Data and literature
 
  • Wayne County checklist
  • Wayne County odonata literature
  • Michigan odonata checklist:  PDF or link
  • Williamsonia, the MOS newsletter
     


     
     
     
     
     
     

  • Links
     
  • Michigan Odonata Survey (MOS)
  • Great Lakes Odonata listserv
  • Michigan Odonotes blog
  • Urban Dragon Hunters blog
  • Ohio Odonata Society
  • Ontario Odonata
  • Ontario Odonata Atlas
  • New Jersey Odes
  • Odonata Central
  • Digital Dragonflies

  • Recommended books
  • Dragonflies of the World
  • Dragonflies and Damselflies of Texas and the South-Central United States
  • Dragonflies of Indiana
  • Dragonflies of the North Woods
  • Dragonflies of Alberta: Flying Neon Toothpicks in the Grass
  • Common Dragonflies and Damselflies of Eastern North America (DVD)
  • Damselflies of the North Woods

  • Aurora Damsel, Cyrano Darner, Emerald Spreadwing (click any to enlarge)
    All photos copyrighted, not to be used under any circumstances

    Odonata publications pertaining to Wayne County:

    Byers, F.C. 1927. An annotated list of the Odonata of Michigan. Occ. Papers Mus. Zool. Univ. Michigan. 183:1-15.

    Craves, J. A. 2001.  Notable new dragonfly records. Williamsonia 5(4):5-6.

    Craves, J. A. 2001.  Notable new dragonfly records.  Michigan Birds and Natural History 8:185-188.

    Craves, J. A. 2002.  A preliminary list of the Odonata of Wayne Co. Michigan Birds and Natural History 9:7-16.

    Craves, J. A. and D. S. O’Brien. 2002. Hunting new state ode records, or, an ode to hunting new state records. Williamsonia 6(3&4):7-9.

    Craves, J. A. and D. S. O’Brien. 2002. [Flag-tailed Spinyleg] Dromogromphus spoilatus (Odonata: Gomphidae): New for Michigan.Great Lakes Entomologist  35:19-20. 

    Craves, J. A. and D. S. O’Brien. 2002. [Citrine Forktail] Ischnura hastata (Odonata: Coenagrionidae): New for Michigan. Great Lakes Entomologist 35:21-23. 

    Craves, J. A. and D. S. O’Brien. 2003.  Update on two 2002 state records.  Williamsonia 7(3-4):6-7.

    Kielb, M.A. 1996. Occurrence of libellulid dragonflies (Odonata: Libellulidae) in southeastern Michigan and adjacent Essex County, Ontario. Great Lakes Entomol. 29:1-9.

    Kormondy, E. J. 1958. Catalogue of the Odonata of Michigan. Misc. Pub. Mus. Zool. No. 104. Ann Arbor: Univ. Mich. Mus. Zool.

    Nishida, T. 1999. The odonata collected in the United States of America, mainly in the State of Michigan. Aeshna 36:1-20.