| List of the 56 Odonate species known for Swain County - Status and Rank Definitions | |||||||
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| Common Name | Scientific Name | Number of Records | State Status | State Rank | Fed. Status | Global Rank | |
| 1 | Gray Petaltail | Tachopteryx thoreyi | 1 | S4 | G4 | ||
| 2 | Shadow Darner | Aeshna umbrosa | 1 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 3 | Common Green Darner | Anax junius | 1 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 4 | Ocellated Darner | Boyeria grafiana | 1 | SR | S2? | G5 | |
| 5 | Fawn Darner | Boyeria vinosa | 1 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 6 | Swamp Darner | Epiaeschna heros | 1 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 7 | Piedmont Clubtail | Hylogomphus parvidens | 1 | W | S3? | G4 | |
| 8 | Southern Pygmy Clubtail | Lanthus vernalis | 1 | S4 | G4 | ||
| 9 | Maine Snaketail | Ophiogomphus mainensis | 1 | SR | S2S3 | G4 | |
| 10 | Ashy Clubtail | Phanogomphus lividus | 1 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 11 | Sable Clubtail | Stenogomphurus rogersi | 1 | W | S2S3 | G4 | |
| 12 | Eastern Least Clubtail | Stylogomphus albistylus | 1 | S3S4 | G5 | ||
| 13 | Zebra Clubtail | Stylurus scudderi | 1 | SR | S2? | G4 | |
| 14 | Arrow Clubtail | Stylurus spiniceps | 1 | S3S4 | G5 | ||
| 15 | Brown Spiketail | Cordulegaster bilineata | 1 | S4 | G5 | ||
| 16 | Tiger Spiketail | Cordulegaster erronea | 1 | S3S4 | G4 | ||
| 17 | Twin-spotted Spiketail | Cordulegaster maculata | 2 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 18 | Stream Cruiser | Didymops transversa | 1 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 19 | Allegheny River Cruiser | Macromia alleghaniensis | 1 | S4 | G4 | ||
| 20 | Swift River Cruiser | Macromia illinoiensis | 1 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 21 | Common Baskettail | Epitheca cynosura | 1 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 22 | Prince Baskettail | Epitheca princeps | 1 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 23 | Clamp-tipped Emerald | Somatochlora tenebrosa | 1 | S4S5 | G5 | ||
| 24 | Halloween Pennant | Celithemis eponina | 1 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 25 | Eastern Pondhawk | Erythemis simplicicollis | 1 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 26 | Spangled Skimmer | Libellula cyanea | 1 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 27 | Yellow-sided Skimmer | Libellula flavida | 1 | S4S5 | G5 | ||
| 28 | Slaty Skimmer | Libellula incesta | 1 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 29 | Widow Skimmer | Libellula luctuosa | 2 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 30 | Twelve-spotted Skimmer | Libellula pulchella | 1 | S4 | G5 | ||
| 31 | Painted Skimmer | Libellula semifasciata | 1 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 32 | Great Blue Skimmer | Libellula vibrans | 1 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 33 | Blue Dasher | Pachydiplax longipennis | 1 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 34 | Wandering Glider | Pantala flavescens | 2 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 35 | Spot-winged Glider | Pantala hymenaea | 1 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 36 | Eastern Amberwing | Perithemis tenera | 1 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 37 | Common Whitetail | Plathemis lydia | 1 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 38 | Ruby Meadowhawk | Sympetrum rubicundulum | 1 | S4 | G5 | ||
| 39 | Black Saddlebags | Tramea lacerata | 1 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 40 | Superb Jewelwing | Calopteryx amata | 1 | SR | S1S2 | G4 | |
| 41 | Appalachian Jewelwing | Calopteryx angustipennis | 1 | S3S4 | G4 | ||
| 42 | Sparkling Jewelwing | Calopteryx dimidiata | 1 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 43 | Ebony Jewelwing | Calopteryx maculata | 1 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 44 | American Rubyspot | Hetaerina americana | 1 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 45 | Slender Spreadwing | Lestes rectangularis | 1 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 46 | Swamp Spreadwing | Lestes vigilax | 1 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 47 | Eastern Red Damsel | Amphiagrion saucium | 1 | S4? | G5 | ||
| 48 | Blue-fronted Dancer | Argia apicalis | 1 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 49 | Variable Dancer | Argia fumipennis | 1 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 50 | Blue-tipped Dancer | Argia tibialis | 1 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 51 | Azure Bluet | Enallagma aspersum | 1 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 52 | Turquoise Bluet | Enallagma divagans | 1 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 53 | Stream Bluet | Enallagma exsulans | 1 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 54 | Hagen's Bluet | Enallagma hageni | 1 | S3? | G5 | ||
| 55 | Citrine Forktail | Ischnura hastata | 1 | S5 | G5 | ||
| 56 | Fragile Forktail | Ischnura posita | 2 | S5 | G5 | ||