Ladona (Corporals)

A small genus closely related to, and often included in, Libellula. Ladona has six species, three of them in North America. They are medium-sized brown dragonflies with dark marks or patches at the bases of the wings and patterned pruinescence in mature males. Adults typically perch on the ground, on rocks and on logs rather than on vegetation, as most Libellula species usually do.

Ladona julia (Chalk-fronted Corporal)