canadensis Walker |
| Rush Darner | Aeshna juncea Linnaeus |
| Zigzag Darner | Aeshna sitchensis Hagen |
| Azure Darner | Aeshna septentrionalis Burmeister |
| Paddle-tailed Darner | Aeshna palmata Hagen |
| Shadow Darner | Aeshna umbrosa Walker |
| Lance-tipped Darner | Aeshna constricta Say |
| Blue-eyed Darner | Aeshna multicolor Hagen |
| Subarctic Darner | Aeshna subarctica Walker |
| Black-tipped Darner | Aeshna tuberculifera Walker |
| Green Darner | Anax junius Drury |
| Gomphidae, Clubtails: | |
| Pronghorn Clubtail | Gomphus graslinellus Walsh |
| Pale Snaketail | Ophiogomphus severus Hagen |
| Boreal Snaketail | Ophiogomphus colubrinus Selys |
| Brimstone Clubtail | Stylurus intricatus (Hagen) |
| Corduliidae, Emeralds: | |
| Spiny Baskettail | Epitheca spinigera (Selys) |
| Beaverpond Baskettail | Epitheca canis MacLachlan |
| Brush tipped Emerald | Somatochlora walshii(Scudder) |
| Occellated Emerald | Somatochlora minor Calvert |
| Delicate Emerald | Somatochlora franklini (Selys) |
| Forcipate Emerald | Somatochlora forcipata (Scudder) |
| Mountain Emerald | Somatochlora whitehousei Walker |
| Ringed Emerald | Somatochlora albicincta (Burmeister) |
| Hudsonian Emerald | Somatochlora hudsonica (Selys) |
| Kennedy's Emerald | Somatochlora kennedyi Walker |
| Muskeg Emerald | Somatochlora septentrionalis (Hagen) |
| American Emerald | Cordulia shurtleffi Scudder |
| Libellulidae, Skimmers: | |
| Four-spotted Skimmer | Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus |
| Chalk-fronted Corporal | Libellula julia Uhler |
| Twelve-spotted Skimmer | Libellula pulchella Drury |
| Vareigated Meadowhawk | Sympetrum corruptum (Hagen) |
| Red-veined Meadowhawk | Sympetrum madidum (Hagen) |
| Saffron-winged Meadowhawk | Sympetrum costiferum(Hagen) |
| Western Meadowhawk | Sympetrum occidentale Bartenev |
| Black Meadowhawk | Sympetrum danae Sulzer |
| Cherry-faced Meadowhawk | Sympetrum internum Montgomery |
| White-faced Meadowhawk | Sympetrum obtrusum Hagen |
| Striped Meadowhawk | Sympetrum pallipes (Hagen) |
| Boreal Whiteface | Leucorrhinia borealis Hagen |
| Hudsonian Whiteface | Leucorrhinia hudsonica (Selys) |
| Crimson-ringed Whiteface | Leucorrhinia glacialis Hagen |
| Red-waisted Whiteface | Leucorrhinia proxima Calvert |
| Dot-tailed Whiteface | Leucorrhinia intacta Hagen |
| Wandering Glider | Pantala flavescens (Fabricius) |