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116 Distinct Species
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Aeshna canadensis Canada Darner |
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Aeshna interrupta Variable Darner |
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Aeshna palmata Paddle-tailed Darner |
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Aeshna umbrosa Shadow Darner |
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Aeshna walkeri Walker's Darner |
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Amphiagrion abbreviatum Western Red Damsel |
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Anax junius Common Green Darner |
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Anax walsinghami Giant Darner |
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Archilestes californicus California Spreadwing |
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Archilestes grandis Great Spreadwing |
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Argia agrioides California Dancer |
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Argia alberta Paiute Dancer |
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Argia emma Emma's Dancer |
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Argia hinei Lavender Dancer |
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Argia immunda Kiowa Dancer |
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Argia lugens Sooty Dancer |
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Argia moesta Powdered Dancer |
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Argia nahuana Aztec Dancer |
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Argia sedula Blue-ringed Dancer |
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Argia vivida Vivid Dancer |
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Brachymesia furcata Red-tailed Pennant |
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Brechmorhoga mendax Pale-faced Clubskimmer |
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Calopteryx aequabilis River Jewelwing |
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Coenagrion resolutum Taiga Bluet |
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Cordulegaster dorsalis Pacific Spiketail |
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Cordulia shurtleffii American Emerald |
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Enallagma anna River Bluet |
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Enallagma annexum Northern Bluet |
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Enallagma basidens Double-striped Bluet |
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Enallagma boreale Boreal Bluet |
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Enallagma carunculatum Tule Bluet |
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Enallagma civile Familiar Bluet |
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Enallagma clausum Alkali Bluet |
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Enallagma eiseni Baja Bluet |
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Enallagma praevarum Arroyo Bluet |
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Epitheca canis Beaverpond Baskettail |
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Epitheca spinigera Spiny Baskettail |
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Erpetogomphus compositus White-belted Ringtail |
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Erpetogomphus lampropeltis Serpent Ringtail |
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Erythemis collocata Western Pondhawk |
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Erythemis vesiculosa Great Pondhawk |
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Erythrodiplax basifusca Plateau Dragonlet |
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Erythrodiplax funerea Black-winged Dragonlet |
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Hetaerina americana American Rubyspot |
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Ischnura barberi Desert Forktail |
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Ischnura cervula Pacific Forktail |
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Ischnura denticollis Black-fronted Forktail |
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Ischnura erratica Swift Forktail |
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Ischnura gemina San Francisco Forktail |
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Ischnura hastata Citrine Forktail |
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Ischnura perparva Western Forktail |
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Ischnura ramburii Rambur's Forktail |
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Ladona julia Chalk-fronted Corporal |
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Lestes congener Spotted Spreadwing |
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Lestes disjunctus Northern Spreadwing |
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Lestes dryas Emerald Spreadwing |
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Lestes stultus Black Spreadwing |
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Lestes unguiculatus Lyre-tipped Spreadwing |
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Leucorrhinia glacialis Crimson-ringed Whiteface |
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Leucorrhinia hudsonica Hudsonian Whiteface |
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Leucorrhinia intacta Dot-tailed Whiteface |
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Leucorrhinia proxima Belted Whiteface |
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Libellula comanche Comanche Skimmer |
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Libellula composita Bleached Skimmer |
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Libellula croceipennis Neon Skimmer |
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Libellula forensis Eight-spotted Skimmer |
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Libellula luctuosa Widow Skimmer |
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Libellula nodisticta Hoary Skimmer |
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Libellula pulchella Twelve-spotted Skimmer |
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Libellula quadrimaculata Four-spotted Skimmer |
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Libellula saturata Flame Skimmer |
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Macrodiplax balteata Marl Pennant |
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Macromia magnifica Western River Cruiser |
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Nehalennia irene Sedge Sprite |
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Octogomphus specularis Grappletail |
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Ophiogomphus bison Bison Snaketail |
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Ophiogomphus morrisoni Great Basin Snaketail |
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Ophiogomphus occidentis Sinuous Snaketail |
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Ophiogomphus severus Pale Snaketail |
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Oplonaeschna armata Riffle Darner |
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Orthemis ferruginea Roseate Skimmer |
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Pachydiplax longipennis Blue Dasher |
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Paltothemis lineatipes Red Rock Skimmer |
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Pantala flavescens Wandering Glider |
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Pantala hymenaea Spot-winged Glider |
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Perithemis intensa Mexican Amberwing |
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Phanogomphus kurilis Pacific Clubtail |
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Plathemis lydia Common Whitetail |
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Plathemis subornata Desert Whitetail |
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Progomphus borealis Gray Sanddragon |
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Pseudoleon superbus Filigree Skimmer |
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Rhionaeschna californica California Darner |
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Rhionaeschna multicolor Blue-eyed Darner |
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Rhionaeschna psilus Turquoise-tipped Darner |
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Somatochlora albicincta Ringed Emerald |
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Somatochlora semicircularis Mountain Emerald |
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Stylurus intricatus Brimstone Clubtail |
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Stylurus olivaceus Olive Clubtail |
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Stylurus plagiatus Russet-tipped Clubtail |
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Sympetrum corruptum Variegated Meadowhawk |
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Sympetrum costiferum Saffron-winged Meadowhawk |
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Sympetrum danae Black Meadowhawk |
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Sympetrum illotum Cardinal Meadowhawk |
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Sympetrum internum Cherry-faced Meadowhawk |
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Sympetrum madidum Red-veined Meadowhawk |
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Sympetrum obtrusum White-faced Meadowhawk |
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Sympetrum pallipes Striped Meadowhawk |
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Sympetrum semicinctum Band-winged Meadowhawk |
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Sympetrum vicinum Autumn Meadowhawk |
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Tanypteryx hageni Black Petaltail |
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Telebasis salva Desert Firetail |
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Tramea calverti Striped Saddlebags |
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Tramea lacerata Black Saddlebags |
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Tramea onusta Red Saddlebags |
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Zoniagrion exclamationis Exclamation Damsel |
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