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  NJ's Next Odonates?

Just for fun, since we have been adding new species to the state list fairly regularly, what should we be looking for next?  We put together this list, some are just wishful thinking, others are likely candidates.  The ones with an asterisk are ones that both Jim and Allen feel are reasonable to expect.  Most of the rest are species that have been recorded within 200 miles of New Jersey or have occurred in 2 states that border NJ (keep in mind, they may be 350 miles away, but heck, we like to dream)  Keep your eyes open for them, and if you do find one, please let us know.

Damselflies
 
Appalachian Jewelwing Calopteryx augustipennis
Taiga Bluet Coenagrion resolutum
Rainbow Bluet Enallagma antennatum
Burgundy Bluet Enallagma dubium
*Little Bluet Enallagma minisculum
Pale Bluet Enallagma pallidum
*Furtive Forktail Ischnura prognata
Dragonflies
 
*Lake Darner Aeshna eremita
Splendid Clubtail Gomphus lineatifrons
*Northern Pygmy Clubtail    Lanthus parvulus
*Pygmy Snaketail Ophiogomphus howei
*Riverine Clubtail Stylurus amnicola
*Elusive Clubtail Stylurus notatus
*FOUND**Little Blue Dragonlet Erythrodiplax miniscula
*Roseate Skimmer Orthemis ferruginea

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Date, distribution, and status data courtesy of Allen Barlow, NJOS

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