Dragonflies in Montana

On a day out in Montana, you are likely to spot pretty dragonflies near ponds and lakes. We have enlisted here the common species found in Montana along with their pictures that could help you with their identification. The flight period of the adult dragonflies in this state is usually May through November.

Dragonflies in Montana (MT)

Types of Dragonflies in Montana

  • Brimstone Clubtail
  • Eastern Ringtail
  • Horned Clubtail
  • Olive Clubtail
  • Pale Snaketail
  • Plains Clubtail
  • Pronghorn Clubtail
  • Sinuous Snaketail
  • Gilded River Cruiser
  • Black-tipped Darner
  • Blue-eyed Darner
  • California Darner
  • Canada Darner
  • Common Green Darner
  • Lake Darner
  • Lance-tipped Darner
  • Paddle-tailed Darner
  • Sedge Darner
  • Shadow Darner
  • Subarctic Darner
  • Variable Darner
  • Zigzag Darner
  • American Emerald
  • Brush-tipped Emerald
  • Hudsonian Emerald
  • Mountain Emerald
  • Ocellated Emerald
  • Plains Emerald
  • Ringed Emerald
  • Spiny Baskettail
  • Whitehouse’s Emerald
  • Autumn Meadowhawk
  • Band-winged Meadowhawk
  • Belted Whiteface
  • Black Meadowhawk
  • Boreal Whiteface
  • Chalk-fronted Corporal
  • Cherry-faced Meadowhawk
  • Common Whitetail
  • Crimson-ringed Whiteface
  • Dot-tailed Whiteface
  • Eastern Amberwing
  • Eastern Pondhawk
  • Eight-spotted Skimmer
  • Flame Skimmer
  • Four-spotted Skimmer
  • Hudsonian Whiteface
  • Red-veined Meadowhawk
  • Ruby Meadowhawk
  • Saffron-winged Meadowhawk
  • Striped Meadowhawk
  • Twelve-spotted Skimmer
  • Variegated Meadowhawk
  • Wandering Glider
  • Western Pondhawk
  • White-faced Meadowhawk
  • Widow Skimmer
  • Pacific Spiketail