July 12, 2025 — Dane County
Curtis Pond in Curtis Prairie - at least partially stormwater-fed pond in a prairie, no cattails.
Azure Bluet (Enallagma aspersum)
Observed
several, and the only damselfly species I saw at the pond
Common Green Darner (Anax junius)
Observed
one
Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis)
Observed
many
Common Whitetail (Plathemis lydia)
Observed
a few
Eastern Amberwing (Perithemis tenera)
Observed
many
Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis)
Observed
one
Red Saddlebags (
Tramea onusta)
Photographed
at least 6, two ovipositing pairs and some single males, there could have been even more - hard to tell
Twelve-spotted Skimmer (Libellula pulchella)
Observed
one