Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Family: Aeshnidae
Genus: Aeshna
Species: A. cyanea
Common name: Southern Hawker
Flight Period: July - October
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Family: Aeshnidae
Genus: Aeshna
Species: A. cyanea
Common name: Southern Hawker
Flight Period: July - October
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Family: Aeshnidae
Genus: Aeshna
Species: A. Mixta
Common name: Migrant Hawker
Flight Period: July - October
The Hawker dragonflies, or, Darners in North America. These are medium to large dragonflies. Always on the move with a hawking flight in open spaces, frequently hovering over a spot. At rest they hang from branches.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Family: Aeshnidae
Genus: Brachytron
Species: B. pratense
Common name: Hairy Dragonfly
Flight Period: May - June
Commonly referred to as clubtail dragonflies, the Gomphidae family consists of 90 genera and 900 species.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Libellula
Species: L. depressa
Common Name: Broad-bodied Chaser
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Libellula
Species: L. quadrimaculata
Common Name: Four-spotted Chaser
This is the largest family of Odonata with over 1000 species, containing the Skimmers, Chasers, and Darters.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Family: Gomphidae
Genus: Onychogomphus
Species: O. forcipatus
Flight period: May - September
ingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Family: Gomphidae
Genus: Onychogomphus
Species: O. uncatus
Flight period: May - September