Damselfly and Dragonfly ( Odonata ) Checklist for Halton Region February 2006
Format: Latin Name - Common Name - Status in Halton Gomphus lividus - Ashy Clubtail Rare Gomphus spicatus - Dusky Clubtail Uncommon CALOPTERYGIDAE - Broad Winged Damsels Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis - Rusty Snaketail Rare Calopteryx aequabilis - River Jewelwing Uncommon Calopteryx maculata - Ebony Jewelwing Common CORDULEGASTRIDAE - Spiketails Hetaerina americana - American Rubyspot Rare Cordulegaster diastatops - Delta-spotted Spiketail Rare Cordulegaster maculata - Twin-spotted Spiketail Rare LESTIDAE - Spreadwing Damselflies Cordulegaster obliqua - Arrowhead Spiketail Uncommon Lestes congener - Spotted Spreadwing Uncommon Lestes disjunctus - Northern Spreadwing Rare CORDULIIDAE - Emeralds Lestes dryas - Emerald Spreadwing Common Epitheca canis - Beaverpond Baskettail Uncommon Lestes eurinus - Amber-winged Spreadwing Rare Epitheca cynosura - Common Baskettail Uncommon Lestes forcipatus - Sweetflag Spreadwing Rare Epitheca princeps - Prince Baskettail Uncommon Lestes inaequalis - Elegant Spreadwing Rare Epitheca spinigera - Spiny Baskettail Rare Lestes rectagularis - Slender Spreadwing Common Somatochlora tenebrosa - Clamp-tipped Emerald Rare L. unguiculatus - Lyre-tipped Spreadwing Common Somatochlora walshii - Brush-tipped Emerald Uncommon Lestes vigilax - Swamp Spreadwing Rare S. williamsoni - Williamson’s Emerald Rare COENAGIONIDAE - Pond Damselflies LIBELLULIDAE - Skimmers Amphagrion saucium - Eastern Red Damsel Rare Celithemis elisa - Calico Pennant Common Argia apicalis - Blue-fronted Dancer Rare Celithemis eponina - Halloween Pennant Uncommon A. fumipennis violacea - Violet Dancer Uncommon Erythemis simplicicollis - Eastern Pondhawk Common Argia moests - Powdered Dancer Rare Ladona julia - Chalk-fronted Corporal Common Chromagrion conditum - Aurora Damsel Rare Leucorrhinia intacta - Dot-tailed Whiteface Common Coenagrion resolutum - Taiga Bluet Rare Leucorrhinia proxima - Belted Whiteface Rare Enallagma antennatum - Rainbow Bluet Rare Libellula incesta - Slaty Skimmer Rare Enallagma aspersum - Azure Bluet Rare Libellula luctuosa - Widow Skimmer Common Enallagma boreale - Boreal Bluet Rare L. pulchella - Twelve-spotted Skimmer Common Enallagma carunculatum - Tule Bluet Uncommon L. quadrimaculata - Four-spotted Skimmer Common Enallagma civile - Familiar Bluet Common Libellula semifasciata - Painted Skimmer Rare Enallagma cyathigerum - Northern Bluet Rare Pachydiplax longipennis - Blue Dasher Common Enallagma ebrium - Marsh Bluet Common Pantala flavescens - Wandering Glider Uncommon Enallagma exsulans - Stream Bluet Rare Pantala hymenaea - Spot-winged Glider Rare Enallagma geminatum - Skimming Bluet Rare Perithemis tenera - Eastern Amberwing Uncommon Enallagma hageni - Hagen’s Bluet Rare Plathemis lydia - Common Whitetail Common Enallagma signatum - Orange Bluet Uncommon Sympetrum costiferum -Saffron-winged Meadowhawk Rare Enallagma traviatum - Slender Bluet Rare S. internum – Cherry-faced Meadowhawk Common? Enallagma vernale - Vernal Bluet Rare S. obtrusum - White-faced Meadowhawk Common Enallagma vesperum - Vesper Bluet Rare S. rubicundulum - Ruby Meadowhawk Common? Ischnura posita - Fragile Forktail Uncommon S. semicinctum - Band-winged Meadowhawk Uncommon Ischnura verticalis - Eastern Forktail Common S. vicinum - Autumn Meadowhawk Uncommon Nehallennia irene - Sedge Sprite Uncommon Tramea lacerata - Black Saddlebags Common AESHNIDAE - Darners This checklist is based off of the annotated list done by Carl Rothfels for Aeshna canadensis - Canada Darner Uncommon the Halton Natural Areas Inventory plus seven new species found in the 2005 season, bringing the total species to 86. Aeshna constricta - Lance-tipped Darner Common A. interrupta interrupta - Variable Darner Rare As interest in Odonata grows we have a chance to learn more about these Aeshna tuberculifera - Black-tipped Darner Rare beautiful and often under-recorded species. You can contribute to our Aeshna umbrosa - Shadow Darner Uncommon knowledge of odonata in our region by submitting any of your sightings to us at Conservation Halton and to the Ontario Odonata Atlas: Aeshna verticalis - Green-striped Darner Rare Anax junius – Common Green Darner Common nhic.mnr.gov.on.ca/MNR/nhic/odonates/atlas.html Basiaeschna janata - Springtime Darner Rare When recording your sightings it is vital to note the location as Boyeria vinosa - Fawn Darner Rare specifically as possible. Contacts on the Ontario Odonata Atlas page can Epiaeshna heros - Swamp Darner Rare supply ready-made templates for ode records. This is an exciting field to explore as there are new discoveries to be GOMPHIDAE - Clubtails made. For example in 2005 there were seven new species added to the Arigomphus furcifer - Lilypad Clubtail Rare Halton list! Due to the increased interest in odes there are now a number Arigomphus villosipes - Unicorn Clubtail Uncommon of good field guides readily available to anyone who wishes to learn Gomphus exilis - Lancet Clubtail Uncommon about Odonata and there is an annual count in the Hamilton area Gomphus fraternus - Midland Clubtail Rare (covering a good portion of southern Halton Region) every summer. Visit Gomphus graslinellus - Pronghorn Clubtail Rare the Hamilton Naturalists’ Club for details: www.hamiltonnature.org