Blue 4 Winged Insect That Looks Like Dragonfly
Blue-Fronted Dancer Argia apicalis
Where You'll Find It
Near still and flowing waters
What It Looks Like
Small damselfly
Male:Primarily blue-black; blue abdominal segments 8 – 10 ; primarily blue t horax with thin black stripes; can look blue-green
Female: Brown-olive; primarily black a bdomen with narrow pale dorsal stripe; black abdominal segment 9 with tan stripes on sides and top; can look multicolored
Blue-fronted dancer (male) ( Argia apicalis ) Imageby Lee Elliott/CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
Powdered Dancer Argiamoesta
Where You'll Find It
Usually near flowing water
What It Looks Like
Similar to blue-fronted dancer
Male:Powdery-white thorax with thick black shoulder stripe; powdery-whitetip of abdomen
Female:Pale-brown thorax but no distinct stripes; black abdomen with wide pale top stripe; can look multicolored
Powdered dancer (male) ( Argia moesta) Image by JimJohnson/CC BY-NC 4.0
Powdered dancer (female) ( Argia moesta ) Image by Kurt Andreas/CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
Familiar Bluet Enallagma civile
What It Looks Like
Small common damselfly
Male:Primarily light blue; blue stripe on thorax; black d orsal spots on abdominal segments 3 – 5; teardrop-shaped spots behind each eye; triangular cerci
Female:Similar to male but olive or light brown
Familiar bluet (male) ( Enallagma civile ) Image by Tom Potterfield/CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
Familiar bluet (female) ( Enallagma civile ) Image by Jacy Lucier/CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
Marsh Bluet Enallagmaebrium
What It Looks Like
Almost identical to familiar bluet though slightly smaller
Male:Slightly blacker abdomen than familiar bluet; best differentiated by shape of cerci
Female:Light green (versus olive or light-brown familiar bluet)
Marsh bluet (male) ( Enallagma ebrium ) Image by Paul Bedell/CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
Marsh bluet (female) (Enallagma ebrium) Image by Jacy Lucier/CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
Stream Bluet Enallagmaexsulans
Where You'll Find It
Near streams
What It Looks Like
Male:Narrow eyespots behind eyes; narrow stripes on thorax; completely blue abdominal segment 9, other segments dorsally black and ventrally blue
Female:Pale-green thorax and abdomen; blue abdominal segment 10; mostly blue abdominalsegment9
Stream bluet (male) (Enallagmaexsulans) Image by Lisa Brown/CC BY-NC 2.0
Stream bluet (female) ( Enallagma exsulans ) Image by Bill Carrell/CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
American Rubyspot Hetaerina americana
Where You'll Find It
Often perched near slow-moving streams
What It Looks Like
Largedamselfly
Male:Distinctive dark-red spot on base of wing; metallic-red stripes on thorax
Female:Light-red spot near base of wing; not as deeply colored as male; dull-brown stripes on thorax
American rubyspot (male) ( Hetaerina americana ) Image by Jerry Oldenettel/CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
American rubyspot (female) ( Hetaerina americana ) Image by Greg Lasley/CC BY-NC 4.0
Eastern Forktail Ischnura verticalis
Where You'll Find It
Extremely common at still and flowing waters
What It Looks Like
Male:Green thorax with thick blacklateral stripe; mostly black abdomen; blue final segments with lateral black spots
Female:Same color as male with more blue on final abdominal segments; immature can be orange, mature can be gray with no blue
Eastern forktail (male) (Ischnuraverticalis) Image by sankax/CC BY-NC 2.0
Eastern forktail (female) ( Ischnura verticalis ) Image by Chris Hayes/CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
Ebony Jewelwing Calopteryx maculata
Where You'll Find It
Often near streams
What It Looks Like
Largedamselfly
Male:Metallic blue-green bodies; distinctive all-black wings
Female:Powdery-blue-black bodies; all-black wings not as dark as male's
Ebony jewelwing (male) ( Calopteryx maculata ) Image by Allen Gathman/CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
Ebony jewelwing (female) (Calopteryxmaculata) Image by Greg Lasley/CC BY-NC 4.0
Common Green Darner Anax junius
What It Looks Like
Largest dragonfly in Illinois; common all season; often first and last observed
Male:Green thorax; light-blue abdomen; no markings on wings
Female:Green thorax; light-brown abdomen; no markings on wings
Common green darner (male) (Anaxjunius) Image by Greg Lasley/CC BY-NC 4.0
Common green darner (female) (Anaxjunius) Image by Greg Lasley/CC BY-NC 4.0
Black Saddlebags Tramea lacerata
What It Looks Like
Large dragonfly; common all season; slightly smaller than common green darner
Male:Black thorax and abdomen; large black " saddlebag" patches at base of each hind wing
Female:Black thorax; black abdomen with yellowdorsal spots; wing markings similar to male's
Black saddlebags (male) ( Tramea lacerata ) Image by Jerry Friedman/CC BY-SA 2.0
Black saddlebags (female) ( Tramealacerata ) Image by Victor Fazio/CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
Twelve-Spotted Skimmer Libellula pulchella
Where You'll Find It
Common near ponds and lakes
What It Looks Like
Medium-sizeddragonfly
Male:Distinctive, alternating pattern of three black and two white patches on all four wings; black tip on each wing; powdery-white or faint light-blue abdomen
Female:Wing pattern similar to male's but no white patches; yellowlateral stripes on abdomen
Twelve-spotted skimmer (male) ( Libellula pulchella ) Imageby Paul Bedell/CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
Twelve-spotted skimmer (female) ( Libellula pulchella ) Imageby Paul Bedell/CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
Halloween Pennant Celithemis eponina
Where You'll Find It
Commonly perched near ponds and lakes
What It Looks Like
Medium-sized dragonfly
Male: Brown-rust body; amber wings with brown-rust bands
Female: Body not as deeply colored as male's; wing bands not as deeply colored as male's, sometimes yellow
Halloween pennant (male) ( Celithemis eponina ) Image by Ken Slade/CC BY-NC 2.0
Halloween pennant (female) ( Celithemis eponina ) Image by Ken Slade/CC BY-NC 2.0
Eastern Amberwing Perithemis tenera
Where You'll Find It
Hovers over ponds
What It Looks Like
Extremely small dragonfly
Male:Solid amber wings; dull-brown or rust body
Female: Brown-amber marks on wings (versus solid amber on male's); brown b ody
Eastern amberwing (male) ( Perithemis tenera ) Image by Greg Lasley/CC BY-NC 4.0
Eastern amberwing (female) ( Perithemis tenera ) Image by Ken Slade/CC BY-NC 2.0
Blue Dasher Pachydiplax longipennis
Where You'll Find It
Commonly perched near ponds and lakes
What It Looks Like
Small
Male:Powder-blue abdomen; black thorax with light-green lateral stripes;no wing markings
Female: Dull-brown to light-green abdomen; light-green lateral stripes on thorax; no wing markings
Blue dasher (male) (Pachydiplaxlongipennis) Image by Greg Lasley/CC BY-NC 4.0
Blue dasher (female) (Pachydiplax longipennis ) Image byJason Michael Crockwell/CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
Eastern Pondhawk Erythemis simplicicollis
Where You'll Find It
Commonly perched near ponds and lakes
What It Looks Like
Small to medium-sized dragonfly
Male:Powder-blue thorax and abdomen; green face;no wing markings
Female: Bright-green thorax; black dorsal stripes on bright-green abdomen; no wing markings
Eastern pondhawk (male) (Erythemissimplicicollis) Image by Ken Slade/CC BY-NC 2.0
Eastern pondhawk (female) (Erythemissimplicicollis) Image by Ken Slade/CC BY-NC 2.0
Calico Pennant Celithemis elisa
Where You'll Find It
Commonly perched near ponds and lakes
What It Looks Like
Small- to medium-sized dragonfly
Male:Black tips on all wings; small black spots and large red-black basalpatches on hind wings; red-black body; reddorsal triangles on abdomen
Female: Similar to male but yellow instead of red
Calico pennant (male) ( Celithemis elisa ) Image by Nick Block/CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Calico pennant (female) ( Celithemis elisa ) Image by Dan Mullen/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
Widow Skimmer Libellula luctuosa
Where You'll Find It
Extremely common near ponds and lakes
What It Looks Like
Medium-sized dragonfly
Male: Large black basal patch and white distal patch on each wing; powder-blue abdomen
Female: Same basal patches as male without white distal patch; dark a bdomen with yellow stripes
Widow skimmer (male) (Libellulaluctuosa) Image by Greg Lasley/CC BY-NC 4.0
Widow skimmer (female) (Libellulaluctuosa) Image by John Boback/CC BY-NC 4.0
Common Whitetail Libellulalydia
Where You'll Find It
Extremely common near ponds and lakes
What It Looks Like
Medium-sized dragonfly
Male: Distinctive powder-white abdomen; single black medial patch on each wing
Female: White-yellow triangular lateral patches on abdomen; black tips and patches on each wing but no white
Common whitetail (male) (Libellulalydia) Image by Greg Lasley/CC BY-NC 4.0
Common whitetail (female) (Libellula lydia) Image by Greg Lasley/CC BY-NC 4.0
Source: https://www.dupageforest.org/plants-wildlife/wildlife/insects-spiders-crayfish/dragonflies-damselflies
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