Dragonflies in Mississippi

Come summer, and dragonflies of all sizes and colors fill the Mississippi landscape. These primitive insects are fierce predators. They spend a significant part of their lives in water as nymphs before emerging as adults. The only dragonfly of the state that can live in saltwater is the seaside dragonlet.

Dragonflies in Mississippi (MS)

Types of Dragonflies in Mississippi

  • Seaside Dragonlet
  • Eastern Pondhawk
  • Autumn Meadowhawk
  • Banded Pennant
  • Black Saddlebags
  • Blue Dasher
  • Common Green Darner
  • Common Sanddragon
  • Common Whitetail
  • Dragonhunter
  • Eastern Amberwing
  • Four-spotted Pennant
  • Gray Petaltail
  • Great Blue Skimmer
  • Halloween Pennant
  • Marl Pennant Skimmer
  • Orange Meadowhawk
  • Red Saddlebags
  • Shadow Darner
  • Slaty Skimmer
  • Twelve-spotted Skimmer
  • Wandering Glider
  • Widow Skimmer
  • Yellow-sided Skimmer