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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Odonata of Michigan

Species with locations in Michigan are indicated in bold lettering; those species expected to occur are indicated in regular lettering and with the states/province where verified records are known.

Zygoptera

Calopterygidae

Calopteryx aequabilis Say, 1839
Calopteryx maculata
(Palisot de Beauvois), 1805 Agrion
Hetaerina americana (Fabricius), 1798 Agrion
Hetaerina titia
(Drury), 1773 Libellula

Coenagrionidae

Amphiagrion saucium (Burmeister), 1839 Agrion
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
Chromagrion conditum (Hagen) in Selys, 1876 Erythromma
Coenagrion interrogatum (Hagen), in Selys 1876 Agrion
Coenagrion resolutum
(Hagen) in, Selys 1876 Agrion
Enallagma anna Williamson, 1900
Enallagma antennatum (Say), 1839 Agrion
Enallagma aspersum (Hagen), 1861 Agrion
Enallagma basidens
Calvert, 1902
Enallagma boreale
(Selys), 1875 Aenallagma
Enallagma carunculatum Morse, 1895
Enallagma civile
(Hagen), 1861 Agrion
Enallagma cyathigerum (Charpentier), 1840 Agrion
Enallagma cyathigerum vernale Gloyd, 1943
Enallagma divagans
Selys, 1876
Enallagma ebrium
(Hagen), 1861 Agrion
Enallagma exsulans
(Hagen), 1861 Agrion
Enallagma geminatum
Kellicott, 1895
Enallagma hageni (Walsh), 1863 Agrion
Enallagma signatum
(Hagen), 1861 Agrion
Enallagma traviatum
Selys, 1876
Enallagma vesperum
Calvert, 1919
Ischnura hastata (Say), 1839 Agrion
Ischnura kellicotti
Williamson, 1898
Ischnura posita
(Hagen), 1861 Agrion
Ischnura verticalis
(Say), 1839 Agrion
Nehalennia gracilis Morse, 1895
Nehalennia irene
(Hagen), 1861

Lestidae

Archilestes grandis (Rambur), 1842 Lestes
Lestes congener Hagen, 1861
Lestes disjunctus disjunctus
Selys, 1862
Lestes disjunctus australis
Walker, 1952
Lestes dryas
Kirby, 1890
Lestes eurinus Say, 1839
Lestes forcipatus
Rambur, 1842
Lestes inaequalis Walsh, 1862
Lestes rectangularis
Say, 1839
Lestes unguiculatus
Hagen, 1861
Lestes vigilax
Hagen, in Selys 1862

Anisoptera

Aeshnidae

Aeshna canadensis Walker, 1908
Aeshna clepsydra Say, 1839
Aeshna constricta Say, 1839
Aeshna eremita Scudder, 1866
Aeshna interrupta Walker, 1908
Aeshna juncea (Linnaeus), 1758
Aeshna mutata Hagen, 1861
Aeshna sitchensis Hagen, 1861
Aeshna subarctica Walker, 1908
Aeshna tuberculifera Walker, 1908
Aeshna umbrosa Walker, 1908
Aeshna verticalis Hagen, 1861
Anax junius (Drury), 1773 Libellula
Anax longipes Hagen, 1861
Basiaeschna janata (Say), 1839
Boyeria grafiana Williamson, 1907
Boyeria vinosa (Say), 1839
Epiaeschna heros (Fabricius), 1798 Aeshna
Gomphaeschna furcillata (Say), 1839
Nasiaeschna pentacantha (Rambur), 1842 Aeschna

Cordulegastridae

Cordulegaster (Zoraena) bilineata (Carle), 1983 Zoraena
Cordulegaster (Zoraena) diastatops (Selys), 1854 Thecaphora
Cordulegaster (Thecophora) erronea Hagen, in Selys, 1878
Cordulegaster (Thecophora) maculata Selys, 1854
Cordulegaster (Taeniogaster) obliqua (Say), 1839
Aeschna

Corduliidae - Emeralds

Cordulia shurtleffi Scudder, 1866
Dorocordulia libera (Selys), 1871 Cordulia
Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) canis (MacLachlan), 1886 Tetragoneuria
Epitheca (Tetragoneuria)
costalis (Selys), 1871 Cordulia
Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) cynosura
(Say), 1839 Libellula
Epitheca (Epicordulia) princeps
Hagen, 1861
Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) spinigera (Selys), 1871 Tetragoneuria
Helocordulia uhleri
(Selys), 1871 Cordulia - ONT, OH
Neurocordulia yamaskanensis (Provancher), 1875 Aeshna
Somatochlora cingulata (Selys), 1871 Epitheca
Somatochlora elongata
(Scudder), 1866 Cordulia
Somatochlora ensigera Martin, 1906 - MN, WI, OH
Somatochlora forcipata (Scudder), 1866 Cordulia
Somatochlora franklini
(Selys), 1878 Cordulia
Somatochlora hineana Williamson, 1931
Somatochlora incurvata
Walker, 1918
Somatochlora kennedyi
Walker, 1918
Somatochlora linearis
(Hagen), 1861
Somatochlora minor
Calvert 1898
Somatochlora tenebrosa
(Say), 1839 Libellula
Somatochlora walshii (Scudder), 1866 Cordulia
Somatochlora williamsoni
Walker, 1907
Williamsonia fletcheri Williamson, 1923
Williamsonia lintneri
(Hagen, in Selys), 1878

Gomphidae - Clubtails

Arigomphus cornutus (Tough), 1900 Gomphus
Arigomphus furcifer (Hagen), in Selys, 1878 Gomphus
Arigomphus submedianus
(Williamson), 1914 Gomphus
Arigomphus villosipes
(Selys), 1854 Gomphus
Dromogomphus spinosus
Selys, 1854
Dromogomphus spoliatus
(Hagen) in Selys, 1858 Gomphus
Gomphus (Hylogomphus) adelphus Selys, 1858
Gomphus (Gomphurus) crassus Hagen in Selys, 1854 - IN, OH, IL
Gomphus (Gomphus) exilis
Selys, 1854
Gomphus (Gomphurus) fraternus
(Say), 1839 Aeschna
Gomphus (Gomphus) graslinellus
Walsh, 1862
Gomphus (Gomphruus) lineatifrons
Calvert, 1921
Gomphus (Gomphus) lividus
Selys, 1854
Gomphus (Gomphus) quadricolor
Walsh, 1863
Gomphus (Gomphus) spicatus Hagen, in Selys, 1854
Gomphus (Gomphurus) vastus
Walsh, 1862
Gomphus (Gomphurus) ventricosus
Walsh, 1863
Gomphus (Hylogomphus) viridifrons Hine, 1901
Hagenius brevistylus
Selys, 1854
Ophiogomphus anomalus
Harvey, 1898
Ophiogomphus carolus
Needham, 1897
Ophiogomphus colubrinus
Selys, 1854
Ophiogomphus howei
Bromley, 1924
Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis
(Walsh), 1862 Herpetogomphus
Progomphus obscurus
(Rambur), 1842 Diastatomma
Stylogomphus albistylus (Hagen), in Selys, 1878 Gomphus
Stylurus amnicola (Walsh), 1862 Gomphus
Stylurus laurae
(Williamson), 1932 Gomphus
Stylurus notatus
(Rambur), 1842 Gomphus
Stylurus plagiatus
Selys, 1854 Gomphus
Stylurus scudderi
Selys, 1873 Gomphus
Stylurus spiniceps
(Walsh), 1862 Macrogomphus

Libellulidae

Celithemis elisa (Hagen), 1861 Diplax
Celithemis eponina (Drury), 1773 Libellula
Celithemis fasciata Kirby, 1889
Erythemis simplicicollis (Say), 1839 Libellula
Ladona julia (Uhler), 1857 Libellula
Leucorrhinia frigida Hagen, 1890
Leucorrhinia glacialis Hagen, 1890
Leucorrhinia hudsonica (Selys), 1850
Leucorrhinia intacta (Hagen), 1861 Diplax
Leucorrhinia proxima Calvert, 1890
Libellula cyanea Fabricius, 1775
Libellula incesta Hagen, 1861
Libellula luctuosa Burmeister, 1839
Libellula pulchella Drury, 1773
Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758
Libellula semifasciata Burmeister, 1839
Libellula vibrans Fabricius, 1793
Nannothemis bella (Uhler), 1857 Nannophya
Pachydiplax longipennis (Burmeister), 1839
Pantala flavescens (Fabricius), 1798 Libellula
Pantala hymenaea (Say), 1839 Libellula
Perithemis tenera (Say), 1839 Libellula
Plathemis lydia (Drury), 1773 Libellula
Sympetrum ambiguum (Rambur), 1842 Libellula
Sympetrum corruptum (Hagen), 1861 Mesothemis
Sympetrum costiferum (Hagen), 1861 Diplax
Sympetrum danae (Sulzer), 1776 Libellula
Sympetrum internum Montgomery, 1943
Sympetrum obtrusum (Hagen), 1867 Diplax
Sympetrum occidentale Bartenev, 1915
Sympetrum rubicundulum (Say), 1839 Libellula
Sympetrum semicinctum (Say), 1839 Libellula
Sympetrum vicinum (Hagen), 1861Diplax
Tramea carolina (Linnaeus), 1763 Libellula
Tramea lacerata Hagen, 1861
Tramea onusta Hagen, 1861

Macromiidae - Cruisers

Didymops transversa (Say), 1839 Libellula
Macromia illinoiensis Walsh, 1862
Macromia taeniolata
Rambur, 1842

Petaluridae

Tachopteryx thoreyi (Hagen) in Selys, 1859 Uropetala

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