July 18, 2024 — Ashland County
Day Lake Dam (outlet) including the picnic area
Ebony Jewelwing (Calopteryx maculata)
Observed
very common
River Jewelwing (
Calopteryx aequabilis)
Photographed
only one
Eastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis)
Observed
Hagen's Bluet (Enallagma hageni)
Netted and released
identified by inspecting cerci with hand lens
Stream Bluet (Enallagma exsulans)
Observed
many
Variable Dancer (Violet Dancer ssp.) (Argia fumipennis violacea)
Observed
many
Boreal Snaketail (
Ophiogomphus colubrinus)
Photographed
only one
Dragonhunter (
Hagenius brevistylus)
Photographed
two males - this one caught and killed an Ebony Jewelwing.
Prince Baskettail (
Epitheca princeps)
Photographed
two, one briefly perched
Common Whitetail (Plathemis lydia)
Observed
one