AKA
CALIFORNIA Lestidae
with COMMON (English) NAMES OF DRAGONFLIES
as originally adopted by the Dragonfly Society of the Americas
(Argia, vol.8, no.2, 1 August 1996)
with all current revisions.
Information for this site has been collected and edited Kathy Biggs who assumes full responsibility.
New links &/or information was
added to this site in
2007
This site is 100% privately maintained. If you've found it helpful, a donation to help keep in on the web would be appreciated, thanks! K. Biggs
The CA distribution maps were last updated in
2006.
Click here to access
distribution in nearby states
CA distribution Maps are maintained by Tim Manolis &/or Kathy Biggs.
They are based on information originally collected by Dennis Paulson (see
address below) and are being updated when new sightings are reported to us &/or
specimens are found in museum collections. If you find a species in a new county
please contact Kathy
and/or Tim.
To learn more about these fascinating
insect's life cycle go to
"Damsels and Dragons - the Insect Order Odonata". This article by Ron
Lyons, which first appeared in the Internet Pond "The Internet Ponder's Online
Magazine", was written in 1997 for Kathy Biggs' "Critter's in Your Pond" column.
A Beginner's Pocket Guide
by Kathy Biggs
(includes damselflies)
References to pictures are as follows:
CA Dragonflies = Common Dragonflies of California, A Beginner's Pocket Guide by Kathy Biggs
CA Dragons & Damsels = Dragonflies and Damselflies of California by Tim Manolis. UCPress. April 2003
CA+SW Dragonflies = Dragonflies of California and Common Dragonflies of the Southwest, A Beginner's Pocket Guide by Kathy Biggs 2006
SW Dragonflies = Common Dragonflies the Southwest, A Beginner's Pocket Guide
Stokes Guide = Beginner's Guide to Dragonflies by Blair Nikula, Jackie Sones. A Stokes Guide. May 2002
CA Insects = California Insects by Jerry Powell and Charles Hogue
* = photo/scan(s)/key available to see at this Internet website
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DRAGONFLIES of California and Common DRAGONFLIES of the Southwest A Beginner's Pocket Guide by Kathy Biggs (includes damselflies) |
A coloring book - Dragonflies of North America A Color and Learn Book with Activities May 2007 Click here for more information 
by Kathy Biggs and Tim Manolis For children, grandchildren & your inner child! |
For help in identifying CA Odonata, go to FIELD KEY TO ADULT CALIFORNIA DRAGONFLIES (ODONATA) .
Please let me know if you find this key helpful. (There is also an OLD key using wing venation and sexual appendages in "Aquatic Insects of California" by Unsinger, but this has been out of print for several years. The California Library system should have copies of Unsinger's book available for in-library reference work).
Damsels and Dragons - the Insect Order Odonata.
To encourage dragonflies and damselflies, build a pond "and they will come!"
Read Kathy's article The Pleasures of Wildlife Ponding by clicking here.
or
or
here to go to the Biggs's Pond Wildlife Sightings List with links to photos of some of our visitors
or
Click here to see pictures of the Biggs's pond and its development.
If you have any corrections or additions to this site please send e-mail to Kathy Biggs