July 12, 2025 — Jackson County
Teal Flowage on HWY 54 in the Black River Falls State Forest. I stopped here briefly and missed a lot of species I’m sure.
Ebony Jewelwing (Calopteryx maculata)
Observed
Abundant
Eastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis)
Observed
One
Variable Dancer (Violet Dancer ssp.) (Argia fumipennis violacea)
Photographed
Abundant
Fawn Darner (
Boyeria vinosa)
Photographed
One female with a Jewelwing meal.
Dragonhunter (
Hagenius brevistylus)
Photographed
One
Four-spotted Skimmer (Libellula quadrimaculata)
Observed
Two
Frosted Whiteface (Leucorrhinia frigida)
Observed
Several
Twelve-spotted Skimmer (Libellula pulchella)
Observed
A few
White-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum obtrusum)
Observed
A few
Widow Skimmer (Libellula luctuosa)
Observed
A couple