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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.
Photo of Belted Whiteface
Photo of Belted Whiteface
Photo of Belted Whiteface
Common Whitetail (Plathemis lydia)
Observed
Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis)
Observed
Four-spotted Skimmer (Libellula quadrimaculata)
Observed
Frosted Whiteface (Leucorrhinia frigida)
Photographed
Photo of Frosted Whiteface
Hudsonian Whiteface (Leucorrhinia hudsonica)
Observed
Twelve-spotted Skimmer (Libellula pulchella)
Photographed
Photo of Twelve-spotted Skimmer
Widow Skimmer (Libellula luctuosa)
Observed
Eastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis)
Observed
Sedge Sprite (Nehalennia irene)
Observed