List of the 97 Odonate species known for Wilkes County - Status and Rank Definitions
Common NameScientific NameNumber of RecordsState StatusState RankFed. StatusGlobal Rank
1Gray PetaltailTachopteryx thoreyi21S4G4
2Black-tipped DarnerAeshna tuberculifera1SRS1G5
3Shadow DarnerAeshna umbrosa5S4G5
4Common Green DarnerAnax junius28S5G5
5Comet DarnerAnax longipes4S4G5
6Springtime DarnerBasiaeschna janata5S5G5
7Ocellated DarnerBoyeria grafiana2SRS2?G5
8Fawn DarnerBoyeria vinosa9S5G5
9Swamp DarnerEpiaeschna heros5S5G5
10Cyrano DarnerNasiaeschna pentacantha1S4S5G5
11Black-shouldered SpinylegDromogomphus spinosus19S5G5
12Blackwater ClubtailGomphurus dilatatus2S3S4G5
13Cobra ClubtailGomphurus vastus6S3S4G5
14DragonhunterHagenius brevistylus21S5G5
15Piedmont ClubtailHylogomphus parvidens13WS3G4
16Southern Pygmy ClubtailLanthus vernalis1S4G4
17Appalachian SnaketailOphiogomphus incurvatus13WS3G3
18Maine SnaketailOphiogomphus mainensis11WS3G4G5
19Lancet ClubtailPhanogomphus exilis18S5G5
20Ashy ClubtailPhanogomphus lividus24S5G5
21Common SanddragonProgomphus obscurus6S5G5
22Sable ClubtailStenogomphurus rogersi7WS3G4
23Eastern Least ClubtailStylogomphus albistylus11S3S4G5
24Laura's ClubtailStylurus laurae4WS2S3G4
25Russet-tipped ClubtailStylurus plagiatus9S4S5G5
26Zebra ClubtailStylurus scudderi7SRS1S2G5
27Arrow ClubtailStylurus spiniceps6S3S4 [S3]G5
28Brown SpiketailZoraena bilineata10S4G5
29Tiger SpiketailZoraena erronea3S3S4G4
30Twin-spotted SpiketailZoraena maculata10S4S5 [S4]G5
31Allegheny River CruiserMacromia alleghaniensis1S4 [S3S4]G4
32Swift River CruiserMacromia illinoiensis8S5G5
33Royal River CruiserMacromia taeniolata1S4S5G5
34Stream CruiserMacromia transversa7S5G5
35Common BaskettailEpitheca cynosura11S5G5
36Prince BaskettailEpitheca princeps14S5G5
37Selys's SundragonHelocordulia selysii1S4 G4
38Umber ShadowdragonNeurocordulia obsoleta1S4G5
39Clamp-tipped EmeraldSomatochlora tenebrosa2S4G5
40Calico PennantCelithemis elisa5S5G5
41Halloween PennantCelithemis eponina7S5G5
42Banded PennantCelithemis fasciata4S5G5
43Swift SetwingDythemis velox3S4S5G5
44Eastern PondhawkErythemis simplicicollis33S5G5
45Little Blue DragonletErythrodiplax minuscula3S5G5
46Blue CorporalLadona deplanata5S5G5
47Golden-winged SkimmerLibellula auripennis1S5G5
48Spangled SkimmerLibellula cyanea32S5G5
49Yellow-sided SkimmerLibellula flavida11S4S5G5
50Slaty SkimmerLibellula incesta30S5G5
51Widow SkimmerLibellula luctuosa32S5G5
52Twelve-spotted SkimmerLibellula pulchella8S4G5
53Painted SkimmerLibellula semifasciata10S5G5
54Great Blue SkimmerLibellula vibrans1S5G5
55Roseate SkimmerOrthemis ferruginea3S3S4G5
56Blue DasherPachydiplax longipennis39S5G5
57Wandering GliderPantala flavescens21S5G5
58Spot-winged GliderPantala hymenaea7S5G5
59Eastern AmberwingPerithemis tenera23S5G5
60Common WhitetailPlathemis lydia75S5G5
61Blue-faced MeadowhawkSympetrum ambiguum2S5G5
62Ruby MeadowhawkSympetrum rubicundulum4S4G5
63Band-winged MeadowhawkSympetrum semicinctum3S3G5
64Autumn MeadowhawkSympetrum vicinum4S5G5
65Carolina SaddlebagsTramea carolina14S5G5
66Black SaddlebagsTramea lacerata15S5G5
67Great SpreadwingArchilestes grandis3S3S4G5
68Southern SpreadwingLestes australis7S5G5
69Amber-winged SpreadwingLestes eurinus6WS3G5
70Slender SpreadwingLestes rectangularis3S5G5
71Swamp SpreadwingLestes vigilax2S5G5
72Appalachian JewelwingCalopteryx angustipennis10S3S4G4
73Sparkling JewelwingCalopteryx dimidiata9S5G5
74Ebony JewelwingCalopteryx maculata42S5G5
75Smoky RubyspotHetaerina titia6S5G5
76Eastern Red DamselAmphiagrion saucium9S3S4G5
77Blue-fronted DancerArgia apicalis13S5G5
78Seepage DancerArgia bipunctulata6S3S4G4
79Variable DancerArgia fumipennis30S5G5
80Powdered DancerArgia moesta16S5G5
81Blue-ringed DancerArgia sedula7S5G5
82Blue-tipped DancerArgia tibialis13S5G5
83Dusky DancerArgia translata14S4G5
84Aurora DamselChromagrion conditum12S3S4 G5
85Azure BluetEnallagma aspersum19S4G5
86Double-striped BluetEnallagma basidens4S5G5
87Familiar BluetEnallagma civile16S5G5
88Turquoise BluetEnallagma divagans4S5G5
89Stream BluetEnallagma exsulans9S5G5
90Skimming BluetEnallagma geminatum1S5G5
91Hagen's BluetEnallagma hageni2S3G5
92Orange BluetEnallagma signatum5S5G5
93Slender BluetEnallagma traviatum4S5G5
94Blackwater BluetEnallagma weewa2S4G5
95Citrine ForktailIschnura hastata7S5G5
96Fragile ForktailIschnura posita22S5G5
97Eastern ForktailIschnura verticalis7S4G5