Dragonflies of Kern County

Dragonflies of Kern County, California Kathy Biggs and Alison Sheehey
Photos taken by Alison Sheehey for this guide. Do you have a photo to share on this page? You will be properly cited.	COMMON NAME	*SPECIES*	Recorded by
	DAMSELFLIES	*Zygoptera*
Photo taken on the Kern River Preserve	American Rubyspot	Hetaerina americana	literature
	California Spreadwing	Archilestes californica	Gordon Black
	Spotted Spreadwing	Lestes congener	Jeff Cole
	Western Red Damsel	Amphiagrion abbreviatum	literature
	California Dancer	Argia agrioides	A. Rehn
	Paiute Dancer	Argia alberta	A. Rehn
	Emma’s Dancer	Argia emma	D. Paulson
	Sooty Dancer	Argia lugens	Florida State
	Aztec Dancer	Argia nahuana	Manolis, Biggs, Rehn
Photo taken Keyesville, CA	Vivid Dancer	Argia vivida	D. Paulson
	Boreal Bluet	Enallagma boreale	R. Garrison
Teneral female. 3-9-2002. First of season. Kern National Wildlife Refuge, CA	Tule Bluet	Enallagma carunculatum	literature
	Familiar Bluet	Enallagma civile	literature
	Northern Bluet	Enallagma cyathigerum	literature
Photo taken on the Kern River Preserve	Arroyo Bluet	Enallagma praevarum	A. Rehn
	Desert Forktail	Ischnura barberi	Susan Steele / Terri Gallion
Photo taken on the Kern River Preserve	Pacific Forktail	Ischnura cervula	literature
Photo taken at CSUB - ESA pond	Black-fronted Forktail	Ischnura denticollis	literature
	Western Forktail	Ischnura perparva	D. Paulson
Photo taken at CSUB - ESA pond	Desert Firetail	Telebasis salva	A. Rehn
	DRAGONFLIES	*Anisoptera*
	Paddle-tailed Darner	Aeshna palmata	Terri Gallion and Steven Irvine 28 July '02
Photo taken on the Kern River Preserve	Blue-eyed Darner	Rhionaeschna multicolor	D. Paulson
Photo taken on the Kern River Preserve	Common Green Darner	Anax junius	literature
	Giant Darner	Anax walsinghami	Terri Gallion
Photo taken on the Kern River Preserve	White-belted Ringtail	Erpetogomphus compositus	D. Paulson
	Grappletail	Octogomphus specularis	literature
	Gray Sanddragon	Progomphus borealis	literature
Photo taken Weldon Meadow, Piute Mtns	Pacific Spiketail	Cordulegaster dorsalis	D. Paulson
	Western River Cruiser	Macromia magnifica	Terri Gallion
	Pale-faced Clubskimmer	Brechmorhoga mendax	Florida State
Photo taken on the Kern River Preserve	Western Pondhawk	Erythemis collocata	D. Paulson
	Comanche Skimmer	Libellula comanche	Susan Steele
	Bleached Skimmer	Libellula composita	Susan Steele
headless! photo taken on Breckenridge	Neon Skimmer	Libellula croceipennis	Terri Gallion and Susan Steele
courtesy Al Knoll	Eight-spotted Skimmer	Libellula forensis	D. Paulson
	Widow Skimmer	Libellula luctuosa	Manolis, Biggs, or Rehn
	Common Whitetail	Libellula lydia	A. Rehn
	Twelve-spotted Skimmer	Libellula pulchella	R. Garrison?
Photo taken Big Meadow, Kern Plateau	Four-spotted Skimmer	Libellula quadrimaculata	Terri Gallion
Photo taken on the Kern River Preserve	Flame Skimmer	Libellula saturata	A. Rehn
	Desert Whitetail	Libellula subornata	D. Paulson
Photo taken on the Kern River Preserve	Blue Dasher	Pachydiplax longipennis	D. Paulson
Photo taken on the Kern River Preserve	Red Rock Skimmer	Paltothemis lineatipes	D. Paulson
Photo taken at the Tule Elk Reserve	Wandering Glider	Pantala flavescens	A. Rehn
	Spot-winged Glider	Pantala hymenaea	D. Paulson
	Mexican Amberwing	Perithemis intensa	Terri Gallion
Photo taken on the Kern River Preserve	Variegated Meadowhawk	Sympetrum corruptum	D. Paulson
Photo taken on the Kern River Preserve	Cardinal Meadowhawk	Sympetrum illotum	Jeff Cole
	Red-veined Meadowhawk	Sympetrum madidum	Terri Gallion
	Western Meadowhawk	Sympetrum occidentale	Terri Gallion
	Striped Meadowhawk	Sympetrum pallipes	Terri Gallion
Photo taken on Breckenridge Mtn.	Black Saddlebags	Tramea lacerata	D. Paulson
	Red Saddlebags	Tramea onusta	Tim Manolis
	COUNTY TOTAL (official) = 51 unofficial = 53 Four Spotted Skimmer and Mexican Amberwing have been seen but not collected yet.
Terri Gallion and Jenna the dragonfly dog searching for ODES on Breckenridge Mountain, June 21, 2002.

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RECOMMENDED READING

Dragonflies and Damselflies of California -- by Timothy D. Manolis

Common Dragonflies of California : A Beginner's Pocket Guide -- by Kathy R. Biggs

Dragonflies of the North West -- by Kathy Biggs

Dragonflies of the World -- by Jill Silsby, Michael J. Parr

Dragonflies Through Binoculars: A Field and Finding Guide to Dragonflies of North America -- by Sidney W. Dunkle

Field Guide to North American Insects & Spiders, National Audubon Society, by Lorus & Margery Milne

California Odonata aka California Dragonflies and Damselflies This is the premiere web site for California's Odes

Checklist of California's Odes

The Dragonfly Society of the Americas (DSA)

Dragonflies and Damselflies of Pinnacles National Monument Info on the park, its dragonflies and their life cycles

Dragonfly and Dragonfly Programs & Fieldtrips list of current year's programs by Kathy Biggs

FIELD KEY TO ADULT CALIFORNIA DRAGONFLIES (ODONATA)

The Birds, Butterflies, & Dragonflies of San Diego County Lots of info and pictures!

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