Most Useful Field Guides for Iowa

Dragonflies through Binoculars by Sidney Dunkle	The first true field guide to the dragonflies of North America, this book is a "must have" to get started on field identification Readily available in most bookstores or order from Amazon	Dragonflies of Wisconsin by Karl and Dorothy Legler with Dave Westover	There is much overlap of species between Iowa and Wisconsin and this great little book can be very helpful, especially in Northeast Iowa. Order Here
Dragonflies of the North Woods by Kurt Mead	While the north woods country has a number of species which do not reach Iowa, this book has many photos and great identification clues for most of our species. Order Here	Damselflies of the Northeast by Ed Lam	This excellent book sets a new standard for field identification of damselflies.  Although it was written for the northeast, all but three species of Iowa damselflies can be found here. Order Here

More Technical References

• Dragonflies: Behavior and Ecology of Odonata. Corbet, Philip S.1999. Cornell University Press, Ithaca, NY.
• The Dragonflies of North America. Needham, James G., Minter S. Westfall, Jr., and Michael May 2000. 939 pages. 24 color plates. $110. Scientific Publishers.
• Damselflies of North America. Westfall, Minter J. and Michael May. Scientific Publishers. 1996.