June 10, 2023 — Milwaukee County
Havenwoods State Forest has some oak savannah and fields and a couple of ponds.
Common Green Darner (Anax junius)
Observed
Black Saddlebags (
Tramea lacerata)
Photographed
Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis)
Observed
Common Whitetail (Plathemis lydia)
Observed
Dot-tailed Whiteface (
Leucorrhinia intacta)
Photographed
One young female shows the uncommon amber wing staining, the other shows a spot on S7 that is more triangular than square
Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis)
Observed
Four-spotted Skimmer (
Libellula quadrimaculata)
Observed
Spot-winged Glider (
Pantala hymenaea)
Photographed
The worst picture ever of the species, but shows enough.
Twelve-spotted Skimmer (Libellula pulchella)
Observed
Widow Skimmer (
Libellula luctuosa)
Photographed
many were emerging
Eastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis)
Observed
Fragile Forktail (Ischnura posita)
Observed
Orange Bluet (Enallagma signatum)
Observed
Sedge Sprite (Nehalennia irene)
Observed
Slender Spreadwing (Lestes rectangularis)
Netted and released
two were seen, neither mature