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May 23, 2024 — Sheboygan County

Crooked Lake Wetlands State Natural Area

Common Green Darner (Anax junius)
Observed
A couple
Beaverpond Baskettail (Epitheca canis)
Netted and released
I found a couple Baskettails flying very low on the along the gravel forest road. I suspected they were Beaverpond. Netting one confirmed. Impossible to say how many.
Photo of Beaverpond Baskettail
Photo of Beaverpond Baskettail
Photo of Beaverpond Baskettail
Common Baskettail (Epitheca cynosura)
Observed
Several. I never imagined this species would be a county record. I'm sorry I didn't photograph one. There were literally hundreds in the Kettle Moraine as I was driving the road nearing this location. I stopped at one point and captured two individuals to confirm ID. Each showed a significant amount of dark at the base of the hindwing, the cerci was a clean smooth boot with no spine or teeth.
Chalk-fronted Corporal (Ladona julia)
Observed
Abundant
Common Whitetail (Plathemis lydia)
Observed
A couple
Dot-tailed Whiteface (Leucorrhinia intacta)
Observed
4-5
Eastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis)
Observed
A few
Northern Bluet (Enallagma annexum)
Netted and released
My close observation with hand lens showed the cerci from lateral view upturned, like a small seed with a upturned hook. From above, the cerci appeared turned inward. However, my photography is poor. You can see the upturned hook in one photo but the from above I'm not sure I capture definitively the turn medially. I submit what I have here and accept critique.
Photo of Northern Bluet
Photo of Northern Bluet
Photo of Northern Bluet
Orange Bluet (Enallagma signatum)
Observed
One seen
Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis)
Observed
About 6-8
Taiga Bluet (Coenagrion resolutum)
Photographed
Photo of Taiga Bluet
Photo of Taiga Bluet