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July 30, 2023 — Dane County

A small man-made pond with some cattails surrounded by a strip of prairie, some boulders, wooden bridge across the middle, in a suburban neighborhood.

Common Green Darner (Anax junius)
Observed
Black Saddlebags (Tramea lacerata)
Observed
Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis)
Observed
Common Whitetail (Plathemis lydia)
Observed
Eastern Amberwing (Perithemis tenera)
Observed
Twelve-spotted Skimmer (Libellula pulchella)
Observed
Wandering Glider (Pantala flavescens)
Observed
Widow Skimmer (Libellula luctuosa)
Observed
Azure Bluet (Enallagma aspersum)
Photographed
one female
Photo of Azure Bluet
Double-striped Bluet (Enallagma basidens)
Photographed
several, including pairs mating
Photo of Double-striped Bluet
Eastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis)
Observed
Familiar Bluet (Enallagma civile)
Photographed
a few males
Photo of Familiar Bluet
Orange Bluet (Enallagma signatum)
Photographed
one male
Photo of Orange Bluet
Skimming Bluet (Enallagma geminatum)
Observed
numerous
Tule Bluet (Enallagma carunculatum)
Observed
one male