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Suborder Zygoptera - Damselflies

Broad-winged Damselflies · Narrow-winged Damselflies · Spreadwings · Threadtails · Unidentified Naiads and Exuviae

Family Calopterygidae - Broad-winged Damselflies
Ebony Jewelwing - Calopteryx maculata - female American Rubyspot - Hetaerina americana - female dragon or damsel? - Calopteryx maculata - male Damselfly with red-white markings on anterior of wing - Hetaerina americana Ebony Jewelwing Male - Blue view - Calopteryx maculata - male American Rubyspot from NV - Hetaerina americana - male Mr. and Mrs. Smoky - Hetaerina titia - male - female Calopteryx 2625 - Calopteryx dimidiata - male

Family Coenagrionidae - Narrow-winged Damselflies
Citrine Forktail - Ischnura hastata - female Spreadwing damselfly tail (DF523) - Argia fumipennis Damselfly - Ischnura verticalis Ischnura 01 - Ischnura Damselfly - Enallagma Tail markings - Ischnura verticalis - male Blue Damselfly - Enallagma civile Damselfly for ID - Enallagma

Family Lestidae - Spreadwings
Elegant Spreadwing - Lestes inaequalis - male Sweetflag Spreadwing - Lestes forcipatus - male Damselfly - Lestes dryas Great Spreadwing - Archilestes grandis - female Carolina Spreadwing - Lestes vidua - male Spotted Spreadwing - Lestes congener - male Northern spreadwing lestes disjunctus - Lestes disjunctus - female Great Spreadwing - Archilestes grandis - male

Family Protoneuridae - Threadtails
Amelia's Threadtail and reflection - Neoneura amelia - male Amelia's Threadtails in tandem flight - Neoneura amelia - male - female Amelia's Threadtails in tandem oviposition - Neoneura amelia - male - female Coral-fronted Threadtail and reflection - Neoneura aaroni - male Neoneura aaroni - Coral-fronted Threadtail - Neoneura aaroni - male - female Neoneura aaroni - Coral-fronted Threadtail - Neoneura aaroni - male - female

Unidentified Naiads and Exuviae
damselfly nymph - top view damselfly nymph? Exuvia from NV Damselfly nymph Narrow-winged damselfly naiad Damselfly larva Narrow-winged damselfly Damsel fly nymph


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