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August 3, 2015 — LaCrosse County

Private retention pond on west side of Timberwood Lane in Holmen

Common Green Darner (Anax junius)
Observed
a couple mature males patrolling at pond. Juveniles in grassy / weedy area nearby.
Lance-tipped Darner (Aeshna constricta)
Netted and released
1 male perched in vegetation. 1 male Aeshna sp. patrolling at edge of pond.
Autumn Meadowhawk (Sympetrum vicinum)
Observed
a couple of juveniles in weeds.
Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis)
Observed
a few males at pond.
Common Whitetail (Plathemis lydia)
Observed
several males
Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis)
Observed
10+ males and 2 ovipositing females
Photo of Eastern Pondhawk
Photo of Eastern Pondhawk
Twelve-spotted Skimmer (Libellula pulchella)
Observed
10+ males and a few oviposiging females
Variegated Meadowhawk (Sympetrum corruptum)
Observed
2-3 patrolling males over pond
White-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum obtrusum)
Observed
1 male near pond
Widow Skimmer (Libellula luctuosa)
Observed
mature males over pond, females in nearby uplands
Eastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis)
Observed
many
Hagen's Bluet (Enallagma hageni)
Netted and released
1 male
Skimming Bluet (Enallagma geminatum)
Photographed
1 male
Tule Bluet (Enallagma carunculatum)
Netted and released
a few males and 1 female
Lyre-tipped Spreadwing (Lestes unguiculatus)
Netted and released
1 female
Slender Spreadwing (Lestes rectangularis)
Netted and released
1 female
Southern Spreadwing (Lestes australis)
Netted and released
1 teneral male