Checklist for Order Odonata Fabricius, 1793 (Damselflies)
and region Los Angeles County (California, USA)
List of families for Los Angeles County
10 Families width 98 Species | Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842 | Darners | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890 | Narrow-winged damselflies | 34 | Species | Taxom | | Libellulidae Rambur, 1842 | Chasers | 35 | Species | Taxom | | Calopterygidae Selys, 1850 | Broad-winged damselflies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cordulegastridae Calvert, 1893 | Biddie | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gomphidae Rambur, 1842 | Club-tailed dragonflies | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Corduliidae (Selys-Longch..., 1850) | Baskettails | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lestidae Calvert, 1901 | Spread-winged damselflies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917 | Flatwing | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Isostictidae Fraser, 1955 | Narrow-wings | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Los Angeles County
44 Genera with 98 Species #ABCDEHILMNOPRST
| Aeshna Fabricius, 1917 | Aeshna Dragonfly | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Amphiagrion Selys, 1839 | Red Damsels | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Anax Leach, 1773 | Emperors And Green Darners | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argia Rambur, 1865 | Dancers | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Brachymesia Kirby, 1861 | Pennants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calopteryx Leach, 1825 | Demoiselle Damselflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chromagrion Needham, 1876 | Aurora Damsels | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coenagrion Kirby, 1823 | Eurasian Bluets | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cordulegaster Leach, 1858 | Golden-Ringed Dragonflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Davidius Selys, 1931 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diplacina Brauer, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dromogomphus Selys, 1854 | Spiny-Legged Clubtails | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Enallagma Charpentier, 1861 | American Bluets | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Epitheca Burmeister, 1840 | Baskettails | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erpetogomphus Selys, 1858 | Ringtails | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erythemis Hagen, 1775 | Pondhawks | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Erythrodiplax Brauer, 1758 | Dragonlets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hetaerina Hagen, 1798 | Rubyspots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ischnura Charpentier, 1857 | Forktail | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Lestes Leach, 1861 | Emerald Damselflies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Leucorrhinia Brittinger, 1861 | Whitefaces | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Libellula Linnaeus, 1857 | Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Macromia Rambur, 1874 | river cruiser | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nannophlebia Selys, 1955 | Archtails | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nehalennia Selys, 1861 | Sprites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Octogomphus Selys, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ophiogomphus Selys, 1885 | Snaketails | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Orthemis Hagen, 1775 | tropical king skimmer | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oxyagrion Selys, 1842 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachydiplax Brauer, 1839 | Blue Dashers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paltothemis Karsch, 1890 | Rock Skimmers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pantala Hagen, 1840 | Rainpool Gliders | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Perithemis Hagen, 1840 | Amberwings | 2 | Species | Taxom | Phanogomphus Carle, 1986 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Progomphus Selys, 1873 | Sanddragons | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoleon Kirby, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhionaeschna Förster, 1861 | Blue-eyed darners | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rhipidolestes Ris, 1951 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Selysioneura Förster, 1949 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sympetrum Newman, 1840 | Darter Dragonfly | 8 | Species | Taxom | Teinobasis Kirby, 1890 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Telebasis Selys, 1861 | Firetails | 2 | Species | Taxom | Tetragoneuria Burmeister, 1839 | Baskettails | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Tramea Hagen, 1861 | Saddlebag Gliders | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Los Angeles County
98 Species | Aeshna canadensis Walker, 1908 | Canada darner | | Aeshna cyanea O. F. Müller, 1764 | Blue hawker | | Aeshna interrupta Walker, 1908 | Variable darner | | Aeshna palmata Hagen, 1856 | Paddle-tailed darner | | Aeshna umbrosa Walker, 1908 | Shadow darner | | Aeshna walkeri Kennedy, 1917 | Walker's Darner | | Amphiagrion abbreviatum Selys, 1876 | Western Red Damsel | | Amphiagrion saucium Burmeister, 1839 | Eastern Red Damsel | | Anax junius Drury, 1773 | Common Green Darner | | Argia agrioides Calvert, 1895 | California Dancer | | Argia apicalis (Say, 1840) | ⇒ Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951 | | Argia emma Kennedy, 1916 | Emma's Dancer | | Argia fumipennis Burmeister, 1839 | Variable Dancer | | Argia lugens Hagen, 1861 | Sooty Dancer | | Argia moesta Hagen, 1861 | Powdered Dancer | | Argia nahuana Calvert, 1902 | Aztec Dancer | | Argia sedula Hagen, 1861 | Blue-ringed Dancer | | Argia vivida Hagen, 1865 | Vivid Dancer | | Brachymesia furcata Hagen, 1861 | Red-tailed Pennant | | Calopteryx aequabilis Say, 1840 | River Jewelwing | | Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis Vander Linden, 1825 | Copper Demoiselle | | Chromagrion conditum Hagen, 1876 | Aurora Damsel | | Coenagrion puella Linnaeus, 1758 | Azure Bluet | | Coenagrion pulchellum Vander Linden, 1823 | Variable Blue Damselfly | | Cordulegaster dorsalis Hagen, 1858 | Pacific Spiketail | | Davidius trox Needham, 1931 | | | Diplacina anthaxia Lieftinck, 1933 | | | Dromogomphus spinosus Selys, 1854 | Black-shouldered Clubtail | | Enallagma anna Williamson, 1900 | River Bluet | | Enallagma annexum (Hagen, 1861) | ⇒ Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840 | | Enallagma basidens Calvert, 1902 | Double-Striped Bluet | | Enallagma boreale Selys, 1875 | Boreal Bluet | | Enallagma carunculatum Morse, 1895 | Tule Bluet | | Enallagma civile Hagen, 1861 | Damselfly | | Enallagma clausum Morse, 1895 | Alkali Bluet | | Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840 | Common Blue | | Enallagma ebrium Hagen, 1861 | Marsh Bluet | | Enallagma hageni Walsh, 1863 | Hagen's Bluet | | Enallagma praevarum Hagen, 1861 | Arroyo Bluet | | Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) cynosura Say, 1840 | Common Baskettail | | Erpetogomphus compositus Hagen, 1858 | White-belted Ringtail | | Erythemis collocata Hagen, 1861 | Western Pondhawk | | Erythemis simplicicollis Say, 1839 | Common Pondhawk | | Erythemis vesiculosa Fabricius, 1775 | Great Pondhawk | | Erythrodiplax umbrata Linnaeus, 1758 | Band-winged Dragonlet | | Hetaerina americana Fabricius, 1798 | American Rubyspot | | Ischnura cervula Selys, 1876 | Pacific Forktail | | Ischnura denticollis Burmeister, 1839 | Black-fronted Forktail | | Ischnura hastata Say, 1839 | Citrine Forktail | | Ischnura perparva McLachlan, 1876 | Western Forktail | | Ischnura ramburii Selys, 1857 | Rambur'S Forktail | | Lestes congener Hagen, 1861 | Spotted Spreadwing | | Lestes disjunctus Selys, 1862 | Common Spreadwing | | Lestes dryas Kirby, 1890 | Emerald Spreadwing | | Lestes sponsa Hansemann, 1823 | Common Emerald Damselfly | | Lestes unguiculatus Hagen, 1861 | Lyre-tipped Spreadwing | | Leucorrhinia glacialis Hagen, 1890 | Crimson-ringed Whiteface | | Leucorrhinia intacta Hagen, 1861 | Dot-tailed Whiteface | | Libellula forensis Hagen, 1861 | Eight-spotted Skimmer | | Libellula incesta Hagen, 1861 | Slaty Skimmer | | Libellula luctuosa Burmeister, 1839 | Widow Skimmer | | Libellula lydia (Drury, 1773) | ⇒ Tolidomoxia nigerrima Ermisch, 1950 | | Libellula needhami Westfall, 1943 | Needham's Skimmer | | Libellula pulchella (Drury, 1773) | ⇒ Celithemis amanda Hagen, 1861 | | Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758 | Four Spotted Chaser | | Libellula saturata Uhler, 1857 | Firecracker Skimmer | | Macromia magnifica McLachlan, 1874 | Western River Cruiser | | Nannophlebia anacharis Lieftinck, 1955 | | | Nehalennia irene Hagen, 1861 | Sedge Sprite | | Octogomphus specularis Hagen, 1859 | Grappletail | | Ophiogomphus morrisoni Selys, 1879 | Great Basin Snaketail | | Ophiogomphus occidentis Hagen, 1885 | Sinuous Snaketail | | Orthemis ferruginea Fabricius, 1775 | Roseate Skimmer | | Oxyagrion rubidum Rambur, 1842 | | | Pachydiplax longipennis Burmeister, 1839 | Blue dasher | | Paltothemis lineatipes Karsch, 1890 | Red Rock Skimmer | | Pantala flavescens Fabricius, 1798 | Globe Skimmer | | Pantala hymenaea Say, 1840 | Spot-winged Glider | | Perithemis intensa Kirby, 1889 | Mexican Amberwing | | Perithemis tenera Say, 1840 | Eastern Amberwing | | Progomphus borealis McLachlan, 1873 | Gray Sanddragon | | Pseudoleon superbus Hagen, 1861 | Filigree Skimmer | | Rhionaeschna californica Calvert, 1895 | California Darner | | Rhionaeschna multicolor Hagen, 1861 | Blue-eyed Darner | | Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951 | | | Selysioneura ranatra Lieftinck, 1949 | | | Sympetrum corruptum Hagen, 1861 | Variegated meadowhawk | | Sympetrum costiferum Hagen, 1861 | Saffron Winged Meadowhawk | | Sympetrum danae Sulzer, 1776 | Black darter | | Sympetrum illotum Hagen, 1861 | Cardinal meadowhawk | | Sympetrum obtrusum Hagen, 1861 | White-faced meadowhawk | | Sympetrum pallipes Hagen, 1874 | Striped meadowhawk | | Sympetrum semicinctum Say, 1840 | Band-winged meadowhawk | | Sympetrum striolatum Charpentier, 1840 | Black-Legged Sympetrum | | Telebasis byersi Westfall, 1957 | Duckweed Firetail | | Telebasis salva Hagen, 1861 | Desert Firetail | | Tramea lacerata Hagen, 1861 | Black Saddlebags | | Tramea onusta Hagen, 1861 | Red Saddlebag |
Subnodes of Odonata with occurrences in Los Angeles County
 | | Odonata (Fabricius 1793) |
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