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Species - Dragonflies & Damselflies

This page is very much a work in progress. I haven't really started learning dragonflies and damselflies yet. Consider this more of a placeholder for the moment. All photos were taken in metro Atlanta.

Skimmers (Libellulidae)

Yellow-sided Skimmer

Yellow-sided Skimmer

Slaty Skimmer

Carolina Saddlebags

Carolina Saddlebags

Blue Dasher

Eastern Amberwing, female

Eastern Amberwing, female

Eastern Amberwing, male

Eastern Amberwing, male

Common Whitetail, male

Common Whitetail, male

Common Whitetail, female

Common Whitetail, female

Swift Setwing

Great Blue Skimmer

Great Blue Skimmer

Painted Skimmer

Painted Skimmer

Petaltails (Petaluridae)

Gray Petaltail

Narrow-winged Damselflies (Coenagrionidae)

Blue-tipped Dancer

Blue-tipped Dancer

Variable Dancer

Variable Dancer

Fragile Forktail

Fragile Forktail

Citrine Forktail

Citrine Forktail

Broad-winged Damselflies (Calopterygidae)

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Birds of Atlanta

Birds of Atlanta

Ferns of Atlanta

Ferns of Atlanta

Dragonflies & Damselflies

Dragonflies & Damselflies

Butterflies & Moths

Butterflies & Moths

Fungi & Lichens

Fungi & Lichens