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National Moth Week was July 19-27, and the Summer 2025 gathering in Louisiana, July 19-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2024

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Suborder Anisoptera - Dragonflies


The information below is based on images submitted and identified by contributors. Range and date information may be incomplete, overinclusive, or just plain wrong.

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Range map for Dragonflies
Credits: Generated with MapServer. BugGuide integration kindly provided by Mike Boone.

Hover over black occurrence boxes to see number of images submitted. Log in to make states, months and boxes clickable.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Alabama  73234641105345106 
Alaska    240281612   
Alberta  23425291913   
Arizona2143349387411313610590102
Arkansas  63337705732372333
British Columbia   6355264772361 
California7132169197257348380307107426
Colorado1  381232171255785 
Connecticut   42659505428153 
Delaware  662447466554329 
District of Columbia     37 6   
Florida567623434934622826427024819113070
Georgia  357212111215976441061
Idaho    21028345   
Illinois  11243273215133673741
Indiana  4206490865129112 
Iowa   897487321271 
Kansas   516708744116  
Kentucky   33885836411513 2
Louisiana  3449866511042153138
Maine1   42215206137109152 
Manitoba   120155189973916  
Maryland  323130203186162445111 
Massachusetts715304422633441528515822175
Michigan 1 111021318013496151 
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Minnesota   175359242118654  
Mississippi4 1825621231714463
Missouri  122371208663256  
Montana    5301178755121 
Nebraska   417146844833111 
Nevada21137382028131311
New Brunswick    171491549457111 
New Hampshire 459891921599830173 
New Jersey  142114284167110643051
New Mexico1  215367743171143
New York   31574444172911335181
Newfoundland/Labrador    313371314   
North Carolina1219139134256195109542475
North Dakota    31425167  1
Northwest Territories     532    
Nova Scotia    227152697  
Ohio  61681711386554151 
Oklahoma  3154168624830213 
Ontario   2150533480286207477 
Oregon12110301011901807628 2
Pennsylvania   58419817013976447 
Prince Edward Island       8    
Quebec1  13920410989441111
Rhode Island    674944525113 
Saskatchewan    11185026133  
South Carolina  21838211065852419101
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
South Dakota    4154228123  
Tennessee  1240481158357281672
Texas12186921321541747431620520313019
Utah   2337596592  
Vermont   120794160286  
Virginia2 85016116116510081264 
Washington  136117017312263501 
West Virginia   61934251085  
Wisconsin   3732882861329015 1
Wyoming    1132123331  
Yukon Territory     65     

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