The Dragonflies And Damselflies (Odonata) Of Louisiana
by Bill Mauffray
International Odonata Research Institute
% Division of Plant Industry
P.0. Box 147100
Gainesville, FL. 32614
e-mail: iodonata@bellsouth.net
www.iodonata.net
Originally published in Bulletin
of American Odonatology
Volume 5 Number 1
Oct 1997
Last update 04-Jan-2008
(updates since print publication in RED)
NEW
FEATURE : Excellent photos and images
mostly from Gayle and Jeanell Strickland of Baton Rouge to aid in field identifications.
Also Common names have been added (Sept 2004)
Abstract:
The Dragonflies amd Damselflies (Odonata) of Louisiana
A comprehensive study of Louisiana dragonflies and damselflies
(Odonata) was published by George Bick in 1957. He listed 101 species,
including 33 Zygoptera and 68 Anisoptera. Since then several authors, including
Mulhern (1971), Bick (1978 & 1990), Westfall & Tennessen (1979), and others
(see Bibliography) have published data on an additional 14 species previously
unreported in the state. This paper is an update and supplement to Bick's
work.. It includes an update of the state list based on literature and
specimens seen by the author. With 10 additional species and one removed from
the list, there are now 124 taxa, including 33 Zygoptera, and 91 Anisoptera.
Doubtful records and a list of species expected in Louisiana are also discussed. Quite a few
distribution gaps have been filled within the last 40 years. A study of
references from surrounding states has also helped to formulate a better
understanding of the distribution of Odonata species within Louisiana. The bibliography includes Louisiana references, as
well as that of surrounding states.
CONTENTS:
Introduction
Physiography
Of Louisiana
Distribution
Of Odonata Within Louisiana
Sources Of Information
Acknowledgments
The List (intro and
legend)
Zygoptera
Calopterygidae
Lestidae
Coenagrionidae
Anisoptera
Petaluridae
Aeshnidae
Gomphidae
Cordulegastridae
Corduliidae -Macromiinae
Corduliidae- Corduliinae
Libellulidae
Additions/Correstions
To the List (since Jan 1998)
Doubtful Records
Expected Species
Bibliography
Introduction:
A comprehensive study of Louisiana dragonflies and damselflies
(Odonata) was published by George Bick in 1957. He listed 101 species,
including 33 Zygoptera and 68 Anisoptera. Since then several authors, including
Mulhern (1971), Bick (1978 & 1990), Westfall & Tennessen (1979), and
others (see Bibliography) have published data on an additional 14 species
previously unreported in the state. This paper is an update and supplement to
Bick's work. It includes an update of the state list based on literature and
specimens seen by the author. With 10 additional species and one removed from
the list, there are now 125 taxa, including 33
Zygoptera, and 92 Anisoptera. Doubtful records
and a list of species expected in Louisiana
are also discussed. Quite a few distribution gaps have been filled within the
last 40 years. A study of references from surrounding states has also helped to
formulate a better understanding of the distribution of Odonata species within Louisiana.
Although Louisiana has a variety of habitats
for Odonata, It does not support the numbers of species that other southern and
eastern states do: Alabama, 173 (Tennessen, et al,1995); Arkansas, 133 (Harp
& Harp, 1996); Florida, 162 (Dunkle, 1992); New Jersey, 172 (May &
Carle, 1996); New York 175 (Donnelly, 1992); Ohio, 156 (Glotzhober, 1995); and
Texas, 194 (Abbot, in press). One primary reason for this could be that Louisiana is entirely below
the fall line, and it's highest altitude is less then 600 feet above sea level.
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Physiography Of Louisiana:
All of Louisiana
is in the Gulf Coastal Plain. Bick (1957) divided the state into 4 general
physiographic zones: (see fig 1.) the Pinelands, Alluvial, Prairie, and Deltaic
plain. This scheme seems to work out well with regards to Odonata distribution.
The pinelands zone is separated by the alluvial areas of the Mississippi and
Red rivers into 3 separate sub- areas in this study: (1) the Southeast
Pinelands, extending eastward from the Mississippi alluvial area into southern
Mississippi; (2) the Northern Pinelands, bounded on the east by the Mississippi
alluvial area and on the west by the Red River alluvial area (this area extends
northward into Arkansas and continues up to the Ouachita foothills); and (3)
the Western Pinelands extends from the Red River alluvial areas westward to
Houston and Tyler, Texas, and into southeastern Oklahoma.
INSERT FIG 1. PHYSIOGRAPHY OF LOUISIANA FILE NAME =
LAPHYS2
INSERT FIG 2 PARISH MAP OF LOUISIANA FILE NAME=
LAPARSH3
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Distribution Of
Odonata Within Louisiana:
Bick (1957) gives an excellent account of
distribution patterns within the state. Most of the Louisiana Odonata fauna is
Eastern [E] (79= 64% ) or transcontinental [T] (19= 15. %). These 98 taxa (97
species, 2 subspecies) generally have a range extending from Florida
and/or the Atlantic coastal states through Louisiana
into east Texas
or farther west. Twenty, or 16%, are Coastal Plain [CP], one is Western [W],
and four have not been categorized [U]. No species is endemic to Louisiana, although one species, Ophiogomphus
australis, is limited to the area that includes Washington
and Tangipahoa Parishes, Louisiana, and Pike County
immediately to the north in Mississippi.
Twelve species reach their western limits in Louisiana. Six of these
species reach their western limit within the Washington-St.Tammany Parish area:
Enallagma concisum, E. weewa, Gomphus hodgesi, Gomphus (Gomphurus)
dilatatus, Cordulegaster bilineata, and Somatochlora provocans. Three
taxa have been reported westward to the Mississippi
alluvial area but do not cross it: Argia fumipennis fumipennis, Gomphus
exilis, and Stylurus amnicola. Four species - Aphylla
williamsoni, Dromogomphus armatus, Gomphaeschna antilope, and
Libellula axilena- reach their western limit in south central
and/or southwest Louisiana; however, there is
an unverified record from southeast Texas
for L. axilena (Orr, 1988).
Nine other eastern species have not
been reported from western Louisiana but are
expected there since they have been reported in southeast Texas:
Hetaerina americana, Argia sedula, Enallagma
daeckii, E. dubium, Gomphus apomyius, Anax longipes, and Neurocordulia
alabamensis (Donnelly, 1978; Orr, 1988), and Epitheca spinosa from Arkansas and Oklahoma
(Tennessen, 1994). Erpetogomphus designatus has also been
reported only from this same area, but its range extends through Texas and also through Arkansas to the north. It would be expected
in other parts of the state.
Four species reach their eastern limits in Louisiana: Gomphus
militaris, Gomphus oklahomensis, Somatochlora margarita and
Aphylla angustifolia. The latter is the only one of the four that has been
found east of the Mississippi in Louisiana. The first
three are limited to the pineland regions of the four state area consisting of Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and east Texas.
Two additional widespread taxa, Argia fumipennis violacea and
Arigomphus submedianus, are reported from west of the Mississippi River but
not from the southeastern part of the state, even though they are found on the
east side of the river in the northern part of their range.
Only two species, Enallagma basidens and
Epitheca stella, are restricted to extreme northern Louisiana. Libellula cyanea and L.
luctuosa are primarily northern within the state, with a few recent records
from the southern half of the state. Orr (pers. comm.) reports the latter from
southeast Texas.
Thirty-six species were found primarily in
the southern half or, at the most, the lower two thirds of the state. Erythrodiplax
berenice and Macrodiplax balteata were found only in or near
brackish areas. Miathyria marcella and Ischnura kellicotti
were restricted by association with particular vegetation.
One species, Dythemis velox, which was
not reported by Bick (1957), has apparently moved very rapidly from the north
from Arkansas into north central Louisiana, and from the north through Mississippi
into the northern part of the Florida Parishes of southeast Louisiana.
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Sources Of
Information:
An attempt was made to review every published
reference concerning Louisiana Odonata. The writer collected extensively in
southeast Louisiana
in the 60's and early 70's, and again from 1990-1992 in several regions of the
state. Results of this field work are included here. The Jim Barr collection,
LSU, IORI, FSCA, and USNM collections were personally studied. Data were
provided from the personal notes of George & Juanda Bick, Sid Dunkle,
Jerrell Daigle, John Abbott, and Ken Tennessen. In 1979, Jim Barr distributed a
"list of Anisoptera" to the Louisiana Academy of Sciences. There were
a number of discrepancies and some misdeterminations that were discovered when
I studied his collection as well as the specimens at LSU. The results of this
investigation are incorporated here. Malcolm Vidrine published a series of
papers between 1988 and 1992 covering the Odonata of Louisiana, especially of the
prairie region. Many of his records were based on sight records, and, for sake
of proper citation, they are included, but voucher specimens are needed for
verification.
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Acknowledgments:
George & Juanda Bick inventoried the FSCA
collection and provided personal data, moral support, and the basis for this
entire study. Nancy Adams assisted me in inventorying the USNM collection,
Oliver Flint rechecked some pinned specimen determinations at the USNM, and Jim
Barr provided his entire collection for study. Thanks also to John Abbott,
Jerrell Daigle, Sid Dunkle, Geroge Harp, and Ken Tennessen for personal data.
The staff of the LSU Entomology Collection, recently renamed the LSU Collection
of Arthropods, allowed me to inventory their specimens. Dr. Minter J. Westfall
Jr. provided additional moral support which helped rekindle my interest in
Odonata after being inactive in Odonata studies for almost 20 years. George
Bick, Jerrell Daigle, and Ken Tennessen reviewed the rough draft. Special thanks to Gayle and Jeanell Strickland for
permission to link to their excellent images from the region. Credits for links
to other images go to Dennis Paulson,
and Giff Beaton.
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The List:
The families are listed after Garrison (1997)
and all matters of nomenclature are based on his January 1997 revision. The
species and parishes (= counties elsewhere) are listed alphabetically. All
parish records included in and discussed by Bick (1957) are simply listed with
no code. All parish records after 1957, plus any that were not covered by Bick
(1957), are listed either with a code or a full citation. the latter is used if
there were less than 3 records from the source. If a parish record not cited by
Bick (1957) was from more than one source, then all the sources are listed.
In some cases a multiple-record reference may
refer to the same specimen which was cited in the literature and then again in
a particular collection. Many of the FSCA, IORI, USNM, and LSU records were
collected by the writer. Some were in my personal collection at the beginning
of this study but were later deposited in one of the studied collections. The
multiple references better support the validity of the record, especially if
one or more of the records was a sight record.
The earliest and latest dates for adults are
enclosed in parentheses. Brackets that follow include codes for the general
distribution of the species, restrictions within Louisiana, and a code for new species added
since Bick (1957).
At the end of the above data
are links to images, both male and female if available. Use the
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Legend: codes within parentheses ( )
No code = All records (new and
historical) from Bick (1957)
B= Bick personal communication
B8= Bick (1978)
B9= Bick (1990)
D= Dunkle (pers. comm)
G=Gayle
& Jeanell Strickland 2003 and earlier
G4=Gayle
& Jeanell Strickland 2004 records
G5=Gayle
& Jeanell Strickland 2005 records
G6=Gayle
& Jeanell Strickland 2006 records
G7=Gayle
& Jeanell Strickland 2007 records
JL= Louton (1982)
F= FSCA/IORI collections (Gainesville, FL)
K4= Kreg
Ellzey, per. comm (2004)
K5= Kreg
Ellzey, per. Comm.(2005)
L= LSU (Baton Rouge, LA)
M= Mulhern (1971)
J= Barr Collection, verified by
writer
JA= Abbott (pers. comm.)
JU= Barr 1979 List (unpublished)
O= R.
Osborn (2005)
SS=Steve Shively 2007 records
U= National
Museum of Natural History (Washington DC)
V= Vidrine (1992)
V8= Vidrine (1988) from Ft. Polk
list
V9= Vidrine (1991)
VP= Vidrine (1992) reported as
"previous records" but unable to find a literature reference
W= Mauffray collection (many now in
FSCA, IORI, LSU, and USNM)
WW= Walls & Walls (1971)
WT= Westfall & Tennessen (1979)
Legend: distribution codes within brackets [
]
E= Eastern US
T= Transcontinental US
W= Western US
CP=Coastal Plain US
U= Undefined
> = Found only east of the Mississippi River in state
< = Found only west of the Mississippi River in state
^ = Found only in northern half of
state
e = Reaches eastern limit in state
w = Reaches western limit in state
# = Added or reinstated to list
since Bick (1957)
* = First record for state
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Zygoptera
Calopterygidae
Calopteryx dimidiata Burmeister, 1839. Sparkling
Jewelwing. Allen (V), Beauregard, Rapides, St. Helena, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa (F,L), Union, Vernon (F,V,V8,W), Washington.
Found along small, clear flowing streams in scattered localities throughout the
pinelands. ( Mar 1-Sept 10) [E] Images: Male Female
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Calopteryx maculata (Beauvois, 1805). Ebony Jewelwing.
Allen (J,V), Beauregard, Bienville (J), Bossier, Caldwell (J), Catahoula (J),
Claiborne, DeSoto (J), East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Grant (L,V), Jackson,
LaSalle, Lincoln, Livingston (F,W), Morehouse (J), Natchitoches, Ouachita,
Rapides, Red River (B), Sabine (B,J,V), St. Helena (F,J,W), St. Tammany,
Tangipahoa, Union (J), Vernon (B,L,V8), Washington, West Feliciana (F,L,W),
Winn. Very common throughout the pinelands along flowing creeks in mostly
shaded situations.( Mar 1-Oct 25 ) [E] ]
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Hetaerina americana (Fabricius, 1798). American Rubyspot.
East Baton Rouge, East
Feliciana, St. Helena, Tangipahoa, Washington, West Feliciana (F,L,W). Reported
only from the southeast pinelands along sunlit clear flowing streams. It should
occur in other pineland areas, since it is reported from southeast Texas (Donnelly, 1978;
Orr, 1988,1997). ( Apr 2-Oct 2 ) [T>] Images: Male Female
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Hetaerina titia (Drury, 1773). Smoky Rubyspot. Allen, Avoyelles (VP), Beauregard
(B,L), Catahoula (J), East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Evangeline, LaSalle
(F,J), Madison, Natchitoches (L), Rapides, St. Helena, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa,
Vernon, Washington, West Feliciana (F,L,W). This widespread species occurs
throughout the pineland areas. ( Jun 24-Nov 15) [E] Images: Male Female
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Lestidae
Lestes australis Walker,1952.
(=Lestes disjunctus australis ) Southern Spreadwing.
Allen (V), Ascension,
Beauregard (J), East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana (F), Iberville (L), Jefferson
Davis (VP), LaSalle (F,W), Lincoln, Natchitoches (B), Ouachita, Rapides (B,V),
Sabine, St. Landry(B,V), St. Tammany, Terrebonne, Washington
(G5), West Feliciana (L). Collected in both pinelands and alluvial areas
of the state, mostly around sunlit ponds, sloughs, and ditches. This species
has two separate flight periods during the year. Bick (1957) suggested a dual
emergence period. I found it rare in early spring but common in late fall. (Mar
8-Apr 4 and Aug 2-Dec 4) [E] Images:
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Lestes Forficula Rambur, 1842. Rainpool Spreadwing. NEW
STATE RECORD. St. Landry (G7). Images: Male Female
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Lestes inaequalis Walsh, 1862. Elegant Spreadwing. Beauregard (V), East Feliciana
(F,W), Grant (F), Saint Charles (F), Vernon (V), Webster.
Except for the St. Charles
records, collections were in the pinelands, but populations are apparently
localized. (Apr 7-Aug 18) [E]
Lestes vigilax Hagen
in Selys, 1862. Swamp Spreadwing. Acadia (V), Beauregard (V), Bossier, Caddo (L), Claiborne, East Feliciana (F), Jefferson Davis (VP),
Lincoln, Rapides (V), St. Landry (V), St. Martin (V), St. Tammany, Tangipahoa,
Union (J) Vernon (V). This shade-loving species was found in scattered
locations only in the pinelands. (Mar 31-Oct 19) [E] Images: Male Female
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Coenagrionidae
Argia apicalis (Say, 1839). Blue-fronted Dancer. Acadia (V), Allen (J,V), Ascension,
Avoyelles, Beauregard, Bienville, Caddo (K4),
Calcasieu(D,F,L,V), Catahoula, Concordia (J), East Baton Rouge, East Carroll
(J), East Feliciana, Evangeline (V), Grant, Jefferson Davis (J,V), Lafayette,
LaSalle, Lincoln, Livingston (W), Madison, Morehouse (J), Natchitoches, Rapides
(J,V), Sabine (V), St. Helena, St. Landry (V), St. Martin (V), Tangipahoa,
Tensas, Washington, West Carroll (J), West Feliciana. Bick (1957) stated that
this species was found almost equally in the pinelands and alluvial areas. (Apr
17-Nov 24) [E] Images: Male Female
Female
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Argia bipunctulata (Hagen,
1861). Seepage Dancer. Caldwell, DeSoto, Lincoln, Livingston
(W), Vernon
(W), Washington (J). This widespread species is usually found in association
with seepage springs which are not too abundant in Louisiana. Previous records were only for North Louisiana, but this species has now been collected
in the pinelands of both the southeast and southwest. The Vernon Parish record
was listed as Argia barretti by Vidrine et al (1992). See notes under
"Doubtful and Obsolete Records" below. (May 5-Aug 4) [E] Images: Male Female
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Argia fumipennis fumipennis (Burmeister, 1839). Smoky-winged Dancer. East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana,
St. Helena, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Washington , West Feliciana (W). Found
only in the southeast pinelands in a variety of habitats, sometimes being very
abundant. (Mar 28-Oct 4) [E>] Images: Male Female
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Argia f. violacea (Hagen,
1861). Violet Dancer.
Bienville (J), Claiborne, LaSalle (F,W), Natchitoches
(J), Rapides (B,V,W), Vernon.
This clear winged form is found only west of the Mississippi
in Louisiana, never as abundant as its
southeast Louisiana
dark winged form. The Bick(1957) records and those of the writer were from ponds.
My experience with this species in Arkansas
and Arizona
is that it is a stream species. ( Mar 26-Sep 1 ) [E<] Images: Male (Use <back> button to return to list )
Argia moesta (Hagen,
1861). Powdered Dancer. Acadia
(VP), Allen, Assumption (VP), Avoyelles (V), Beauregard, Bienville (JA),
Claiborne, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Evangeline (V), Grant, Jefferson
Davis (J), LaSalle, Livingston, Madison (VP), Morehouse, Natchitoches (J),
Rapides, Sabine (V), St. Helena, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Tensas (VP), Union
(J), Vernon, Washington, West Feliciana (W). Winn. Found on streams and rivers
throughout the pinelands. ( Apr-3-Sep 11) [T] Images: Male
, Male
(color var ) , Female
, Female
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Argia sedula (Hagen,
1861). Blue-ringed Dancer. Caddo (O) ,East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana,
Grant (B), LaSalle, Livingston, Madison, Richland (J), St. Helena, St. Tammany,
Tangipahoa, Tensas, Washington, West Feliciana. This stream species is
widespread but not as common as Argia moesta. It has not been reported
from western Louisiana,
but it should occur there. ( Apr 17-Sep 25 ) [T] Images: Male Female (Use <back> button to return to list )
Argia tibialis (Rambur, 1842). Blue-tipped Dancer. Acadia (L,V), Allen, Ascension,
Avoyelles (V), Beauregard, Bienville (J), Bossier, Caddo, Calcasieu (V),
Caldwell (J), Catahoula, Claiborne, DeSoto, East Baton Rouge, East Carroll (J),
East Feliciana, Evangeline, Grant, Jackson, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette (B,V),
LaSalle, Lincoln, Livingston, Madison, Morehouse, Natchitoches, Rapides, Red
River (J), Sabine (V), St. Helena, St. Landry, St. Martin (V), St. Tammany,
Tangipahoa, Union, Vernon, Washington, Webster, West Carroll, West Feliciana
(W), Winn. Very widespread on both pond and stream habitats, but absent from
the Deltaic Plain. (Mar 3-Sep 16) [E] Images: Male Female (Use <back> button to return to list )
Enallagma basidens Calvert, 1902. Double-striped
Bluet. Caddo (O), East Baton Rouge (G), Natchitoches,
Tensas, West Feliciana (G5). So far, basidens has been found only in
northern Louisiana.
This species has rapidly expanded its range from southwestern US into the
mid-west and north Atlantic states. It should be found at other localities in
northern and western Louisiana.
( Apr 04 -Oct 5) [T^] Images: Male Female (Use <back> button to return to list )
Enallagma civile (Hagen,
1861). Familiar Bluet. Acadia
(V), Allen (V), Ascension (W), Beauregard (V), Caddo
(O), Calcasieu (V), Caldwell, Cameron (G), Catahoula (J), Concordia (J), East Baton
Rouge, East Feliciana (J), Evangeline (B), Iberia (B), Jackson, Jefferson,
Jefferson Davis (V), LaSalle, Lincoln, Livingston (W), Madison, Natchitoches,
Orleans (F,U), Ouachita, Sabine (V), St. Bernard (W), St. Helena (W), St.
Landry (V), St. Tammany (F), Tangipahoa (W), Tensas, Vernon (V), Webster, West
Feliciana. This species was found in a variety of habitats throughout the state
including slightly brackish ponds and flowing streams. (Mar 8-Nov 26 ) [T] Images: Male Female (Use <back> button to return to list )
Enallagma concisum Williamson, 1922. Cherry Bluet. St. Tammany, Jefferson. The latter
record is from a brackish marsh at Grand Isle, Louisiana. This is unusual,
since E. concisum is usually associated with heavily vegetated, acidic
ponds and roadside ditches in the pinelands of southeastern US. The Grand Isle
specimen could have been a vagrant blown in from Saint Tammany Parish, where it
has been found only in the eastern half of the parish. These are the westernmost
records for the species. ( Mar 6-Sep 27) [CP>w] Images: Male Female (Use <back> button to return to list )
Enallagma daeckii (Calvert, 1903). Attenuated Bluet. St. Tammany,
Tangipahoa (W). Found only in a few scattered localities of the southeast
pinelands. (Apr 24-Jun 8) [CP>] Images: Male Female (Use <back> button to return to list )
Enallagma divagans Selys, 1876. Turquoise Bluet. Bienville (J), Catahoula (J), East
Baton Rouge (W), East Feliciana (W), Livingston (F), Natchitoches, Rapides (B),
St. Helena, St.Tammany, Tangipahoa, Vernon (V,V8), Washington (D,W). Common
early season species found throughout the pinelands. ( Mar 14-Jun 12) [E] Images: Male Female (Use <back> button to return to list )
Enallagma doubledayi
(Selys. 1850). Atlantic Bluet. NEW STATE RECORD: Natchitoches
(G4, K5), St. Tammany (G4) (Apr 8–Jun 13) [E]
Images: Male Female (Use <back> button to return to list )
Enallagma dubium Root, 1924. Burgundy
Bluet. Acadia (V), Calcasieu
(V), Jefferson Davis (VP), St. Tammany.
Although the Vidrine (1992) records are sight records, E. dubium
probably does occur in southwest Louisiana, as
Donnelly (1978) and Orr (1988) reported it from southeast Texas. (Apr 9-Sep 10) [CP] Images: Male Female (Use <back> button to return to list )
Enallagma durum (Hagen,
1861). Big Bluet. Calcasieu (JA), Cameron (L,V), East Baton
Rouge (W), Jefferson, Lafourche (F), Madison, Orleans, Plaquemines (B), St.
Charles (W), St. Tammany (F,L). This species was found at various sites within
the deltaic and alluvial zones. The St. Tammany site at Slidell is on the edge of the pinelands. Some
sites are slightly brackish. ( Apr 1-Oct 25) [CP] Images: Male Female
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Enallagma exsulans (Hagen,
1861). Stream Bluet. Allen
(B), East Feliciana (W), Jefferson Davis (V), LaSalle (W), Madison,
Natchitoches (B), St. Helena (F), St. Landry (V), Tangipahoa
(G5) ,Tensas (J), Washington . Found along clear flowing streams in the
pinelands. (Apr 12-Sep 10) [E] Images: Male Female
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Enallagma geminatum Kellicott, 1895. Skimming Bluet. Evangeline (B), Madison, St. Tammany
(L,W), Tensas, Webster, West Feliciana (W).
This widespread species apparently occurs only locally in Louisiana. ( Mar 31-Aug 18) [E] Images: Male Female (Use <back> button to return to list )
Enallagma signatum (Hagen,
1861). Orange Bluet. Acadia
(V), Ascension, Avoyelles (J), Beauregard (B), Caddo (J, O), Calcasieu (D,V), Caldwell, Cameron, Catahoula,
Claiborne, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana (W), Evangeline, Grant (W), Iberia
(B), Iberville (W), Jefferson, Jefferson Davis (V), Lafourche, LaSalle (W),
Lincoln, Livingston (W), Madison, Natchitoches, Orleans, Pointe Coupee (F),
Rapides, St. Helena (F,W), St. Landry (V), St. Martin, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa,
Tensas, Vernon (V,V8), Webster, West Baton Rouge (W), West Carroll (J), West
Feliciana. This species occurred in all physiographic regions. (Feb 13-Nov 10) [E] Images:
Male Female
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Enallagma traviatum westfalli Donnelly, 1964. Slender
Bluet. Tangipahoa, Vernon (V,W) Washington (D), West Feliciana
(G5). Reported as E. traviatum by Bick (1957). This is another
species that has very localized populations in the state. The one in Tangipahoa
is an old gravel pit adjacent to the Tangipahoa
River at Amite. Sid
Dunkle reports (pers. comm.) that the Washington Parish specimens (2 males)
were collected in the forest, not at the water. The locality was along the
Pushepatapa Creek at SR-21 near Varnado.(
Apr 17-May 3) [E] Images: Male1
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Enallagma vesperum Calvert, 1919. Vesper Bluet. Beauregard (G5), Cameron (G5), Claiborne, St.
Tammany (W), Tensas, West
Feliciana (G5). The St. Tammany site is a wooded, marshy edge of a spring-fed
man-made pond at Florenville. ( Mar
31-Aug 17) [E] Images: Male Female
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Enallagma weewa Byers, 1927. Blackwater Bluet. St. Tammany. This is the westernmost
record for this species, because the Allen (V), Rapides (V), and Vernon (V8)
records are questionable. It is unlikely that this species occurs west of the Mississippi River. It is usually found hovering almost on
the surface of deeply stained acid-water pools of flowing streams, where the
adults are difficult to see and difficult to capture unless
"pancaked" with a net. ( Apr
25-Sep 10) [CP>w]
Ischnura hastata (Say, 1839). (= Anomalagrion hastatum).
Citrine Forktail. Acadia
(B,J,V), Allen, Ascension (W), Avoyelles(U), Beauregard (B,J,V), Caddo (O), Calcasieu (U,V), Caldwell, Cameron,
Catahoula (J), Claiborne, East Baton Rouge, East Carroll (J), East Feliciana
(W), Evangeline (V,W), Franklin, Grant, Iberia, Jackson, Jefferson, Jefferson
Davis (V), Iberville (L), Lafayette, LaSalle, Lincoln, Livingston (W), Madison,
Morehouse, Natchitoches, Orleans, Ouachita, Plaquemines, Rapides, Richland,
Sabine, St. Charles (B). St. John the Baptist (L), St. Helena, St. James (V,W),
St. Landry (L), St. Martin, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Tensas, Union, Vermilion,
Vernon, Washington, Webster, West Baton Rouge (W), West Feliciana (J), Winn. ( Feb 17-Nov 18) [T] Images:
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Ischnura kellicotti Williamson, 1898. Lilypad Forktail. Caddo (O), Claiborne, East Feliciana (L), Lincoln, Ouachita, St.
Tammany, Vermilion (J). Should be found in the pinelands wherever there are
lentic, acid waters with Nuphar or Nymphaea pads. Bick (1957)
discussed the method of scooping up the whole lily pad to collect the adults.
Ken Tennessen recommends (pers. comm.) simply placing the net slowly over the
lily pad and allowing the specimen to fly up into the net. ( Apr 1-Oct 1) [E] Images:
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Ischnura posita (Hagen,
1861). Fragile Forktail. Acadia,
Allen (B,V), Ascension, Avoyelles (J), Beauregard (B,V), Bienville (J), Caddo
(J, O), Calcasieu (U,V), Caldwell, Cameron (V),
Catahoula, Claiborne, Concordia (J), East Baton Rouge, East Carroll (J), East
Feliciana, Evangeline, Franklin, Grant, Iberia (B,V), Iberville (W), Jackson,
Jefferson, Jefferson Davis (V), Lafayette, Lafourche, LaSalle, Lincoln,
Livingston, Madison, Morehouse, Natchitoches, Orleans, Ouachita, Plaquemines,
Point Coupe (W), Rapides, Richland, Sabine, St. Charles, St. Helena (W), St.
John the Baptist (F,L), St. Landry (V), St. Martin, St. Mary (J), St. Tammany,
Tangipahoa, Tensas, Terrebonne, Vermilion (V), Vernon, Washington, Webster,
West Baton Rouge (W), West Feliciana, Winn (B). ( Feb 13-Dec 31) [E] Images: Male Female (Use <back> button to return to list )
Ischnura prognata (Hagen,
1861). Furtive Forktail. Cameron,
East Baton Rouge (W), Jefferson, Orleans, St. John the Baptist (F), St. Martin
(B), St. Tammany, Tangipahoa. This shade-loving species was found in isolated
swampy habitats across southern Louisiana.
( Feb 15-Sep 9) [E]
Ischnura ramburii (Selys, 1850). Rambur's Forktail. Acadia (D,L,V), Allen, Ascension,
Avoyelles, Beauregard, Bienville, Bossier, Caddo (O),
Calcasieu, Cameron, Claiborne, East Baton Rouge, East Carroll, East Feliciana,
Evangeline (B,V), Franklin, Iberia, Iberville (L), Jackson, Jefferson,
Jefferson Davis, Lafayette, Lafourche, LaSalle (W), Lincoln, Livingston,
Madison, Natchitoches, Orleans, Ouachita, Plaquemines, Point Coupe (J),
Rapides, Richland (J), St. Bernard (W), St. Helena (W), St. James (W), St. John
the Baptist (F), St. Landry (V), St. Martin (B,V), St. Mary, St. Tammany,
Tangipahoa, Tensas, Terrebonne, Vermilion, Vernon (V,V8), Washington (W), West
Baton Rouge (W), West Feliciana. It occurs throughout the state but is more
common in the southern third. ( Jan 2-Dec
23) [E] Images: Male Female Female
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Nehalennia integricollis Calvert, 1913. Southern Sprite. Natchitoches (K4), St. Tammany, Calcasieu (L). Sam
Houston State Park 17-V-1992, 1 female, coll. J. Louton. These records are at
the far end of south Louisiana.
Additional collecting should result in more localities. ( Mar 31-Sep-10) [E] Images: Male Female (Use <back> button to return to list )
Telebasis byersi Westfall, 1957. Duckweed Firetail. Lousiana (Westfall & May, 1996).
Iberville (G5), St. John the Baptist: This
record is based on a young (3-4th instar) larva in the FSCA collection with the
following data" "Reserve
Canal","26-IX-73"
No collector was listed. This locality in St.
John the Baptist Parish is a muddy drainage canal in the midst of sugarcane
fields. The specimen was originally determined as T. salva, but when it
was examined again for this study in 1996, It was redetermined as byersi.
When I checked the Reserve
Canal site in the mid
70's, it was devoid of vegetation and not accessible for any larval sampling.
Vidrine et al, 1992 reports sight records from Beauregard, Lafayette and St.
Landry Parishes. It has been recorded from East Texas (Orr, 1988; Dunkle, pers.
comm.) and southern Arkansas, Drew Co (Harp & Harp, 1996), so it probably
does occur in other parts of Louisiana.
Voucher specimens are needed. [#E] Images: Male Female (Use <back> button to return to list )
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Anisoptera
Petaluridae
Tachopteryx thoreyi (Hagen in Selys, 1858). Gray
Petaltail. Grant (F), Natchitoches
(J), Rapides (V), Sabine (V), St. Tammany, Union, Vernon (D,V,V8,V8b). This widespread eastern
species is rare in Louisiana,
due to the scarcity of seepage springs. The Grant parish specimen was collected
as it landed on my white T-shirt. ( Apr 3-Jul 15) [E] Images:
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Aeshnidae
Anax junius (Drury, 1770). Common Green Darner. Acadia (V), Allen, Ascension (JU),
Avoyelles (M,V), Beauregard, Bossier (L,JU), Caddo (L,JU,O), Calcasieu, Cameron, Catahoula (J), Claiborne,
Concordia, DeSoto (L,JU), East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana (F,JU), Evangeline,
Franklin, Iberia, Iberville, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis (L,JU), Lafayette,
LaSalle (W), Lafourche, Lincoln, Livingston (JU,W), Madison, Natchitoches,
Orleans, Ouachita, Pointe Coupee (JU), Plaquemines, Rapides, Red River (JU),
Richland, Sabine (V), St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. Helena (F,W), St. John the
Baptist (F,L), St. Landry (L,JU), St. Martin, St. Mary, St. Tammany,
Tangipahoa, Terrebonne, Vermilion, Vernon, Washington, Webster (L,JU), West
Carroll (J), West Baton Rouge (JU), West Feliciana. Bick (1957) reported a
swarm of about 1000 adults over the marshes of Grand Isle in the Gulf of Mexico. ( Jan 19-Dec 14) [T] Images: Male Female (Use <back> button to return to list )
Anax longipes Hagen,
1861. Comet Darner. Natchitoches (K4), Ouachita (M), St. Tammany,
Tangipahoa (B), West Feliciana (V). ( May 3-Aug 30) [E] Images: Male (Use <back> button to return to list )
Basiaeschna janata (Say, 1839).
Springtime Darner. DeSoto (JU), Livingston (JU), Ouachita (M), Rapides (B,D), St. Helena
(F,L,W), Tangipahoa (F), Union (JU), Washington, West Feliciana (JU). This
early season species was found along small to medium clear flowing streams in
widely scattered locations throughout the pinelands ( Mar 26-Apr 6) [E] Images: Male Female (Use <back> button to return to list )
Boyeria vinosa (Say, 1839).
Fawn Darner. Allen
(JU,WW), Beauregard (JL,V), Bossier, Caldwell (J), DeSoto (VP), East Feliciana,
Evangeline (V), Grant, Jefferson Davis (JL), LaSalle (J), Livingston,
Natchitoches, Rapides, St. Helena, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Union (J,L),
Vernon, Washington, West Feliciana. Bick (1957), May & Carle (1996)
considered the scarcity of adults due to their crepuscular habit. I collected
adults while wading clear flowing streams along deeply shaded water courses and
found the adults erratically flying along the shoreline. (May 3-Nov 5) [E] Images: Male Female (Use <back> button to return to list )
Coryphaeschna ingens (Rambur, 1842). Regal Darner. Acadia (D,V), Allen, Beauregard (V), Caddo (K4), Calcasieu (D), Cameron, Claiborne (U),
DeSoto (U), East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana (L,JU), Evangeline, Jefferson,
Jefferson Davis (D), Lafayette, Morehouse (JU), Natchitoches
(K4), Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. Helena, St.
James, St. John the Baptist (F), St. Landry (V), St. Mary (J,JU), St. Tammany,
Tangipahoa, Terrebonne, Vermilion (VP), Vernon.. Most records are from the
southern half of the state in pinelands, alluvial, and deltaic areas. I
observed swarms of this species in Jefferson Parish at dusk on several
occasions during August of 1965. ( Apr
15-Oct 3) [E] Images: Male (Use <back> button to return to list )
Epiaeschna heros (Fabricius, 1798). Swamp Darner. Acadia (D,JU), Allen, Ascension (W),
Assumption (VP), Avoyelles (VP). Beauregard (VP), Bienville (JU), Bossier,
Caddo, Calcasieu (VP), Caldwell (VP), Cameron, Catahoula (VP), Claiborne (VP),
Concordia (L), DeSoto (VP), East Baton Rouge, East Carroll (VP), East
Feliciana, Evangeline, Franklin (J), Grant, Iberville, Jackson, Jefferson,
Jefferson Davis (D,VP), Lafayette, Lafourche, LaSalle (W), Lincoln (VP),
Livingston, Madison (VP), Morehouse (J), Natchitoches, Orleans, Ouachita (VP),
Point Coupe (L, J), Rapides (B,D), Red River (VP), Sabine (V), St. Bernard (F),
St. Charles, St. Helena (JU,W), St. James (VP), St. John the Baptist (D,F), St.
Landry, St. Martin (JP), St. Mary (VP), St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Tensas (VP),
Terrebonne, Union (J), Vermilion (B), Vernon (B,D,V8), Washington, Webster,
West Baton Rouge (JU), West Carroll (VP), West Feliciana, Winn. There are many
discrepancies in the "Previous Records" reported by Vidrine (1992)
[as "VP"] as compared to actual literature records. I compared the
Vidrine "Previous Records" with the Jim Barr unpublished handout
(1979) and found exactly the same discrepancies. Perhaps Barr somehow confused
the "previous records" for this species with those listed for another
species. Vidrine simply repeated the Barr List. It probably will eventually be
found in all these additional parishes as it was not restricted to any zone. ( Feb 22-Oct 28) [E] Images:
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Gomphaeschna antilope (Hagen,
1874). Taper-tailed Darner. Lafayette (B), Orleans,
St. Tammany (D,F). Both species of this genus
were found near swampy areas. The Lafayette Parish record is the westernmost
for this species. ( Apr 11-Jun 2) [Ew]
Gomphaeschna furcillata (Say, 1839).
Harlequin Darner. Jackson, Lafayette (F), Madison,
Natchitoches (G6), Orleans,
Rapides (D). ( Feb 3-Apr 14) [E] Images: Male Female
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Nasiaeschna pentacantha (Rambur, 1842). Cyrano Darner. Acadia (D,V), Allen (W), Ascension, Assumption, Caddo
(JU,O), DeSoto, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana (G5), Evangeline (V), Iberia (V),
Iberville, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis (D), Lafayette,Lafourche (JU), Madison,
Natchitoches, Orleans, Plaquemines, Rapides (V), Richland, Sabine (V), St.
Charles, St. Landry (V), St. Martin (V), St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Washington,
West Baton Rouge (JA), West Feliciana (W). (Mar
30-Oct 12) [E] Images: Male (Use <back> button to return to list )
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Gomphidae
Aphylla angustifolia Garrison,1986. Broad-striped Forceptail. West Feliciana: Laurel Hill; Lake Rosemond
development, "N.E. corner, near small lake": 22-July-1990. 1 male
(W); East Baton Rouge: Central, Biltmore
Subdivision: 22-June-1986,1 female (J) same: 2-July-1984: 1 male (J); Allen
Kinder, Pond, 4-July-1968, M. Milson "Data from Jerry Walls". (per.
comm. Sid Dunkle). Vidrine, (1988a,1992) reported sight records of A.
protracta (Selys, 1859).from Calcasieu, Evangeline, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette, St. Landry and
Vermilion. These are probably angustifolia. A. angustifolia
apparently has become distributed in Louisiana
from west to east into the Baton Rouge and West Feliciana areas. The West Feliciana site at Lake Rosemond
is a man-made sand-bottomed lake which also supports an A. williamsoni
population. ( Jun 22- Aug 14) [*We] Images: Male (Use <back> button to return to list )
Aphylla williamsoni (Gloyd, 1936). Two-striped
Forceptail. Beauregard, East
Baton Rouge, Iberia (V), East Feliciana (G5),
Jefferson, Lafourche (JU), Natchotoches (K4),
Orleans, Sabine (V), St. Bernard (F), St. Charles, St. Landry (V), St. Mary
(JU), St. Tammany, West Feliciana (W). This species is one of the few gomphids
found in the deltaic plain and the only one in the New Orleans area. The Beauregard and Sabine
records are the westernmost for this species. ( Apr 14-Nov 2) [Ew] Images: Male Female (Use <back> button to return to list )
Arigomphus maxwelli (Ferguson,
1950). Bayou Clubtail. Acadia: ditch, 1 ml E of Jefferson
Davis Parish line on I-10, 15-June-1966, 1 male, (D,F); Calcasieu: pond, 6.2 ml
E. Vinton turnoff of I-10, 15-June-1966, 1
male (D,F); Claiborne: 17-June-1979.
1 male (J); East Baton Rouge: Klienpeter, pond, 1 ml W of US-61 &
LA 42. 24-May-1967, 1 male; ibid 17-June-1966, 1 male (F,W); Jefferson Davis:
Bayou Nezpique at Hwy 97, 2-May-1985, 1 male(D,F); Lafayette (B); St. Martin:
East edge of Henderson
at Bayou Amy, 2 June 1997, 8 males, 1 female (George Harp, pers. comm.); St. Landry (G7),
Tangipahoa: 5-June-1977, 1 male (L). These seem to be the first
verified Louisiana
records. ( May 2-Jun 17) [*U] Images: Male Female (Use <back>
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Arigomphus submedianus (Williamson, 1914). Jade Clubtail. Acadia (J), Caddo (L), Morehouse, Natchitoches
(G), Point Coupee (J), Rapides, Tensas (J). (May 23-Jul 31) [E] Images:
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Dromogomphus armatus Selys, 1854. Southeastern
Spinyleg. Iberia (WT), St.
Tammany (JL). Only records are larvae. The Iberia record is the westernmost
for this species. The St. Tammany record was
from Talisheek Creek @ LA-41. [#CPw] Images: Male (Use <back> button to return to list )
Dromogomphus spinosus Selys, 1854. Black-shouldered
Spinyleg. Acadia (JU), Allen,
Avoyelles (V), Beauregard (JL,V), Bienville (JA), Bossier (JU), Caddo (JU,L),
Caldwell (J), Catahoula (J), Claiborne (JU,L), DeSoto (JU), East Baton Rouge
(Garcia, 1934,JU,L), East Feliciana, Evangeline (V), Grant, Iberia, Jackson
(JU), Jefferson Davis (JL,JU), LaSalle (JL), Livingston, Madison, Morehouse
(VP), Ouachita (M), Pointe Coupee (JU), Rapides, Sabine (JU), St. Helena, St.
Landry (V), St. Martin (V), St. Tammany, Tangipahoa
(G5) ,Union (J,JU), Vernon (JU,L), Washington (JL), West Feliciana (JU).
I have redetermined the Webster specimen (JU), in the LSU collection, as D.
spoliatus, and included it under that species. (May
24--Sep 11) [E] Images: Female Male (Use <back> button to return to list )
Dromogomphus spoliatus (Hagen in Selys, 1858). Flag-tailed
Spinyleg. Acadia (V), Allen (D,WT), Concordia (G), Evangeline (V), Jefferson Davis (V),
Morehouse (M), Rapides (V), Sabine (JL). St. Landry (V), Vernon (V). Webster (L). Bick(1957) reported
larvae from 6 additional parishes, but he stated (pers. comm.) that the
identifications may not be valid. ( Jun
19-Aug 12) [E] Images: Male (Use <back> button to return to list )
Erpetogomphus designatus Hagen
in Selys, 1858. Eastern Ringtail. Caddo (O),
St. Tammany (F), Washington. This widespread
species has only been collected in the Pearl River
drainage. Further collecting should result in additional records. E.
designatus is widespread throughout Texas,
Oklahoma, Arkansas,
and Mississippi.
The St. Tammany specimens were collected at the town of Pearl
River, near the West Pearl River
bridge at US-11 and I-10 on 6-June-1964. [E>] Images: Male Female
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Gomphus (Gomphurus) dilatatus Rambur, 1842. Blackwater Clubtail. Foster & Smith (1901) originally recorded this
species "from the Amite
River." Bick (1957)
listed it in his "species not seen by the writer" category and
discussed the historical notes about the specimen. Westfall (1974) determined
the Amite River specimen as G. modestus. G.
dilatatus has been collected in Washington Parish: Crain Creek,
28-May-1987,1 female, coll Jim Barr. This specimen has been checked by me.
Another record is from Varnado, Pushepatapa Creek, SR 21, 3-May-1986, 2 males
coll. by Sid Dunkle. G. dilatatus seems to reach its western
boundary in the southeast pinelands.[*CP>w] Images:
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Gomphus (Gomphurus) hybridus Williamson,1902. Cocoa Clubtail. Allen (W), Beauregard (JL),
DeSoto(U), East Baton Rouge (W), East Feliciana (W), St. Tammamy (F),
Tangipahoa(D) Washington (D). Sight records from Vidrine for Gomphus vastus
are probably this species. The writer spent a day collecting with him in March,
1992 at his vastus location, and we got only this species. ( Mar 30-May 3) [#E] Images:
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Gomphus (Gomphurus) modestus Needham,1942.
Gulf Coast Clubtail. Allen (WW), Tangipahoa(D, Westfall,1974), Washington
(JL). Vidrine (1992) sight records from Beauregard (V), Rapides (V), Sabine
(V), and Vernon
should be questioned until voucher specimens are obtained. The Tangipahoa
Parish specimen was collected by Sid Dunkle on 4 May 1986 at Kentwood,
Tangipahoa River at Hwy 38. (May 4-Jun 6) [#E]
Gomphus (Gomphurus)
vastus (Walsh,
1862). Cobra Clubtail. NEW
STATE RECORD. Iberville: Mississippi
River near Sr-75, Plaquemine Ferry Landing, 12,13,14 June-2005, collection and photos
Gayle or Jeanell Strickland. Images: Male
Female
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Gomphus (Hylogomphus) apomyius Donnelly, 1966. Banner
Clubtail. East Baton
Rouge (B9,L), East Feliciana (B9). Tangipahoa
(F,W), Washington (W). Since this species occurs in southeast Texas
(Donnelly, 1966,1978; Orr, 1988), it probably will be collected in the
pinelands of southwest Louisiana.
( Mar 25-Apr 24) [#U>] Images: Male Female (Use <back> button to return to list )
Gomphus (Gomphus)
australis (Needham), 1897. Clearlake Clubtail. NEW
STATE RECORD. St.
Tammany: Snead Dr
at SR-435, Hillcrest Pond, 15-Apr-2005, collection and photos Gayle or Jeanell
Strickland. Images: Male (Use <back> button to return to list )
Gomphus (Gomphus) exilis Selys, 1854. (= Gomphus flavocaudatus Walker). Lancet
Clubtail. Ascension
(G), East Baton Rouge
(F,JU,W), East Feliciana (JU,W), Livingston (F), St. Helena (F,W), St. Tammany
,Tangipahoa, Washington, West Feliciana (G). A
very common early-season species in the southeast pinelands, it often flies
with G. lividus. Although it has not been reported west of the Mississippi in Louisiana,
Abbot (1996) reports it from Nacogdoches
County, Texas, as a
western extension of its range. ( Mar
3-May 24) [E] Images: Male Female (Use <back> button to return to list )
Gomphus (Gomphus) hodgesi Needham,
1950. Hodges' Clubtail. St. Tammany. So far it has been collected only in spring fed
tributaries within the lower Pearl River
drainage. Talisheek Creek at SR-41 is the best place to collect it.. This is
the western limit of this lower coastal plain species, the range of which
extends eastward into the Florida
panhandle. ( Mar 1-Apr 3) [CP>w] ] Images: Male Female (Use <back> button to return to list )
Gomphus (Gomphus) lividus Selys, 1854. Ashy Clubtail. Beauregard (JL,L,V), Bienville (K5),
East Feliciana (F,W), Evangeline (V), LaSalle (W), Lincoln,
Natchitoches, Ouachita(M), Rapides (B,D,V), St. Helena (W), Tangipahoa, Vernon
(D,V,V8,W), Washington (D,JL,J,W). Along with G. exilis, this is the
most common early-season gomphid. ( Mar
13-Jun 6) [E] Images: Male
Female
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Gomphus (Gomphus)
militaris Hagen in Selys, 1858. Sulphur-tipped Clubtail. Caddo: Reported for the first time by
Ellzey (2004). (May 18) [W#]
Gomphus (Gomphus) oklahomensis Pritchard, 1935. Oklahoma Clubtail. Allen (V,W), Beauregard (F,VP), Caddo (J), Calcasieu
(D,V), LaSalle (W), Lincoln (L), Natchitoches (K4),
Rapides (B8,D), Vernon (D,V,V8,W), Winn (JA). G. oklahomensis replaces G.
exilis west of the Mississippi River in Louisiana, where it is commonly found with G.
lividus. ( Mar 23-May 2) [#U<e] Images: Male Female
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Hagenius brevistylus Selys, 1854. Dragonhunter. Allen, Avoyelles (JU), Beauregard
(JL,JU), Bossier (JU), East Baton Rouge (JU), East Feliciana, Grant, Jackson
(JL), Lincoln (JU), Natchitoches (J), Rapides, St. Helena, St. Landry, St.
Tammany, Tangipahoa, Vernon, Washington, West Feliciana (JU), Winn (JU). (May 10-Aug 7) [E] Images: Male Female
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Ophiogomphus australis Car1e, 1992. Southern
Snaketail. Tangipahoa, Washington (types, Carle, l992). This may be
the only species that comes close to being a Louisiana
endemic, as it has been found only in two parishes in southeast Louisiana and adjacent Pike County,
Mississippi of the Tangipahoa River
headwaters. It requires a gravel substrate. Gravel mining in southeast Louisiana has all but
destroyed the habitat for this species. (
Apr 8-Apr 21) [#>] Images: Male Female
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Progomphus obscurus (Rambur, 1842). Common Sanddragon. Allen, Beauregard (JL,V), Bossier,
Caddo (L,JU), Catahoula (J,JU), Claiborne, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana,
Grant, LaSalle (JL,M,W), Livingston, Natchitoches (JL,JU,L), Rapides, Red River
(J), Sabine (V), St. Helena (F,J), St. Tammany, Tensas (JU,VP), Tangipahoa,
Union, Vernon, Washington, Webster (L), West Feliciana. This common late-spring
to early-summer species should be found along almost any sandy flowing stream
in the pinelands throughout the state. (
Apr 11-Aug 25) [E] Images: Male Female
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Stylurus amnicola (Walsh, 1862). Elusive Clubtail. Washington, Livingston (JU). The
Washington Parish record of one female was verified by L.K. Gloyd and M. J
Westfall Jr. (Bick, pers. comm.). I did not see the Barr specimen from
Livingston Parish. (June 2) [E>]
Stylurus laurae Williamson, 1932. Laura's Clubtail. Beauregard (V), Grant (SS), Jackson (JL), Vernon (V), Washington (JL).( Apr 6-Jul 28) [#E] Images:
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Stylurus plagiatus (Selys, 1854). Russet-tipped
Clubtail. Allen (V), Caldwell
, Catahoula, East Baton Rouge (L), Evangeline (V), Lincoln (JU), Ouachita (M),
St. Landry (V), St. Tammany, Washington (G),
West Carroll. (Jun 14-Oct 19) [T] Images: Male Female
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Cordulegastridae
Cordulegaster bilineata (Carle, 1983). (= Zoraena bilineata).
Brown Spiketail. Washington
Parish, Varnado, SR-21 at Pushepatapa Creek, 9-April-1987, 1 male, J. Daigle;
So. Franklinton, Hwy 25, ward 1, Sec 23 or 24, 25-March-1984, 1 male, C.B.
Barr, det WFM. First records for Louisiana.
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Cordulegaster erronea Hagen
in Selys, 1878.(= Kalyptogaster erronea). Tiger Spiketail.
West Feliciana (JL) This
single record was based on a larva collected at "Tunica Bayou headwater
trib. La Hwy 66, 21-April-1973." Louton (1982) shows its primary range as
mostly northern, with the nearest southern records being near the south Tennessee border.
Tennessen (1995) reported it from northeast Alabama, and Harp (pers. Comm.) reports it
from Clark County Arkansas. [#E>w]
Cordulegaster maculata Selys,1854. (= Pangaeagaster maculata).
Twin-spotted Spiketail . Bossier
(VP), East Feliciana (JL), Jackson (J,JL), Natchitoches
(JL), Rapides (D,F), St. Helena (F,L,W), St. Tammany, Webster, West Feliciana (JL). Louton (1982) discussed the
deviation of Louisiana
specimens from the ones of the eastern part of its range. He suggested that Louisiana, Texas, and Arkansas specimens might
be different enough to warrant subspecies status and designated these as
"ssp. A" ( Mar 2-Apr 14) [E] Images: Male (Use <back> button to return to list )
Cordulegaster obliqua fasciata Rambur, 1842. Arrowhead Spiketail. East Baton Rouge (JU), East Feliciana (JU), Lincoln [as C.
fasciatus] (JU) Natchitoches (K4, K5), Webster [as C. fasciatus],
Rapides (V), Vernon
(V,V8). I did not see any of the above specimens. Since Harp & Harp (1996)
report it from adjacent Miller and Columbia Counties,
Arkansas; and Donnelly (1978) reports Cordulegaster
obliqua obliqua from southeast Texas,
C. obliqua fasciata is retained on the state list. Voucher
specimens from Louisiana
are needed. (Apr 8-May 20) [E] Images: Male Female (Use <back> button to return to
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Corduliidae
-Macromiinae
Didymops transversa (Say, 1839). Stream Cruiser. Allen (W), Beauregard (V), Caddo
(O), East Feliciana, Evangeline (V), Grant, Jackson (JU), LaSalle (M,W),
Livingston (F), Natchitoches, Ouachita (M), Rapides, St. Helena (F,W), St.
Tammany, Tangipahoa, Vernon (D,V), Washington, West
Felciana (G), Winn (JU). ( Mar 08-Apr 17)
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Macromia illinoiensis georgina (Selys, 1878). Georgia River
Cruiser. (Nomenclature follows Donnelly & Tennessen (1994). Acadia (V),
Allen (WW), Avoyelles (V), Beauregard (JL,V), Bossier (J), East Baton Rouge(Garcia,
1934,JU,W), East Feliciana (W), Evangeline (V), LaSalle, Livingston(D,JU),
Ouachita (M,V as illinoiensis), Rapides (V), St. Helena (W), St. Landry
(V), St. Tammany, Vernon (JA), Washington (D,JL), West Feliciana (W). ( May
12-Aug 31) [E] Images: Male Female (Use <back> button to return to list
Macromia taeniolata Rambur, 1842. Royal River
Cruiser. Acadia (V), Beauregard (V), Caddo (JU),
Catahoula, DeSoto (JU), East Baton Rouge (JL,JU), East Feliciana (JU), Jackson
(JU), Lafayette, Livingston (JU), Madison, Morehouse, Natchitoches (JU),
Ouachita, Rapides (L,JU), Richland (U), St. Helena (F), St. Landry (V), St.
Tammany, Tangipahoa, Union, West Feliciana (JU,W), Winn (JL,JU), ( May 7-Aug
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Corduliidae- Corduliinae
Epitheca costalis (Selys, 1871). (= Tetragoneuria costalis
). Stripe-winged Baskettail. Calcasieu(D), St.
Tammany(D), Tangipahoa (Tennessen, 1977), Washington (J). Because it is
reported from Arkansas (Harp & Harp,
1996), it should also occur in northern Louisiana.
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Epitheca cynosura (Say, 1839). (= Tetragoneura cynosura
). Common Baskettail. Acadia (V), Allen (V,W), Beauregard
(B,V), Caddo (B,J,JU,L), Calcasieu (V), Catahoula (J), DeSoto, East Baton Rouge
(L,JU), East Feliciana (W), Evangeline (B,V), Iberia (B,V), Jackson, Jefferson,
Jefferson Davis (V), Lafayette (B,V), LaSalle (J,W), Lincoln, Livingston (W),
Natchitoches (B,JU, K4, L), Orleans,
Ouachita(M), Pointe Coupee, Rapides, Red River (JU,L), St. Helena (W), St. John
the Baptist, St. Landry (V), St. Martin, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Tensas (VP),
Union (VP), Vernon (D,V,V8,W). Washington, Webster, West
Feliciana, Winn.( Feb 17-May
8) [E] Images: Male
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