Hennepin & Hopper Lakes Dragonflies & Damselflies (Odonata) Observations 2006 to 2018 All observations by John & Cindy McKee (Illinois Audubon Society) Dragonflies (Suborder Anisoptera) # Family Group Species Common Name 1 Aeshnidae darner Aeshna constricta Lance-tipped Darner 2 Aeshnidae darner Aeshna umbrosa Shadow Darner 3 Aeshnidae darner Anax junius Common Green Darner 4 Corduliidae darner Epitheca costalis Slender baskettail 5 Corduliidae darner Epitheca cynosora Common baskettail 6 Corduliidae emeralds Epitheca princeps Prince Baskettail 7 Gomphidae clubtail Arigomphus submedianus Jade Clubtail 8 Gomphidae clubtail Stylurus plagiatus Russet-Tipped Clubtail 9 Libellulidae skimmer Celithemis eponina Halloween Pennant 10 Libellulidae skimmer Celithemis elisa Calico Pennant 11 Libellulidae skimmer Erythemis simplicicolis Eastern Pondhawk 12 Libellulidae skimmer Libellula luctuosa Widow Skimmer 13 Libellulidae skimmer Libellula lydia Common Whitetail 14 Libellulidae skimmer Libellula pulchella Twelve-Spotted Skimmer 15 Libellulidae skimmer Pachydiplax longipennis Blue Dasher 16 Libellulidae skimmer Pantala hymenaea Spot-Winged Glider 17 Libellulidae skimmer Perithemis tenera Eastern Amberwing 18 Libellulidae skimmer Pantala flavescens Wandering Glider 19 Libellulidae skimmer Sympetrum ambiguum Blue-Faced Meadowhawk 20 Libellulidae skimmer Sympetrum corruptum Variegated Meadowhawk 21 Libellulidae skimmer Sympetrum danii Black Meadowhawk 22 Libellulidae skimmer Sympetrum obtrusum White-Faced Meadowhawk 23 Libellulidae skimmer Sympetrum rubicundulum Ruby Meadowhawk 24 Libellulidae skimmer Sympetrum vicinum Autumn Meadowhawk 25 Libellulidae skimmer Tramea lacerata Black Saddlebags 26 Libellulidae skimmer Tramea onusta Red Saddlebags 27 Macromiidae cruiser Macromia taeniolata Royal River Cruiser Damselflies (Suborder Zygoptera) # Family Group Species Common Name 28 Calopterygidae broad-winged damsel Calopteryx maculata Ebony Jewelwing 29 Coenagrionidae pond damsel Argia apicalis Blue-Fronted Dancer 30 Coenagrionidae pond damsel Argia fumipennis Variable Dancer 31 Coenagrionidae pond damsel Argia moesta Powdered Dancer 32 Coenagrionidae pond damsel Argia tibialis Blue-Tipped Dancer 33 Coenagrionidae pond damsel Enallagma antennatum Rainbow Bluet 34 Coenagrionidae pond damsel Enallagma carunculatum Tule Bluet 35 Coenagrionidae pond damsel Enallagma civile Familiar Bluet 36 Coenagrionidae pond damsel Enallagma exsullans Stream Bluet 37 Coenagrionidae pond damsel Enallagma geminatum Skimming Bluet 38 Coenagrionidae pond damsel Enallagma signatum Orange Bluet 39 Coenagrionidae pond damsel Enallagma vesperym Vesper bluet 40 Coenagrionidae pond damsel Ischnura posita Fragile Forktail 41 Coenagrionidae pond damsel Ischnura verticalis Eastern Forktail 42 Coenagrionidae pond damsel Nehalennia irene Sedge Sprite 43 Lestidae spreadwings Lesties focipatus Sweetflag Spreadwing 44 Lestidae spreadwings Lestes dryas Emerald Spreadwing 45 Lestidae spreadwings Lestes rectangularis Slender Spreadwing 46 Lestidae spreadwings Lestes unguiculatus Lyre-tipped Spreadwing.