DRAGONFLIES, DAMSELFLIES (order ODONATA) & MAYFLIES (order EPHEMEROPTERA)
Attempted IDs - as of 2016-7-18 approx 15 species
Dorsal and lateral views for ID - sometimes head, eyes, and abdominal tip can help.
MAYFLIES:
DAMSELFLIES: Ebony Jewelwing, Fragile Forktail
DRAGONFLIES: Blue Dasher, Widow Skimmer, Eastern Pondhawk, Autumn Meadowhawk, Striped Emerald, Black Saddlebags, Green Darner, Common Whitetail, 12-spotted Skimmer, Great Blue Skimmer, Spangled Skimmer, Painted Skimmer, Slaty Skimmer
Dorsal and lateral views for ID - sometimes head, eyes, and abdominal tip can help.
MAYFLIES:
DAMSELFLIES: Ebony Jewelwing, Fragile Forktail
DRAGONFLIES: Blue Dasher, Widow Skimmer, Eastern Pondhawk, Autumn Meadowhawk, Striped Emerald, Black Saddlebags, Green Darner, Common Whitetail, 12-spotted Skimmer, Great Blue Skimmer, Spangled Skimmer, Painted Skimmer, Slaty Skimmer
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DAMSELFLIES (order ODONATA)
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Morphology
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Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis) fem 2016-8-27 Newark, DE
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EASTERN PONDHAWK (Erythemis simplicicollis)
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(BG) Eastern Amberwing (Perithemis tenera) 2016-7-22 Newark, DE
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Eastern Amberwing (Perithemis tenera) 2016-7-22 Newark, DE
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Blue-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum ambiguum) male 2016-9-23 Newark, DE
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Blue-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum ambiguum) male 2016-9-15 Newark, DE
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Blue-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum ambiguum) male 2016-9-12 Newark, DE
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(BGR) Blue-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum ambiguum) male 2016-8-28 Newark, DE
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(BG) tentative Needham's Skimmer (Libellula needhami) male 2016-8-23 Russell Peterson Urban Wildlife Refuge, Wilmington, DE
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habitat of Needham's/Golden-winged Skimmer (Libellula) male shown in previous photo. - 2016-8-23 R Peterson WR, Wilmington, DE
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Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis) male 2016-8-3 Newark, DE
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Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis) fem 2016-7-20 Newark, DE
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(BG) Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis) female 2016-7-19 Newark, DE
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Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis) 2016-7-18 Newark, DE
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BLUE DASHER (Pachydiplax longipennis)
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Widow Skimmer (Libellula luctuosa) 2016-7-1 Newark, DE
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(BG) Widow Skimmer (Libellula luctuosa) male 2015-7-23 Newark, DE
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(BG) Widow Skimmer (Libellula luctuosa) female 2015-7-23 Newark, DE
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Widow Skimmer (Libellula luctuosa) imm. male 2015-7-24 Newark, DE
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Widow Skimmer (Libellula luctuosa) - 2008-7-4 Finger Lakes NY
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(BG) Twelve-spotted Skimmer (Libellula pulchella) male 2016-6-17 Newark, DE
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(BG) Great Blue Skimmer (Libellula vibrans) male 2016-6-17 Newark, DE
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Great Blue Skimmer (Libellula vibrans) male 2016-6-1 Newark, DE
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Twelve-spotted and Great Blue Skimmer sharing the same perch - 2016-6-17 Newark, DE
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Great Blue Skimmer (Libellula vibrans) old female - 2005-9 Cape May, NJ
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Common Whitetail (Plathemis lydia) fem 2016-8-30 Newark, DE
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Common Whitetail (Plathemis lydia)
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(BGR) Spangled Skimmer (Libellula cyanea) male 2016-6-11 Newark, DE
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Spangled Skimmer (Libellula cyanea) male 2016-6-11 Newark, DE
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Painted Skimmer (Libellula semifasciata) male 2016-7-9 Newark, DE - well camouflaged
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(BG) Painted Skimmer (Libellula semifasciata) male 2016-6-11 Newark, DE
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Painted Skimmer (Libellula semifasciata) male 2016-6-1 Newark, DE
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(BG) Painted Skimmer (Libellula semifasciata) male 2016-5-31 Newark, DE
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(BG) Slaty Skimmer (Libellula incesta) 6/28/14 D&M, MD
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Mayfly (Ephemeroptera) and exuviae 9/14/13 by Karen Shenandoah River SP, VA
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maybe Autumn Meadowhawk (Sympetrum vicinum) 2015-10-20 Newark, DE
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Autumn Meadowhawk (Sympetrum vicinum) male 11/14/11 PL Approx. 1 to 1-1/2" and seen about 9 a.m. (see description)
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Autumn Meadowhawk (Sympetrum vicinum) male 10/23/11 PL morning light.
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(BG) Autumn Meadowhawk (Sympetrum vicinum) male 10/23/11 PL - Same specimen as previous pic except lightened to show detail, or
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Twelve-spotted Skimmer (Libellula pulchella) male - D&M MD 9/2/11
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Twelve-spotted Skimmer (Libellula pulchella) imm male - D&M MD 9/2/11 - missing yellow stripe along side (females have yello
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Twelve-spotted Skimmer adult male (Libellula pulchella) - Cape May 7/4/08
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(BG) Striped Emerald (genus Somatochlora) - 9/4/11 Blackwater Falls SP, Davis, WV
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Black Saddlebags (Tramea lacerata) male 2008-9-13 Cape May, NJ
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Black Saddlebags (Tramea lacerata) 2008-9-13 Cape May, NJ
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Black Saddlebags (Tramea lacerata) 2008-9-13 Cape May, NJ
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Common Green Darner (Anax junius) - Cape May 9/13/08
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