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order
Coleoptera
“Adult Beetles”
Coleoptera
“Larval Beetles”
Diptera
“True Flies”
Ephemeroptera
“Mayflies”
Hemiptera
“True Bugs”
Lepidoptera
“Aquatic Caterpillars, Snout Moths”
Megaloptera
“Alderflies, Dobsonflies, and Fishflies”
Odonata
“Dragonflies and Damselflies”
Plecoptera
“Stoneflies”
Trichoptera
“Caddisflies”
Odonata
family
Aeshnidae
“Darners”
Calopterygidae
“Broad-winged Damselflies”
Coenagrionidae
“Narrow-winged Damselflies”
Cordulegastridae
“Spiketails, Biddies”
Corduliidae
“Greeneyed Skimmer, Emeralds”
Gomphidae
“Clubtails”
Lestidae
“Spreadwinged Damselflies”
Libellulidae
“Skimmers”
Coenagrionidae
genus
Argia
Enallagma
Ischnura
Ischnura
“Forktails”
Genus Overview
14 species in North America.  Difficult to identify to genus.  Can be confused with Coenagrion and Enallagma.
Characteristics
POLLUTION TOLERANCE
Southeast: 9.4
Upper Midwest: 9
Mid-Atlantic: 9
0 = least tolerant, 10 = most tolerant
FEEDING HABITS
Engulfer / Predator
MOVEMENT
Climber
DISTRIBUTION
Widespread (east of the Rocky Mtns.)
HABITAT
Lentic-littoral
Lotic-depositional
Diagnostic Characters
order
Abdomen with 5 Sharp Stiff Points or 3 Gills
Labial Mask
Two Pairs of Wing Pads
family
3 Tracheal Gills
Antennal Segment 1 Short
Mask without Cleft
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