Odonata of Guanajuato, Mexico


August 2019




This is a list of the dragonflies and damselflies of the state of Guanajuato, Mexico based on the references below. It includes all of the states of Mexico where each species has been recorded.

Each common and scientific name is a link to a Google image search.

Abbreviations for the states of Mexico are as follows:
     

AG - Aguascalientes,  BN - Baja California del Norte,  BS - Baja California del Sur,  CA - Campeche,  CP - Chiapas,  CH - Chihuahua,  CL - Coahuila,  CM - Colima,  DF - Distrito Federal,  DU - Durango,  GJ - Guanajuato,  GR - Guerrero,  HI - Hidalgo,  JA - Jalisco,  ME - México,  MI - Michoacan,  MO - Morelos,  NA - Nayarit,  NL - Nuevo León,  OA - Oaxaca,  PU - Puebla,  QE - Querétaro,  QN - Quintana Roo,  SL - San Luis Potosí,  SI - Sinaloa,  SO - Sonora,  TB - Tabasco,  TM - Tamaulipas,  TX - Tlaxcala,  VE - Veracruz,  YU - Yucatan,  ZA - Zacatecas






Lestidae (Spreadwings)


Great Spreadwing

Archilestes grandis 


AG,BS,CP,CH,CL,CM,DF,DU,GJ,GR,HI,JA,ME,MI,MO,NA,NL,OA,PU,QE,SL,SI,SO,TB,TM,TX,VE,ZA


Plateau Spreadwing

Lestes alacer 


AG,CP,CH,CL,DF,DU,GJ,HI,JA,ME,MI,MO,NL,OA,PU,SL,SO,TM,VE



Calopterygidae (Jewelwings)


American Rubyspot

Hetaerina americana 


AG,BN,BS,CP,CH,CL,CM,DU,GJ,GR,HI,JA,ME,MI,MO,NA,NL,OA,PU,QE,SL,SI,SO,TB,TM,VE,ZA


Canyon Rubyspot

Hetaerina vulnerata 


CP,CH,DF,DU,GJ,GR,HI,JA,ME,MI,MO,NA,NL,OA,PU,QE,SI,SO,TX,VE



Coenagrionidae (Pond Damsels)


Black-and-white Damsel

Apanisagrion lais 


AG,CP,CH,GJ,GR,HI,JA,ME,MI,MO,NA,NL,OA,PU,QE,SL,SI,SO,TM,VE,ZA


Cerulean Dancer

Argia anceps 


AG,CP,CH,CL,CM,GJ,GR,HI,JA,ME,MI,MO,NA,NL,OA,QE,SI,SO,TM,VE,ZA


Spine-tipped Dancer

Argia extranea 


AG,CH,CM,GJ,GR,HI,JA,ME,MI,MO,NA,OA,PU,QE,SL,SI,SO,TM,VE,ZA


Variable Dancer

Argia fumipennis 


AG,CH,CL,DU,GJ,HI,JA,NL,SL,SO,ZA


Lavender Dancer

Argia hinei 


BN,CH,CL,GJ,SI,SO


Kiowa Dancer

Argia immunda 


AG,CP,CH,CL,GJ,HI,NL,OA,PU,QE,SL,SO,TM,VE


Sooty Dancer

Argia lugens 


AG,BN,CP,CH,CL,DU,GJ,HI,ME,NA,OA,QE,SO,VE,ZA


Apache Dancer

Argia munda 


AG,CH,CL,DU,GJ,HI,JA,SL,SO


Aztec Dancer

Argia nahuana 


AG,BN,CH,CL,DF,DU,GJ,HI,JA,ME,MI,MO,NA,NL,SO,TX


Fiery-eyed Dancer

Argia oenea 


AG,BS,CP,CH,CL,CM,GJ,GR,HI,JA,ME,MI,MO,NA,NL,OA,PU,QE,SL,SI,SO,TM,VE


Amethyst Dancer

Argia pallens 


AG,CH,CM,GJ,GR,HI,JA,ME,MI,MO,NA,OA,PU,QE,SO,ZA


Springwater Dancer

Argia plana 


AG,CP,CH,CL,DF,DU,GJ,GR,HI,JA,ME,MI,MO,NL,QE,SL,SI,SO,TM,ZA


Golden-winged Dancer

Argia rhoadsi 


CL,GJ,HI,NL,PU,QE,SL,TM,VE


Tarascan Dancer

Argia tarascana 


AG,CH,DU,GJ,GR,HI,JA,ME,MI,MO,OA,PU,SO,VE,ZA


Tonto Dancer

Argia tonto 


AG,CH,DU,GJ,HI,MO,NL,SL,SO,TX


Familiar Bluet

Enallagma civile 


AG,BN,CP,CH,CL,DF,DU,GJ,HI,JA,ME,MI,MO,NA,NL,OA,PU,QE,SL,SI,SO,TM,TX,VE


Neotropical Bluet

Enallagma novaehispaniae 


AG,BS,CP,CL,CM,GJ,GR,HI,JA,ME,MI,MO,NA,NL,OA,PU,QE,QN,SL,SI,SO,TB,TM,VE


Arroyo Bluet

Enallagma praevarum 


AG,BN,CH,CL,DF,DU,GJ,GR,HI,JA,ME,MI,MO,NA,NL,OA,PU,QE,SL,SI,SO,TX,VE,ZA


Painted Damsel

Hesperagrion heterodoxum 


AG,CH,CL,DU,GJ,HI,JA,ME,MI,MO,NL,OA,PU,QE,SL,SO,TX,VE,ZA


Plains Forktail

Ischnura damula 


CH,GJ,SO


Mexican Forktail

Ischnura demorsa 


AG,CH,CL,DF,DU,GJ,HI,JA,ME,MI,OA,QE,SL,SI,SO,TX,ZA


Black-fronted Forktail

Ischnura denticollis 


AG,BN,BS,CP,CH,DF,DU,GJ,HI,JA,ME,MI,NA,OA,PU,QE,SO,TX,VE


Citrine Forktail

Ischnura hastata 


BN,BS,CP,CH,CL,CM,GJ,GR,HI,JA,ME,MI,MO,NA,NL,OA,PU,QN,SL,SI,SO,TB,TM,VE,YU,ZA


Rambur's Forktail

Ischnura ramburii 


AG,BN,BS,CA,CP,CH,CL,CM,DF,GJ,GR,HI,JA,ME,MI,MO,NA,NL,OA,QN,SL,SI,SO,TB,TM,VE,YU


Red-tipped Swampdamsel

Leptobasis vacillans 


CA,CP,CM,GJ,JA,MI,MO,NA,PU,QN,SL,SI,TB,VE,YU


Desert Firetail

Telebasis salva 


AG,BN,BS,CA,CP,CH,CL,CM,DF,DU,GJ,GR,HI,JA,ME,MI,MO,NA,NL,OA,PU,QE,QN,SL,SI,SO,TB,TM,VE,YU,ZA



Aeshnidae (Darners)


Common Green Darner

Anax junius 


AG,BN,BS,CP,CH,CL,DF,DU,GJ,HI,JA,MI,MO,NA,NL,OA,QN,SL,SI,SO,TB,TM,VE,YU


Riffle Darner

Oplonaeschna armata 


CP,CH,CL,DF,DU,GJ,GR,HI,MI,MO,SI,VE


Broad-striped Riffle Darner

Oplonaeschna magna 


GJ,GR,HI,ME,MO,TX


Malachite Darner

Remartinia luteipennis 


AG,BS,CP,CH,CM,DF,DU,GJ,HI,JA,ME,MI,MO,NA,NL,OA,PU,SO,VE


Arroyo Darner

Rhionaeschna dugesi 


AG,BS,CH,CL,DF,DU,GJ,HI,ME,OA,PU,SO,TX,VE,ZA


Blue-eyed Darner

Rhionaeschna multicolor 


AG,BN,BS,CH,CL,DF,DU,GJ,HI,JA,ME,MI,MO,PU,QE,SO,TX,VE


Turquoise-tipped Darner

Rhionaeschna psilus 


AG,BS,CP,CM,DF,GJ,HI,JA,ME,MI,MO,NA,NL,PU,QN,SL,SI,SO,TM,VE,YU



Gomphidae (Clubtails)


Yellow-legged Ringtail

Erpetogomphus crotalinus 


AG,CH,DF,DU,GJ,GR,HI,JA,ME,MI,MO,NA,PU,QE,SO,TX,ZA


Straight-tipped Ringtail

Erpetogomphus elaps 


CP,CM,GJ,GR,HI,JA,ME,MI,MO,NA,NL,OA,PU,QE,SL,SI,SO,TM,VE


Plateau Ringtail

Erpetogomphus sipedon 


DU,GJ,JA,ME,MO,NA,NL,PU



Cordulegastridae (Spiketails)


Apache Spiketail

Cordulegaster diadema 


CH,CL,CP,DF,DU,GJ,GR,HI,ME,MI,MO,PU,SO,TX,VE



Libellulidae (Skimmers)


Slender Clubskimmer

Brechmorhoga praecox 


CP,CM,GJ,GR,HI,JA,ME,MI,MO,NA,OA,PU,QE,SL,SO,TB,TM,VE


Black Setwing

Dythemis nigrescens 


BS,CL,CM,DU,GJ,GR,HI,JA,ME,MI,MO,NA,NL,OA,PU,QE,SL,SI,SO,TM,VE,ZA


Western Pondhawk

Erythemis collocata 


BN,BS,CH,CL,DF,DU,GJ,JA,MI,SO,TX


Great Pondhawk

Erythemis vesiculosa 


BS,CA,CP,CM,DF,DU,GJ,GR,JA,ME,MI,MO,NA,OA,QE,QN,SL,SI,SO,TM,VE,YU


Plateau Dragonlet

Erythrodiplax basifusca 


AG,BN,BS,CH,CL,CM,DU,GJ,GR,JA,ME,MI,MO,NA,NL,OA,PU,SL,SI,SO,VE


Flame Skimmer

Libellula saturata 


AG,BN,BS,CH,CL,DF,DU,GJ,HI,JA,ME,MI,MO,NA,NL,OA,PU,QE,SL,SO,TX,VE,ZA


Straw-colored Sylph

Macrothemis inacuta 


CP,CL,CM,GJ,GR,HI,JA,ME,MI,MO,NA,NL,OA,SL,SI,SO,TB,TM,VE


White-tailed Sylph

Macrothemis pseudimitans 


BS,CP,CM,DF,GJ,GR,HI,JA,ME,MI,MO,NA,OA,PU,QE,SL,SI,SO,TB,TM,VE


Hyacinth Glider

Miathyria marcella 


AG,CP,CM,DF,GJ,HI,JA,ME,MI,MO,NA,NL,OA,QE,SL,SI,SO,TB,TM,VE,YU


Spot-tailed Dasher

Micrathyria aequalis 


BS,CA,CP,CH,CL,CM,GJ,GR,HI,JA,ME,MI,MO,NA,NL,OA,PU,QN,SL,SI,SO,TB,TM,VE,YU


Three-striped Dasher

Micrathyria didyma 


BS,CA,CP,GJ,HI,JA,MI,MO,NA,NL,OA,PU,QN,SL,SI,SO,TB,TM,VE,YU


Thornbush Dasher

Micrathyria hagenii 


BN,BS,CA,CP,CL,GJ,GR,HI,JA,NA,NL,OA,PU,QN,SL,SI,SO,TM,VE,YU


Carmine Skimmer

Orthemis discolor 


AG,BS,CA,CL,CM,CP,GJ,GR,HI,JA,ME,MI,MO,NA,NL,OA,PU,QE,QN,SL,SI,SO,TB,TM,VE,YU


Roseate Skimmer

Orthemis ferruginea


AG,BN,BS,CA,CP,CH,CL,CM,DF,DU,GJ,GR,HI,JA,ME,MI,MO,NA,NL,OA,PU,QE,QN,SL,SI,SO,TB,TM,VE,YU,ZA


Blue Dasher

Pachydiplax longipennis 


AG,BN,BS,CH,CL,DF,DU,GJ,JA,MI,NA,NL,SI,SO,TM,VE,YU


Red Rock Skimmer

Paltothemis lineatipes 


AG,BN,BS,CP,CH,CL,CM,DF,DU,GJ,GR,HI,JA,ME,MI,MO,NL,OA,QE,SL,SI,SO,TM,VE


Wandering Glider

Pantala flavescens 


AG,BN,BS,CA,CP,CH,CL,CM,DF,DU,GJ,GR,HI,JA,ME,MI,MO,NA,NL,OA,PU,QE,QN,SL,SI,SO,TB,TM,VE,YU,ZA


Mexican Amberwing

Perithemis intensa 


AG,BN,BS,CH,CL,CM,DF,GJ,GR,HI,JA,ME,MI,MO,NA,NL,OA,PU,QE,SI,SO


Filigree Skimmer

Pseudoleon superbus 


AG,BN,BS,CP,CH,CL,CM,DF,DU,GJ,GR,HI,JA,ME,MI,MO,NA,NL,OA,PU,QE,SL,SI,SO,TM,TX,VE,ZA


Variegated Meadowhawk

Sympetrum corruptum 


AG,BN,BS,CH,CL,DF,DU,GJ,GR,HI,JA,ME,MI,MO,NA,NL,OA,PU,QE,SL,SO,TM,VE,ZA


Cardinal Meadowhawk

Sympetrum illotum 


AG,BN,BS,CP,CH,CL,CM,DF,DU,GJ,GR,HI,JA,ME,MI,MO,NA,NL,OA,PU,QE,SL,SI,SO,TX,VE,ZA


Red Saddlebags

Tramea onusta 


AG,BN,BS,CP,CH,CL,CM,DF,GJ,GR,HI,JA,ME,MI,MO,NA,NL,OA,PU,QN,SL,SI,SO,TB,TM,VE,YU




Families: 7


Genera: 32


Species: 63





References:

Mexican Odonata web page at Slater Museum of Natural History at University of Puget Sound by Dennis Paulson and Enrique Soriano    (Link)

Mexican Odonata web page by Kathy Biggs    (Link)



Alan Wight
Sonoma County, California
Email:  shwand@sonic.net