Welcome to Odonata Central

Odonata Central is place where you can keep track of all your observations, photos and specimens and manage all your personal lists, all while contributing to citizen science. There is an extensive database of odonate observations you can explore. There are many map types and many ways to view and filter data. Explore species lists for any location with early and late flight dates. Download any data set to a spreadsheet for further analysis. iNaturalist sightings are now included on maps and you can import observations directly from iNaturalist.

The Odonata Central phone app lets you easily enter complete checklists into Odonata Central from your phone. It is available for both iOS and Android and supports English, Spanish, Portuguese and French. Search for it in either the Apple or Google store, and use the Add Photos button on the website to add photos to checklists created in the field with the app. Watch a 10 minute instructional video: Introduction to the Odonata Central Phone App.

Help resources include the FAQ, a step-by-step User Guide and Video Tutorials.

The Dragonfly Society of the Americas has announced that the Odolympics for 2026 will be held from 13-23 June 2026. They have also decided to hold the Odolympics once a year in the Northern Hemisphere summer due to lack of participation in the "Winter" Odolympics. For more details about how you can contribute your sightings on either Odonata Central or iNaturalist CLICK HERE.

DragonflyID app

A field guide to the world's dragonflies and damselflies, for iPhone and Android: species lists for any region, photos, descriptions, flight seasons and maps. It works offline in the field, and it's built with Odonata Central's photos and data.

Or use it on the web at odonata.app

The Dragonfly Society of the Americas (DSA) advances the discovery, conservation and knowledge of Odonata through observation, collection, research, publication and education.