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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Damselflies (Zygoptera) » Narrow-winged Damselflies (Coenagrionidae)

Family Coenagrionidae - Narrow-winged Damselflies

Classification · Other Common Names · Numbers · Size · Identification · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
Blue-fronted Dancer - Argia apicalis - male - female Argia - female Eastern Forktail - Ischnura verticalis - male Damselflies (mating pair) - Enallagma exsulans - male - female Damselfly - Nehalennia irene Female Argia Sedula (Damselfly) with unknown parasite? - Argia sedula - female Male Familiar Bluet? - Enallagma - male Damsel Fly - Ischnura ramburii - male
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies)
Suborder Zygoptera (Damselflies)
Family Coenagrionidae (Narrow-winged Damselflies)
Other Common Names
Pond Damselflies
USE: The Odonata of North America for Common Names
USE: The Odonata of North America for Scientific Names
Numbers
96 species in 13 genera in North America listed at nearctica.com
White et al (1) cite about 75 species in North America, comprising the majority of North American damselfly species
Size
body length 25.4-31.75 mm (1-1.25 inches) (1)
Identification
adults typically hold wings together above body while at rest (1)
Print References
Borror & White, pp. 74-75 (1)
Internet References
Giff Beaton's Pond Damselflies Page
Wikipedia
Works Cited
1.A Field Guide to Insects
By Richard E. White, Donald J. Borror, Roger Tory Peterson
Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 16 February, 2004 - 12:32pm
Additional contributions by Mike Boone, Robin McLeod, Tony-2
Last updated 9 November, 2008 - 8:02am

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