What are the most common types of Dragonflies?

Question

Mine is black with a yellow stripe going down the middle of it. With Yellow stripes at the top of it.

Answer 1

In most of the country, Green darners and Whitetail skimmers are common. It is not one of these. Most other darners tend to be reddish.

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The list below is long and not complete:

Answer 2

These sites may help you to identify the species in your region

http://www.sonic.net/dragonfly/

http://dragonflywebsite.com/

http://photos.rnr.id.au/dragonflies2005.html