June 9, 2023 — Racine County
Alluvial floodplain, hardwood forest with a muddy bottom river and multiple ponds.
Common Green Darner (Anax junius)
Observed
Two
Common Baskettail (Epitheca cynosura)
Observed
Three
Black Saddlebags (Tramea lacerata)
Observed
Several
Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis)
Observed
One
Common Whitetail (Plathemis lydia)
Observed
Five
Dot-tailed Whiteface (
Leucorrhinia intacta)
Photographed
Several
Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis)
Observed
Four
Four-spotted Skimmer (
Libellula quadrimaculata)
Photographed
One
Twelve-spotted Skimmer (Libellula pulchella)
Observed
Two
Widow Skimmer (Libellula luctuosa)
Observed
Several
Blue-tipped Dancer (
Argia tibialis)
Photographed
Half a dozen
Double-striped Bluet (
Enallagma basidens)
Photographed
Two
Eastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis)
Observed
Abundant
Fragile Forktail (Ischnura posita)
Observed
Several
Orange Bluet (Enallagma signatum)
Observed
One
Rainbow Bluet (
Enallagma antennatum)
Photographed
Half a dozen along the river
Skimming Bluet (Enallagma geminatum)
Observed
Several
Stream Bluet (Enallagma exsulans)
Observed
A couple
Swamp Spreadwing (
Lestes vigilax)
Netted and released
Three