Aquatic Insects of Michigan

by Ethan Bright, Museum of Zoology Insect Division and School of Natural Resources and Environment
University of Michigan

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Coenagrionidae

There are currently 32 species in (7 genera recorded in Michigan, with one additional species that may be encountered in our state based on nearby locality records.

Amphiagrion Selys, 1876

Amphiagrion saucium (Burmeister), 1839 Agrion
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Agrion discolor Burmeister, 1839
  • Agrion amphion Selys, 1876

Argia Rambur, 1842

Argia apicalis (Say), 1839 Agrion
Argia bipunctulata (Hagen), 1861 Agrion - OH
Argia fumipennis violacae
(Hagen), 1861 Agrion
Argia moesta
(Hagen), 1861 Agrion
Argia sedula
(Hagen), 1861 Agrion
Argia tibialis
(Rambur), 1842 Platycnemis
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Agrion fontium Hagen, 1861
  • Agrion binotata Walsh, 1862

Chromagrion Needham, 1903

Chromagrion conditum (Hagen) in Selys, 1876 Erythromma

Coenagrion Kirby, 1890

Coenagrion interrogatum (Hagen), in Selys 1876 Agrion
Coenagrion resolutum
(Hagen) in, Selys 1876 Agrion
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Enallagma walkeri Muttkowski, 1911

Enallagma Selys, 1875

Enallagma anna Williamson, 1900
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Enallagma culicinorum Byers, 1927
Enallagma antennatum
(Say), 1839 Agrion
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Enallagma fischeri Kellicott, 1895
Enallagma aspersum
(Hagen), 1861 Agrion
Enallagma basidens
Calvert, 1902
Enallagma boreale
(Selys), 1875 Aenallagma
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Enallagma circulatum Selys, 1883
  • Enallagma calverti Morse, 1895
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Enallagma yezoensis Asahina, 1949

Enallagma carunculatum Morse, 1895
Enallagma civile
(Hagen), 1861 Agrion
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Agrion canadense Provancher, 1876
  • Enallagma simile Selys, 1876

Enallagma cyathigerum
(Charpentier), 1840 Agrion
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Agrion hastulatum Stephens, 1835
  • Agrion pulchrum Hagen, 1840
  • Agrion charpentieri Selys, 1840
  • Agrion brunnea Evans, 1845
  • Agrion annexum Hagen, 1861
  • Aenallagma robustum Selys, 1875

Enallagma cyathigerum vernale
Gloyd, 1943 (Note: probably distinct species)
Enallagma divagans
Selys, 1876
Enallagma ebrium
(Hagen), 1861 Agrion
Enallagma exsulans
(Hagen), 1861 Agrion
Enallagma geminatum
Kellicott, 1895
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Enallagma piscinarium Williamson, 1900
Enallagma hageni
(Walsh), 1863 Agrion
Enallagma signatum
(Hagen), 1861 Agrion
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Agrion dentiferum Walsh, 1863
Enallagma traviatum
Selys, 1876
Enallagma vesperum
Calvert, 1919
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Enallagma laurenti Calvert, 1919

Ischnura Charpentier, 1840

Ischnura hastata (Say), 1839 Agrion - (Craves and O'Brien 2002)
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Agrion anomalum Rambur, 1842
  • Agrion venerinotata Haldemann, 1844

Ischnura kellicotti
Williamson, 1898
Ischnura posita
(Hagen), 1861 Agrion
Ischnura verticalis
(Say), 1839 Agrion

Nehalennia Selys, 1850

Nehalennia gracilis Morse, 1895
Nehalennia irene
(Hagen), 1861
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Nehalennia carlotta Butler, 1914

Page created: October 31, 2002 - Last updated: May 21, 2006 (EB)