Damselfly Guide

Note: this page does not include all of the species known to occur in NB, only the species for which I currently have photos.   Also, I have very few photos of female damselflies at the moment so very few of those are shown here.
 
Broad-winged Damselflies (Calopterygidae)
 

Ebony Jewelwing
(male)

Ebony Jewelwing
(female)

Superb Jewelwing
(male)

Superb Jewelwing
(male)
 

Superb Jewelwing
(female)

River Jewelwing
(male)

American Rubyspot
(male)
 
 
Spreadwings (Lestidae)
 

Spotted Spreadwing
(male)

Northern Spreadwing
(male)

Sweetflag Spreadwing
(male)

Lyre-tipped Spreadwing
(male)
 

Emerald Spreadwing
(male)

Amber-winged Spreadwing
(male)

Elegant Spreadwing
(male)

Swamp Spreadwing
(male)
 

Slender Spreadwing
(male)
 
 
Pond Damsels (Coenagrionidae)
 
Damsels (Chromagion & Amphiagrion)

Aurora Damsel
(male)

Aurora Damsel
(male)

Eastern Red Damsel
(male)

Eastern Red Damsel
(female)
 
Dancers (Argia)

Variable Dancer
(male)

Powdered Dancer
(male)
 
Bluets (Coenagrion & Enallagma)

Subarctic Bluet
(male)

Taiga Bluet
(male - typical)

Taiga Bluet
(male - broken stripe)
 

Boreal Bluet
(male)

Boreal Bluet
(female)

Hagen's Bluet
(male)

Marsh Bluet
(male)
 

Familiar Bluet
(male)

Little Bluet
(male)

Azure Bluet
(male)

Skimming Bluet
(male)
 

Stream Bluet
(male)

Orange Bluet
(male)

Vesper Bluet
(male)
 
Fortails (Ischnura)

Eastern Forktail
(male)

Eastern Forktail
(female - pruinose form)

Eastern Forktail
(female - orange form)

Eastern Forktail
(female - blue form)
 
Sprites (Nehalennia)

Sedge Sprite
(male)

Sphagnum Sprite
(male)