This is a list of damselflies (Odonata) of Canada.
Family Calopterygidae, broad-winged damsels Genus Calopteryx, jewelwings
Calopteryx aequabilis, river jewelwing Calopteryx amata, superb jewelwing Calopteryx dimidiata, sparkling jewelwing Calopteryx maculata, ebony jewelwing
Genus Hetaerina, rubyspots Hetaerina americana, American rubyspot
Family Lestidae, spreadwings Genus Archilestes
Archilestes grandis, great spreadwing
Genus Lestes
Lestes australis, southern spreadwing Lestes congener, spotted spreadwing Lestes disjunctus, common spreadwing or northern spreadwing Lestes dryas, emerald spreadwing Lestes eurinus, amber-winged spreadwing Lestes forcipatus, sweetflag spreadwing Lestes inaequalis, elegant spreadwing Lestes rectangularis, slender spreadwing Lestes stultus, black spreadwing Lestes unguiculatus, lyre-tipped spreadwing Lestes vigilax, swamp spreadwing
Family Coenagrionidae, pond damsels Genus Amphiagrion Amphiagrion abbreviatum, western red damsel Amphiagrion saucium, eastern red damsel
Genus Argia, dancers
Argia alberta, Paiute dancer Argia apicalis, blue-fronted dancer Argia bipunctulata, seepage dancer Argia emma, Emma's dancer Argia fumipennis, variable dancer and violet dancer Argia moesta, powdered dancer Argia plana, springwater dancer Argia tibialis, blue-tipped dancer Argia translata, dusky dancer Argia vivida, vivid dancer
Genus Chromagrion Chromagrion conditum, aurora damsel
Genus Chrysobasis Chrysobasis lucifer, tail-light damsel
Genus Coenagrion, Eurasian bluets
Coenagrion angulatum, prairie bluet Coenagrion interrogatum, Subarctic bluet Coenagrion resolutum, taiga bluet
Genus Enallagma, bluets
Enallagma anna, river bluet Enallagma antennatum, rainbow bluet Enallagma aspersum, azure bluet Enallagma basidens, double-striped bluet Enallagma boreale, boreal bluet Enallagma carunculatum, tule bluet Enallagma civile, familiar bluet Enallagma clausum, alkali bluet Enallagma cyathigerum, northern bluet Enallagma daeckii, attenuated bluet Enallagma divagans, turquoise bluet Enallagma doubledayi, Atlantic bluet Enallagma durum, big bluet Enallagma ebrium, marsh bluet Enallagma exsulans, stream bluet Enallagma geminatum, skimming bluet Enallagma hageni, Hagen's bluet Enallagma laterale, New England bluet Enallagma minusculum, little bluet Enallagma pallidum, pale bluet Enallagma pictum, scarlet bluet Enallagma praevarum, arroyo bluet Enallagma recurvatum, pine barrens bluet Enallagma signatum, orange bluet Enallagma traviatum, slender bluet Enallagma vesperum, vesper bluet
Genus Ischnura, forktails
Ischnura cervula, Pacific forktail Ischnura damula, plains forktail Ischnura hastata, citrine forktail Ischnura kellicotti, lilypad forktail Ischnura posita, fragile forktail Ischnura verticalis, eastern forktail
Genus Nehalennia, sprites
Nehalennia gracilis, sphagnum sprite Nehalennia irene, sedge sprite
Genus Telebasis, firetails Telebasis byersi, duckweed firetail
See also List of butterflies of Canada List of moths of Canada List of dragonflies of Canada
References Dubois, Bob. Damselflies of the North Woods. Duluth, MN:Kollath+Stensaas, 2005. North American Dragonflies and Damselflies, Greg Lasley Nature Photography