July 13, 2024 — Dane County
A pond without much emergent vegetation surrounded by woods (a lot of buckthorn); and a city park 'prairie' not far from the wooded pond.
A pond without much emergent vegetation surrounded by woods (a lot of buckthorn); and a city park 'prairie' not far from the wooded pond.
Slender Spreadwing (Lestes rectangularis)
Photographed
Photographed
Eastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis)
Observed
Observed
Familiar Bluet (Enallagma civile)
Photographed
identified by pictures of cerci
Photographed
identified by pictures of cerci
Tule Bluet (Enallagma carunculatum)
Photographed
very common
Photographed
very common
Common Green Darner (Anax junius)
Photographed
This mature female might have been weak, she flew a few yards, each time I flushed her. At the pond, there were many very busy pairs.
Photographed
This mature female might have been weak, she flew a few yards, each time I flushed her. At the pond, there were many very busy pairs.
Black Saddlebags (Tramea lacerata)
Observed
tandem pairs at the pond
Observed
tandem pairs at the pond
Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis)
Photographed
Photographed
Common Whitetail (Plathemis lydia)
Observed
Observed
Eastern Amberwing (Perithemis tenera)
Observed
abundant at the pond, likely exuviae were easy to find on the edge of the pond
Observed
abundant at the pond, likely exuviae were easy to find on the edge of the pond
Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis)
Photographed
Photographed
Halloween Pennant (Celithemis eponina)
Photographed
a few in the prairie not far from the wooded pond
Photographed
a few in the prairie not far from the wooded pond
Twelve-spotted Skimmer (Libellula pulchella)
Observed
Observed
Widow Skimmer (Libellula luctuosa)
Observed
Observed