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.

• PrefaceINTRODUCTIONAdult Dragonfly AnatomyDragonfly BehaviorFeeding BehaviorAntipredator BehaviorReproductive BehaviorThermoregulationDispersalLife Cycles and Larvae of DragonfliesFamily and Subfamily Key to Dragonfly LarvaeDistributionWatching DragonfliesIdentifying DragonfliesTaxonomy and NomenclatureAbout the MapsFamily and Subfamily Key to Adult DragonfliesSPECIES ACCOUNTSBroad-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 DamselfliesSpecies of Hypothetical OccurrenceGlossaryReferencesIndex

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.

• PrefaceINTRODUCTIONAdult Dragonfly AnatomyDragonfly BehaviorFeeding BehaviorAntipredator BehaviorReproductive BehaviorThermoregulationDispersalLife Cycles and Larvae of DragonfliesFamily and Subfamily Key to Dragonfly LarvaeDistributionWatching DragonfliesIdentifying DragonfliesTaxonomy and NomenclatureAbout the MapsFamily and Subfamily Key to Adult DragonfliesSPECIES ACCOUNTSBroad-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 DamselfliesSpecies of Hypothetical OccurrenceGlossaryReferencesIndex

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.

• PrefaceINTRODUCTIONAdult Dragonfly AnatomyDragonfly BehaviorFeeding BehaviorAntipredator BehaviorReproductive BehaviorThermoregulationDispersalLife Cycles and Larvae of DragonfliesFamily and Subfamily Key to Dragonfly LarvaeDistributionWatching DragonfliesIdentifying DragonfliesTaxonomy and NomenclatureAbout the MapsFamily and Subfamily Key to Adult DragonfliesSPECIES ACCOUNTSBroad-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 DamselfliesSpecies of Hypothetical OccurrenceGlossaryReferencesIndex