Damselflies of Texas

John C. Abbott is Curator of Entomology for the Texas Natural Science Center at the University of Texas at Austin. He has published many papers on aquatic insects, including dragonflies and damselflies, and is the author of the more specialized volume Dragonflies and Damselflies of Texas and the South-Central United States.

• PrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction What Is a Damselfly?Damselfly Anatomy HeadThoraxWingsAbdomenSexesColorationLife History of Damselflies EggNymphAdultReproductionFlightVisionCreating the Illustrations in the BookTexas Biotic ProvincesDamselfly HabitatsConservationOdonate NamesPhotographing DamselfliesThe Value of Odonate CollectionsHow to Identify DamselfliesHow to Use the Species AccountsSpecies Accounts Family CalopterygidaeBroad-winged Damselflies Sparkling JewelwingEbony JewelwingAmerican RubyspotCanyon RubyspotSmoky RubyspotFamily LestidaeSpreadwings Great SpreadwingPlateau SpreadwingSouthern SpreadwingRainpool SpreadwingBlue-striped SpreadwingElegant SpreadwingSlender SpreadwingChalky SpreadwingLyre-tipped SpreadwingSwamp SpreadwingFamily ProtoneuridaeThreadtails Coral-fronted ThreadtailAmelia's ThreadtailOrange-striped ThreadtailFamily CoenagrionidaePond Damsels Paiute DancerBlue-ringed DancerBlue-fronted DancerPowdered DancerSooty DancerGolden-winged DancerBlue-tipped DancerTezpi DancerDusky DancerComanche DancerApache DancerSpringwater DancerSeepage DancerLeonora's DancerAztec DancerVariable DancerLavender DancerKiowa DancerAmethyst DancerCoppery DancerFiery-eyed DancerBurgundy BluetOrange BluetVesper BluetAlkali BluetArroyo BluetDouble-striped BluetFamiliar BluetAtlantic BluetBig BluetTule BluetRainbow BluetAzure BluetAttenuated BluetTurquoise BluetStream BluetSkimming BluetSlender BluetNeotropical BluetCaribbean YellowfaceMexican WedgetailPainted DamselRambur's ForktailDesert ForktailEastern ForktailMexican ForktailPlains ForktailBlack-fronted ForktailCitrine ForktailLilypad ForktailFragile ForktailFurtive ForktailCream-tipped SwampdamselRed-tipped SwampdamselSphagnum SpriteSouthern SpriteEverglades SpriteDuckweed FiretailDesert FiretailAppendix A. Species That May Eventually Occur in TexasAppendix B. Conservation Status Ranks for Texas DamselfliesAppendix C. Seasonality of Texas DamselfliesAppendix D. Damselfly Publications and ResourcesGlossaryReferencesIndexes