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damselflies Damselflies are flying insects of the suborder Zygoptera in the order Odonata. They are similar to dragonflies (which constitute the other odonatan suborder, Epiprocta) but are usually smaller and have slimmer bodies. Most species fold the win ...

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Odonata Odonata is an order of predatory flying insects that includes the dragonflies and damselflies (as well as the '' Epiophlebia'' damsel-dragonflies). The two major groups are distinguished with dragonflies (Anisoptera) usually being bulkier with ...

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Family
Calopterygidae Calopterygidae is a Family (biology), family of damselfly, damselflies, in the suborder Zygoptera. They are commonly known as the broad-winged damselflies, demoiselles, or jewelwings. These rather large damselflies have wingspans of 50–80 ...
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Genus '' Calopteryx'', jewelwings

* '' Calopteryx aequabilis'', river jewelwing * ''Calopteryx amata'', superb jewelwing * '' Calopteryx dimidiata'', sparkling jewelwing * ''Calopteryx maculata'', ebony jewelwing

Genus ''
Hetaerina ''Hetaerina'' is a genus of damselflies in the family Calopterygidae. They are commonly known as rubyspots because of the deep red wing bases of the males. The name is from Ancient Greek: ἑταίρα ( hetaira), courtesan. '' H. rudis'', the G ...
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* ''Hetaerina americana'', American rubyspot

Family
Lestidae The Lestidae are a rather small family of cosmopolitan, large-sized, slender Damselfly, damselflies, known commonly as the spreadwings or spread-winged damselflies. Characteristics While most Zygoptera, damselflies rest with their wings folded ...
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Genus '' Archilestes''

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* ''Archilestes grandis'', great spreadwing

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Lestes ''Lestes'' is a genus of damselfly in the family Lestidae. The family hold their wings at about 45 degrees to the body when resting. This distinguishes them from most other species of damselflies which hold the wings along, and parallel to, the ...
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Lestes australis ''Lestes australis'', the southern spreadwing, is a species of spreadwing in the damselfly family Lestidae. It is found in North America. The IUCN conservation status of ''Lestes australis'' is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to th ...

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Lestes congener ''Lestes congener'' is a species of damselfly in the family Lestidae, the spreadwings. It is known by the common name spotted spreadwing. Description ''Lestes congener'' can reach a length of in males, while females are smaller, reaching a le ...

'', spotted spreadwing * '' Lestes disjunctus'', common spreadwing or northern spreadwing * '' Lestes dryas'', emerald spreadwing * '' Lestes eurinus'', amber-winged spreadwing * '' Lestes forcipatus'', sweetflag spreadwing * ''Lestes inaequalis'', elegant spreadwing * '' Lestes rectangularis'', slender spreadwing * '' Lestes stultus'', black spreadwing * '' Lestes unguiculatus'', lyre-tipped spreadwing * '' Lestes vigilax'', swamp spreadwing

Family
Coenagrionidae Coenagrionidae is a family of damselflies, also known as pond damselflies, in the order Odonata and the suborder Zygoptera. The Zygoptera are the damselflies, which although less known than the dragonflies, are no less common. More than 1,300 spec ...
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Genus '' Amphiagrion''

* '' Amphiagrion abbreviatum'', western red damsel * '' Amphiagrion saucium'', eastern red damsel

Genus '' Argia'', dancers

* '' Argia alberta'', Paiute dancer * '' Argia apicalis'', blue-fronted dancer * '' Argia bipunctulata'', seepage dancer * '' Argia emma'', Emma's dancer * ''Argia fumipennis'', variable dancer and violet dancer * ''Argia moesta'', powdered dancer * ''Argia plana'', springwater dancer * '' Argia tibialis'', blue-tipped dancer * ''Argia translata'', dusky dancer * '' Argia vivida'', vivid dancer

Genus '' Chromagrion''

* '' Chromagrion conditum'', aurora damsel

Genus '' Chrysobasis''

* '' Chrysobasis lucifer'', tail-light damsel

Genus ''
Coenagrion ''Coenagrion'' is a genus of damselfly, damselflies in the family Coenagrionidae, commonly called the Eurasian Bluets (although three species are found in North America: ''Coenagrion angulatum'', ''Coenagrion interrogatum'', and ''Coenagrion reso ...
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* '' Coenagrion angulatum'', prairie bluet * '' Coenagrion interrogatum'', Subarctic bluet * '' Coenagrion resolutum'', taiga bluet

Genus '' Enallagma'', bluets

* '' Enallagma anna'', river bluet * '' Enallagma antennatum'', rainbow bluet * '' Enallagma aspersum'', azure bluet * ''Enallagma basidens'', double-striped bluet * ''Enallagma boreale'', boreal bluet * ''Enallagma carunculatum'', tule bluet * ''Enallagma civile'', familiar bluet * '' Enallagma clausum'', alkali bluet * '' Enallagma cyathigerum'', northern bluet * '' Enallagma daeckii'', attenuated bluet * '' Enallagma divagans'', turquoise bluet * '' Enallagma doubledayi'', Atlantic bluet * '' Enallagma durum'', big bluet * ''Enallagma ebrium'', marsh bluet * ''Enallagma exsulans'', stream bluet * '' Enallagma geminatum'', skimming bluet * '' Enallagma hageni'', Hagen's bluet * '' Enallagma laterale'', New England bluet * '' Enallagma minusculum'', little bluet * '' Enallagma pallidum'', pale bluet * '' Enallagma pictum'', scarlet bluet * ''Enallagma praevarum'', arroyo bluet * '' Enallagma recurvatum'', pine barrens bluet * ''Enallagma signatum'', orange bluet * ''Enallagma traviatum'', slender bluet * '' Enallagma vesperum'', vesper bluet

Genus '' Ischnura'', forktails

* '' Ischnura cervula'', Pacific forktail * ''

Ischnura damula ''Ischnura damula'', the plains forktail, is a species of narrow-winged damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is found in North America. The IUCN conservation status of ''Ischnura damula'' is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat ...

'', plains forktail * ''Ischnura hastata'', citrine forktail * '' Ischnura kellicotti'', lilypad forktail * '' Ischnura posita'', fragile forktail * ''Ischnura verticalis'', eastern forktail

Genus ''
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* '' Nehalennia gracilis'', sphagnum sprite * ''Nehalennia irene'',

sedge sprite The sedge sprite (''Nehalennia irene'') is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. Identification On male sedge sprites, the thorax is bright green above and black above blue or yellow-green on the sides. His abdomen is dark irid ...

Genus '' Telebasis'', firetails

* ''Telebasis byersi'', duckweed firetail

References

* Dubois, Bob. Damselflies of the North Woods. Duluth, MN:Kollath+Stensaas, 2005.
North American Dragonflies and Damselflies
Greg Lasley Nature Photography *Damselflies Odonata of North America

Damselfies

Family Calopterygidae Calopterygidae is a Family (biology), family of damselfly, damselflies, in the suborder Zygoptera. They are commonly known as the broad-winged damselflies, demoiselles, or jewelwings. These rather large damselflies have wingspans of 50–80 ..., broad-winged damsels