New Jersey State Checklist



Click on a species name to go to the species account. Species of concern are shown in red.

183 total species
BROAD-WINGED DAMSELS - CALOPTERYGIDAE
River Jewelwing - Calopteryx aequabilis Superb Jewelwing - Calopteryx amata Sparkling Jewelwing - Calopteryx dimidiata
Ebony Jewelwing - Calopteryx maculata American Rubyspot - Hetaerina americana
SPREADWINGS - LESTIDAE
Great Spreadwing - Archilestes grandis Spotted Spreadwing - Lestes congener Common Spreadwing - Lestes disjunctus
Emerald Spreadwing - Lestes dryas Amber-winged Spreadwing - Lestes eurinus Sweetflag Spreadwing - Lestes forcipatus
Elegant Spreadwing - Lestes inaequalis Slender Spreadwing - Lestes rectangularis Lyre-tipped Spreadwing - Lestes unguiculatus
Swamp Spreadwing - Lestes vigilax
POND DAMSELS - COENAGRIONIDAE
Eastern Red Damsel - Amphiagrion saucium Blue-fronted Dancer - Argia apicalis Seepage Dancer - Argia bipunctulata
Violet Dancer - Argia fumipennis violacea Powdered Dancer - Argia moesta Blue-ringed Dancer - Argia sedula
Blue-tipped Dancer - Argia tibialis Dusky Dancer - Argia translata Aurora Damsel - Chromagrion conditum
Northern Bluet - Enallagma annexum Azure Bluet - Enallagma aspersum Double-striped Bluet - Enallagma basidens
Boreal Bluet - Enallagma boreale Tule Bluet - Enallagma carunculatum Familiar Bluet - Enallagma civile
Attenuated Bluet - Enallagma daeckii Turquoise Bluet - Enallagma divagans Atlantic Bluet - Enallagma doubledayi
Big Bluet - Enallagma durum Marsh Bluet - Enallagma ebrium Stream Bluet - Enallagma exsulans
Skimming Bluet - Enallagma geminatum Hagen's Bluet - Enallagma hageni New England Bluet - Enallagma laterale
Scarlet Bluet - Enallagma pictum Pine Barrens Bluet - Enallagma recurvatum Orange Bluet - Enallagma signatum
Slender Bluet - Enallagma traviatum Vesper Bluet - Enallagma vesperum Blackwater Bluet - Enallagma weewa
Citrine Forktail - Ischnura hastata Lilypad Forktail - Ischnura kellicotti Fragile Forktail - Ischnura posita
Rambur's Forktail - Ischnura ramburii Eastern Forktail - Ischnura verticalis Sphagnum Sprite - Nehalennia gracilis
Southern Sprite - Nehalennia integricollis Sedge Sprite - Nehalennia irene
PETALTAILS - PETALURIDAE
Gray Petaltail - Tachopteryx thoreyi
DARNERS - AESHNIDAE
Canada Darner - Aeshna canadensis Mottled Darner - Aeshna clepsydra Lance-tipped Darner - Aeshna constricta
Variable Darner - Aeshna interrupta Subarctic Darner - Aeshna subarctica Black-tipped Darner - Aeshna tuberculifera
Shadow Darner - Aeshna umbrosa Green-striped Darner - Aeshna verticalis Spatterdock Darner - Rhionaeschna mutata
Common Green Darner - Anax junius Comet Darner - Anax longipes Springtime Darner - Basiaeschna janata
Ocellated Darner - Boyeria grafiana Fawn Darner - Boyeria vinosa Swamp Darner - Epiaeschna heros
Taper-tailed Darner - Gomphaeschna antilope Harlequin Darner - Gomphaeschna furcillata Cyrano Darner - Nasiaeschna pentacantha
CLUBTAILS - GOMPHIDAE
Lilypad Clubtail - Arigomphus furcifer Unicorn Clubtail - Arigomphus villosipes Black-shouldered Spinyleg - Dromogomphus spinosus
Midland Clubtail - Gomphus (Gomphurus) fraternus Sable Clubtail - Gomphus (Gomphurus) rogersi Septima's Clubtail - Gomphus (Gomphurus) septima
Cobra Clubtail - Gomphus (Gomphurus) vastus Skillet Clubtail - Gomphus (Gomphurus) ventricosus Beaverpond Clubtail - Gomphus (Gomphus) borealis
Harpoon Clubtail - Gomphus (Gomphus) descriptus Lancet Clubtail - Gomphus (Gomphus) exilis Ashy Clubtail - Gomphus (Gomphus) lividus
Rapids Clubtail - Gomphus (Gomphus) quadricolor Dusky Clubtail - Gomphus (Gomphus) spicatus Spine-crowned Clubtail - Gomphus (Hylogomphus) abbreviatus
Moustached Clubtail - Gomphus (Hylogomphus) adelphus Banner Clubtail - Gomphus (Hylogomphus) apomyius Green-faced Clubtail - Gomphus (Hylogomphus) viridifrons
Dragonhunter - Hagenius brevistylus Southern Pygmy Clubtail - Lanthus vernalis Extra-striped Snaketail - Ophiogomphus anomalus
Brook Snaketail - Ophiogomphus aspersus Riffle Snaketail - Ophiogomphus carolus Maine Snaketail - Ophiogomphus mainensis
Rusty Snaketail - Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis Common Sanddragon - Progomphus obscurus Eastern Least Clubtail - Stylogomphus albistylus
Russet-tipped Clubtail - Stylurus plagiatus Zebra Clubtail - Stylurus scudderi Arrow Clubtail - Stylurus spiniceps
SPIKETAILS - CORDULEGASTRIDAE
Delta-spotted Spiketail - Cordulegaster diastatops Tiger Spiketail - Cordulegaster erronea Twin-spotted Spiketail - Cordulegaster maculata
Arrowhead Spiketail - Cordulegaster obliqua
CRUISERS - MACROMIIDAE
Stream Cruiser - Didymops transversa Allegheny River Cruiser - Macromia alleghaniensis "Georgia" Swift River Cruiser - Macromia illinoiensis georgina
"Illinois" Swift River Cruiser - Macromia illinoiensis illinoiensis
EMERALDS - CORDULIIDAE
American Emerald - Cordulia shurtleffi Petite Emerald - Dorocordulia lepida Racket-tailed Emerald - Dorocordulia libera
Prince Baskettail - Epitheca (Epicordulia) princeps Beaverpond Baskettail - Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) canis Slender Baskettail - Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) costalis
Common Baskettail - Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) cynosura Spiny Baskettail - Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) spinigera Mantled Baskettail - Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) semiaquea
Robust Baskettail - Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) spinosa Uhler's Sundragon - Helocordulia uhleri Umber Shadowdragon - Neurocordulia obsoleta
Stygian Shadowdragon - Neurocordulia yamaskanensis Ski-tipped Emerald - Somatochlora elongata Fine-lined Emerald - Somatochlora filosa
Forcipate Emerald - Somatochlora forcipata Coppery Emerald - Somatochlora georgiana Kennedy's Emerald - Somatochlora kennedyi
Mocha Emerald - Somatochlora linearis Treetop Emerald - Somatochlora provocans Clamp-tipped Emerald - Somatochlora tenebrosa
Brush-tipped Emerald - Somatochlora walshii Williamson's Emerald - Somatochlora williamsoni Ringed Boghaunter - Williamsonia lintneri
SKIMMERS - LIBELLULIDAE
Four-spotted Pennant - Brachymesia gravida Calico Pennant - Celithemis elisa Halloween Pennant - Celithemis eponina
Banded Pennant - Celithemis fasciata Martha's Pennant - Celithemis martha Ornate Pennant - Celithemis ornata
Double-ringed Pennant - Celithemis verna Eastern Pondhawk - Erythemis simplicicollis Seaside Dragonlet - Erythrodiplax berenice
Little Blue Dragonlet - Erythrodiplax minuscula Blue Corporal - Ladona deplanata White Corporal - Ladona exusta
Chalk-fronted Corporal - Ladona julia Frosted Whiteface - Leucorrhinia frigida Crimson-ringed Whiteface - Leucorrhinia glacialis
Hudsonian Whiteface - Leucorrhinia hudsonica Dot-tailed Whiteface - Leucorrhinia intacta Belted Whiteface - Leucorrhinia proxima
Golden-winged Skimmer - Libellula auripennis Bar-winged Skimmer - Libellula axilena Spangled Skimmer - Libellula cyanea
Yellow-sided Skimmer - Libellula flavida Slaty Skimmer - Libellula incesta Widow Skimmer - Libellula luctuosa
Needham's Skimmer - Libellula needhami Twelve-spotted Skimmer - Libellula pulchella Four-spotted Skimmer - Libellula quadrimaculata
Painted Skimmer - Libellula semifasciata Great Blue Skimmer - Libellula vibrans Elfin Skimmer - Nannothemis bella
Blue Dasher - Pachydiplax longipennis Wandering Glider - Pantala flavescens Spot-winged Glider - Pantala hymenaea
Eastern Amberwing - Perithemis tenera Common Whitetail - Plathemis lydia Blue-faced Meadowhawk - Sympetrum ambiguum
Variegated Meadowhawk - Sympetrum corruptum Saffron-winged Meadowhawk - Sympetrum costiferum Black Meadowhawk - Sympetrum danae
"Western" Cherry-faced Meadowhawk - Sympetrum internum "Eastern" Cherry-faced Meadowhawk - Sympetrum internum(janae?) White-faced Meadowhawk - Sympetrum obtrusum
Band-winged Meadowhawk - Sympetrum semicinctum Ruby Meadowhawk - Sympetrum rubicundulum Autumn Meadowhawk - Sympetrum vicinum
Striped Saddlebags - Tramea calverti Carolina Saddlebags - Tramea carolina Black Saddlebags - Tramea lacerata
Red Saddlebags - Tramea onusta