| List of the 106 Odonate species known for Buncombe County - Status and Rank Definitions | |||||||
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| Common Name | Scientific Name | Number of Records | State Status | State Rank | Fed. Status | Global Rank | |
| 1 | Gray Petaltail | Tachopteryx thoreyi | 6 | S4 | G4 | ||
| 2 | Shadow Darner | Aeshna umbrosa | 51 | S4 | G5 | ||
| 3 | Common Green Darner | Anax junius | 152 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 4 | Comet Darner | Anax longipes | 4 | S4 | G5 | ||
| 5 | Springtime Darner | Basiaeschna janata | 32 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 6 | Ocellated Darner | Boyeria grafiana | 1 | SR | S2? | G5 | |
| 7 | Fawn Darner | Boyeria vinosa | 24 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 8 | Swamp Darner | Epiaeschna heros | 8 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 9 | Unicorn Clubtail | Arigomphus villosipes | 9 | S3 | G5 | ||
| 10 | Black-shouldered Spinyleg | Dromogomphus spinosus | 16 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 11 | Eastern Ringtail | Erpetogomphus designatus | 3 | S3S4 | G5 | ||
| 12 | Blackwater Clubtail | Gomphurus dilatatus | 1 | S3S4 | G5 | ||
| 13 | Cobra Clubtail | Gomphurus vastus | 4 | S3S4 | G5 | ||
| 14 | Dragonhunter | Hagenius brevistylus | 66 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 15 | Mustached Clubtail | Hylogomphus adelphus | 1 | SR | S1S2 | G5 | |
| 16 | Piedmont Clubtail | Hylogomphus parvidens | 10 | W | S3 | G4 | |
| 17 | Green-faced Clubtail | Hylogomphus viridifrons | 8 | SR | S1 [S1S2] | G3G4 | |
| 18 | Southern Pygmy Clubtail | Lanthus vernalis | 4 | S4 | G4 | ||
| 19 | Appalachian Snaketail | Ophiogomphus incurvatus | 22 | W | S3 | G3 | |
| 20 | Maine Snaketail | Ophiogomphus mainensis | 2 | W | S3 | G4G5 | |
| 21 | Lancet Clubtail | Phanogomphus exilis | 54 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 22 | Ashy Clubtail | Phanogomphus lividus | 43 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 23 | Rapids Clubtail | Phanogomphus quadricolor | 1 | SR | S1S2 | G3G4 | |
| 24 | Common Sanddragon | Progomphus obscurus | 17 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 25 | Sable Clubtail | Stenogomphurus rogersi | 10 | W | S3 | G4 | |
| 26 | Eastern Least Clubtail | Stylogomphus albistylus | 17 | S3S4 | G5 | ||
| 27 | Riverine Clubtail | Stylurus amnicola | 1 | W | S3 [S2S3] | G4 | |
| 28 | Laura's Clubtail | Stylurus laurae | 4 | W | S2S3 | G4 | |
| 29 | Zebra Clubtail | Stylurus scudderi | 4 | SR | S1S2 | G5 | |
| 30 | Arrow Clubtail | Stylurus spiniceps | 6 | S3S4 [S3] | G5 | ||
| 31 | Brown Spiketail | Zoraena bilineata | 7 | S4 | G5 | ||
| 32 | Tiger Spiketail | Zoraena erronea | 9 | S3S4 | G4 | ||
| 33 | Twin-spotted Spiketail | Zoraena maculata | 9 | S4S5 [S4] | G5 | ||
| 34 | Allegheny River Cruiser | Macromia alleghaniensis | 17 | S4 [S3S4] | G4 | ||
| 35 | Swift River Cruiser | Macromia illinoiensis | 8 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 36 | Mountain River Cruiser | Macromia margarita | 2 | SR | S1 | G3 | |
| 37 | Stream Cruiser | Macromia transversa | 9 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 38 | Slender Baskettail | Epitheca costalis | 1 | S4 | G5 | ||
| 39 | Common Baskettail | Epitheca cynosura | 60 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 40 | Prince Baskettail | Epitheca princeps | 59 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 41 | Stygian Shadowdragon | Neurocordulia yamaskanensis | 1 | SR | S1? | G5 | |
| 42 | Clamp-tipped Emerald | Somatochlora tenebrosa | 4 | S4 | G5 | ||
| 43 | Calico Pennant | Celithemis elisa | 20 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 44 | Halloween Pennant | Celithemis eponina | 34 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 45 | Banded Pennant | Celithemis fasciata | 49 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 46 | Swift Setwing | Dythemis velox | 3 | S4S5 | G5 | ||
| 47 | Eastern Pondhawk | Erythemis simplicicollis | 126 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 48 | Little Blue Dragonlet | Erythrodiplax minuscula | 2 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 49 | Blue Corporal | Ladona deplanata | 22 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 50 | Golden-winged Skimmer | Libellula auripennis | 2 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 51 | Bar-winged Skimmer | Libellula axilena | 2 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 52 | Spangled Skimmer | Libellula cyanea | 25 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 53 | Yellow-sided Skimmer | Libellula flavida | 1 | S4S5 | G5 | ||
| 54 | Slaty Skimmer | Libellula incesta | 87 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 55 | Widow Skimmer | Libellula luctuosa | 79 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 56 | Twelve-spotted Skimmer | Libellula pulchella | 41 | S4 | G5 | ||
| 57 | Painted Skimmer | Libellula semifasciata | 8 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 58 | Great Blue Skimmer | Libellula vibrans | 24 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 59 | Blue Dasher | Pachydiplax longipennis | 183 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 60 | Wandering Glider | Pantala flavescens | 25 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 61 | Spot-winged Glider | Pantala hymenaea | 3 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 62 | Eastern Amberwing | Perithemis tenera | 57 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 63 | Common Whitetail | Plathemis lydia | 210 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 64 | Blue-faced Meadowhawk | Sympetrum ambiguum | 6 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 65 | Ruby Meadowhawk | Sympetrum rubicundulum | 26 | S4 | G5 | ||
| 66 | Band-winged Meadowhawk | Sympetrum semicinctum | 2 | S3 | G5 | ||
| 67 | Autumn Meadowhawk | Sympetrum vicinum | 60 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 68 | Carolina Saddlebags | Tramea carolina | 36 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 69 | Black Saddlebags | Tramea lacerata | 89 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 70 | Red Saddlebags | Tramea onusta | 1 | SZN | G5 | ||
| 71 | Great Spreadwing | Archilestes grandis | 19 | S3S4 | G5 | ||
| 72 | Southern Spreadwing | Lestes australis | 43 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 73 | Amber-winged Spreadwing | Lestes eurinus | 16 | W | S3 | G5 | |
| 74 | Elegant Spreadwing | Lestes inaequalis | 2 | S4 | G5 | ||
| 75 | Slender Spreadwing | Lestes rectangularis | 22 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 76 | Swamp Spreadwing | Lestes vigilax | 26 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 77 | Superb Jewelwing | Calopteryx amata | 2 | SR | S1S2 | G5 | |
| 78 | Appalachian Jewelwing | Calopteryx angustipennis | 25 | S3S4 | G4 | ||
| 79 | Sparkling Jewelwing | Calopteryx dimidiata | 1 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 80 | Ebony Jewelwing | Calopteryx maculata | 156 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 81 | American Rubyspot | Hetaerina americana | 76 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 82 | Smoky Rubyspot | Hetaerina titia | 14 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 83 | Eastern Red Damsel | Amphiagrion saucium | 3 | S3S4 | G5 | ||
| 84 | Blue-fronted Dancer | Argia apicalis | 39 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 85 | Variable Dancer | Argia fumipennis | 124 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 86 | Powdered Dancer | Argia moesta | 109 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 87 | Blue-ringed Dancer | Argia sedula | 69 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 88 | Blue-tipped Dancer | Argia tibialis | 41 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 89 | Dusky Dancer | Argia translata | 40 | S4 | G5 | ||
| 90 | Aurora Damsel | Chromagrion conditum | 7 | S3S4 | G5 | ||
| 91 | Azure Bluet | Enallagma aspersum | 53 | S4 | G5 | ||
| 92 | Double-striped Bluet | Enallagma basidens | 15 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 93 | Familiar Bluet | Enallagma civile | 17 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 94 | Turquoise Bluet | Enallagma divagans | 5 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 95 | Stream Bluet | Enallagma exsulans | 57 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 96 | Skimming Bluet | Enallagma geminatum | 27 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 97 | Orange Bluet | Enallagma signatum | 21 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 98 | Slender Bluet | Enallagma traviatum | 32 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 99 | Vesper Bluet | Enallagma vesperum | 7 | S3S4 | G5 | ||
| 100 | Citrine Forktail | Ischnura hastata | 19 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 101 | Lilypad Forktail | Ischnura kellicotti | 2 | S4 | G5 | ||
| 102 | Fragile Forktail | Ischnura posita | 189 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 103 | Furtive Forktail | Ischnura prognata | 1 | S3S4 | G4 | ||
| 104 | Eastern Forktail | Ischnura verticalis | 118 | S4 | G5 | ||
| 105 | Sphagnum Sprite | Nehalennia gracilis | 1 | S3 | G5 | ||
| 106 | Southern Sprite | Nehalennia integricollis | 1 | S3S4 [S4] | G5 | ||