September 13, 2025 — Grant County
Wyalusing State Park canoe trails on the Mississippi River.
Smoky Rubyspot (
Hetaerina titia)
Photographed
One on a stump in the river about a quarter mile south of the boat launch.
Eastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis)
Observed
Abundant
Orange Bluet (Enallagma signatum)
Observed
Several
Blue-eyed Darner (
Rhionaeschna multicolor)
Photographed
One a little way north of the boat launch.
Common Green Darner (Anax junius)
Observed
5-6
Fawn Darner (Boyeria vinosa)
Observed
One
Royal River Cruiser (
Macromia taeniolata)
Photographed
About 4-5 seen south of the boat launch near the shore where the rocks along the railroad tracks come down to meet the river. Three actively flying around tangles from a fallen dead tree in the water.
Autumn Meadowhawk (Sympetrum vicinum)
Observed
A couple
Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis)
Observed
Three
Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis)
Observed
Four
Twelve-spotted Skimmer (Libellula pulchella)
Observed
One
White-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum obtrusum)
Observed
One
Widow Skimmer (Libellula luctuosa)
Observed
One
Blue-fronted Dancer (Argia apicalis)
Observed
A few