Minnesota Dragonfly

Dragonfly Identification

Cruiser (Macromiidae):

Members of the Cruisers Family (Macromiidae) have long thin abdomens, long legs and a single stripe on each side of their thorax.

We have two genera of Cruisers in Minnesota and Wisconsin, River Cruisers (Macromia) and Brown Cruisers (Didymops)

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Swift-river Cruiser

Macromia illinoiensis

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Royal-river Cruiser

Macromia taeniolata

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Stream Cruiser

Didymops transversa

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