Midland County Odonate Checklist

Broad-Winged Damsels – Caloptergidae

                        Smoky Ruby Spot (Hetaerina titia) 

Spreadwings – Lestidae

                        Common Spreadwing (Lestes disjunctus) 

Pond Damsels – Coenagrionidae

                        Blue-fronted Dancer (Agria apicalis)
                        Variable Dancer (Agria fumipennis)
                        Powdered Dancer (Agria moesta)
                        Blue Ringed Dancer (Agria seduula)

                        Double-striped Bluet (Enallagma basidens)

                        Familiar Bluet (Enallagma civile)

                        Desert Forktail (Ischnura barberi)
                        Plains Forktail (Ischnura damula)
                        Mexican Forktail (Ischnura demorsa)
                        Black-Fronted Forktail (Ischnura denticollis)
                        Citrine Forktail (Ischnura hastate)
                        Rambur’s Forktail (Ischnura ramburii)

                         Desert Firetail (Telebasis salva) 

Darners – Aeshnidae 

                        Blue-eyed Darner (Aeshna multicolor)

                        Common Green Darner (Anax junius) 

Clubtails – Gomphidae 

                        Four-striped Leaftail (Phyllogomphoides stigmatus) 

Emeralds – Coruliidae: Coruliinae 

                        Dot-winged Baskettail (Epitheca petechialis) 

Skimmers – Libellulidae 

                        Red-tailed Pennant (Brachymesia furcata)
                        Four-spotted Pennant (Brachymesia gravida) 

                        Halloween Pennant (Celithemis eponia) 

                        Checkered Setwing (Dythemis fugax)
                        Swift Setwing (Dythemis fugax) 

                        Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis)
                        Great Pondhawk (Erythemis vesiculosa) 

                        Seaside Dragonlet (Erythrodiplax berenice)
                        Band-winged Dragonlet (Erythrodiplax umbrata)

                        Comanche Skimmer (Libellula Comanche)
                        Bleached Skimmer (Libellula composite)
                        Widow Skimmer (Libellula luctuosa)
                        Twelve-spotted Skimmer (Libellula pulchella)
                        Flame Skimmer (Libellula saturate) 

                        Marl Pennant (Macrodiplax baltcata)                       

                        Thornbush Dasher (Micrathyria hagenii) 

                        Roseate Skimmer (Orthemis ferruginosa) 

                        Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis)           

                        Wandering Glider (Pantala flavescens)
                        Spot-winged Glider (Plantala hymenaea) 

                        Eastern Amberwing (Perithemis tenera) 

                        Common Whitetail (Plathemis Lydia)
                        Desert Whitetail (Plathemis subornata) 

                        Variegated Meadowhawk (Sympetrum corruptum)
                        Yellow-legged Meadowhawk (Sympetrum vicinum) 

                        Black Saddlebags (Tramea lacerate)
                        Red Saddlebags (Tramea onusta)