June 8, 2015 — Chippewa County
Private grassland 5 miles west of Chippewa Falls
Common Green Darner (Anax junius)
Photographed
Dusky Clubtail (
Phanogomphus spicatus)
Photographed
Many, males and females, some with considerable yellow on S9
Horned Clubtail (
Arigomphus cornutus)
Photographed
a few
Lilypad Clubtail (
Arigomphus furcifer)
Photographed
Many, frequently resting on duckweed (no lily pads in this pond) or in vegetation at pond's edge.
Midland Clubtail (
Gomphurus fraternus)
Photographed
2 males and 2 females. Thoracic closeup of female shows "small tooth" in center of occipital ridge, characteristic stripe pattern including incomplete T3, and longitudinal yellow stripe on hind femur.
Rusty Snaketail (Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis)
Photographed
Just one
Swift River Cruiser (Illinois River Cruiser ssp.) (
Macromia illinoiensis illinoiensis)
Photographed
Resting vertically in shade at river's edge. ("Leaflets three" is Virgin's Bower, Clematis virginiana in this photo).
Common Baskettail (Epitheca cynosura)
Observed
Fast fliers rarely landing.
Blue Dasher (
Pachydiplax longipennis)
Photographed
Many blue males, now patrolling pond and harassing clubtails - particularly the Lilypads resting on duckweed.
Common Whitetail (
Plathemis lydia)
Photographed
Some females laying. Males now prunose.
Dot-tailed Whiteface (
Leucorrhinia intacta)
Photographed
Mature coloration. Many perched at pond's edge.
Widow Skimmer (
Libellula luctuosa)
Photographed
Maybe a couple hundred, all teneral, flying only reluctantly but impossible to walk through tall grass without raising them. Most numerous near pond.