July 8, 2015 — LaCrosse County
Private retention pond on west side of Timberwood Lane in Holmen
Blue-eyed Darner (
Rhionaeschna multicolor)
Photographed
3 males
Common Green Darner (Anax junius)
Observed
a few patrolling males and 2 ovipositing pairs
Autumn Meadowhawk (Sympetrum vicinum)
Netted and released
Many tenerals flushed at edge of pond
Black Saddlebags (Tramea lacerata)
Observed
a few patrolling pair and 1 pair in tandem
Common Whitetail (Plathemis lydia)
Observed
a few males
Dot-tailed Whiteface (Leucorrhinia intacta)
Observed
Several including pairs in wheel
Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis)
Observed
Several males
Twelve-spotted Skimmer (Libellula pulchella)
Observed
a few patrolling males and 1 ovipositing female
Widow Skimmer (Libellula luctuosa)
Observed
1 male
Azure Bluet (
Enallagma aspersum)
Photographed
a few males at pond and 1 female away from pond
Eastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis)
Observed
many
Marsh Bluet (
Enallagma ebrium)
Netted and released
a couple males
Sedge Sprite (Nehalennia irene)
Photographed
Dozens including pairs in tandem and ovipositing
Tule Bluet (Enallagma carunculatum)
Observed
1 male
Lyre-tipped Spreadwing (
Lestes unguiculatus)
Netted and released
1 female