Odonata Scanned Image Album

A WEB Page authored by Roy Beckemeyer that features scanned images of live dragonflies and damselflies.  Images © 2001 by Roy J. Beckemeyer.  For use only with permission of the copyright owner and only for non-commercial purposes.

Last updated 29 July 2003

Calopterygidae / Coenagrionidae / Lestidae / Protoneuridae /

/ Aeshnidae / Gomphidae / Cordulegastridae / Corduliinae / Macromiinae / Libellulinae

ZYGOPTERA:

Calopterygidae:

• Calopteryx amata - Male - Lateral View - WV

• Calopteryx amata - Female - Lateral View - WV

• Calopteryx maculata - Male - Lateral View - KS

• Calopteryx maculata - Female - Lateral View - KS

• Hetaerina americana - Male - Dorsal View - KS

• Hetaerina americana - Male & Female - Lateral View - KS

• Hetaerina titia - Male - Dorsal View - TX

• Hetaerina titia - Male - Lateral View - TX

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Lestidae:

• Lestes disjunctus australis - Male - Dorsal View - KS 

• Lestes inaequalis - Male - Dorsal View - WV

• Lestes rectangularis - Male - Dorsal View - KS

• Lestes rectangularis - Male - Lateral View - KS

Coenagrionidae:

• Amphiagrion saucium - Male - Lateral View - WV

• Amphiagrion saucium - Female - Lateral View - WV

• Argia apicalis - Male - Lateral View - KS

• Argia apicalis - Pair - Lateral View - KS

• Argia cuprea - Pair - Lateral View - TX

• Chromagrion conditum - Pair - Lateral View - WV

• Enallagma basidens - Male - Lateral View - KS

• Enallagma civile - Male - Lateral View - KS

• Enallagma exsulans - Male - Lateral View - KS

• Enallagma exsulans - Female - Lateral View - KS

• Enallagma exsulans - Male & Female - Dorsal Views - KS

• Ischnura barberi - Male - Lateral View - NM

• Ischnura hastata - Male - Lateral View - WV

• Ischnura posita - Male - Lateral View - KS

• Nehalennia irene - Male - Lateral View - WV

• Telebasis salva - Male - Lateral View - TX

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Protoneuridae:

• Neoneura aaroni - Male and Female Lateral View - TX

• Protoneura cara - Male - Lateral View - TX

ANISOPTERA:

Aeshnidae:

• Aeshna mutata -Male -Dorsal View - WV

• Aeshna mutata -Male -Lateral View - WV

• Anax junius - Male - Dorsal View - NM

• Anax junius - Male - Lateral View - NM

• Anax junius - Female - Dorsal View - KS

• Anax walsinghami - Male - Dorsal View - NM

• Anax walsinghami - Male - Lateral View - NM

• Basiaeschna janata - Male - Dorsal View - KS

• Basiaeschna janata - Male - Lateral View - KS

• Nasiaeschna pentacantha - Male - Dorsal View - KS

• Nasiaeschna pentacantha - Male - Lateral View - KS

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Gomphidae:

• Aphylla angustifolia - Male - Dorsal View - TX

• Arigomphus submedianus - Male - Lateral View - IL

• Arigomphus villosipes - Male - Dorsal View - WV

• Arigomphus villosipes - Male - Lateral View - WV

• Dromogomphus spinosus - Male - Dorsal View - TX

• Dromogomphus spinosus - Male - Lateral View - TX

• Dromogomphus spoliatus - Male - Dorsal View - KS

• Dromogomphus spoliatus - Male - Lateral View - KS

• Erpetogomphus designatus - Male - Dorsal View  - KS

• Erpetogomphus designatus - Male - Lateral View - KS

• Gomphus adelphus - Male - Dorsal View - WV

• Gomphus adelphus - Male - Lateral View - WV

• Gomphus exilis - Male - Dorsal View - IN

• Gomphus exilis - Male - Lateral View - IN

• Gomphus externus - Male - Dorsal View - KS

• Gomphus externus - Male - Lateral View - KS

• Gomphus externus - Female - Dorsal View - KS

• Gomphus externus - Female - Lateral View - KS

• Gomphus graslinellus - Male - Dorsal View  - KS

• Gomphus graslinellus - Male - Lateral View  - KS

• Gomphus graslinellus - Female - Dorsal View - KS

• Gomphus graslinellus - Female - Lateral View - KS

• Gomphus lividus - Female - Lateral View - WV

• Gomphus militaris - Male - Dorsal View - KS

• Gomphus militaris - Male - Lateral View - KS

• Gomphus militaris - Female - Dorsal View - KS

• Gomphus militaris - Female - Lateral View - KS

• Gomphus eternus, G. militaris, G. graslinellus - Comparison of vulvar laminae - ventral view of terminal abdominal segments - KS

• Gomphus ozarkensis - Female - Dorsal View - MO

• Gomphus ozarkensis - Female - Ventral View - MO

• Gomphus qudricolor - Male - Dorsal View - MO

• Gomphus qudricolor - Male - Lateral View - MO

• Gomphus qudricolor - Female - Dorsal View - MO

• Gomphus qudricolor - Female - Ventral View - MO

• Gomphus vastus - Male - Dorsal View - WV

• Gomphus vastus - Male - Lateral View - WV

• Gomphus vastus - Another Male - Dorsal View - WV

• Gomphus vastus - Another Male - Lateral View - WV

• Gomphus viridifrons - Male - Dorsal View - WV

• Gomphus viridifrons - Male - Lateral View - WV

• Gomphus viridifrons - Female - Dorsal View - KY

• Gomphus viridifrons - Female - Lateral View - KY

• Hagenius brevistylus - Male - Dorsal View - MO

• Hagenius brevistylus - Male - Lateral View - MO

• Hagenius brevistylus - Female - Dorsal View (Body Only) - KY

• Hagenius brevistylus - Female - Lateral View - KY

• Hagenius brevistylus - Teneral Male - Lateral View - TX

• Ophiogomphus mainensis - Male - Dorsal View - WV

• Ophiogomphus mainensis - Male - Lateral View - WV

• Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis - Male - Dorsal View - WV

• Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis - Male - Lateral View - WV

• Ophiogomphus westfalli - Male - Dorsal View - MO

• Ophiogomphus westfalli - Male - Lateral View - MO

• Phylogomphoides albrighti - Male - Dorsal View - TX

• Phylogomphoides albrighti - Male - Lateral View - TX

• Phyllogomphoides stigmatus - Male - Dorsal View - TX

• Phyllogomphoides stigmatus - Male - Lateral View - TX

• Phyllogomphoides stigmatus - Female - Dorsal View - TX

• Phyllogomphoides stigmatus - Female - Lateral View - TX

• Progomphus obscurus - Male - Dorsal View - KS

• Progomphus obscurus - Male - Lateral View - KS

• Stylogomphus albistylus - Male - Dorsal View - MO (May be a different species from the eastern one - under study by Carl Cook)

• Stylogomphus albistylus - Male - Lateral View - MO (May be a different species from the eastern one - under study by Carl Cook)

• Stylogomphus albistylus - Male - Dorsal View - WV

• Stylogomphus albistylus - Male - Lateral View - WV

• Stylurus intricatus - Female - Lateral View  -  NE

• Stylurus plagiatus - Male - Dorsal View - Sedgwick Co. KS

• Stylurus plagiatus - Male - Lateral View - Sedgwick Co. KS

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Cordulegastridae:

• Cordulegaster bilineata - Male - Dorsal View - WV

• Cordulegaster bilineata - Male - Lateral View - WV

• Cordulegaster bilineata - Female - Dorsal View - WV

• Cordulegaster bilineata - Female - Lateral View - WV

• Cordulegaster diastatops - Male - Dorsal View - WV

• Cordulegaster diastatops - Male - Lateral View - WV

• Cordulegaster diastatops - Male - Dorsal View - WV (Another specimen - this one with brown thorax and black abdomen)

• Cordulegaster diastatops - Male - Lateral View - WV (Another specimen - this one with brown thorax and black abdomen)

• Cordulegaster maculata - Male - Lateral View - WV

• Cordulegaster maculata - Female - Lateral View - WV

Corduliidae: Macromiinae:

• Didymops transversa - Male - Dorsal View - KS

• Didymops transversa - Male - Lateral View - KS

• Macromia annulata - Male - Dorsal View - TX

• Macromia annulata - Male - Lateral View - TX

• Macromia illinoiensis - Male - Dorsal View - KS  (Sedgwick Co.)

• Macromia illinoiensis - Male - Lateral View - KS  (Sedgwick Co.)

• Macromia illinoiensis - Male - Lateral View  - KS  (Chautauqua Co.)

• Macromia illinoiensis - Male - Dorsal View - MO (Callaway Co.) 

• Macromia illinoiensis - Female - Lateral View - KS  (Chautauqua Co.)

• Macromia illinoiensis - Female - Lateral View - KS - (Sedgwick Co.)

• Macromia pacifica - Male - Dorsal View - MO (Callaway Co.)

• Macromia pacifica - Male - Dorsal View - MO (Gasconade Co.)

• Macromia pacifica - Male - Lateral View - MO (Gasconade Co.)

• Macromia pacifica - Male - Lateral View - KS  (Butler Co.)

Corduliidae: Corduliinae:

• Epitheca canis - Female - Dorsal View - WV

• Epitheca canis - Female - Lateral View - WV

• Epitheca canis - Female - Ventral View - WV

• Epitheca costalis - Male - Dorsal View - Montgomery Co. KS 

• Epitheca costalis - Male - Lateral View - Montgomery Co. KS 

• Epitheca costalis - Male - Dorsal View - Sedgwick Co. KS

• Epitheca costalis - Male - Lateral View - Sedgwick Co. KS

• Epitheca costalis - Male - Dorsal View - MO (Callaway Co.)

• Epitheca costalis - Male - Lateral View - MO (Callaway Co.)

• Epitheca cynosura - Male - Dorsal View - WV

• Epitheca cynosura - Male - Lateral View - WV

• Epitheca cynosura - Female - Dorsal View (Body Only) - WV

• Epitheca cynosura - Female - Ventral View - WV

• Epitheca petechialis - Male - Dorsal View - Sedgwick Co. KS

• Epitheca petechialis - Male - Lateral View - Sedgwick Co. KS

• Neurocordulia xanthosoma - Male - Dorsal View - KS

• Neurocordulia xanthosoma - Male - Lateral View - KS

• Somatochlora forcipata - Male - Lateral View - WV

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Libellulidae:

• Celithemis elisa - Male - Dorsal View - KS

• Celithemis elisa - Male - Lateral View - KS

• Celithemis elisa - Male - Dorsal View - WV

• Celithemis elisa - Male - Lateral View - WV

• Celithemis eponina - Male - Dorsal View - KS

• Celithemis eponina - Male - Lateral View - KS

• Celithemis eponina - Female - Dorsal View - KS

• Celithemis eponina - Female - Lateral View - KS

• Dythemis fugax - Male - Dorsal View - KS

• Dythemis fugax - Male - Lateral View - KS

• Dythemis fugax - Female - Dorsal View - KS

• Dythemis fugax - Female - Lateral View - KS

• Dythemis velox - Male - Dorsal View - TX

• Dythemis velox - Male - Lateral View - TX

• Dythemis velox - Female - Dorsal View - KS

• Dythemis velox - Female - Lateral View - KS

• Erythemis collocata - Male - Dorsal View - NM

• Erythemis collocata - Male - Lateral View - NM

• Erythemis collocata - Female - Dorsal View - NM

• Erythemis collocata - Female - Lateral View - NM

• Erythemis simplicicollis - Male - Dorsal View - KS

• Erythemis simplicicollis - Male - Lateral View - KS

• Erythemis simplicicollis - Female - Dorsal View - KS

• Erythemis simplicicollis - Female - Lateral View - KS

• Erythrodiplax berenice - Male - Dorsal View - NM

• Erythrodiplax berenice - Male - Lateral View - NM

• Erythrodiplax berenice - Female - Dorsal View - NM

• Erythrodiplax berenice - Female - Lateral View - NM

• Ladona julia -Male - Dorsal View - WV

• Ladona julia -Male - Lateral View - WV

• Leucorrhinia intacta - Male - Dorsal View - WV

• Leucorrhinia intacta - Male - Lateral View - WV

• Leucorrhinia hudsonica - Male - Dorsal View - WV

• Leucorrhinia hudsonica - Male - Lateral View -WV

• Libellula comanche - Male - Dorsal View - TX

• Libellula comanche - Male - Lateral View - TX

• Libellula composita - Male - Dorsal View - NM

• Libellula composita  - Male - Lateral View - NM

• Libellula composita  - Female - Dorsal View - NM

• Libellula composita  - Female - Lateral View - NM

• Libellula croceipennis - Male - Dorsal View - TX

• Libellula croceipennis - Male - Lateral View - TX

• Libellula cyanea - Male - Dorsal View - IN

• Libellula cyanea - Male - Lateral View - IN

• Libellula cyanea - Female - Dorsal View - KS

• Libellula cyanea - Female - Lateral View - KS

• Libellula incesta - Male - Dorsal View - WV

• Libellula luctuosa - Male - Lateral View - KS

• Libellula pulchella - Male - Dorsal View - KS

• Libellula pulchella - Male - Lateral View - KS

• Libellula pulchella - Female - Dorsal View - KS 

• Libellula pulchella - Female - Lateral View - KS

• Libellula saturata - Female - Lateral View - TX

• Macrodiplax balteata - Male - Lateral View - TX

• Pachydiplax longipennis - Male - Dorsal View - KS 

• Pachydiplax longipennis - Male - Lateral View - KS

• Pantala flavescens - Male - Dorsal View - KS

• Pantala flavescens - Male - Lateral View - KS

• Pantala flavescens - Female - Dorsal View - KS

• Pantala hymenaea - Male - Dorsal View - TX

• Pantala hymenaea - Male - Lateral View - TX

• Pantala hymenaea - Female - Dorsal View - TX

• Pantala hymenaea - Female - Lateral View - TX

• Perithemis tenera - Male - Dorsal View - KS

• Perithemis tenera - Male - Lateral View - KS

• Perithemis tenera - Female - Dorsal View - KS

• Perithemis tenera - Female - Lateral View - KS

• Plathemis lydia - Male - Dorsal View - KS

• Plathemis lydia - Male - Lateral View - KS

• Plathemis lydia - Female - Dorsal View - KS

• Plathemis lydia - Female - Lateral View - KS

• Plathemis subornata - Male - Dorsal View - NM

• Plathemis subornata - Male - Lateral View - NM

• Plathemis subornata - Female - Lateral View - NM

• Pseudoleon superbus - Female - Dorsal View - TX

• Pseudoleaon superbus - Female - Lateral View - TX

• Sympetrum corruptum - Male - Dorsal View - KS

• Sympetrum corruptum - Male - Lateral View - KS

• Sympetrum corruptum - Female - Dorsal View - KS

• Sympetrum corruptum - Female - Lateral View - KS

• Sympetrum vicinum - Female - Dorsal View - KS

• Sympetrum vicinum - Female - Lateral View - KS

• Tramea lacerata - Male - Dorsal View - KS

• Tramea lacerata - Male - Lateral View - KS

• Tramea onusta - Male - Dorsal View - TX

• Tramea onusta - Male - Lateral View - TX

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