DRAGONFLY WING PATTERNS Photo Gallery by Bob Moul at pbase.com

DRAGONFLY WING PATTERNS

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Spangled Skimmer Male	Spangled Skimmer-Female
Eastern Amberwing Male	Eastern Amberwing Female
Eastern Pondhawk Male	Eastern Pondhawk Female
Twelve-Spotted Skimmer Female	Twelve-Spotted Skimmer Male
Common Whitetail Male	Common Whitetail-Female
Blue Dasher Female	Blue Dasher Male
Calico Pennant Female	Calico Pennant-Male
Common Green Darne rFemale	Common Green Darner Male
Great Blue Skimmer Female	Great Blue Skimmer Male
Widow Skimmer Female	Widow Skimmer Male
Halloween Pennant Female	Halloween Pennant Male
Slaty Skimmer-Male	Slaty Skimmer-Female
Golden-winged Skimmer-Male	Golden-winged SkimmerFemale
Chalk Fronted Corporal-Female	Chalk Fronted Corpora-Male
Blue Corporal-Male	Blue Corporal Female
Band-Winged Meadowhawk	Banded Pennant Female
Black Saddlebags-Teneral	Black Saddlebags
Black-Shouldered Spinyleg	Common Baskettail Female
Ruby Meadowhawk Male	Dot-Tailed Whiteface
Lancet Clubtail	Prince Baskettail
Carolina Saddlebags	Red Saddlebags
Bar-winged Skimmer	Spot-winged Glider
Stream Cruiser	Yellow-legged Meadowhawk
Springtime Darner	Twin-Spotted Spiketail
Brown Spiketail	Ashy Clubtail
Shadow Darner-Male	Russet-tipped Clubtail
Slender Spreadwing

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Guest		28-Jun-2017 00:30
What is a black & white winged dragonfly called? To fast to get a picture.

eevie		25-Jun-2015 23:00
Dragonfly or damselfly possibly? White wings with a perfect black round spot on each. Didn't have camera unfortunately. Can anyone help please?

Colleen		12-Jun-2015 13:20
I have a Black Saddlebags hanging onto my patio umbrella this morning. He's BIG! I live in Bellingham, Washington

Justin H		17-May-2015 22:50
Just saw a common whitetail skimmer male and was able to identify it with this site. Thanks!

melissa		16-Aug-2014 14:13
Donna, I saw the same one today! Its called a double winged blue dragonfly!! So beautiful!

Pat		25-Jul-2014 22:00
I am sitting on my dock in Lac du Bonnet , Manitoba , Canada and just saw a blue dragonfly with the square flag like wings!! I have never seen a dragon fly like this before . I hope someone can tell us what it is called.

Shaingo		19-Jul-2014 05:44
I see several references in these comments about an unusual dragonfly I have seen around my home here in Texas near Dallas. Light blue body and the most unusual wings I have ever seen. Black square flags 2 on each wing wish I could get a photo of it!

Cherryl		07-Sep-2013 19:58
Hi! I am dying to find out what type of dragonfly I recently saw & took a pic of at my home in oklahoma. I've tried all the guides I found but none of them seem to b exactly right. This guy was all red. Eyes, thorax, abdomen, legs & appx 1/2 way out on the wings. He was large & stocky. Is there anyone I could send the pic to for possible identification? He was absolutely gorgeous & I'd just like to know what he's called & if he's rare since I've never seen one this color. Thanks! Cher

Thom		31-Aug-2013 02:36
I see your images at BAMONA all the time, but today needed to search for a dragonfly. Your wing patterns page helped me identify a male Widow Skimmer. I have photo'd many females without the white block in the middle, but today's find was a mature, blue-bodied male! Thanks for your helpful page here!

litesneeze		24-Aug-2013 14:10
The dragonfly's that have bright neon green bodies with black wings are actually damselflies called ebony jewelwings.

Angel		05-Aug-2013 20:47
I was looking for information on the same dragonfly mentioned by many commenters below. Has anyone found out what species this is. I got a photograph of it, granted just with my phone as I did not have my camera with me at the time, but it still shows well-enough those distinctive wings mentioned below. I'm just trying to determine was type it is, it was the most beautiful, and one of the largest, dragonflies I've ever seen.

Guest		16-Jul-2013 14:50
Hey, I have found a dragonfly(or damselfly) that is black with black speckled wings. It hold it's wings parallel to it's body. Can anyone tell me what it is?

Kasha		07-Jul-2013 04:22
The reason why I found this site is because I was looking up what I saw today on my door screen...It took me by surprise so I got my husband to come and look at it...It looked like a black dragonfly about 2" long but with 4 black flag like shapes at the end of a the wing...I took a picture of it and posted it thinking someone will tell me for sure what I saw...what ever it was I have never seen one like that before..

Heather		07-Jul-2013 00:13
I live in Hamilton Ontario, Canada and saw 2 very interesting dragonfly like insects in the last 2 days. One had a turquois body and wings with black rudders on the ends and the next day I saw one that was the opposite - black body with turquoise rudders on the wings. I have not seen anything like this before.

Susan		02-Jul-2013 00:27
Has anyone identified the dragonfly with the light blue body and the brown/black rudder/flag type wings? I saw in Gibbsboro NJ.

mary		12-Jun-2013 20:38
i also saw what was rudder like wings however the body was white on my deck and it sat around the area i was in for close to 2 hours any idea what type of dragon fly this is

Fran		08-Jun-2013 19:14
Upstate NY near Saratoga had the square rudder type wings in backyard today. Came in to check it out on internet. Never saw anything remotely like it before.

lalefty		22-Aug-2012 18:01
To Donna, I live in northwestern Louisiana and also saw a black winged dragonfly. It's wings were square as opposed to elongated, and not transparent like most dragonflies I have seen. It didn't hang around long but I hope to see one again someday. It was definitely awesome. It was a dragonfly, not a butterfly.

Lynn		01-Aug-2012 11:05
What a surprise I had when I left work @ 6 Pm yesterday. I walked in the mist of numerous, approx 20+ ,flying Dragonflies. A nice way to say good-bye to the last day of July in 2012. This site is excellent! Thanks for sharing! It helps me to learn more about this insect.

Anastasia		22-Jul-2012 17:20
CC~I think you may have seen a Sparkling Jewelwing Damselfly. Just like you said, in TN at a creek and it just sat there for hours. One of the most beautiful ones I have ever seen!!! Took me a while, but finally found a pic of it! This site won't let me post a link so you'll have to Google image it.....hope that helps! :)

Pat		21-Jul-2012 15:10
I just saw my first dragonfly with square wings. I rescued him from some netting, and later saw two of them flying together. I feel good that I was able to save it.

tberry		27-Jun-2012 03:09
Sitting on deck today, a beautiful brown/bronze dragonfly appeared and resembled an old fashion airplane with double wings WITH A RECTANGULAR ON EACH WING (look-like solar panels)? Lost my sister recently and she knew I love dragonflies, and thoughts of her surrounded me. what is this type of dragonfly?

Tommy		22-Jun-2012 20:25
I saw a dragonfly that was brown with black wings shaped like a square, anyone know what that is? I couldn't get a picture, it was in NJ.

Louann		09-Jun-2012 15:40
Yes, I saw a dragonfly with square black wings hovering above some plants on Salado creek while at the cemetery visiting my mother's grave and I saw one yesterday hovering above oregano by my greenhouse in Adkins, Texas. I have never seen such a creature before.

Louann		09-Jun-2012 15:38
Yes, I saw a dragonfly with square black wings hovering above some plants on Salado creek while at the cemetery visiting my mother's grave and I saw one yesterday hovering above oregano by my greenhouse in Adkins, Texas. I have never seen such a creature before.

Amy		31-May-2012 14:39
I saw this same insect today in central NY state. Thick pale blue abdomen, double wings with opaque brown/black patches seeming perpendicular to ground, rather than parallel to it. Any answers yet?

Donna		30-Jul-2011 01:48
I think I saw the same dragonfly as Joann (posted comment on July 18, 2011.) The body was light blue with two sets of brown, square, "rudder" type wings. The light blue body is what first caught my attention but then I was amazed when I looked closer and saw the unique wings. Not only were the wings uniquely shaped, they were also mostly solid in color rather than transparent like most species. I'd love to know what the name of this species is and perhaps find a picture of it. Thanks for any insight you can provide.

Joann		18-Jul-2011 16:46
i saw the most amazing dragonfly yesterday. It was sitting on my patio chair. It looked as if it had "wing flaps" or "rudders" on the wings. Two on each wing. the flaps were brown in color. I do not see any pictures here that resemble this.

Todd		10-Jul-2011 18:34
Just saw a dragonfly with four wide, brilliant white stripes. (Two stripes per wing and perpendicular to the wing.) It landed next to me and only stayed for 5-10 seconds. I see dragonflys all the time here in Northern Michigan....but never have I seen one this unusual. It had other markings that were striking, but I couldn't stop loooking at those wings.

meg Beeler		27-Jun-2011 23:00
thank you for the widow skimmer male photo! was trying to ID it (N Cal oak woodland) & it wasn't in my book!

billydee57		17-Jun-2011 16:25
I took a picture yesterday of a black dragonfly with flag like wings. It was on my house in wisconsin. Trying to figure out how to post the picture

amanda1136		07-Apr-2011 23:48
has anyone found the dragonfly with black square wings I am also looking for a picture

Suz		12-Jul-2010 00:06
Splendid! I love dragonflies, and these are fabulous shots. I also live in Middle TN, so I know just what CC is talking about. However, they keep their wings together vertically rather than horizontal.

K Beach		23-Jun-2010 16:01
I just recently moved to eastern Virginia and I saw the most beautiful dragonfly I'd ever seen. I have been searching for pics but have no luck in finding him. He has PERFECT black squares at the edge of all four of his wings. Not little squares, big black squares. Anyone know where I can see a picture at? I haven't seen another one since, but he was GORGEOUS!!

Beadmatrix		23-Apr-2010 04:47
CC - I used to live in Virginia and saw those same gorgeous dragonflies, around a creek that was barely a trickle. you could step right over the water and they were everywhere, I think they are quite common but I haven't found a picture online.

Leuis		30-Dec-2009 21:57
Bob, I agree with a previous poster, this is indeed a wonderful contribution to the www. I appreciate the many hours that must have gone into this and the rigour that you have demonstrated. I've recently taken an interest in the patterns of dragonfly wings so this is a great resource. Thank you and kind regards, Leuis

CC		02-Aug-2009 23:20
I live in Middle Tennessee & I take a walk near a small creek. The same dragonfly is there all the time! He is magnificent. Totally black wings that look like velvet with a neon green body that shimmers irridecently in the sun. Could you tell me what kind he might be?

Gary Scales		22-Jul-2009 04:32
Bob, I live in east Texas and experienced an encounter with a neon blue body dragonfly with solid black wings. It's flight looked more like that of a butterfly than a dragonfly. There were about 15 of them at a swimming hole I visited deep in the woods last weekend. Do you have any idea what it might have been??

kate		06-Jun-2009 22:29
I love these photos. Could I purchase them or download. Thank you. khuckestein@hotmail.com Thank you. Kate Thompson

David L Moir		13-Jul-2006 01:12
Dear Bob, Thanks to your excellent site I have been able to identify a 'Widow Skimmer - male' observed during our vacation visit to Stroudsburg PA. Regards, David L Moir Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust North Lincolnshire England UK

Guest		11-Jun-2006 18:57
Great collection of photos. Great focus of attention. What a wonderful contribution to make to the net. CHEERS, JOE Grzybowski Norman, Oklahoma

George Saunders-Singer		11-Feb-2006 16:08
Dear Bob, What fantastic photographs! Thank you very much. George Saunders-Singer. London.

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