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August 15, 2018 — Jackson County

Open area with two dried up ponds and brush just off Wildcat Rd.

Green-striped Darner (Aeshna verticalis)
Netted and released
Several fly over the two dried ponds.
Photo of Green-striped Darner
Photo of Green-striped Darner
White-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum obtrusum)
Photographed
Many singles, tandems, wheels throughout the pond areas
Photo of White-faced Meadowhawk
Slender Spreadwing (Lestes rectangularis)
Photographed
One male seen perched on taller vegetation around the larger dried pond.
Photo of Slender Spreadwing
Photo of Slender Spreadwing
Spotted Spreadwing (Lestes congener)
Photographed
Many in vegetation around both ponds but primarily in a clearing just E of the first dried pond. On sparse tall dead stems
Photo of Spotted Spreadwing
Sweetflag Spreadwing (Lestes forcipatus)
Photographed
Few in vegetation around both ponds but primarily in a clearing just E of the first dried pond. On sparse tall dead stems
Photo of Sweetflag Spreadwing
Photo of Sweetflag Spreadwing