Odonata refers to the insect group (Order) which includes all species of Dragonflies and Damselflies. There are over 28 species of dragonflies in the Bay Area.
An Online guide to the Odonata of California by Kathy Biggs is the best reference for identification.
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An illustrated checklist of the Damselflies & Dragonflies of Monterey County by Don Roberson will help with many Bay Area species. He includes photographs and notes.
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Field Guide to Migratory Dragonflies from the Migratory Dragonfly Partnership (MDP). This includes several Bay Area species.
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Tri-fold, printable PDF checklist of California Dragonflies
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CalOdes - Yahoo discussion group - members post local sightings and can help with identification
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California Dragonfly Events by Kathy Biggs
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OdonataCentral is a comprehesive site with field gudie, photos, maps, and checklists of Odonata of the world.
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Some local lists:
Dragonflies And Damselflies at Mount Diablo State Park - A Preliminary Survey by Douglas Vaughan. This article includes an annotated checklist and sighting by month - a great resource.
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Odonates of Skyline Open Space Preserve - a list by Alvaro Jaramillo, as of 2003.
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Sharp, nice photographs of local odonates posted by members of our Flickr group
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odophile.com is a website dedicated to dragonflies and damselflies of the South Bay. It has some beautiful photographs. Much information is still being filled in.
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Great photographs of California odonates by John Sterling.
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Cool virtual 3D images of a few selected dragonflies which you can rotate and zoom.
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