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August 14, 2020 — Bayfield County

Long Lake (USFS Day Use Area)

Black-tipped Darner (Aeshna tuberculifera)
Observed
Females laying eggs
Common Whitetail (Plathemis lydia)
Observed
Just one individual
Frosted Whiteface (Leucorrhinia frigida)
Observed
Plenty of mated pairs
White-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum obtrusum)
Photographed
A few
Eastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis)
Photographed
Fair numbers
Hagen's Bluet (Enallagma hageni)
Netted and released
Netted 1
Tule Bluet (Enallagma carunculatum)
Photographed
Just getting into bluets this year and don't have experience with this species. Mine seems to be an intermediate-type on a big lake leading me to Tule but the cerci don't quite seem right so I'm confused. Let me know what you think! And sorry for the bad pics - I find it hard to photograph these well from a kayak and it sneaked off before I could net it.
Photo of Tule Bluet
Photo of Tule Bluet
Photo of Tule Bluet
Northern Spreadwing (Lestes disjunctus)
Observed
Several mated pairs
Swamp Spreadwing (Lestes vigilax)
Photographed
Just one individual
Photo of Swamp Spreadwing
Sweetflag Spreadwing (Lestes forcipatus)
Observed
Lots of mated pairs