Selys' Sundragon in Caroline Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Nathaniel Schwartz, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/'>CC BY-NC-ND</a>). (Photo ID: 552412 - Psn: 10)

Selys' Sundragon in Caroline Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Nathaniel Schwartz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND).

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Selys' Sundragon in Caroline County, Maryland (4/17/2011).

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A male Selys' Sundragon in Caroline Co., Maryland (4/18/2011).

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A male Selys' Sundragon in Caroline Co., Maryland (4/15/2011).

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A female Selys' Sundragon in Caroline Co., Maryland (4/15/2011).

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Selys' Sundragon in Calvert Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) rosalie-rick, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 776257 - Psn: 32)

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A male Selys' Sundragon in Caroline Co., Maryland (4/15/2011).

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Selys' Sundragon in Caroline Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Mike Ostrowski, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/'>CC BY-SA</a>). (Photo ID: 193402 - Psn: 45)

Selys' Sundragon in Caroline Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Mike Ostrowski, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA).

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Selys' Sundragon in Calvert Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Jason E. Avery, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 779079 - Psn: 45)

Selys' Sundragon in Calvert Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Jason E. Avery, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Selys' Sundragon in Calvert Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) rosalie-rick, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 780254 - Psn: 48)

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A female Selys' Sundragon in Caroline Co., Maryland (4/15/2011).

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Selys' Sundragon in Calvert Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) rosalie-rick, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 780474 - Psn: 52)

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Selys' Sundragon in Calvert Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Jason E. Avery, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 1227665 - Psn: 52)

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Selys' Sundragon in Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Rick Cheicante, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 348801 - Psn: 55)

Selys' Sundragon in Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Rick Cheicante, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Selys' Sundragon in Caroline Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) aaronr, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 780365 - Psn: 55)

Selys' Sundragon in Caroline Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) aaronr, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Selys' Sundragon in Caroline Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Nathaniel Schwartz, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/'>CC BY-NC-ND</a>). (Photo ID: 1227701 - Psn: 55)

Selys' Sundragon in Caroline Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Nathaniel Schwartz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND).

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Selys' Sundragon in Prince George's Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Nathaniel Schwartz, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/'>CC BY-NC-ND</a>). (Photo ID: 1243239 - Psn: 55)

Selys' Sundragon in Prince George's Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Nathaniel Schwartz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND).

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Selys' Sundragon in Prince George's Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) rborchelt, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 363751 - Psn: 62)

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Selys' Sundragon in Calvert Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Jason E. Avery, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 1227664 - Psn: 62)

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Selys' Sundragon in Prince George's Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) rborchelt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Selys' Sundragon in Prince George's Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) jugbayjs, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1230907 - Psn: 65)

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Selys' Sundragon in Prince George's Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) rborchelt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Selys' Sundragon in Caroline Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) tomfeild, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 381706 - Psn: 66)

A Selys' Sundragon in Caroline Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) tomfeild, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Selys' Sundragon in Prince George's Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Scot Magnotta, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 997269 - Psn: 66)

Selys' Sundragon in Prince George's Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Scot Magnotta, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Selys' Sundragon in Calvert Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Jason E. Avery, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Selys' Sundragon in Calvert Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Jason E. Avery, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 1227663 - Psn: 72)

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Selys' Sundragon in Calvert Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) rosalie-rick, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 780256 - Psn: 75)

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Selys' Sundragon in Caroline Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Jonathan Irons, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 783557 - Psn: 78)

Selys' Sundragon in Caroline Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Jonathan Irons, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Selys' Sundragon in Calvert Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) rosalie-rick, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 780255 - Psn: 80)

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Selys' Sundragon in Calvert Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Jason E. Avery, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 1227662 - Psn: 80)

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Selys' Sundragon in Prince George's Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) jugbayjs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Selys' Sundragon in Prince George's Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Nathaniel Schwartz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND).

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Status

Selys's Sundragon (Helocordulia selysii) is a rare early-season corduliid found near small wooded streams across much of the southeastern U.S. Maryland is near the northern limit of the species' range. Selys's Sundragon flies in April in Maryland, and is probably finished by the middle of May. In Maryland, the species is known from Caroline County on the Eastern Shore, and from four coastal plain counties on the western shore. It is considered threatened in Maryland, and has been assigned a rank of S2 (state rare).

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Selys' Sundragon in Caroline Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Nathaniel Schwartz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND). View Record Details Media by Nathaniel Schwartz via iNaturalist.

Selys' Sundragon in Caroline County, Maryland (4/17/2011). Media by Mike Ostrowski.

A male Selys' Sundragon in Caroline Co., Maryland (4/18/2011). Media by Hans Holbrook.

A male Selys' Sundragon in Caroline Co., Maryland (4/15/2011). Media by Hans Holbrook.

A female Selys' Sundragon in Caroline Co., Maryland (4/15/2011). Media by Hans Holbrook.

A male Selys' Sundragon in Caroline Co., Maryland (4/15/2011). Media by Hans Holbrook.

Selys' Sundragon in Caroline Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Mike Ostrowski, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA). View Record Details Media by Mike Ostrowski.

Selys' Sundragon in Calvert Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Jason E. Avery, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Jason Avery.

A female Selys' Sundragon in Caroline Co., Maryland (4/15/2011). Media by Hans Holbrook.

Selys' Sundragon in Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Rick Cheicante, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Rick Cheicante.

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