August 26, 2015 — LaCrosse County
Private retention pond on west side of Timberwood Lane in Holmen
Private retention pond on west side of Timberwood Lane in Holmen
Canada Darner (Aeshna canadensis)
Observed
1 male Aeshna sp flew by. Didn't see it coming and didn't catch it. It was not a Shadow Darner (blue spots on abdomen).
Observed
1 male Aeshna sp flew by. Didn't see it coming and didn't catch it. It was not a Shadow Darner (blue spots on abdomen).
Common Green Darner (Anax junius)
Photographed
25+ tenerals and juveniles.
Photographed
25+ tenerals and juveniles.
Shadow Darner (Aeshna umbrosa)
Netted and released
1 male caught. 1-2 more seen.
Netted and released
1 male caught. 1-2 more seen.
Black Saddlebags (Tramea lacerata)
Photographed
1 juvenile female seen in vegetation near pond. 1 dead teneral floating in the water.
Photographed
1 juvenile female seen in vegetation near pond. 1 dead teneral floating in the water.
Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis)
Photographed
1 pair ovipositing. 1 other male.
Photographed
1 pair ovipositing. 1 other male.
Twelve-spotted Skimmer (Libellula pulchella)
Observed
1-2 males and 1 female.
Observed
1-2 males and 1 female.
White-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum obtrusum)
Observed
a few.
Observed
a few.
Eastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis)
Observed
50+. Getting more common again.
Observed
50+. Getting more common again.
Tule Bluet (Enallagma carunculatum)
Observed
a couple of females.
Observed
a couple of females.
Lyre-tipped Spreadwing (Lestes unguiculatus)
Observed
1 male
Observed
1 male
Slender Spreadwing (Lestes rectangularis)
Netted and released
1 female
Netted and released
1 female