Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
Upcoming Events

Registration is open for the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2023

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

Photos of insects and people from the 2018 gathering in Virginia, July 27-29


Previous events
TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Cruisers (Macromiidae) » Macromia » Swift River Cruiser (Macromia illinoiensis) » Illinois River Cruiser (Macromia illinoiensis illinoiensis)
Photo#1934087
dragonfly with swollen tail - Macromia illinoiensis
Copyright © 2021 Larry Reis

dragonfly with swollen tail - Macromia illinoiensis
Cardinal Marsh, Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA
June 14, 2020
I wonder if this neat dragonfly might be a swift river cruiser (Macromia illinoiensis)? In any case it is not a dragonfly that I have encountered before.

Images of this individual: tag all
dragonfly with swollen tail - Macromia illinoiensis dragonfly with swollen tail - Macromia illinoiensis
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Larry Reis on 23 January, 2021 - 10:44am
Last updated 27 January, 2021 - 8:36am

Moved
Moved from Dragonflies.
… Tyler Hedlund, 27 January, 2021 - 8:36am login or register to post comments

 
Macromia illinoiensis
Thanks so much for identifying this dragonfly as the Illinois River cruiser (Macromia illinoiensis)! I'm glad it cruised over from the Illinois River to the Turkey River!
… Larry Reis, 27 January, 2021 - 10:26am login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact