Meeting Species List
Here is a near-final species tally from the meeting -- 111 species. It includes species encountered during the pre-meeting and post-meeting field outings and additional encounters by participants out on their own. Notable records include Gomphus lividus (Ashy Clubtail) and Libellula vibrans (Great Blue Skimmer), neither of which had been previously confirmed in Maine. We ended our journey to Maine with six species of Ophiogomphus (as advertised), 10 species of Somatochlora and two species of Neurocordula (we missed N. michaeli).
Zygoptera (Damelflies) |
|
Calopteryx aequabilis |
River Jewelwing |
Calopteryx amata |
Superb Jewelwing |
Calopteryx maculate |
Ebony Jewelwing |
Lestes disjunctus |
Common Spreadwing |
Lestes dryas |
Emerald Spreadwing |
Lestes eurinus |
Amber-winged Spreadwing |
Lestes inaequalis |
Elegant Spreadwing |
Lestes forcipatus |
Sweetflag Spreadwing |
Lestes rectangularis |
Slender Spreadwing |
Lestes vigilax |
Swamp Spreadwing |
Argia fumipennis |
Variable Dancer |
Argia moesta |
Powdered Dancer |
Chromagrion conditum |
Aurora Dancer |
Coenagrion interrogatum |
Subarctic Bluet |
Coenagrion resolutum |
Taiga Bluet |
Enallagma annexum |
Northern Bluet |
Enallagma aspersum |
Azure Bluet |
Enallagma boreale |
Boreal Bluet |
Enallagma civile |
Familiar Bluet |
Enallagma divagans |
Turquoise Bluet |
Enallagma durum |
Big Bluet |
Enallagma erbium |
Marsh Bluet |
Enallagma exsulans |
Stream Bluet |
Enallagma geminatum |
Skimming Bluet |
Enallagma hageni |
Hagen’s Bluet |
Enallagma minusculum |
Little Bluet |
Enallagma signatum |
Orange Bluet |
Enallagma vesperum |
Versper Bluet |
Ischnura kellicotti |
Lilypad Forktail |
Ischnura posita |
Fragile Forktail |
Ischnura verticalis |
Eastern Forktail |
Nehalennia gracilis |
Sphagnum Sprite |
Nehalennia Irene |
Sedge Sprite |
|
|
Anisoptera (Dragonflies) |
|
Aeshna Canadensis |
Canada Darner |
Aeshna interrupta |
Variable Darner |
Aeshna sitchensis |
Zigzag Darner |
Aeshna subarctica |
Subarctic Darner |
Aeshna tuberculifera |
Black-tipped Darner |
Aeshna umbrosa |
Shadow Darner |
Anax junius |
Common Green Darner |
Basiaeschna janata |
Springtime Darner |
Epiaeschna heros |
Swamp Darner |
Gomphaeschna furcillata |
Harlequin Darner |
Boyeria grafinana |
Ocellated Darner |
Boyeria viniosa |
Fawn Darner |
Dromogomphus spinosus |
Black-shouldered Spinyleg |
Gomphus adelphus |
Mustached Clubtail |
Gomphus borealis |
Beaverpond Clubtail |
Gomphus descriptus |
Harpoon Clubtail |
Gomphus exilis |
Lancet Clubtail |
Gomphus lividus |
Ashy Clubtail |
Gomphus spicatus |
Dusky Clubtail |
Hagenius brevistylus |
Dragonhunter |
Arigomphus villosipes |
Unicorn Clubtail |
Arigomphus furcifer |
Lilypad Clubtail |
Lanthus parvulus |
Northern Pygmy Clubtail |
Ophiogomphus anomalus |
Extra-striped Snaketail |
Ophiogomphus aspersus |
Brook Snaketail |
Ophiogomphus carolus |
Riffle Snaketail |
Ophiogomphus howei |
Pygmy Snaketail |
Ophiogomphus mainensis |
Maine Snaketail |
Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis |
Rusty Snaketail |
Progromphus obscurus |
Common Sanddragon |
Stylogomphus albistylus |
Least Clubtail |
Cordulegaster diastatops |
Delta-spotted Spiketail |
Cordulegaster maculata |
Twin-spotted Spiketail |
Didymops transversa |
Stream Cruiser |
Macromia illinoiensis |
Illinois River Cruiser |
Cordulla shurtleffii |
American Emerald |
Dorocordulia libera |
Racket-tailed Emerald |
Dorocordulia lepida |
Petite Emerald |
Epitheca canis |
Beaverpond Baskettail |
Epitheca cynosure |
Common Baskettail |
Epitheca princeps |
Prince Baskettail |
Epitheca spinigera |
Spiny Baskettail |
Helocordulia uhleri |
Uhler's Sundragon |
Neurocordulia obsoleta |
Umber Shadowdragon |
Neurocordulia yamaskanensis |
Stygian Shadowdragon |
Somatochlora cingulata |
Lake Emerald |
Somatochlora elongata |
Ski-tailed Emerald |
Somatochlora forcipata |
Forcipate Emerald |
Somatochlora franklini |
Delicate Emerald |
Somatochlora incurvata |
Incurvate Emerald |
Somatochlora kennedyi |
Kennedy's Emerald |
Somatochlora minor |
Ocellated Emerald |
Somatochlora tenebrosa |
Clamp-tipped Emerald |
Somatochlora walshii |
Brush-tipped Emerald |
Somatochlora williamsoni |
Williamson’s Emerald |
Williamson fletcheri |
Ebony Boghaunter |
Celithemis elisa |
Calico Pennant |
Celithemis Martha |
Martha's Pennant |
Erythrodiplax berenice |
Seaside Dragonlet |
Erythemis simplicicollis |
Eastern Pondhawk |
Leucorrhinia frigida |
Frosted Whiteface |
Leucorrhinia glacialis |
Crimson-ringed Whiteface |
Leucorrhinia hudsonica |
Hudsonian Whiteface |
Leucorrhinia intacta |
Dot-tailed Whiteface |
Leucorrhinia proxima |
Red-waisted Whiteface |
Ladona exusta |
White Corporal |
Ladona Julia |
Chalk-fronted Corporal |
Libellula incesta |
Slaty Skimmer |
Libellula cyanea |
Spangled Skimmer |
Libellula Lydia |
Common Whitetail |
Libellula pulchella |
Twelve-spotted Skimmer |
Libellula semifasciata |
Painted Skimmer |
Libellula quadrimaculata |
Four-spotted Skimmer |
Libellula vibrans |
Great Blue Skimmer |
Nannothemis bella |
Elfin Skimmer |
Pachydiplax longipennis |
Blue Dasher |
Sympetrum internum |
Cherry-faced Meadowhawk |
Sympetrum obtrusum |
White-faced Meadowhawk |
Pantala hymenea |
Spot-winged Glider |