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Odonata - Damselfly - Odonate

Digital Macro Photography - By Phil

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ODONATE: large predacious winged insects of the order Odonata, including dragonflies and damselflies which are characterized by long brightly colored bodies, two pairs of membranous wings, and large compound eyes

To view an enlargement of a damselfly image (below), click on the image you want enlarged.

PHOTOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS AND DATES:
Unless otherwise noted, all Damselfly images were taken in Northern Douglas County, in and around Elkton, Oregon. Most were taken in my yard; some a few miles away on the Umpqua River.

The date each photograph was taken appears under each thumbnail.

I'd like to give special thanks to Dr. Dennis Paulson, Director Emeritus of The Slater Museum of Natural History at the University of Puget Sound for his help in identifying the various dragonflies presented below.

Contained on this page are thumbnail links to the following Damselflies:

California Spreadwing - Archilestes Californicus
Boreal Bluet - Enallagma Boreale
Emma's Dancer - Argia Emma
Northern Bluet - Enallagma Annexum
Swift Forktail - Ischnura erratica
Tule Bluet - Enallagma Carunculatum
Vivid Dancer - Argia Vivida

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Archilestes Californicus
California Spreadwing
Female

Thumbnail of Archilestes californicus - California Spreadwing - female - vertical dorsal off angle right, by Phil Huntley-Franck

08/26/07

Thumbnail of Archilestes californicus - California Spreadwing - male - semi vertical left side view, by Phil Huntley-Franck

08/26/07

Thumbnail of Archilestes californicus - California Spreadwing - male - vertical right side view, by Phil Huntley-Franck

08/16/07

Archilestes Californicus
California Spreadwing
Male

Thumbnail of Archilestes californicus - California Spreadwing - male - top view from behind, by Phil Huntley-Franck

08/08/07

Thumbnail of Archilestes californicus - California Spreadwing - male - vertical dorsal view, by Phil Huntley-Franck

08/22/07

Thumbnail of Archilestes californicus - California Spreadwing - male - vertical dorsal view off angle left, by Phil Huntley-Franck

08/22/07

Archilestes Californicus
California Spreadwing
Mating Pair

Thumbnail of Archilestes californicus - California Spreadwing - mating pair, by Phil Huntley-Franck

09/21/07

Thumbnail of Archilestes californicus - California Spreadwing - mating pair, by Phil Huntley-Franck

09/21/07

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Argia Emma
Emma's Dancer
Female

Thumbnail of Argia Emma - Emma's Dancer - female - right side view, slightly above and behind, by Phil Huntley-Franck

07/28/07

Thumbnail of Argia Fumipennis - Variable Dancer - female - right side view from above, by Phil Huntley-Franck

06/20/07

Thumbnail of Argia Emma - Emma's Dancer - female - horizontal right side view, from above and slightly front, by Phil Huntley-Franck

06/18/07

Thumbnail of Argia Emma - Emma's Dancer - female - horizontal right side view, from above and slightly front, by Phil Huntley-Franck

07/14/07

Thumbnail of Argia Emma - Emma's Dancer - female - right side view from above, front, by Phil Huntley-Franck

07/28/07

Argia Emma
Emma's Dancer
Male

Thumbnail of Argia Emma - Emma's Dancer - male - right side view from above, by Phil Huntley-Franck

06/24/07

Thumbnail of Argia Emma - Emma's Dancer - male - horizontal right side view, from above and slightly front, by Phil Huntley-Franck

06/03/07

Thumbnail of Argia Emma - Emma's Dancer - male - dorsal view, slightly off right, by Phil Huntley-Franck

07/28/07

Thumbnail of Argia Emma - Emma's Dancer - male - Right side view, above, by Phil Huntley-Franck

07/28/07

Thumbnail of Argia Emma - Emma's Dancer - pair - checking each other out, by Phil Huntley-Franck

Male and Female
checking each other out.
07/28/07

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Argia Vivida
Vivid Dancer
Female

Thumbnail of Argia Vivida - Vivid Dancer - female - left side view, by Phil Huntley-Franck

06/24/07

Thumbnail of Argia Vivida - Vivid Dancer - female - horizontal right side view, from above and slightly behind, by Phil Huntley-Franck

06/24/07

Argia Vivida
Vivid Dancer
Immature Female

Thumbnail of Argia Vivida - Vivid Dancer - immature female - off-angle dorsal from right side front, by Phil Huntley-Franck

05/25/07

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Enallagma Annexum
Northern Bluet
Mating Pair

Thumbnail of Enallagma Annexum - Northern Bluet - mating pair, by Phil Huntley-Franck

09/21/07

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Enallagma Boreale
Boreal Bluet
Andromorph Female

Thumbnail of Enallagma Boreale - Boreal Bluet - andromorh female - left side view, by Phil Huntley-Franck

05/18/07

Thumbnail of Enallagma Boreale - Boreal Bluet - andromorph female - right side view, slightly above, by Phil Huntley-Franck

05/25/07

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Enallagma Carunculatum
Tule Bluet
Female

Thumbnail of Enallagma Carunculatum - Tule Bluet - female - in flight from behind right, by Phil Huntley-Franck

06/14/07

Enallagma Carunculatum
Tule Bluet
Male

Thumbnail of Enallagma Carunculatum - Tule Bluet - male - in flight from behind right, by Phil Huntley-Franck

08/11/07

Thumbnail of Enallagma Carunculatum - Tule Bluet - male - in flight from behind right, by Phil Huntley-Franck

09/11/07

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Ischnura erratica
Swift Forktail
Male

Thumbnail of Swift Forktail - Ischnura erratica - male, by Phil Huntley-Franck

04/26/08

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