Dragonflies in New York

Around 128 species of dragonflies call New York their home. They include skimmers, darners, emeralds, clubtails, cruisers, meadowhawks, and so on.  They are commonly seen in parks, shorelines, and near ponds. It is because they breed close to water. But they can also be observed on sidewalks with no water nearby.

Dragonflies in New York (NY)

Types of Dragonflies in New York

  • Common Whitetail
  • Widow Skimmer
  • Halloween Pennant
  • Calico Pennant
  • Twelve-spotted Skimmer
  • White-faced Meadowhawk
  • Cherry-faced Meadowhawk
  • Autumn Meadowhawk
  • Band-winged Meadowhawk
  • Slaty Skimmer
  • Blue Dasher
  • Black-shouldered Spinyleg
  • Eastern Pondhawk
  • Eastern Amberwing
  • Spangled Skimmer
  • Common Green Darner
  • Lance-tipped Darner
  • Variable Darner
  • Chalk-fronted Corporal
  • Dot-tailed Whiteface
  • Unicorn Clubtail
  • Black Saddlebags
  • Canada Darner
  • Mottled Darner
  • Lake Darner
  • Zigzag Darner
  • Subarctic Darner
  • Black-tipped Darner
  • Shadow Darner
  • Green-striped Darner
  • Comet Darner
  • Horned Clubtail new
  • Lilypad Clubtail
  • Springtime Darner
  • Ocellated Darner
  • Fawn Darner
  • Four-spotted Pennant
  • Banded Pennant
  • Martha’s Pennant
  • Double-ringed Pennant
  • Delta-spotted Spiketail
  • Tiger Spiketail
  • Twin-spotted Spiketail
  • Arrowhead Spiketail
  • American Emerald
  • Stream Cruiser
  • Petite Emerald
  • Racket-tailed Emerald
  • Swamp Darner
  • Prince Baskettail
  • Beaverpond Baskettail
  • Common Baskettail
  • Mantled Baskettail
  • Spiny Baskettail
  • Seaside Dragonlet
  • Little Blue Dragonlet
  • Taper-tailed Darner
  • Harlequin Darner
  • Spine-crowned Clubtail
  • Mustached Clubtail
  • Beaverpond Clubtail
  • Harpoon Clubtail
  • Lancet Clubtail
  • Midland Clubtail
  • Ashy Clubtail
  • Rapids Clubtail
  • Sable Clubtail
  • Septima’s Clubtail
  • Dusky Clubtail
  • Cobra Clubtail
  • Skillet Clubtail
  • Green-faced Clubtail
  • Dragonhunter
  • Uhler’s Sundragon
  • Blue Corporal
  • White Corporal
  • Chalk-fronted Skimmer
  • Northern Pygmy Clubtail
  • Southern Pygmy Clubtail
  • Frosted Whiteface
  • Crimson-ringed Whiteface
  • Hudsonian Whiteface
  • Red-waisted Whiteface
  • Golden-winged Skimmer
  • Bar-winged Skimmer
  • Yellow-sided Skimmer
  • Needham’s Skimmer
  • Four-spotted Skimmer
  • Painted Skimmer
  • Great Blue Skimmer
  • Illinois River Cruiser
  • Elfin Skimmer
  • Cyrano Darner
  • Broadtailed Shadowdragon
  • Umber Shadowdragon
  • Stygian Shadowdragon
  • Extra-striped Snaketail
  • Brook Snaketail
  • Riffle Snaketail
  • Boreal Snaketail
  • Pygmy Snaketail
  • Maine Snaketail
  • Rusty Snaketail
  • Wandering Glider
  • Spot-winged Glider
  • Common Sanddragon
  • Spatterdock Darner
  • Ringed Emerald
  • Lake Emerald
  • Ski-tailed Emerald
  • Forcipate Emerald
  • Delicate Emerald
  • Incurvate Emerald
  • Kennedy’s Emerald
  • Mocha Emerald
  • Ocellated Emerald
  • Clamp-tipped Emerald
  • Brush-tipped Emerald
  • Williamson’s Emerald
  • Least Clubtail
  • Riverine Clubtail
  • Elusive Clubtail
  • Russet-tipped Clubtail
  • Zebra Clubtail
  • Arrow Clubtail
  • Variegated Meadowhawk
  • Saffron-winged Meadowhawk
  • Black Meadowhawk
  • Ruby Meadowhawk
  • Yellow-legged Meadowhawk
  • Gray Petaltail
  • Vermilion Saddlebags
  • Striped Saddlebags
  • Carolina Saddlebags
  • Ebony Boghaunter
  • Ringed Boghaunter