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| Jim Markowich | profile | all galleries >> Galleries >> Odonata | tree view | thumbnails | slideshow |
| This gallery makes me a little nervous. I am not an entomologist (though I'd love to portray one on TV), and I'll bet that a couple of these are misidentified. Back in the days before I was a PBase member, I labeled these with genus and species names on the images themselves. In some cases, that may have been an expression of overconfidence, especially with some of the spreadwing damselflies. Please contact me and let me know if there are any errors you can spot.
That said, I love photographing these bugs. I really loved it back when my Olympus C-2500L worked. That camera had the best close-up lens on a digital camera I've ever experienced. The Nikon Coolpix focused closer, but the Olympus was easier to use. If anyone knows of a place that will still repair the C-2500L, let me know -- Olympus doesn't. That's one sad aspect to the era of digital photography -- that fine camera is virtually obsolete, six years after its debut. The photos are in alphabetical order based on their common names, which has led to a mix of damsels and dragons. So be it. Thanks, Mark, Simon and Domitille for the suggestion to upload these. |
 American Rubyspot (female) |
 Blue Corporal (female) |
 Blue Dasher (female) |
 Calico Pennant (female) |
 Calico Pennant (male) |
 Chalk-fronted Corporal (male) |
 Chalk-fronted Corporal (male) |
 Common Whitetail (female) |
 Dot-tailed Whiteface (female) |
 Dot-tailed Whiteface (male) |
 Dragonhunter (male) |
 Dusky Dancer (male) |
 Dusky Dancers (mating pair) |
 Eastern Amberwing (male) |
 Eastern Forktail (female) |
 Eastern Forktail (immature female) |
 Eastern Forktail (male) |
 Eastern Pondhawk (female) |
 Eastern Pondhawk (female) |
 Eastern Pondhawk (young male) |
 It's a Bug-Eat-Bug world out there... |
 Eastern Pondhawk (male) |
 Ebony Jewelwing (female) |
 Ebony Jewelwing (male) |
 Emerald Spreadwing (male) |
 Emerald Spreadwing (female) |
 Emerald Spreadwing (maybe) |
 Familiar Bluet (male) |
 Familiar Bluet (male) |
 Familiar Bluet (teneral) |
 Great Blue Skimmer (female) |
 Halloween Pennant (male) |
 Halloween Pennant (female) |
 Lancet Clubtail (male) |
 Prince Baskettail (male) |
 River Jewelwing (male) |
 River Jewelwing (female) |
![Ruby Meadowhawk (female) [Note eggs at tip of abdomen]](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/99/416599/3/82224398.gdXNj6Xr.jpg) Ruby Meadowhawk (female) [Note eggs at tip of abdomen] |
 Ruby Meadowhawk (female) in flight |
 Ruby Meadowhawk (male) |
 Ruby Meadowhawk (male) finger |
 Slaty Skimmer (male) |
 Slender Spreadwing (male) |
 Spangled Skimmer (male) |
 Swamp Spreadwing (male) |
 Twelve-spotted Skimmer (male) |
 Twelve-spotted Skimmer (male) |
 unidentified damselfly teneral (coenagrionidae) |
 unidentified spreadwing damselfly (teneral) |
 unidentified gomphid teneral |
 unidentified libellulid (teneral) |
 unidentified gomphid teneral (expanding wing buds) |
 unidentified gomphid teneral (wings expanded) |
 unidentified libellulid teneral |
 unidentified libellulid teneral with exuvium |
 Variable Dancer (male) on oar |
 Variable Dancer (male) |
 Widow Skimmer (female) |
 Widow Skimmer (male) |
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