List of Canadian damselflies
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This is a list of damselflies (Odonata) of Canada.
(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,
- Calopteryx maculata, Ebony Jewelwing
Genus Hetaerina, Rubyspots[]
- Hetaerina americana, American Rubyspot
Family Lestidae, Spreadwings[]
Genus Archilestes[]
Great Spreadwing
- Archilestes grandis, Great Spreadwing
Genus Lestes[]
Swamp Spreadwing (Lestes vigilax)
- Lestes australis,
- Lestes congener, Spotted Spreadwing
- Lestes disjunctus, Common Spreadwing or
- Lestes dryas, Emerald Spreadwing
- Lestes eurinus,
- Lestes forcipatus, Sweetflag Spreadwing
- Lestes inaequalis, Elegant Spreadwing
- Lestes rectangularis, Slender Spreadwing
- Lestes stultus,
- Lestes unguiculatus,
- Lestes vigilax, Swamp Spreadwing
Family Coenagrionidae, Pond Damsels[]
Genus Amphiagrion[]
Genus Argia, Dancers[]
Powdered Dancer (Argia moesta)
- Argia alberta,
- Argia apicalis,
- Argia bipunctulata,
- Argia emma,
- Argia fumipennis, Variable Dancer and Violet Dancer
- Argia moesta, Powdered Dancer
- Argia plana, Springwater Dancer
- Argia tibialis,
- Argia translata, Dusky Dancer
- Argia vivida,
Genus Chromagrion[]
- Chromagrion conditum,
Genus Chrysobasis[]
- ,
Genus Coenagrion, Eurasian Bluets[]
Taiga Bluets (Coenagrion resolutum)
- Coenagrion angulatum,
- Coenagrion interrogatum, Subarctic Bluet
- Coenagrion resolutum, Taiga Bluet
Genus Enallagma, Bluets[]
Tule Bluet (Enallagma carunculatum)
- Enallagma anna,
- Enallagma antennatum,
- Enallagma aspersum, Azure Bluet
- Enallagma basidens, Double-striped Bluet
- Enallagma boreale, Boreal Bluet
- Enallagma carunculatum, Tule Bluet
- Enallagma civile, Familiar Bluet
- Enallagma clausum,
- Enallagma cyathigerum, Northern Bluet
- Enallagma daeckii,
- Enallagma divagans,
- Enallagma doubledayi,
- Enallagma durum,
- Enallagma ebrium, Marsh Bluet
- Enallagma exsulans, Stream Bluet
- Enallagma geminatum,
- Enallagma hageni,
- Enallagma laterale,
- Enallagma minusculum,
- Enallagma pallidum,
- Enallagma pictum, Scarlet Bluet
- Enallagma praevarum, Arroyo Bluet
- Enallagma recurvatum, Pine Barrens Bluet
- Enallagma signatum, Orange Bluet
- Enallagma traviatum, Slender Bluet
- Enallagma vesperum,
Genus Ischnura, Forktails[]
Eastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis)
- Ischnura cervula,
- Ischnura damula,
- Ischnura hastata, Citrine Forktail
- Ischnura kellicotti,
- Ischnura posita, Fragile Forktail
- Ischnura verticalis, Eastern Forktail
Genus Nehalennia, Sprites[]
Sedge Sprite
- Nehalennia gracilis,
- Nehalennia irene, Sedge Sprite
Genus Telebasis, Firetails[]
- Telebasis byersi, Duckweed Firetail
See also[]
References[]
- Dubois, Bob. Damselflies of the North Woods. Duluth, MN:Kollath+Stensaas, 2005.
- North American Dragonflies and Damselflies, Greg Lasley Nature Photography
Categories:
- Insects of Canada
- Odonata of North America
- Damselflies by location
- Lists of biota of Canada