WILDLIFE OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA

 Hayhurst’s Scallopwing  Southern Broken-Dash  Dreamy Duskywing  Northern Broken-Dash  Sleepy Duskywing  Little Glassywing  Juvenal’s Duskywing  Sachem  Horace’s Duskywing  Delaware Skipper  Wild Indigo Duskywing  Hobomok Skipper  Common Checkered Skipper  Zabulon Skipper  Common Sootywing  Broad-winged Skipper  Swarthy Skipper  Dion Skipper  Clouded Skipper  Dun Skipper  Least Skipper  Dusted Skipper  European Skipper  Pepper and Salt Skipper  Fiery Skipper  Common Roadside Skipper  Leonard’s Skipper  Ocola Skipper  Cobweb Skipper  Peck’s Skipper Data Sources: H. Pavulaan, R. Smith, R. Smythe,  Tawny-edged Skipper B. Steury (NPS), J. Waggener  Crossline Skipper

DRAGONFLIES OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA

Following is a provisional list of dragonfly species that Other notations: shaded (species you should be able to might be found in appropriate habitats. find in a normal year).

PETALTAILS (PETALURIDAE)  Midland Clubtail  Gray Petaltail  Arrow Clubtail  Russet-tipped Clubtail DARNERS (AESHNIDAE)  Laura’s Clubtail  Common Green Darner  Elusive Clubtail  Comet Darner  Black-shouldered Spinyleg  Swamp Darner  Unicorn Clubtail  Cyrano Darner  Least Clubtail  Harlequin Darner  Southern Pygmy Clubtail  Taper-tailed Darner  Common Sanddragon  Occelated Darner  Eastern Ringtail  Fawn Darner  Springtime Darner SPIKETAILS (CORDULEGASTRIDAE)  Shadow Darner  Tiger Spiketail  Twin-spotted Spiketail CLUBTAILS (GOMPHIDAE)  Brown Spiketail  Dragonhunter  Arrowhead Spiketail  Ashy Clubtail  Lancet Clubtail CRUISERS (MACROMIIDAE)  Spine-crowned Clubtail  Stream Cruiser  Skillet Clubtail  Swift (Illinois) River Cruiser  Cobra Clubtail  Royal River Cruiser  Splendid Clubtail

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Common Pondhawk (female) devouring a cranefly

EMERALDS (CORDULIIDAE)  Band-winged Meadowhawk  Selys’ Sundragon  Blue-faced Meadowhawk  Uhler’s Sundragon  Autumn (Yellow-legged) Meadowhawk  Prince Baskettail  Cherry-faced Meadowhawk  Common Baskettail  Ruby Meadowhawk  Stripe-winged Baskettail  Little Blue Dragonlet  Mocha Emerald  Eastern Amberwing  Clamp-tipped Emerald  Blue Dasher  Umber Shadowdragon  Common (Eastern) Pondhawk  Stygian Shadowdragon  Wandering Glider  Spot-winged Glider SKIMMERS (LIBELLULIDAE)  Black Saddlebags  Widow Skimmer  Carolina Saddlebags  Common Whitetail  Four-spotted Pennant  Twelve-spotted Skimmer  Dot-tailed Whiteface  Painted Skimmer  Halloween Pennant  Four-spotted Skimmer  Banded Pennant  Blue Corporal  Calico Pennant  Spangled Skimmer  Martha’s Pennant  Yellow-sided Skimmer  Golden-winged Skimmer Data Sources: P.J. Dunne, K. Munroe, R. Orr, T. Robison,  Needham’s Skimmer S. Roble, K. Sheffield, R. Smythe, J. Waggener, Odonata Central  Great Blue Skimmer  Slaty Skimmer  Bar-winged Skimmer

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