Images of Odonates - United States and Canada
Family Coenagrionidae (Pond Damsels)



Links in the table below may be interpreted as follows: Location (Photographer) Notes.

Locations and photographers are listed at the bottom of this document. For example, MA (BN) = a photograph taken in Massachusetts by Blair Nikula; WA (DP) scan = a scanned image from Washington by Dennis Paulson.

If you have questions about the photographs, please contact the photographers by clicking on their names at the bottom of this document and sending them an e-mail.

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COENAGRIONIDAE

Pond Damsels

Males Females Pairs
Acanthagrion quadratum

Mexican Wedgetail

MX (RAB)


Amphiagrion abbreviatum

Western Red Damsel

CA (RAB)
AB (JAc)
WA (DP) scan
? (RAB)

WA (DP) scan

CA (KB)
A. saucium

Eastern Red Damsel

MA (BN)
GA (GB)
GA (GB)
MA (BN)
GA (GB)
Apanisagrion lais

Black-and-white Damsel

AZ (RAB)
MX (BN)
AZ (RAB)

Argia agrioides

California Dancer

CA (RAB)

CA (RAB)



A. alberta

Paiute Dancer

NM (RAB) 
NM RAB)
OR (DP) scan
CA (KB) scan
OR (DP) scan

CA (KB) scan


A. apicalis

Blue-fronted Dancer

MA (BN)
TX (RAB)
TX (JL, NM)
GA (GB)
GA (GB)
GA (GB)
GA (GB)
TX (RAB)
TX (JL)

A. barretti

Comanche Dancer

TX (RAB)
TX (RAB)
TX (RAB)

A. bipunctulata

Seepage Dancer

GA (GB)
GA (GB)
FL (BN)
NJ (RAB, PS)
GA (GB)
GA (GB)
GA (GB)
NJ (RAB, PS)
GA (GB)
A. cuprea

Coppery Dancer

TX (RAB)

TX (RAB)

TX (RAB)
TX (RAB)

TX (RAB)

A. emma

Emma's Dancer

CA (RAB)

WA (DP) scan

CA (RAB)

WA (DP) scan


A. extranea

Spine-tipped Dancer

MX (BN)    ? (DP)

AZ (RH)

A. fumipennis

Variable Dancer

TX (JL, NM) scan
MA (BN)
GA (GB)
GA (GB)
GA (GB)
GA (GB)
TX (JL)
MA (BN)

TX (JL)

GA (GB)

A. hinei

Lavender Dancer

? (RAB)
AZ (RAB)
AZ (RAB)
? (RAB)

A. immunda

Kiowa Dancer

TX (JL, NM)

TX (JL)

TX (JL)
TX (JL, NM)

TX (JL)

A. lacrimans

Sierra Madre Dancer

AZ (RAB)
AZ (RAB)
AZ (RAB)
A. leonorae

Leonora's Dancer

TX (RAB)
TX (RAB)
TX (GL)
 TX (GL)

A. lugens

Sooty Dancer

TX (RAB)
TX (RAB)
CA (KB)
CA (TM)
CA (KB) scan
TX (RAB)

TX (RAB)


A. moesta

Powdered Dancer

MA (BN)
TX (JL, NM)
TX (JL, NM) scan
GA (GB)
TX (JL, NM)
TX (JL, NM) scan
GA (GB)
GA (GB)
GA (GB)
MA (BN)
TX (JL, NM)
GA (GB)
A. munda

Apache Dancer

AZ (RAB)

AZ (RAB)



A. nahuana

Aztec Dancer

TX (JL, NM)

TX (JL, NM) scan

? (RAB)
TX (JL)
TX (JL, NM)
TX (JL, NM) scan
TX (JL)

TX (JL, NM)

A. oenea

Fiery-eyed Dancer

AZ (RAB)

MX (BN)

AZ (RAB)
AZ (RAB)
MX (BN)
A. pallens

Amethyst Dancer

AZ (RAB)

AZ (RAB)



A. pima

Pima Dancer

AZ (RAB)

AZ (RAB)
A. plana

Springwater Dancer

? (RAB)
TX (JL)
? (DP)
? (RAB)
TX (JL)
A. rhoadsi

Golden-winged Dancer

MX (RG)
TX (RAB)
TX (RAB)
? (DP)
TX (RAB) imm.
TX (RAB) imm.

A. sabino

Sabino Dancer

AZ (RAB)
AZ (RAB)

A. sedula

Blue-ringed Dancer

TX (JL, NM)
TX (BN)
TX(?) (JA)
TX (JL, NM) scan
GA (GB)
GA (GB)
GA (GB)
GA (GB)
TX (JL, NM)

TX (JL, NM) scan

TX (JL, NM)

GA (GB)

GA (GB)

A. tarascana

Tarascan Dancer

AZ (RAB)
AZ (RAB)
MX (BN)

AZ (RAB)
A. tezpi

Tezpi Dancer

MX (BN)

? (DP)



A. tibialis

Blue-tipped Dancer

TX (RAB)

GA (GB)

TX (RAB)
TX (RAB)
TX (RAB)
TX (RAB)
GA (GB)
GA (GB)
GA (GB)
A. tonto

Tonto Dancer

AZ (RAB)
AZ (RAB)

AZ (RAB)
AZ (RAB)
A. translata

Dusky Dancer

TX (BN)
MX (RAB)
TX (JL, NM)
TX (JL, NM) scan
GA (GB)
GA (GB)
TX (JL)
MX (RAB)
TX (JL, NM) scan
TX (JL, NM)
TX (BN)
GA (GB)
A. vivida

Vivid Dancer

CA (RAB)
WA (DP) scan
BC (GD)
CA (RAB)
CA (RAB)
WA (DP) scan
CA (RAB)
Chromagrion conditum

Aurora Damsel

MA (BN)
MA (BN)
GA (GB)
GA (GB)
GA (GB)

NJ (PS)
MA(BN)
GA (GB)
Coenagrion angulatum

Prairie Bluet

AB (JAc)

AB (JAc)
C. interrogatum

Subarctic Bluet

 



C. resolutum

Taiga Bluet

WA (DP) scan

MA (BN)

WA (DP) andromorphic

WA (DP) gynomorphic

NB (ST)
Enallagma anna

River Bluet

WA (DP) scan
WA (DP) scan

AB (JAc)


E. antennatum

Rainbow Bluet

VT (BN)

E. aspersum

Azure Bluet

MA (BN)
NJ (RAB)
TX (JL, NM)
GA (GB)
MA (JT)
TX (JL, NM)
GA (GB)
MA (BN)
NJ (PS)
TX (JL, NM)
E. basidens

Double-striped Bluet

TX (JL, NM)
TX (JL, NM) scan
TX (BN)
GA (GB)
? (RAB)

TX (JL, NM) scan

TX (JL)
TX (JL, NM)
GA (GB)
E. boreale

Boreal Bluet

WA (DP) scan

MA (BN)

AB (JAc)

WA (DP) scan


E. carunculatum

Tule Bluet

CA (RAB)
CA (RAB)
MA (BN)
WA (DP) scan
WA (DP) scan
WA (DP) scan

WA (DP) scan

WA (DP)

MA (BN)

CA (KB) scan

E. civile

Familiar Bluet

MA (BN)
TX (JL, NM)
TX (JL, NM) scan
HI (DPo, DS)
GA (GB)
TX (JL, NM)
TX (JL, NM) scan
MA (BN)
GA (GB)
GA (GB)
TX (RAB)
TX (JL)
CA (RG)
GA (GB)
GA (GB)
E. clausum

Alkali Bluet

CA (TM)

WA (DP) scan
NE (BN)

WA (DP) scan


E. coecum

Purple Bluet

FL (RAB)
GA (GB)
GA (GB)
FL (RAB)

E. concisum

Cherry Bluet

GA (GB)
GA (GB)
GA (GB)


GA (GB)
E. cyathigerum

Northern Bluet

MA (BN)

CA (BC)
AB (JAc)

CA (BC)

MA (BN)

CA (RM)

E. daeckii

Attenuated Bluet

NJ (RAB)
MA (BN)
TX (JL)
GA (GB)
GA (GB)
NJ (RAB)

E. davisi

Sandhill Bluet

SC (RDB)
GA (GB)
GA (GB)


E. divagans

Turquoise Bluet

MA (BN)
TX (RAB)
GA (GB)
GA (GB)
MA (BN)
GA (GB)
E. doubledayi

Atlantic Bluet

MA (BN)
NJ (RDB)
NJ (RAB)
GA (GB)
MA (BN)
GA (GB)
GA (GB)
GA (GB)

E. dubium

Burgundy Bluet

GA (GB)

GA (GB)
E. durum

Big Bluet

MA (BN)
TX (RAB)
TX (RAB)
GA (GB)
GA (GB)

GA (GB)


E. ebrium

Marsh Bluet

MA (BN)

E. exsulans

Stream Bluet

MA (BN)
TX (JL, NM) scan
GA (GB)
GA (GB)
MA (BN)
GA (GB)
GA (GB)
TX (JL, NM)
E. geminatum

Skimming Bluet

MA (BN)
GA (GB)
TX (RAB)
MA (BN)
IL (RAB)
E. hageni

Hagen's Bluet

MA (BN)

E. laterale

New England Bluet

MA (BN)

E. minusculum

Little Bluet

MA (BN)

E. novaehispaniae

Neotropical Bluet

TX (RAB)
TX (RAB)
TX (BN)
TX (RAB)

E. pallidum

Pale Bluet

GA (GB)

GA (GB)
GA (GB)
E. pictum

Scarlet Bluet

MA (BN)

NJ (RAB)


MA(BN)
E. pollutum

Florida Bluet




E. praevarum

Arroyo Bluet

AZ (RAB)
AZ (RAB)
AZ (RAB)
AZ (ST)
CA (KB) scan
CA (KB) scan

E. recurvatum

Pine Barrens Bluet

MA (BN)

NJ (RAB)


MA (BN)
E. semicirculare

Claw-tipped Bluet

AZ (RAB)


E. signatum

Orange Bluet

MA (BN)
MA (JT)
FL (RAB)
TX (JL, NM) scan
GA (GB)
MA(BN)
FL (RAB) teneral
TX (JL, NM) scan
GA (GB)
TX (JL)
GA (GB)
E. sulcatum

Golden Bluet

FL (RAB)


E. traviatum

Slender Bluet

MA (BN)
GA (GB)
GA (GB)

MA (BN)
GA (GB)
E. vesperum

Vesper Bluet

MA (BN)
TX (RAB)
GA (GB)
GA (GB)

GA (GB)
E. weewa

Blackwater Bluet

? (RAB)
GA (GB)
GA (GB)
GA (GB)
GA (GB)
GA (GB)
GA (GB)
Hesperagrion heterodoxum

Painted Damsel

TX (RAB)   TX (RAB) teneral TX (RAB) TX (RAB)
Ischnura barberi

Desert Forktail

TX (RAB)

TX (RAB)

TX (RAB)

I. cervula

Pacific Forktail

CA (RAB)

WA (DP) scan

CA (RAB)
CA (RAB)
WA (DP)
scan
CA (RM)
I. damula

Plains Forktail

AZ (RAB)

SD (DP) scan

AZ (RAB)

SD (DP) scan


I. demorsa

Mexican Forktail

TX (RAB)
TX (RAB)
TX (RAB)

TX (RAB)


I. denticollis

Black-fronted Forktail

TX (RAB)
TX (RAB)
OR (DP) scan
TX (RAB)
CA (CH)
OR (DP) scan
TX (RAB)
I. erratica

Swift Forktail

WA (DP) scan
CA (PH)
WA (DP) scan
CA (PH)
WA (DP) scan
CA (PH)
WA (DP) scan - immature
CA (PH)
I. gemina

San Francisco Forktail

CA (RAB)

CA (KB) scan

CA (RAB)

CA (KB) scan

CA (RAB)
I. hastata

Citrine Forktail

NJ (PS)
MA (BN)
TX (JL, NM)
GA (GB)
NJ (PS)
MA (BN)
TX (JL, NM)
GA (GB)
GA (GB)
TX (RAB)
I. kellicotti

Lilypad Forktail

MA (BN)
TX (RAB)
GA (GB)
MA (BN) orange
GA (GB) orange
MA (BN) blue
GA (GB) blue
NJ (RAB)
I. perparva

Western Forktail

CA (RAB)
CA (RM)
WA (DP) scan
CA (RAB)
CA (RM)
CA (CH)
WA (DP) scan

I. posita

Fragile Forktail

MA (BN)
TX (JL, NM)
GA (GB)
MA (BN)
GA (GB)
GA (GB)

I. prognata

Furtive Forktail

FL (RAB)
? (SK)

? (SK)

I. ramburii

Rambur's Forktail

MA (BN)
NJ (PS)
TX (JL, NM)
TX (JL, NM) scan
GA (GB)
MA (BN)
TX (JL, NM)
TX (JL, NM) scan
GA (GB)
GA (GB)
GA (GB)
TX (JL)
TX (JL, NM)
GA (GB)
I. verticalis

Eastern Forktail

MA (BN)
GA (GB)
GA (GB)
MA (BN) orange
GA (GB) orange
GA (GB) orange
MA (BN) blue
GA (GB) blue
GA (GB) blue

Nehalennia gracilis

Sphagnum Sprite

NJ (RAB, PS)

GA (GB)

MA (BN) MA (BN)
N. integricollis

Southern Sprite

FL (BN)
TX (RAB)
TX (RAB)
TX (RAB) imm.
GA (GB)
GA (GB)
GA (GB)
GA (GB)

N. irene

Sedge Sprite

MA (BN) MA (BN)

WA (DP) scan


N. pallidula

Everglades Sprite




Neoerythromma cultellatum

Caribbean Yellowface

TX (RAB)
TX (RAB)
TX (RAB)
MX (BN)
TX(?) (JA)


Telebasis byersi

Duckweed Firetail

FL (BN)
FL (PS)
GA (GB)


T. salva

Desert Firetail

MX (BN)
TX (JL, NM)
TX (JL, NM) scan
TX (JL)
TX (JL, NM)
TX (JL, NM) scan
AZ (DP)
CA (RM)
TX (JL, NM)
Zoniagrion exclamationis

Sierra Damsel

CA (RAB)
CA (DP)
CA (KB) scan
CA (RAB)
CA (RAB)

CA (KB)

Photographers:

JA= John Abbott; BA = Bob Abela; JAc - John Acorn; WB = William Bailey; GB = Giff Beaton; RB = Roy Beckemeyer; RAB = Robert Behrstock; RDB = Robert Barber; BB = Billie Bessey; KB = Kathy Biggs; BEC = E.D. Cashatt; BCh = Bobbi Chamberlain; BC = Bob Claypole; GD = George Doerksen; ND = Nick Donnelly; DE = Doug Ellis;   SF = Steffen Förster;  RG - Rosser Garrison; PH = Pete Haggard; CH = Chris Heailivin; RH = Rich Hoyer; SK = Steve Krotzer; GL = Greg Lasley; JL = James Lasswell; RL = Ron Lyons; SM = Steve M.; TM = Tim Manolis; MM = Maurice Mashaal; NM = Nathan McConal; RM = Rod Miller; FM = Forrest Mitchell; FMo = Fred Morrison; JMM = Jochen Muller; BN = Blair Nikula; MO = Mark O'Brien; DP = Dennis Paulson; DPo = Dan Polhemus; SP = Steve Potter; MR = Michael Reese; LR = Larry Rosche; JR = Joshua Rose; DS = Dexter Sear; JS = Jackie Sones; RS = Ruth Sullivan; PS = Pat Sutton; ST = Stu Tingley; JT = Jeremiah Trimble; SV = Steve Valley; SW = Steve Walter; DW = Dave Westover; CW = Curtis Williams;  KW = Ken Wilson; ? = unknown

Locations:

AB = Alberta, AL = Alabama, AK = Alaska, AZ = Arizona; BC = British Columbia; CA = California; CO = Colorado; CR = Costa Rica, FL = Florida; GA = Georgia; HI = Hawaii; IL = Illinois; MA = Massachusetts; ME = Maine; MI = Michigan; MX = Mexico; NB = New Brunswick; NE = Nebraska, NY = New York; OH = Ohio; OK = Oklahoma; TX = Texas; VI = Virgin Islands; VT = Vermont, WA = Washington, WI = Wisconsin


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