Photo ID Guide by Dave McShaffrey

This is a resource page of identification photos created by Dave McShaffrey. These were originally hosted on the Marietta College webpage, but trouble with the server led us to move them here for the time being. This covers a little over 60 species (of 168) of dragonflies and damselflies known to occur in Ohio. All images and diagrams on this page were created by Dave McShaffrey. Click on the image to get a better view.

: Progomphus obscurus – Common Sanddragon

: Hagenius brevistylus – Dragonhunter

: Gomphus viridifrons – Green-faced Clubtail

: Gomphus crassus – Handsome Clubtail

: Gomphus vastus – Cobra Clubtail

: Gomphus lineatifrons – Splendid Clubtail

: Gomphus quadricolor – Rapids Clubtail

: Arigomphus villosipes – Unicorn Clubtail

: Dromogomphus spinosus – Black-shouldered Spinyleg

: Stylogomphus albistylus – Least Clubtail

: Boyeria vinosa – Fawn Darner

: Anax longipes – Comet Darner

: Anax junius – Common Green Darner

: Aeshna umbrosa – Shadow Darner

: Macromia illinoiensis – Illinois River Cruiser

: Macromia alleghaniensis – Allegheny River Cruiser

: Macromia taeniolata – Royal River Cruiser

: Didymops transversa – Stream Cruiser

: Epitheca princeps – Prince Baskettail

: Epitheca cynosura – Common Baskettail

: Helocordulia uhleri – Uhler’s Sundragon

: Perithemis tenera – Eastern Amberwing

: Celithemis eponina – Halloween Pennant

: Celithemis elisa – Calico Pennant

: Celithemis fasciata – Banded Pennant

: Erythrodiplax minuscula – Little Blue Dragonlet

: Libellula deplanata – Blue Corporal

: Libellula luctuosa – Widow Skimmer

: Libellula cyanea – Spangled Skimmer

: Libellula semifasciata – Painted Skimmer

: Libellula pulchella – 12-spotted Skimmer

: Libellula incesta – Slaty Skimmer

: Libellula lydia – Common Whitetail

: Sympetrum rubicundulum – Ruby Meadowhawk

: Sympetrum semicinctum – Band-winged Meadowhawk

: Pachydiplax longipennis – Blue Dasher

: Erythemis simplicicollis – Eastern Pondhawk

: Pantala hymenaea – Spot-winged Glider

: Pantala flavescens – Wandering Glider

: Tramea lacerata – Black Saddlebags

: Tramea onusta – Red Saddlebags

: Tramea carolina – Carolina Saddlebags

: Calopteryx angustipennis – Appalachian Jewelwing

: Calopteryx maculata – Ebony jewelwing

: Hetaerina americana – American Rubyspot

: Hetaerina titia – Smoky Rubyspot

: Hetaerina americana/titia comparison

: Argia apicalis – Blue-fronted Dancer

: Argia fumipennis violacea – Variable (Violet) Dancer

: Argia sedula – Blue-ringed Dancer

: Argia translata – Dusky Dancer

: Nehalennia irene – Sedge Sprite

: Enallagma signatum – Orange Bluet

: Enallagma exsulans – Stream Bluet

: Enallagma antennatum – Rainbow Bluet

: Enallagma civile – Familiar Bluet

: Enallagma basidens – Double-striped Bluet

: Enallagma asperum – Azure Bluet

: Ischnura posita – Fragile Forktail

: Ischnura_verticalis – Eastern Forktail

: Ischnura hastata – Citrine Forktail