August 11, 2025 — Milwaukee County
Schlitz Audubon Nature Center.
Sweetflag Spreadwing (Lestes forcipatus)
Netted and released
Netted Male, unequal teeth, lower tooth barely visible. Upper part of segment 2 not pruinose.
Azure Bluet (Enallagma aspersum)
Observed
Saw one
Eastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis)
Observed
A couple
Black-tipped Darner (
Aeshna tuberculifera)
Photographed
Likely just one flying on the west side of Mystery Pond. Observed flying back and forth above the pond at about mid canopy.
Common Green Darner (Anax junius)
Observed
Several
Autumn Meadowhawk (Sympetrum vicinum)
Observed
One
Black Saddlebags (Tramea lacerata)
Observed
A couple
Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis)
Observed
Several
Common Whitetail (Plathemis lydia)
Observed
A few
Ruby Meadowhawk (Sympetrum rubicundulum)
Netted and released
Several
Wandering Glider (Pantala flavescens)
Observed
One
White-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum obtrusum)
Observed
A couple seen