June 2, 2023 — Dane County
Hook Lake SNA with Steve Thiessen. We found the Belted Whiteface at the bog edge. They stayed over or very close to the water defending territory.
Racket-tailed Emerald (Dorocordulia libera)
Observed
Belted Whiteface (
Leucorrhinia proxima)
Netted and released
Photographed row of 3 wing cells adjacent to the forewing triangle. Males had a fair amount of pruniosity so the red in the thorax was somewhat obscured.
Common Whitetail (Plathemis lydia)
Observed
Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis)
Observed
Four-spotted Skimmer (Libellula quadrimaculata)
Observed
Frosted Whiteface (
Leucorrhinia frigida)
Photographed
Hudsonian Whiteface (Leucorrhinia hudsonica)
Observed
Twelve-spotted Skimmer (
Libellula pulchella)
Photographed
Widow Skimmer (Libellula luctuosa)
Observed
Eastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis)
Observed
Sedge Sprite (Nehalennia irene)
Observed