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 Latin 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: Animalia
—Phylum: Arthropoda
——Subphylum: Hexapoda
———Class: Insecta
————Subclass: Pterygota
—————Infraclass: Palaeoptera
Latin Name Synonyms Tracked
Odonata
Anisoptera
Aeshnidae
Aeshninae
Aeshna canadensis View image Aeshna maritimus No
Aeshna clepsydra Aeschna clepsydra Yes
Aeshna constricta ----- No
Aeshna eremita Aeshna hudsonica No
Aeshna tuberculifera ----- No
Aeshna umbrosa View female ----- No
Aeshna verticalis Aeshna propinqua Yes
Anax junius Anas spiniferus No
Basiaeschna janata Basiaeschna minor No
Boyeria vinosa Boyeria quadriguttata No
Gomphaeschna furcillata Gomphaeschna quadrifida Yes
Nasiaeschna pentacantha ----- Yes
Cordulegasteridae
Cordulegaster diastatops Cordulegaster lateralis Yes
Cordulegaster maculata ----- No
Cordulegaster obliqua ----- Yes
Corduliidae
Cordulia shurtleffi Cordulia bifurcata No
Dorocordulia libera ----- No
Epitheca canis View image ----- No
Epitheca cynosura Epitheca tomentosa, Epitheca complanata, Epitheca cynosura basiguttata, Epitheca cynosura simulans, Epitheca lateralis, Epitheca morio No
Epitheca princeps View female View male Epicordulia princeps No
Epitheca spinigera Epitheca indistincta No
Helocordulia uhleri ----- Yes
Somatochlora williamsoni ----- Yes
Macromiinae
Didymops transversa Didymops cinnamomea, Didymops servillii No
Macromia illinoiensis ----- No
Gomphidae
Arigomphus cornutus Arigomphus whedoni, Gomphus cornutus Yes
Arigomphus furcifer View male Gomphus furcifer Yes
Arigomphus villosipes Gomphus villosipes Yes
Dromogomphus spinosus ----- No
Gomphus exilis Gomphus flavocaudatus No
Gomphus lividus Gomphus sordidus, Gomphus umbratus No
Gomphus spicatus View female View male ----- No
Hagenius brevistylus ----- No
Stylogomphus albistylus Stylogomphus naevius Yes
Libellulidae
Celithemis elisa ----- No
Celithemis eponina View male Celithemis camilla, Celithemis lucilla Yes
Leucorrhinia frigida View female ----- No
Leucorrhinia glacialis ----- No
Leucorrhinia hudsonica Leucorrhinia hageni No
Leucorrhinia intacta View male ----- No
Leucorrhinia proxima ----- No
Nannothemis bella Nannothemis puella, Nannothemis pygmaea Yes
Pachydiplax longipennis View female Pachydiplax socia No
Pantala flavescens Pantala analis, Pantala terminalis, Pantala viridula No
Perithemis tenera Perithemis chlora, Perithemis domitia seminole, Perithemis tenuicincta Yes
Plathemis lydia View female View male Libellula lydia No
Tramea lacerata ----- No
Libellulinae
Ladona julia View image Libellula julia No
Libellula incesta ----- No
Libellula luctuosa View female View male Libellula basalis, Libellula odiosa No
Libellula pulchella View female Libellula confusa, Libellula versicolor No
Libellula quadrimaculata Libellula quadripunctata, Libellula ternaria No
Sympetrinae
Erythemis simplicicollis View female View male Erythemis imbuta, Erythemis caerulans, Erythemis gundlachii, Erythemis maculiventris No
Sympetrum internum ----- No
Sympetrum obtrusum View female View male Sympetrum decisum No
Sympetrum rubicundulum Sympetrum assimilatum No
Sympetrum semicinctum ----- No
Sympetrum vicinum ----- No
Zygoptera
Calopterygidae
Calopteriginae
Calopteryx aequabilis Calopteryx aequabilis californicum, Calopteryx aequabilis coloradicum, Calopteryx aequabilis yakima, Calopteryx hudsonica, Calopteryx virginica No
Calopteryx maculata View male Calopteryx holosericea, Calopteryx maculata floridana, Calopteryx materna, Calopteryx opaca, Calopteryx papilionaria No
Coenagrionidae
Argia fumipennis violacea ----- No
Argia moesta Argia intruda, Argia putrida No
Chromagrion conditum ----- No
Coenagrion resolutum Coenagrion servum, Coenagrion walkeri No
Enallagma antennatum Enallagma fischeri No
Enallagma boreale Enallagma calverti No
Enallagma carunculatum View male ----- No
Enallagma civile Enallagma civile plebeium, Enallagma civile simile No
Enallagma cyathigerum cyathigerum Enallagma annexum, Enallagma hastulatum, Enallagma robustum Yes
Enallagma cyathigerum vernale Enallagma vernale Yes
Enallagma ebrium View male ----- No
Enallagma exsulans ----- No
Enallagma geminatum Enallagma piscinarium No
Enallagma hageni ----- No
Enallagma signatum Enallagma dentiferum No
Enallagma vesperum Enallagma laurenti No
Ischnura posita View male ----- No
Ischnura verticalis View immature female View mature female Ischnura canadense No
Nehalennia irene View male Nehalennia carlotta No
Lestidae
Lestinae
Lestes congener ----- No
Lestes disjunctus ----- No
Lestes dryas Lestes uncatus No
Lestes eurinus ----- Yes
Lestes forcipatus Lestes hamata No
Lestes inaequalis View image Lestes virgo No
Lestes rectangularis View male ----- No
Lestes unguiculatus ----- No
Lestes vigilax ----- Yes
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