dragonfly monitoring
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DRAGONFLY
MONITORINGI.O.S.(ILLINOIS ODONATE
SURVEY)
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WHY DRAGONFLIES
Charismatic mesofauna
Easy to see
Colorful
Inspire
Gateway species
Indicators
Water quality
Human impacts
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Dragonfly
Damselfly
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DragonflyDamselfly
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HEAD THORAX
ABDOMEN
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5 6 78
910
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DIAGNOSTIC FEATURES
Abdominal Segments
Cerci
Claspers
Terminal Appendages
S1 S2S3 S4
S5 S6 S7 S8 S9 S10
Thoracic Stripe
Shoulder Stripe
Stigma
Wing Tips
BandSpot
Bar
Base
Base
Nodus
Nodus
SpotPatch
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INSECT ORDERS
Ephemeroptera
Odonata
Plecoptera
Orthoptera Phasmida
Dictyoptera
Dermaptera Isoptera
Anoplura
Thysanoptera
Hemiptera
Homoptera
Neuroptera
Coleoptera
Trichoptera
Lepidoptera
Hymenoptera
Diptera
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TERMINALAPPENDAGES
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Ron Vargason
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Mike Reese, www.wisconsinbutterflies.org
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Mike Reese, www.wisconsinbutterflies.org
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LARVAL HABITAT
wetlands (marsh, bog, swamp)
rivers (large, small, muddy, clear, soft,rocky, sandy, sunny, shady)
lakes (large, small, weedy, muddy, clear,soft, rocky, sandy)
temporary pools / wetlands
seeps and springs
road / drainage ditches
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Odonates
spend up
to sevenyears
beneath
thewater, as a
larvae.
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Randy Schietzelt
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Odonates spend roughly one month as an adult.
Mark Donnelly
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Glenn Hanson
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Vic Berardi
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WHY COUNT
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WHY COUNT
THEM?
Jean Golec
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SPECIES OF LIVING THINGS IN
ILLINOIS
Native Species EndangeredPlants 2572 264
Mussels 78 16
Crayfish 23 4
Fish 187 18
Amphibians 39 4
Reptiles 59 8
Birds 297 23
Mammals 67 5
Insects 17,000 7
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EVOLUTION
Dragonflies belong to the order Odonata
They evolved approximately 300 mya
They are closely related to the order Ephemeroptera
Largest of these had a 2 and half foot wingspan Meganeuropsis
permiana, and is the largest insect that ever lived
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LARGEST DRAGONFLIESMegaloprepus coerulatus
Petaluraingentissima
Meganeuropsis permiana
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ECOLOGY
Egg in or near water
Nymph (aquatic) Large part of lifespan
Adult ( Aerial) Couple weeks to a few months
Predatory and sometimes canablistic
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BIOLOGY
Comprised of three suborders, Zygoptera (damselflies),Anisoptera (dragonflies) and Aniszygoptera (has features of both)
Undergoes incomplete metamorphosis
Nymph stage is aquatic, breathing through gills
Nymph stage can last from 1 to 5 yearsAdult stage typically lasts 3 to 5 weeks
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PARTNERS
You
FPD Cook, Dupage, Will, Lake
Chicago Park District
Notebaert Nature Museum Lake Katherien Nature Center & Botanic Gardens
Migratory Dragonfly
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IOS
Gareth Blakesley
Craig Stettner
Matt Eyles
Anja
Bethany
Doug Taron
Doug Kman
John Legge
Sandra MicNicholas
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ILLINOIS
99 species of dragonfly
43 species of damselfly
US 316 dragonflies
131 damselflies
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DATA MANIPULATION
Trend manipulation of data
Averages
7 years of data takes some sifting through
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DATA SUMMARIES
Damselfly
Year 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
No of visits 202 138 128 201
Total Count 2741 5118 5491 13251 13793 13479 11452
Average 14 37 43 66
Dragonfly
number of visits 72 186 128 130 250 263 311 228
Total Count 10855 4952 5621 15888 16184 14455 15076
Average 58 39 43.2 64 62 47 66.1
Next stepsFill in the blanks, get 2011 and 2012 up to grade
Correlate with average temperature and then rainfall those seasons
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PROTOCOL REVIEW
Defined walk
Repeat up to 6 times a season
Record temp, cloud conditions, wind condition
Species as you see them, allocating 1 mark per species
Walk steady pace, do not wait for to long
A modified pollard transect
Record what you know
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Dragonfly Field Form
Site: ________________________________ Date:
Monitors: ____________________________ Time: to _________
Temperature: _______ Wind Conditions (circle one): STILL ; WINDY
Sky (circle one): CLEAR (20% clouds)
Amount
darner, Canada (A. canadensis)
darner, comet (A. longipes)
darner, common green (A. junius)
darner, cyrano (N. pentacantha)
darner, fawn (B. vinosa)
darner, green-striped (A.verticalis)
darner, lance-tipped (A.constricta)
darner, mottled (A. clepsudra)
darner, shadow (A. umbrosa)
darner, spatterdock (A. mutate)
darner, springtime (B. janata)
darner, swamp (E. heros)
UNKNOWN DARNER
clubtail, arrow (S. spiniceps)
clubtail, cobra (G. v astus)
clubtail, dusky (G. spicatus)
clubtail, elusive (S. notatus)
clubtail, horned (A. cornutus)
clubtail, jade (A. submedianus)
clubtail, lancet (G. exilis)
clubtail, lilypad (A. furcifer)
clubtail, midland (G. fraternas)
clubtail, plains (G. externus)
clubtail, pronghorn (G. plagiatus)
clubtail, rapids (G. quadricolor)
clubtail, riverine (S. amnicola)
clubtail, russett-tipped (S.plagiatrus)
clubtail, unicorn (G. cornutus)
ringtail, eastern (E. designatus)
sanddragon, common (P.obscurus)
snaketail, rusty (O. rupinsulensis)
spinyleg, black-shouldered (D.spinosus)
spinyleg, flag-tailed (D. spoliatus)
UNKNOWN CLUBTAIL
river cruiser, Illinois (M.
illinoiensis)
river cruiser, royal (M. taeniolata))
UNKNOWN RIVER CRUISER
spiketail, arrowhead (C. oblique)
spiketail, delta-spotted (C.
diatatops)
baskettail, common (E. cynosura)
baskettail, prince (E. princeps)
baskettail, slender (E. costalis)
baskettail, spiny (E. spinigera)
UNKNOWN BASKETTAIL
emerald, Hine's (S. hineana)
emerald, mocha (S. linearis)
emerald, American (D. liberia)
UNKNOWN EMERALD
amberwing, eastern (P. tenera)
dasher, blue (P. longipennis)
glider, spot-winged (P. hymenaea)
glider, wandering (P. flavescens)
meadowhawk, autumn (S. vicinum)
meadowhawk, band-winged (S.
semicinctum)
meadowhawk, black (S. danae)
meadowhawk, blue-faced (S.
ambiguum)
meadowhawk, cherry-faced (S.
internum)
meadowhawk, ruby (S.
rubicundulum)
meadowhawk, saffron-winged S.
costiferum)
meadowhawk, variegated (S.
corruptum)
meadowhawk, white-faced (S.
obstrusum)
UNKNOWN MEADOWHAWK
pennant, calico (C. elisa)
pennant, Halloween (C. eponina)
pondhawk, common (E. simpicolis)
saddlebags, black (T. lacerata)
saddlebags, Carolina (T. carolina)
saddlebags, red-mantled (T. onusta)
skimmer, elfin (N. bella)
skimmer, four-spotted (L.
quadrimaculata)
skimmer, great blue (L. vibrans) skimmer, painted (L. semifasciata)
skimmer, slaty (L. incesta)
skimmer, spangled (L. cyanea)
skimmer, twelve-spotted (L.
pulchella)
skimmer, widow (L. luctuosa)
whiteface, dot-tailed (L. intacta)
whitetail, common (L. lydia)
UNKNOWN DRAGONFLY
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DRAGONFLY IDENTIFICATION
Aeshnidae Large dragonfly, wings are clear and eyesconnect in a seam on the top of the head
Gomphidae Medium sized dragonflies, wings clear, eyes are
widely separate. End of the abdomen is flared into a club
Cordulgastridae Large dragonfly, eyes meet at a point on top of the head
Macromiidae Green eyes, single yellow stripe across the thorax,
eyes connect in a seam on top of head
Corduliidae Bright green eyes connect in a seam, does not have singular
stripe across thorax, foot on wing lacks well developed
toe
Libellulidae Eyes meet in a seam, foot has well developed toe, colorful
23 COMMON DRAGONFLIES IN
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23 COMMON DRAGONFLIES IN
CHICAGO REGION BASED UPON OUR
DATA Common Green Darner Lance Tipped Darner
Swamp Darner
Jade Clubtail
Unicorn Clubtail
Common baskettail
Prince Baskettail
Calico Pennant
Halloween Pennant
Black Sadlebags Red Saddlebags
Common Pondhawk
12 Spotted Skimmer Widow Skimmer
Dot Tailed Whiteface
Common Whitetail
Eastern Amberwing
Blue Dasher
Wandering Glider
Autumn(yellow leggedmeadowhawk)
Band winged Meadowhawk
Ruby Meadowhawk
Whiteface Meadowhawk
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BLUE DASHER
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PONDHAWK
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EASTERN AMBERWING
TWELVE SPOTTED
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TWELVE SPOTTED
SKIMMER
WIDOW
SKIMMER
COMMON WHITETAIL
DOT TAILED WHITEFACE
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DOT TAILED WHITEFACE
PRINCE BASKETTAIL
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JADE CLUBTAIL
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JADE CLUBTAIL
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UNICORNCLUBTAIL
JADE
CLUBTAIL
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unicorn
jade
BLACK SADDLEBAGS(TRAMEA LACERATA)
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Mike Reese, www.wisconsinbutterflies.org,
WANDERING GLIDER(PANTALA FLAVESCENS)
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Mike Reese, www.wisconsinbutterflies.org,
SPOT-WINGED GLIDER(PANTALA HYMENAEA)
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COMMON GREENDARNER
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Swamp Darner
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lance-tipped darner (Aeshna constricta)
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DAMSELFLY IDENTIFICATION
Calopterygidae Large damselflies, wings have colorationand are often broad, flight is butterfly like,perch horizontally associated with streamsand rivers
Lestidae Wings are clear and are held partially openwhen perched. Often metallic withpruinosity on tip of abdomen, eyes are often bluein males
Coenagrionidae Wings are also clear, wings are closedwhen perched have short stigmas.Eyespots can be useful in identification,
common.
25 COMMON SPECIES OF DAMSELFLY
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25 COMMON SPECIES OF DAMSELFLY
IN THE CHICAGO REGION
Azure bluet
Double striped
bluet
Familiar bluet
Stream bluet Marsh bluet
Orange bluet
Rainbow bluet
Skimming bluet Slender bluet
Blue Fronted
dancer
Blue Ringed
dancer
Blue Tippeddancer
Powdered dancer
Variable dancer
Eastern Forktail
Fragile Forktail
Ebony Jewelwing
American Rubyspot
Sedge Sprite
Common Spreadwing
Elegant Spreadwing
Emerald Spreadwing
Lyre TippedSpreadwing
Slender Spreadwing
Sweetflag Spreadwing
BROADWINGS
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BROADWINGS
CALOPTERYGIDAE
Jewelwings
Rubyspots
SPREADWINGS
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SPREADWINGS
LESTIDAE
GREAT SPREADWING (ARCHILESTES GRANDIS)
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DANCERS
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violet
powdered
blue-fronted
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BLUET TYPES
Mostly black
Mostly blue
Mixture
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familiar
marsh?river
double-striped
Hagens?
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NON BLUE BLUETS
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rainbow
orange
vesper
orange
vesper
rainbow
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FORKTAILS
Very common
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EASTERN FORKTAIL
(Ischnura verticalis)
FRAGILE FORKTAIL
( h i )
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(Ischnura posita)
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citrine forktail(Ischnura hastata)
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SPRITES
SEDGE SPRITE (Nehalennia irene)
SPECIES OF CONCERN/WATCH LIST
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SPECIES OF CONCERN/WATCH LIST
Hines Emerald
Elfin Skimmer
Blue Faced Meadowhawk
Black Meadowhawk
Spiketails
HINES EMERALD
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HINES EMERALD
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ELFIN SKIMMER
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ARROWHEADSPIKETAIL
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BLUE-FACED
MEADOWHAWK
BLACK MEADOWHAWK
IDENTIFICATION
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IDENTIFICATION
Damselfly or dragonfly?
What family?
What genus?What location?
What species?
Dragonfly
Skimmer Clubtail Darner Emerald Petal tail Spiketail Cruisers
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Skimmer Clubtail Darner Emerald Petal tail Spiketail Cruisers
Amberwing Ringtail Green Racket tailed Tachopteryx Cordulegaster Stream
Elfin skimmer Sandragon Fawn Striped River
Dragonlet Spinylegs Springtime Shadowdrago
ns
Saddlebags Dragonhunter Blue Baskettails
Meadowhawk
s
Snaketail Cyrano
Pennants Least Clubtail Swamp
Gliders Pond
Dashers Hanging
Whitefaces Common
Pondhawks
CommonSimmers
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Damselfly
Spreadwings Broadwings Pond Damsels
Spreadwings Jewelwings Dancers
Rubyspots Red damsels
Eurasian bluets
American bluets
Forktails
Sprites
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RESOURCES
www.Illinoisodes.com
Facebook
Books
Dragonflies and Damselflies of the East
Dennis PaulsonDragonflies and Damselflies of North East Ohio, 2nd edition
Dragonflies of Indiana
Beginners guide to dragonflies
Dragonflies of the NorthwoodsDamselflies of the Northwoods