Preface
INTRODUCTION
Adult Dragonfly Anatomy
Dragonfly Behavior
Feeding Behavior
Antipredator Behavior
Reproductive Behavior
Thermoregulation
Dispersal
Life Cycles and Larvae of Dragonflies
Family and Subfamily Key to Dragonfly Larvae
Distribution
Watching Dragonflies
Identifying Dragonflies
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
About the Maps
Family and Subfamily Key to Adult Dragonflies
SPECIES ACCOUNTS
Broad-winged Damsels (Family Calopterygidae)
Spreadwings (Family Lestidae)
Pond Damsels (Family Coenagrionidae)
Petaltails (Family Petaluridae)
Darners (Family Aeshnidae)
Clubtails (Family Gomphidae)
Spiketails (Family Cordulegastridae)
Skimmers, Emeralds and Baskettails, and Cruisers (Family
Libellulidae)
Cruisers (Macromiinae)
Emeralds and Baskettails (Corduliinae)
Skimmers (Libellulinae)
Checklist of California Dragonflies and Damselflies
Species of Hypothetical Occurrence
Glossary
References
Index
Timothy D. Manolis is an artist, illustrator, and biological consultant. From 1986 to 1990, he was the editor and art director of the magazine Mainstream. His papers on birds and his bird illustrations have appeared in many journals and magazines.
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