Paulson, D. R. 2011. and Damselflies of Orlando Wetlands Park the East. Princeton University Press, Princeton, N.J. Since its opening in 1990, Orlando Wetlands Park has Used as the source for scientific names and attracted wildlife and wildlife watchers. Hikers and common names for this checklist as well as the Florida bicyclists can enjoy over 18 miles of berm roads, while flight seasons listed for each species. hikers can also use nature trails in several areas of the park.

This list is based on monthly dragonfly surveys Directions: Drive 40 minutes east of downtown Orlando Wetlands and Dragonfly Nymphs (Immatures) conducted at Orlando Wetlands Park by Orange Orlando on SR 50 to Christmas, FL. Go north (left) 2.3 Dragonfly Information Sources Audubon Society’s Wildlife Survey Committee miles on Ft. Christmas Road (CR 420), and 1.5 miles during 2013 and 2014. Checklist was prepared east (right) on Wheeler Road. Parking area will be on Park Abbott, J.C. 2006-2014. OdonataCentral: An online your left. resource for the distribution and identification of . by park volunteers Mary Keim and Randy Snyder. Hours: Sunrise until sunset, seven days a week, year odonatacentral.org. (Accessed November 5, 2014). round. Please help keep the list up to date by sending Beaton, G. 2007. and Damselflies of Georgia additional sightings with documenting photos to Orlando Wetlands Park Field Checklist of and the Southeast. University of Georgia Press, Athens, orlandowetlandspark@ cityoforlando.net 25155 Wheeler Road, Christmas, FL 32709 Georgia. 407.568.1706, cityoforlando.net/wetlands

Biodiversity Heritage Library biodiversitylibrary.org - Dragonflies Used as the source for adult odonate images on this checklist.

Bybee, Seth. 2012. Dragonflies and Damselflies of Florida. Featured Creatures Pub. EENY-355 entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/misc/odonata/odonata.ht m (Accessed November 5, 2014).

Dunkle, S.W. 2000. Dragonflies through Binoculars: A Field Guide to Dragonflies of North America. Oxford University Press, Oxford.

Kentucky Water Watch Program. Division of Water, Water Quality Monitoring Projects state.ky.us/nrepc/water/dragfly.htm Used as the source for image of odonate nymphs in this checklist.

Kondratieff, Boris C. (coordinator). 2000. Odonata of Florida page at Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) of the United States. Jamestown, ND: Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center Online. npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/distr/insects/dfly/fl/toc.htm (Accessed: November 5, 2014).

Revised February 2017 Date ______Time ______SKIMMERS (Family ) Corporals Observers ______Blue Corporal (Ladona deplanata) Nov-May Weather ______King Skimmers Bar-winged Skimmer ( axilena) Mar-Oct Odonates (dragonflies and damselflies) are Slaty Skimmer (Libellula incesta) Mar-Nov important in wetland food webs and can be Damselfly head Dragonfly head Great Blue Skimmer (Libellula vibrans) Mar-Oct used to monitor wetland ecological health due Golden-winged Sk. (Libellula auripennis) Feb-Nov to their range of pollution tolerance. Although the damselflies have not yet been Clubtail Needham’s Skimmer (Libellula needhami) Jan-Nov surveyed at Orlando Wetlands Park, a couple Tropical King Skimmers Dragonflies belong to the Order Odonata, of commonly seen damselflies are Rambur’s ( ferruginea) all year CLUBTAILS (Family ) Amberwings Suborder Anisoptera. They are characterized by Forktail (Ischnura ramburii) and Blue-ringed Greater Forceptails Eastern Amberwing ( tenera) all year large eyes that touch or are separated by less Dancer (Argia sedula). Two-Striped Forceptail ( williamsoni) Apr-Nov Tropical Pennants than an eye’s width; four membranous wings Pond Clubtails Four-Spotted Pe. ( gravida) all year held out to sides; hind wings broader than front Gray-Green Clubtail ( pallidus) Mar-Oct Small Pennants wings; a long abdomen to stabilize flight. Common Clubtails Amanda’s Pennant ( amanda) May-Nov Dragonflies at Orlando Wetlands Park vary in Cypress Clubtail (Gomphus minutus) Feb-May Banded Pennant () Apr-Oct length from the inch-long Eastern Amberwing to ______Halloween Pennant (Celithemis eponina) all year Pondhawks the 3.5 inch Regal Darner. Several dragonflies, CRUISERS (Family ) such as the Common Green Darner, are long- Eastern P’hawk () all year River Cruisers distance migrants. Those that fly north in the Dragonlets Royal River Cruiser ( taeniolata) Apr-Nov spring are the offspring of those that flew south Little Blue Dr. ( minuscula)all year ______Band-winged Dragonlet (E. umbrata) all year in the fall. Darner Blue Dashers Dragonflies spend most of their lives as aquatic EMERALDS (Family ) Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis) all year nymphs (sometimes called larvae) which are Baskettails Hyacinth Gliders carnivorous and have internal gills. DARNERS (Family ) Prince Baskettail ( princeps) Mar-Dec Hyacinth Glider ( marcella) all year Swamp Darners ______Saddlebag Gliders Swamp Darner (Epiaeschna heros) Feb-Oct Red Saddlebags ( oncusta) Mar-Jan Cyrano Darner Carolina Saddlebags (Tramea carolina) all year Cyrano Darner (Nasiaeschna pentacantha) all year Black Saddlebags (Tramea lacerata) Mar-Jan Two-spined Darners Rainpool Gliders Twilight Darner ( nervosa) all year Wandering Glider () all year Three-spined Darners Damselfly Coastal Pennants Phantom Darner (Triacanthagyna trifida) Jul-Feb Marl Pennant ( balteata) all year Pilot Darners In comparison to dragonflies, damselflies belong Skimmer Regal Darner ( ingens) Jan-Oct to the Suborder Zygoptera in the Order Odonata. Green Darners They are characterized by eyes separated by Common Green Darner (Anax junius) all year more than an eye’s width and their wings of equal size held over their backs. Immatures (nymphs) have external gills.