July 3, 2025 — Ozaukee County
Mequon Nature Preserve. Restored Wetlands along Donges Bay Road.
Lyre-tipped Spreadwing (
Lestes unguiculatus)
Netted and released
Tandem pair ovipositing.
Southern Spreadwing (
Lestes australis)
Netted and released
This may just be another Sweetflag, but the S10 notch seemed narrow.
Sweetflag Spreadwing (
Lestes forcipatus)
Netted and released
Tandem pair.
Azure Bluet (
Enallagma aspersum)
Photographed
Abundant males.
Citrine Forktail (
Ischnura hastata)
Photographed
One. First I've seen at MNP.
Eastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis)
Observed
Familiar Bluet (
Enallagma civile)
Netted and released
Abundant.
Orange Bluet (Enallagma signatum)
Observed
One.
Sedge Sprite (
Nehalennia irene)
Netted and released
Several seen including tandem pairs. This is the first I've seen at MNP.
Common Green Darner (Anax junius)
Observed
Tandem pair.
Black Saddlebags (Tramea lacerata)
Observed
Tandem pairs dipping.
Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis)
Observed
Common Whitetail (Plathemis lydia)
Observed
Eastern Amberwing (Perithemis tenera)
Observed
Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis)
Observed
Many. Mating Wheels and females dipping.
Halloween Pennant (Celithemis eponina)
Observed
Had one fly past me into the prairie.
Spot-winged Glider (Pantala hymenaea)
Observed
Dipping.
Twelve-spotted Skimmer (Libellula pulchella)
Observed
Many.
Wandering Glider (Pantala flavescens)
Observed
Widow Skimmer (Libellula luctuosa)
Observed