The colorful Hudsonian Whiteface (Leucorrhinia hudsonica) is mostly a northern species with populations around New Engalnd and the Pacific Northwest. Physical characteristics often serve as the common name signature for many native dragonfly species, including the seven native Whiteface dragonfly species (Genus Leucorrhinia). Dragonfly Identification Guide: Whiteface They are fairly widely distributed in the East. Females have brown thorax with light colored stripes on the shoulder. You can’t miss the blue body of the male. They tend to be one of the first to fly as the season begins. The other northern species, the White Corporal is a New England specialty.īlue Corporals are often a sure sign spring has arrive.
Males get pruinescent with age.Ĭhalk-fronted Corporals are a northern specialty with species found from the Pacific Northwest to New England. The common name refers to the stripes on the thorax.
CorporalsĬorporals are another of the skimmer genera with a few regionally based species. It’s fairly common in every state with the exception of the Pacific Northwest states. It’s one of two species of Rainpool Gliders (Genus Pantala). Our dragonfly pictures guide to the skimmers starts with the Wandering Glider.
The video at the top of the page starts things off by showing the Black Saddlebags, the most common of all the Saddlebags. Becasue Skimmers are the largest family of dragonflies in terms of number of species, the button for More Skimmers covers additional species. The Skimmer dragonfly identification guide continues with a page that covers very common species from six different genera, including Corporals, Saddlebags and Dragonlets.
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