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 62 Audubon At Home in Northern Virginia WILDLIFE OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA T .ROBISON 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 Audubon At Home in Northern Virginia 63.