June 29, 2016 — LaCrosse County
Private retention pond on west side of Timberwood Lane in Holmen
Blue-eyed Darner (
Rhionaeschna multicolor)
Observed
2-3 males and 1 ovipositing female
Common Green Darner (Anax junius)
Observed
1 male
Autumn Meadowhawk (
Sympetrum vicinum)
Observed
20-30 tenerals flushed from weeds at edge of pond
Black Saddlebags (Tramea lacerata)
Observed
a few males
Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis)
Photographed
30+ males and females
Common Whitetail (Plathemis lydia)
Observed
5-10 males and females
Dot-tailed Whiteface (Leucorrhinia intacta)
Observed
a few
Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis)
Observed
30+ males and females including ovipositing females
Red Saddlebags (Tramea onusta)
Observed
2-3 males and 1 pair in tandem and ovipositing
Twelve-spotted Skimmer (Libellula pulchella)
Observed
15-20 males and a few ovipositing females
Widow Skimmer (Libellula luctuosa)
Observed
10-15 males and females
Azure Bluet (
Enallagma aspersum)
Photographed
3-4 males
Eastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis)
Observed
a few
Hagen's Bluet (
Enallagma hageni)
Netted and released
1 male
Skimming Bluet (Enallagma geminatum)
Netted and released
1 male
Tule Bluet (Enallagma carunculatum)
Observed
a few males and a couple of females