Seaside Dragonlet Erythrodiplax berenice (Drury, 1770)    
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Odonata   >   Family Libellulidae   >   Genus Erythrodiplax   

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Seaside Dragonlet (Erythrodiplax berenice) is a small skimmer species found along coastal marshes. The larvae of this species, unlike most Odonata, tolerate brackish water well, and apparently can even live in salt water. It can frequently be abundant in coastal saltmarshes in summer (Paulson, 2011). In Maryland, this species is distributed along most of the coastal plain where large saltmarshes or back bay marshes exist (Richard Orr's The Dragonflies and Damselflies of Maryland and the District of Columbia).

Where to find:

Truitt's Landing, Blackwater NWR, and other large marshes on the Eastern Shore.

There are 537 records in the project database.

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A female Seaside Dragonlet in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (6/1/2015). Photo by Steve Scholnick. (MBP list)

Seaside Dragonlet in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/2/2007). Photo by Sue Muller. (MBP list)

A female Seaside Dragonlet found in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/5/2009). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

A male Seaside Dragonlet from Worcester Co., Maryland (8/13/2012). Photo by Mark Johnson. (MBP list)

A male Seaside Dragonlet in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/6/2015). Photo by Bonnie Ott. (MBP list)

A Seaside Dragonlet in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (6/1/2015). Photo by Steve Scholnick. (MBP list)

A female Seaside Dragonlet in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/6/2015). Photo by Bonnie Ott. (MBP list)

A Seaside Dragonlet in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/1/2015). Photo by Mikey Lutmerding. (MBP list)

A male Seaside Dragonlet in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/1/2015). Photo by Mikey Lutmerding. (MBP list)

Seaside Dragonlet in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/20/2018). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Seaside Dragonlet in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/14/2013). Photo by Scott Housten. (MBP list)

Seaside Dragonlet in Dorchester Co., Maryland (7/24/2021). (c) matt whitbeck, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by matt_whitbeck via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Seaside Dragonlet in Kent Co., Maryland (6/15/2020). (c) Judy Gallagher, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Judy Gallagher via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A male Seaside Dragonlet on Assateague Island, Maryland (6/29/2013). Photo by Scott Housten. (MBP list)

A Seaside Dragonlet Skimmer in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/16/2014). Photo by Scott Housten. (MBP list)

A Seaside Dragonlet in Calvert Co., Maryland (6/8/2019). Photo by Steve Scholnick. (MBP list)

A Seaside Dragonlet on Assateague Island, Worcester Co., Maryland (8/7/2013). Photo by Scott Housten. (MBP list)

Seaside Dragonlet in Dorchester Co., Maryland (7/7/2020). (c) Judy Gallagher, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Judy Gallagher. (MBP list)

A female Seaside Dragonlet in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/6/2019). Caught by Juni Hubick. Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Seaside Dragonlet in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (7/12/2023). (c) Benji Beluga, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Ben Springer. (MBP list)

Seaside Dragonlet in Kent Co., Maryland (6/25/2017). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Seaside Dragonlets in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (7/1/2017). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

A Seaside Dragonlet collected in Kent Co., Maryland (7/7/2013). Photo by USGS PWRC. (MBP list)


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