July 7, 2013 — Rock County
Detention pond and surrounding prairie on west side of Beloit, WI. In the triangle made by 3 roads: S. Madison Road (= Hwy. 213), Whipple St., and Frederick St.
Common Green Darner (
Anax junius)
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Ovipositing pair; female coloration similar to male's
Black Saddlebags (
Tramea lacerata)
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Common in flight
Blue Dasher (
Pachydiplax longipennis)
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Several males
Common Whitetail (
Plathemis lydia)
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Several males
Eastern Amberwing (
Perithemis tenera)
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Only one noted
Eastern Pondhawk (
Erythemis simplicicollis)
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Several males
Halloween Pennant (
Celithemis eponina)
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Common away from the water
Twelve-spotted Skimmer (
Libellula pulchella)
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Several males in flight. One kept attacking a perched widow skimmer
Widow Skimmer (
Libellula luctuosa)
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A few males noted
Boreal Bluet (
Enallagma boreale)
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Only one seen
Skimming Bluet (
Enallagma geminatum)
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A few seen