July 30, 2017 — Grant County
Boat Landing and Canoe Trail on the Mississippi River at the end of Long Valley Rd in Wyalusing SP.
Elusive Clubtail (
Stylurus notatus)
Photographed
A few tenerals just finished with emergence
Royal River Cruiser (
Macromia taeniolata)
Netted and released
8-10 males and 1 female. Males were mostly patrolling around treetops of trees that had fallen in the water. Female was ovipositing by tapping water in a tangle of branches of tree that had fallen (picture of location included)
Prince Baskettail (Epitheca princeps)
Observed
many males patrolling along shore
Black Saddlebags (Tramea lacerata)
Observed
a couple males
Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis)
Observed
a couple males
Common Whitetail (Plathemis lydia)
Observed
a few males
Eastern Amberwing (Perithemis tenera)
Observed
Dozens. More than 50 flying around the branches of 1 tree that had fallen in the water. (see picture of Macromia taeniolata ovipositing site - many shown in that photo).
Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis)
Observed
a couple males
Twelve-spotted Skimmer (Libellula pulchella)
Observed
a couple males
Widow Skimmer (Libellula luctuosa)
Observed
5-6 males
Blue-fronted Dancer (Argia apicalis)
Observed
dozens including many pairs in tandem and ovipositing
Eastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis)
Observed
a few
Familiar Bluet (Enallagma civile)
Observed
5-10 males
Fragile Forktail (Ischnura posita)
Photographed
1 male
Orange Bluet (Enallagma signatum)
Observed
1 male
Powdered Dancer (Argia moesta)
Observed
10-20 males and pairs
Skimming Bluet (Enallagma geminatum)
Observed
a few males
Stream Bluet (Enallagma exsulans)
Photographed
15-20 males and a few pairs
Tule Bluet (Enallagma carunculatum)
Observed
1 pair
Jade Clubtail (
Arigomphus submedianus)
Photographed
1 late-flying male.