List of Canadian damselflies
This is a list of damselflies (Odonata) of Canada.
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(Northern Bluets in mating wheel Enallagma cyathigerum)
Family Calopterygidae, Broad-winged Damsels
Genus Calopteryx, Jewelwings
Ebony Jewelwing (Calopteryx maculata)
- Calopteryx aequabilis, River Jewelwing
- Calopteryx amata, Superb Jewelwing
- Calopteryx dimidiata, Sparkling Jewelwing
- Calopteryx maculata, Ebony Jewelwing
Genus Hetaerina, Rubyspots
- Hetaerina americana, American Rubyspot
Family Lestidae, Spreadwings
Genus Lestes
Swamp Spreadwing (Lestes vigilax)
- Lestes australis, Southern Spreadwing
- Lestes congener, Spotted Spreadwing
- Lestes disjunctus, Common Spreadwing or Northern Spreadwing
- Lestes dryas, Emerald Spreadwing
- Lestes eurinus, Amber-winged Spreadwing
- Lestes forcipatus, Sweetflag Spreadwing
- Lestes inaequalis, Elegant Spreadwing
- Lestes rectangularis, Slender Spreadwing
- Lestes stultus, Black Spreadwing
- Lestes unguiculatus, Lyre-tipped Spreadwing
- Lestes vigilax, Swamp Spreadwing
Family Coenagrionidae, Pond Damsels
Genus Amphiagrion
- Amphiagrion abbreviatum, Western Red Damsel
- Amphiagrion saucium, Eastern Red Damsel
Genus Argia, Dancers
Powdered Dancer (Argia moesta)
- Argia alberta, Paiute Dancer
- Argia apicalis, Blue-fronted Dancer
- Argia bipunctulata, Seepage Dancer
- Argia emma, Emma's Dancer
- Argia fumipennis, Variable Dancer and Violet Dancer
- Argia moesta, Powdered Dancer
- Argia plana, Springwater Dancer
- Argia tibialis, Blue-tipped Dancer
- Argia translata, Dusky Dancer
- Argia vivida, Vivid Dancer
Genus Chromagrion
- Chromagrion conditum, Aurora Damsel
Genus Chrysobasis
- Chrysobasis lucifer, Tail-light Damsel
Genus Coenagrion, Eurasian Bluets
Taiga Bluets (Coenagrion resolutum)
- Coenagrion angulatum, Prairie Bluet
- Coenagrion interrogatum, Subarctic Bluet
- Coenagrion resolutum, Taiga Bluet
Genus Enallagma, Bluets
Tule Bluet (Enallagma carunculatum)
- Enallagma anna, River Bluet
- Enallagma antennatum, Rainbow Bluet
- Enallagma aspersum, Azure Bluet
- Enallagma basidens, Double-striped Bluet
- Enallagma boreale, Boreal Bluet
- Enallagma carunculatum, Tule Bluet
- Enallagma civile, Familiar Bluet
- Enallagma clausum, Alkali Bluet
- Enallagma cyathigerum, Northern Bluet
- Enallagma daeckii, Attenuated Bluet
- Enallagma divagans, Turquoise Bluet
- Enallagma doubledayi, Atlantic Bluet
- Enallagma durum, Big Bluet
- Enallagma ebrium, Marsh Bluet
- Enallagma exsulans, Stream Bluet
- Enallagma geminatum, Skimming Bluet
- Enallagma hageni, Hagen's Bluet
- Enallagma laterale, New England Bluet
- Enallagma minusculum, Little Bluet
- Enallagma pallidum, Pale Bluet
- Enallagma pictum, Scarlet Bluet
- Enallagma praevarum, Arroyo Bluet
- Enallagma recurvatum, Pine Barrens Bluet
- Enallagma signatum, Orange Bluet
- Enallagma traviatum, Slender Bluet
- Enallagma vesperum, Vesper Bluet
Genus Ischnura, Forktails
Eastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis)
- Ischnura cervula, Pacific Forktail
- Ischnura damula, Plains Forktail
- Ischnura hastata, Citrine Forktail
- Ischnura kellicotti, Lilypad Forktail
- Ischnura posita, Fragile Forktail
- Ischnura verticalis, Eastern Forktail
Genus Nehalennia, Sprites
Sedge Sprite
- Nehalennia gracilis, Sphagnum Sprite
- Nehalennia irene, Sedge Sprite
Genus Telebasis, Firetails
- Telebasis byersi, Duckweed Firetail
References
- Dubois, Bob. Damselflies of the North Woods. Duluth, MN:Kollath+Stensaas, 2005.
- North American Dragonflies and Damselflies, Greg Lasley Nature Photography
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