Animalia – Invertebrates; Arachnids, Dragonflies, Damselflies and other insects

Biodiversity Catalog of Southwest Virginia

Damselflies, Dragonflies, & Other Insects

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Damselfly Taxonomy:

Kingdom Animalia; Phylum Arthropoda; Class Insecta; Subclass Pterygota, Order Odonata; Suborder Zygoptera

B=Buchanan

D=Dickenson

R=Russell

T=Tazewell

Family	Scientific Name	Common Name	County
Calopterygidae	Calopteryx angustipennis	Appalachian Jewelwing	R
Calopterygidae	Calopteryx maculata	Ebony Jewelwing	R
Calopterygidae	Hetaerina americana	American Rubyspot	T
Calopterygidae	Hetaerina titia	Smoky Rubyspot	T
Coenagrionidae	Amphiagrion saucium	Eastern Red Damsel	D
Coenagrionidae	Argia apicalis	Blue-fronted Dancer	T
Coenagrionidae	Argia fumipennis	Variable Dancer	T
Coenagrionidae	Argia moesta	Powdered Dancer	T
Coenagrionidae	Argia translata	Dusky Dancer	T
Coenagrionidae	Chromagrion conditum	Aurora Damsel	D
Coenagrionidae	Ischnura verticalis	Eastern Forktail	T
Coenagrionidae	Enallagma aspersum	Azure Bluet	R
Coenagrionidae	Enallagma basidens	Double-striped Bluet	T
Coenagrionidae	Enallagma civile	Familiar Bluet	T
Coenagrionidae	Enallagma exsulans	Stream Bluet	T
Coenagrionidae	Enallagma traviatum	Slender Bluet	D
Lestidae	Lestes congener	Spotted Spreadwing	R
Lestidae	Lestes eurinus	Amber-winged Spreadwing	D

Sources:

Kondratieff, Boris C. (coordinator). 2000. Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) of the United States. Jamestown, ND: Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center Online. http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/distr/insects/dfly/index.htm (Version 12DEC2003).

Local photo documented observations.

Dragonfly

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Dragonfly Taxonomy:

Kingdom Animalia; Phylum Arthropoda ; Class Insecta; Subclass Pterygota; Order Odonata; Suborder Anisoptera

Family	Scientific Name	Common Name	County
Aeshnidae	Aeshna tuberculifera	Black-tipped Darner	R
Aeshnidae	Aeshna umbrosa	Shadow Darner	T
Aeshnidae	Anax junius	Common Green Darner	T
Cordulegastridae	Crodulegaster erronea	Tiger Spiketail	D
Gomphidae	Dromogomphus spinosus	Black-shouldered spinyleg	T
Gomphidae	Gomphus consanguis	Cherokee Clubtail	R
Gomphidae	Gomphus exilis	Lancet Clubtail	T
Gomphidae	Gomphus lineatifrons	Splendid Clubtail	D
Gomphidae	Gomphus lividus	Ashy Clubtail	T
Gomphidae	Gomphus viridifrons	Green-faced Clubtail	D
Gomphidae	Lanthus vernalis	Southern Pygmy Clubtail	R
Gomphidae	Progomphus obscurus	Common Sanddragon	D
Gomphidae	Stylogomphus albistylus	Least Clubtail	D
Libellulidae	Celithemis elisa	Calico Pennant	T
Libellulidae	Dythemis velox	Swift Setwing	D
Libellulidae	Erythemis simplicicollis	Eastern Pondhawk or Green Clearwing	T
Libellulidae	Ladona deplanata	Blue Corporal	D
Libellulidae	Libellula luctuosa	Widow Skimmer	T
Libellulidae	Libellula pulchella	Twelve-Spotted Skimmer	T
Libellulidae	Pachydiplax longipennis	Blue Dasher	D
Libellulidae	Perithemis tenera	Eastern Amberwing	T
Libellulidae	Plathemis lydia (or Libellula lydia)	Common Whitetail	R, T
Libellulidae	Sympetrum semicinctum	Band-winged Meadowhawk	T
Libellulidae	Sympetrum vicinum	Autumn Meadowhawk	D, R
Libellulidae	Tramea lacerata	Black Saddlebags	T
Petaluridae	Tachopteryx thoreyi	Gray Petaltail	D

Sources:

Local photo documented observations

Insects

Insect Taxonomy:

Kingdom Animalia; Phylum Arthropoda; Class Insecta; Order Coleoptera; Family Cantharidae

Thumbnail	Scientific Name	Common Name	County
	Chauliognathus pensylvanicus	Goldenrod Soldier Beetle	T

Sources:

Local photo documented observations.

True Bugs

True Bug Taxonomy:

Kingdom Animalia; Phylum Arthropoda; Class Insecta; Order Hemiptera; Family Lygaeidae

Thumbnail	Scientific Name	Common Name	County
	Oncopeltus fasciatus	Large Milkweed Bug	T

Sources:

Local photo documented observations.

Beetles

Beetle Taxonomy:

Kingdom Animalia; Phylum Arthropoda; Class Insecta; Order Coleoptera; Family Cicindelidae

Family	Scientific Name	Common Name	County
Cicindelidae	Cicindela punctulata	Punctured Tiger Beetle	T
Cicindelidae	Cicindela purpurea	Cow Path Tiger Beetle	T
Cicindelidae	Cicindela repanda	Bronzed Tiger Beetle	T
Cicindelidae	Cicindela rufiventris	Eastern Red-Bellied Tiger Beetle	D
Cicindelidae	Cylindera unipunctata	One-spotted Tiger Beetle	D,R

Sources:

Hoback, W. Wyatt, and John J. Riggins. 2001. Tiger beetles of the United States. Jamestown, ND: Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center Online. http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/distr/insects/tigb/index.htm (Version 12DEC2003).

Local photo documented observations.

Mayflies

Mayfly Taxonomy:

Kingdom Anamalia; Phylum Arthropoda; Class Insecta; Order Ephemeroptera

Family	Scientific Name	County
Caenidae	Caenis amica	R
Ephemerellidae	Eurylophella funeralis	T
Isonychiidae	Isonychia tusculanensis	T

Sources:

Kondratieff, Boris C. (coordinator). 2000. Mayflies of the United States. Jamestown, ND: Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center Online. http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/distr/insects/mfly/index.htm (Version 12DEC2003).

Local photo documented observations.

Centipedes

Centipede Taxonomy:

Kingdom Anamalia; Phylum Arthropoda; Class Chilopoda; Order Scutigeromorpha

Thumbnail	Family	Scientific Name	Common Name	County
	Scutigeridae	Scutigera coleoptrata	None	D

Ant lions

Ant lionTaxonomy:

Kingdom Anamalia; Phylum Arthropoda; Class Insecta; Order Neuroptera

	Family	Scientific Name	Common Name	County
	Myrmeleonidae	Dendroleon obsoletus	Spotted-winged Antlion	T

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