Dragonflies and Damselflies
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Dragonfly Adults in Flight (Suborder: Anisoptera)
green darner in flight
green darners in flight
Green darner in flight
green darner in flight
Spot wing glider (Pantala hymenaea)
A spot wing glider (Pantala hymenaea)
A wandering glider (Pantala flavescens)
Pantala flavescens (wandering glider) flying
Dragonfly swarm! Each black spot in the air in the image is a dragonfly.
Anax junius males in combat
Green darner (Anax junius) patrolling his territory
Dragonfly swarm
Dragonfly swarm
Dragonfly swarm
Dragonfly swarm
Anax junius in flight
Dragonflies mating (Pachydiplax longipennis). The male is the blue dragonfly on top and the female is the brown-black dragonfly on the bottom.
A black saddlebags (Tramea lacerata) male flying over the algae covered water
Blue eyed darner, Rhionaeschna multicolor, flying
Blue eyed darner, Rhionaeschna multicolor, flying
Blue eyed darner, Rhionaeschna multicolor, flying
Rhionaeschna multicolor
Dragonfly Adults (Suborder: Anisoptera)
Blue dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis) male
Blue dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis) female
Green darner (Anax junius) pair. Male is in front, female in back.
Red saddlebags male (Tramea onusta)
Spot-winged glider male (Pantala hymenaea)
Wandering glider (Pantala flavescens)
Blue dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis)
Blue dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis), obelisk position
Green Darner (Anax junius) male – notice the large wings and huge eyes!
Male dragonfly genitalia (Pantala hymenaea)
Sympetrum corruptum male
Black Saddlebags (Tramea lacerata)
Roseate skimmer, Orthemis ferruginea
Mexican amberwing, Perithemis intensa
Variegated skimmer, Symetrum corruptum, female
Blue-eyed darner, Rhionaeshna multicolor, male
Mexican amberwing, Perithemis intensa, male
Wandering glider, Pantala flavescens, male