| List of the 97 Odonate species known for Wilkes 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 | 21 | S4 | G4 | ||
| 2 | Black-tipped Darner | Aeshna tuberculifera | 1 | SR | S1 | G5 | |
| 3 | Shadow Darner | Aeshna umbrosa | 5 | S4 | G5 | ||
| 4 | Common Green Darner | Anax junius | 28 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 5 | Comet Darner | Anax longipes | 4 | S4 | G5 | ||
| 6 | Springtime Darner | Basiaeschna janata | 5 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 7 | Ocellated Darner | Boyeria grafiana | 2 | SR | S2? | G5 | |
| 8 | Fawn Darner | Boyeria vinosa | 9 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 9 | Swamp Darner | Epiaeschna heros | 5 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 10 | Cyrano Darner | Nasiaeschna pentacantha | 1 | S4S5 | G5 | ||
| 11 | Black-shouldered Spinyleg | Dromogomphus spinosus | 19 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 12 | Blackwater Clubtail | Gomphurus dilatatus | 2 | S3S4 | G5 | ||
| 13 | Cobra Clubtail | Gomphurus vastus | 6 | S3S4 | G5 | ||
| 14 | Dragonhunter | Hagenius brevistylus | 21 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 15 | Piedmont Clubtail | Hylogomphus parvidens | 13 | W | S3 | G4 | |
| 16 | Southern Pygmy Clubtail | Lanthus vernalis | 1 | S4 | G4 | ||
| 17 | Appalachian Snaketail | Ophiogomphus incurvatus | 13 | W | S3 | G3 | |
| 18 | Maine Snaketail | Ophiogomphus mainensis | 11 | W | S3 | G4G5 | |
| 19 | Lancet Clubtail | Phanogomphus exilis | 18 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 20 | Ashy Clubtail | Phanogomphus lividus | 24 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 21 | Common Sanddragon | Progomphus obscurus | 6 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 22 | Sable Clubtail | Stenogomphurus rogersi | 7 | W | S3 | G4 | |
| 23 | Eastern Least Clubtail | Stylogomphus albistylus | 11 | S3S4 | G5 | ||
| 24 | Laura's Clubtail | Stylurus laurae | 4 | W | S2S3 | G4 | |
| 25 | Russet-tipped Clubtail | Stylurus plagiatus | 9 | S4S5 | G5 | ||
| 26 | Zebra Clubtail | Stylurus scudderi | 7 | SR | S1S2 | G5 | |
| 27 | Arrow Clubtail | Stylurus spiniceps | 6 | S3S4 [S3] | G5 | ||
| 28 | Brown Spiketail | Zoraena bilineata | 10 | S4 | G5 | ||
| 29 | Tiger Spiketail | Zoraena erronea | 3 | S3S4 | G4 | ||
| 30 | Twin-spotted Spiketail | Zoraena maculata | 10 | S4S5 [S4] | G5 | ||
| 31 | Allegheny River Cruiser | Macromia alleghaniensis | 1 | S4 [S3S4] | G4 | ||
| 32 | Swift River Cruiser | Macromia illinoiensis | 8 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 33 | Royal River Cruiser | Macromia taeniolata | 1 | S4S5 | G5 | ||
| 34 | Stream Cruiser | Macromia transversa | 7 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 35 | Common Baskettail | Epitheca cynosura | 11 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 36 | Prince Baskettail | Epitheca princeps | 14 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 37 | Selys's Sundragon | Helocordulia selysii | 1 | S4 | G4 | ||
| 38 | Umber Shadowdragon | Neurocordulia obsoleta | 1 | S4 | G5 | ||
| 39 | Clamp-tipped Emerald | Somatochlora tenebrosa | 2 | S4 | G5 | ||
| 40 | Calico Pennant | Celithemis elisa | 5 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 41 | Halloween Pennant | Celithemis eponina | 7 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 42 | Banded Pennant | Celithemis fasciata | 4 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 43 | Swift Setwing | Dythemis velox | 3 | S4S5 | G5 | ||
| 44 | Eastern Pondhawk | Erythemis simplicicollis | 33 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 45 | Little Blue Dragonlet | Erythrodiplax minuscula | 3 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 46 | Blue Corporal | Ladona deplanata | 5 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 47 | Golden-winged Skimmer | Libellula auripennis | 1 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 48 | Spangled Skimmer | Libellula cyanea | 32 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 49 | Yellow-sided Skimmer | Libellula flavida | 11 | S4S5 | G5 | ||
| 50 | Slaty Skimmer | Libellula incesta | 30 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 51 | Widow Skimmer | Libellula luctuosa | 32 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 52 | Twelve-spotted Skimmer | Libellula pulchella | 8 | S4 | G5 | ||
| 53 | Painted Skimmer | Libellula semifasciata | 10 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 54 | Great Blue Skimmer | Libellula vibrans | 1 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 55 | Roseate Skimmer | Orthemis ferruginea | 3 | S3S4 | G5 | ||
| 56 | Blue Dasher | Pachydiplax longipennis | 39 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 57 | Wandering Glider | Pantala flavescens | 21 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 58 | Spot-winged Glider | Pantala hymenaea | 7 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 59 | Eastern Amberwing | Perithemis tenera | 23 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 60 | Common Whitetail | Plathemis lydia | 75 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 61 | Blue-faced Meadowhawk | Sympetrum ambiguum | 2 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 62 | Ruby Meadowhawk | Sympetrum rubicundulum | 4 | S4 | G5 | ||
| 63 | Band-winged Meadowhawk | Sympetrum semicinctum | 3 | S3 | G5 | ||
| 64 | Autumn Meadowhawk | Sympetrum vicinum | 4 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 65 | Carolina Saddlebags | Tramea carolina | 14 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 66 | Black Saddlebags | Tramea lacerata | 15 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 67 | Great Spreadwing | Archilestes grandis | 3 | S3S4 | G5 | ||
| 68 | Southern Spreadwing | Lestes australis | 7 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 69 | Amber-winged Spreadwing | Lestes eurinus | 6 | W | S3 | G5 | |
| 70 | Slender Spreadwing | Lestes rectangularis | 3 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 71 | Swamp Spreadwing | Lestes vigilax | 2 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 72 | Appalachian Jewelwing | Calopteryx angustipennis | 10 | S3S4 | G4 | ||
| 73 | Sparkling Jewelwing | Calopteryx dimidiata | 9 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 74 | Ebony Jewelwing | Calopteryx maculata | 42 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 75 | Smoky Rubyspot | Hetaerina titia | 6 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 76 | Eastern Red Damsel | Amphiagrion saucium | 9 | S3S4 | G5 | ||
| 77 | Blue-fronted Dancer | Argia apicalis | 13 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 78 | Seepage Dancer | Argia bipunctulata | 6 | S3S4 | G4 | ||
| 79 | Variable Dancer | Argia fumipennis | 30 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 80 | Powdered Dancer | Argia moesta | 16 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 81 | Blue-ringed Dancer | Argia sedula | 7 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 82 | Blue-tipped Dancer | Argia tibialis | 13 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 83 | Dusky Dancer | Argia translata | 14 | S4 | G5 | ||
| 84 | Aurora Damsel | Chromagrion conditum | 12 | S3S4 | G5 | ||
| 85 | Azure Bluet | Enallagma aspersum | 19 | S4 | G5 | ||
| 86 | Double-striped Bluet | Enallagma basidens | 4 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 87 | Familiar Bluet | Enallagma civile | 16 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 88 | Turquoise Bluet | Enallagma divagans | 4 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 89 | Stream Bluet | Enallagma exsulans | 9 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 90 | Skimming Bluet | Enallagma geminatum | 1 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 91 | Hagen's Bluet | Enallagma hageni | 2 | S3 | G5 | ||
| 92 | Orange Bluet | Enallagma signatum | 5 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 93 | Slender Bluet | Enallagma traviatum | 4 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 94 | Blackwater Bluet | Enallagma weewa | 2 | S4 | G5 | ||
| 95 | Citrine Forktail | Ischnura hastata | 7 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 96 | Fragile Forktail | Ischnura posita | 22 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 97 | Eastern Forktail | Ischnura verticalis | 7 | S4 | G5 | ||