List of Canadian damselflies explained

This is a list of damselflies (Odonata) of Canada.

Family Calopterygidae, broad-winged damsels

Genus Calopteryx, jewelwings

• Calopteryx aequabilis, river jewelwing
• Calopteryx amata, superb jewelwing
• Calopteryx dimidiata, sparkling jewelwing
• Calopteryx maculata, ebony jewelwing

Genus Hetaerina, rubyspots

• Hetaerina americana, American rubyspot

Family Lestidae, spreadwings

Genus Archilestes

• Archilestes grandis, great spreadwing

Genus Lestes

• Lestes australis, southern spreadwing
• Lestes congener, spotted spreadwing
• Lestes disjunctus, common spreadwing or northern spreadwing
• Lestes dryas, emerald spreadwing
• Lestes eurinus, amber-winged spreadwing
• Lestes forcipatus, sweetflag spreadwing
• Lestes inaequalis, elegant spreadwing
• Lestes rectangularis, slender spreadwing
• Lestes stultus, black spreadwing
• Lestes unguiculatus, lyre-tipped spreadwing
• Lestes vigilax, swamp spreadwing

Family Coenagrionidae, pond damsels

Genus Amphiagrion

• Amphiagrion abbreviatum, western red damsel
• Amphiagrion saucium, eastern red damsel

Genus Argia, dancers

• Argia alberta, Paiute dancer
• Argia apicalis, blue-fronted dancer
• Argia bipunctulata, seepage dancer
• Argia emma, Emma's dancer
• Argia fumipennis, variable dancer and violet dancer
• Argia moesta, powdered dancer
• Argia plana, springwater dancer
• Argia tibialis, blue-tipped dancer
• Argia translata, dusky dancer
• Argia vivida, vivid dancer

Genus Chromagrion

• Chromagrion conditum, aurora damsel

Genus Chrysobasis

• Chrysobasis lucifer, tail-light damsel

Genus Coenagrion, Eurasian bluets

• Coenagrion angulatum, prairie bluet
• Coenagrion interrogatum, Subarctic bluet
• Coenagrion resolutum, taiga bluet

Genus Enallagma, bluets

• Enallagma anna, river bluet
• Enallagma antennatum, rainbow bluet
• Enallagma aspersum, azure bluet
• Enallagma basidens, double-striped bluet
• Enallagma boreale, boreal bluet
• Enallagma carunculatum, tule bluet
• Enallagma civile, familiar bluet
• Enallagma clausum, alkali bluet
• Enallagma cyathigerum, northern bluet
• Enallagma daeckii, attenuated bluet
• Enallagma divagans, turquoise bluet
• Enallagma doubledayi, Atlantic bluet
• Enallagma durum, big bluet
• Enallagma ebrium, marsh bluet
• Enallagma exsulans, stream bluet
• Enallagma geminatum, skimming bluet
• Enallagma hageni, Hagen's bluet
• Enallagma laterale, New England bluet
• Enallagma minusculum, little bluet
• Enallagma pallidum, pale bluet
• Enallagma pictum, scarlet bluet
• Enallagma praevarum, arroyo bluet
• Enallagma recurvatum, pine barrens bluet
• Enallagma signatum, orange bluet
• Enallagma traviatum, slender bluet
• Enallagma vesperum, vesper bluet

Genus Ischnura, forktails

• Ischnura cervula, Pacific forktail
• Ischnura damula, plains forktail
• Ischnura hastata, citrine forktail
• Ischnura kellicotti, lilypad forktail
• Ischnura posita, fragile forktail
• Ischnura verticalis, eastern forktail

Genus Nehalennia, sprites

• Nehalennia gracilis, sphagnum sprite
• Nehalennia irene, sedge sprite

Genus Telebasis, firetails

• Telebasis byersi, duckweed firetail

See also

• List of butterflies of Canada
• List of moths of Canada
• List of dragonflies of Canada

References

• Dubois, Bob. Damselflies of the North Woods. Duluth, MN:Kollath+Stensaas, 2005.
• North American Dragonflies and Damselflies, Greg Lasley Nature Photography