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| Scientific name: Arthropoda: Insecta: Odonata: : Common Name: Odonates of Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve Country: USA Photographer: Identifier:
Additional Information: Order Odonata, Damselflies and Dragonflies (December 2002) There are about 4,870 odonate species worldwide. Orr (2001) lists 167 odonate species for Maryland and Washington, D.C. Dunkle (1989) lists 86 dragonfly species for Florida. There is no formal list of odonates for Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve (DMWP) yet. A tentative list (which needs updating from Richard Orr’s data, http://www.geocities.com/howardbirds/maryland.html ) is below. Based on distribution descriptions in Dunkle (1989) and Dunkle (1990) and P. J. Dunn’s 1998 records for Huntley Meadows Park (Fairfax County, Virginia), about 75 odonate species might occur in Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve (DMWP). I indicate Dunn’s records of Huntley Meadows Park with: (HMP). He lists 27 species for this Park which is about 5 miles SSW of DMWP. I indicate species that I have seen in DMWP with "(DMWP)." Ode News (link below) has many excellent photographs of odonates that occur in the Washington, D.C., Area. Some original odonate images are on this Website (BDWA). Tentative List for DMWP Suborder Anisoptera, Dragonflies Family Aeshnidae, Darners Anax junius Drury 1770, Common Green Darner (HMP) Anax longipes Hagen 1861, Comet Darner Boyeria grafinana, Ocellated Darner Boyeria vinosa Say 1839, Fawn Darner Coryphaeschna ingens Rambur 1842, Regal Darner Epiaeschna heros Faricius 1798, Swamp Darner (HMP) Gomphaeschna furcillata Say 1839, Harlequin Darner Gomphaeschna antilope Hagen 1874, Taper-tailed Darner Nasiaeschna pentacantha Rambur 1842, Cyrano Darner Family Cordulegastridae, Biddies Family Cordullidae, Green-eyed Skimmers Epitheca princeps (Hagen) Somatochlora sp. Family Gomphidae, Clubtails Hagenius brevistylus, Dragonhunter Stylurus plagiatus, Russet-tipped Clubtail Dromogomphus spinosus, Black-shouldered Spinyleg Progomphus obscurus, Common Sanddragon Aphylla williamsoni, Two-striped Forceptail Cordulegaster maculata, Twin-spotted Spiketail Cordulegaster obliqua, Arrowhead Spiketail Didymops transversa, Stream Cruiser Macromia georgina, Georgia River Cruiser Macromia taeniolata, Royal River Cruiser Epitheca princeps, Prince Baskettail Epitheca cynosura, Common Baskettail Somatochlora linearis, Mocha Emerald (HMP) Somatocholora filosa, Fine-lined Emerald Neurocordulia virginiensis, Cinnamon Shadowfly Neurocordulia obsoleta, Umber Shadowfly Family Libellulidae, Common Skimmers Brachymesia gravida, Four-spotted Pennant Celithemis eponina, Halloween Pennant Celithemis fasciata, Banded Pennant Celithemis elisa, Calico Pennant Celithemis ornata, Faded Pennant Celithemis verna, Double-ringed Pennant Erythemis simplicicollis (Say), Eastern Pondhawk (= Green-jacket Skimmer) (HMP) Erythrodiplax umbrata, Band-winged Dragonlet Erythrodiplax connata minuscula, Blue Dragonlet Erythrodiplax berenice, Seaside Dragonlet (inhabits saltwater) Libellula axilena, Bar-winged Skimmer (HMP) Libellula auripennis, Golden-winged Skimmer (HMP) Libellula cyanea, Spangled Skimmer (HMP) Libellula deplanata, Blue Corporal (HMP) Libellula exusta deplanata, Corporal Skimmer (DMWP) Libellula incesta, Slaty Skimmer (HMP) Libellula luctuosa, Widow Skimmer (HMP) Libellula lydia, Common Whitetail (= White-tailed Skimmer) (DMWP, HMP) Libellula needhami, Needham's Skimmer (HMP) Libellula pulchella Drury, Tenspot Skimmer, Twelve-spotted Skimmer (HMP) Libellula semifasciata, Painted Skimmer (HMP) Libellula vibrans, Great Blue Skimmer (HMP) Pachydiplax longipennis, Blue Dasher (= Blue-Pirate) (HMP) Pantala flavescens, Wandering Glider (the only dragonfly found around the world) Pantala hymenaea, Spot-winged Glider (HMP) Perithemis tenera, Eastern Amberwing (= Amber-winged Skimmer) (DMWP, HMP) Sympetrum ambiguum, Blue-faced Meadowfly (HMP) Sympetrum corruptum, Variegated Meadowfly Sympetrum vicinum, Yellow-legged Meadowhawk (HMP) Tramea lacerata, Black-mantled Glider, Black Saddlebags (HMP) Tramea carolina, Violet-masked Glider, Carolina Saddlebags (HMP) Tramea onusta, Red-mantled Glider Suborder Zygoptera, Damselflies Family Calopterygidae, Broad-winged Damselflies Calopteryx (= Agrion) Calopteryx maculata (Beauvois), Ebony Jewelwing (HMP) Hetaeria americana (Fabricius), America Rubyspot Family Coenagrionidae, Narrow-winged Damselflies Amphiagrion saucium (Burmeister) Argia fumipennis (Burmeister) Argia tibialis, Blue-tipped Dancer (HMP) Enallagma civile, Familiar Bluet (HMP) Enallagma geminatum, Skimming Bluet (HMP) Enallagma signatum, Orange Bluet (HMP) Ischnura posita, Fragile Forktail Ischnura verticalis (Say), Common Forktail Nehalennia sp. Family Lestidae, Spread-wing Damseflies Lestes retangularis, Slender Spreadwing (HMP) Lestes vigilax, Swamp Spreadwing (HMP) E. M. B. References Dunkle, S. W. 1989. Dragonflies of the Florida Peninsula, Bermuda, and the Bahamas. Scientific Publishers, Gainesville, FL. 154 pp. Dunkle, S. W. 1990. Damselflies of Florida, Bermuda and the Bahamas. Scientific Publishers, Gainesville, FL. 148 pp. Orr, R. 2001. Odonata of Maryland & Washington D.C. Internet file. http://www.geocities.com/howardbirds/maryland.html (19 July 2002) Please click here to go to Ode News (A newsletter about Odonata of Southern New England) |
