1000 Islands Ecology

Species Checklist
for the
Dragonflies and Damselflies
of the
Thousand Islands
By
Oliver K. Reichl, B.E.S.(Hons)

This checklist contains the English names of dragonfly and damselfly species whose range includes the Thousand Islands ecosystem. Tracked species should be reported to Ontario's Natural Heritage Resources Centre (NHIC). Simply click the link ("Yes") to go directly to the NHIC's online reporting form.

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Kingdom: Animals
—Phylum: Arthropods
——Subphylum: Hexapods
———Class: Insects
————Subclass: Winged Insects
—————Infraclass: Ancient Winged Insects
Common Name Synonyms Tracked
Dragonflies and Damselflies
Dragonflies
Darners
Black-tipped Darner ----- No
Canada Darner View image ----- No
Common Green Darner ----- No
Cyrano Darner ----- Yes
Fawn Darner ----- No
Green-striped Darner ----- Yes
Harlequin Darner ----- Yes
Lake Darner ----- No
Lance-tipped Darner ----- No
Mottled Darner ----- Yes
Shadow Darner View female ----- No
Springtime Darner ----- No
Spiketails
Arrowhead Spiketail ----- Yes
Delta-spotted Spiketail ----- Yes
Twin-spotted Spiketail ----- No
Emeralds
American Emerald ----- No
Beaverpond Baskettail View image ----- No
Common Baskettail ----- No
Prince Baskettail View female View male ----- No
Racket-tailed Emerald ----- No
Spiny Baskettail ----- No
Uhler's Sundragon ----- Yes
Williamson's Emerald ----- Yes
Cruisers
Illinois River Cruiser ----- No
Stream Cruiser ----- No
Clubtails
Ashy Clubtail ----- No
Black-shouldered Spinyleg ----- No
Dragonhunter ----- No
Dusky Clubtail View female View male ----- No
Horned Clubtail ----- Yes
Lancet Clubtail ----- No
Least Clubtail ----- Yes
Lilypad Clubtail View male ----- Yes
Unicorn Clubtail ----- Yes
Skimmers
Black Saddlebags ----- No
Blue Dasher View female ----- No
Calico Pennant ----- No
Common Whitetail View female View male ----- No
Crimson-ringed Whiteface ----- No
Dot-tailed Whiteface View male ----- No
Eastern Amberwing ----- Yes
Elfin Skimmer ----- Yes
Frosted Whiteface View female ----- No
Halloween Pennant View male ----- Yes
Hudsonian Whiteface ----- No
Red-waisted Whiteface ----- No
Wandering Glider ----- No
Corporals, Skimmers
Chalk-fronted Skimmer View image Chalk-fronted Corporal No
Four-spotted Skimmer ----- No
Slaty Skimmer ----- No
Twelve-spotted Skimmer View female ----- No
Widow Skimmer View female View male ----- No
Meadowhawks, Pondhawks
Band-winged Meadowhawk ----- No
Cherry-faced Meadowhawk ----- No
Eastern Pondhawk View female View male ----- No
Ruby Meadowhawk ----- No
White-faced Meadowhawk View female View male ----- No
Yellow-legged Meadowhawk ----- No
Damselflies
Broad-winged Damsels
Ebony Jewelwing View male ----- No
River Jewelwing ----- No
Narrow-winged Damselflies, Pond Damsels
Aurora Damsel ----- No
Boreal Bluet ----- No
Eastern Forktail View immature female View mature female ----- No
Familiar Bluet ----- No
Fragile Forktail View male ----- No
Hagen's Bluet ----- No
Marsh Bluet View male ----- No
Northern Bluet Common Blue Damselfly Yes
Orange Bluet ----- No
Powdered Dancer ----- No
Rainbow Bluet ----- No
Sedge Sprite View male ----- No
Skimming Bluet ----- No
Spring Northern Bluet Vernal Bluet Yes
Stream Bluet ----- No
Taiga Bluet ----- No
Tule Bluet View male ----- No
Vesper Bluet ----- No
Violet Dancer ----- No
Spreadwings
Amber-winged Spreadwing ----- Yes
Common Spreadwing ----- No
Elegant Spreadwing View image ----- No
Emerald Spreadwing ----- No
Lyre-tipped Spreadwing ----- No
Slender Spreadwing View male ----- No
Spotted Spreadwing ----- No
Swamp Spreadwing ----- Yes
Sweetflag Spreadwing ----- No
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