Dragonflies/Damselflies

A work in progress Odonata of Onslow. Pictures taken in the county unless otherwise stated. Checklist provided by http://nature123.net/odes/a/sp_by_county.php?county=Onslow&Submit=Submit Since this page was made there have been several new county records. 4 new county records until the county hits triple digits for the Odonata Checklist.

Common Green Darner Anax junius

Lumber River State Park, Scotland County

Stones Creek Game Lands

Comet Darner Anax longipes
                                

Springtime Darner Basiaeschna Janata

Fawn Darner Boyeria vinosa 
Regal Darner Coryphaeschna ingens
Swamp Darner Epiaeschna heros 

 
Taper-tailed Darner Gomphaeschna antelope  
Harlequin Darner Gomphaeschna furcillata 

Dismal Swamp State Park, Camden County

Cyrano Darner Nasiaeschna pentacantha 

Ev-Henwood Nature Preserve, Brunswick County

Two-striped Forcetail Aphylla williamsoni
Black-shouldered Spinyleg Dromogomphus spinosus
Lancet Clubtail Gomphus exilis

Male - Stones Creek Game Land

Female - Lake Waccamaw State Park, Columbus County

Ashy Clubtail Gomphus lividus   

Dragonhunter Hagenius brevistylus

Ev-Henwood Nature Preserve, Brunswick

Common Sanddragon Progomphus obscurus 

Cliffs of the Neuse State Park, Wayne County

Twin-spotted Spiketail Cordulegaster maculate 

Stones Creek Game Lands

Arrowhead Spiketail Cordulegaster obliqua
Stream Cruiser Didymops transversa

Swift River Cruiser Macromia illinoiensis 
Royal River Cruiser Macromia taeniolata

Slender Baskettail Epitheca costalis

Common Baskettail Epitheca cynosure 

Prince Baskettail Epitheca princeps 
Mantled Baskettail Epitheca semiaquea 

Stones Creek Game Lands

Robust Baskettail Epitheca spinosa 
Selys's Sundragon Helocordulia selysii 

(Male) Wagram Boating Access Area, Lumber River, Hoke County

(Female) Carvers Creek State Park, Cumberland County

Umber Shadowdragon Neurocordulia obsoleta
Fine-lined Emerald Somatochlora filose 
Mocha Emerald Somatochlora linearis
Four-spotted Pennant Brachymesia gravida 

New River Inlet

Amanda's Pennant Celithemis amanda 

Stones Creek Game Lands

Red-veined Pennant Celithemis bertha

Calico Pennant Celithemis elisa

Female - Holly Ridge

Halloween Pennant Celithemis eponina

Holly Ridge

Banded Pennant Celithemis fasciata

Stones Creek Game Lands

Ornate Pennant Celithemis ornata
Double-ringed Pennant Celithemis verna
Swift Setwing Dythemis velox
Eastern Pondhawk Erythemis simplicicollis

Immature Male - Stones Creek Game Lands

Seaside Dragonlet Erythrodiplax berenice

North Topsail Beach

North Topsail Beach

North Topsail Beach

Little Blue Dragonlet Erythrodiplax minuscula

Male

Blue Corporal Ladona deplanata

Male

Female

Golden-winged Skimmer Libellula auripennis

Bar-winged Skimmer Libellula axilena

Male

North Topsail Beach Town Park

Spangled Skimmer Libellula cyanea
Yellow-sided Skimmer Libellula flavida

Stones Creek Game Lands

Slaty Skimmer Libellula incesta

Widow Skimmer Libellula luctuosa

Male - Coastal Carolina Community College

Female - Coastal Carolina Community College

Needham's Skimmer Libellula needhami

Female

Painted Skimmer Libellula semifasciata

Great Blue Skimmer Libellula vibrans

Marl Pennant Macrodiplax balteata

Morris Landing

Roseate Skimmer Orthemis ferruginea

Male - Coastal Carolina Community College

Blue Dasher Pachydiplax longipennis

Wandering Glider Pantala flavescens

Stones Creek Game Lands

Spot-winged Glider Pantala hymenaea
Eastern Amberwing Perithemis tenera

Male - Coastal Carolina Community College

Female

Common Whitetail Plathemis lydia 

Holly Ridge

Male - Stones Creek Game Lands

Blue-faced Meadowhawk Sympetrum ambiguum

Shrimp Lady Lane, North Topsail Beach

Variegated Meadowhawk Sympetrum corruptum

Carolina Beach State Park, New Hanover County

Autumn Meadowhawk Sympetrum vicinum
Striped Saddlebags Tramea calverti
Carolina Saddlebags Tramea carolina

Stones Creek Game Lands

Black Saddlebags Tramea lacerate  

Sparkling Jewelwing Calopteryx dimidiate
Ebony Jewelwing Calopteryx maculate

Female - Turkey Creek, Holly Ridge

Smoky Rubyspot Hetaerina titia
Southern Spreadwing Lestes australis

Elegant Spreadwing Lestes inaequalis
Carolina Spreadwing Lestes vidua

Swamp Spreadwing Lestes vigilax

Male

Female

Blue-fronted Dancer Argia apicalis

Male - Cliffs of the Neuse State Park, Wayne County

Seepage Dancer Argia bipunctulata
Variable Dancer Argia fumipennis

Coastal Carolina Community College

Powdered Dancer Argia moesta

Female - Fair Bluff, Columbus County

Blue-ringed Dancer Argia sedula
Blue-tipped Dancer Argia tibialis

McKinney Lake State Fish Hatchery (Richmond County)

Double-striped Bluet Enallagma basidens

Male - Holly Ridge

Familiar Bluet Enallagma civile

Stones Creek Game Lands

Cherry Bluet Enallagma concisum

Patsy Pond, Carteret County

Attenuated Bluet Enallagma daeckii

Holly Ridge

Turquoise Bluet Enallagma divagans
Atlantic Bluet Enallagma doubledayi
Burgundy Bluet Enallagma dubium

Scotland County

Big Bluet Enallagma durum
Skimming Bluet Enallagma geminatum
Pale Bluet Enallagma pallidum
Orange Bluet Enallagma signatum

Blackwater Bluet Enallagma weewa
Citrine Forktail Ischnura hastata

Male

Immature Female

Lilypad Forktail Ischnura kellicotti

Holly Ridge

Fragile Forktail Ischnura posita

Male

Furtive Forktail Ischnura prognata

Rambur's Forktail Ischnura ramburii 

Male

Southern Sprite Nehalennia integricollis

Stones Creek Game Lands

Duckweed Firetail Telebasis byersi

Goose Creek State Park, Beaufort County