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July 2, 2020 — Chippewa County

Hay Meadow Flowage Trail, first earthen dam north of 225th Avenue [10:30-11:30, sunny, 80 F]

Lilypad Clubtail (Arigomphus furcifer)
Photographed
One or two males
Photo of Lilypad Clubtail
Photo of Lilypad Clubtail
Racket-tailed Emerald (Dorocordulia libera)
Netted and released
Small feeding swarm
Spiny Baskettail (Epitheca spinigera)
Netted and released
Netted one associated with Racket-tailed Emerald feeding swarm
Photo of Spiny Baskettail
Photo of Spiny Baskettail
Chalk-fronted Corporal (Ladona julia)
Photographed
A few
Photo of Chalk-fronted Corporal
Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis)
Netted and released
Two or three
Photo of Eastern Pondhawk
Four-spotted Skimmer (Libellula quadrimaculata)
Netted and released
Several
Photo of Four-spotted Skimmer
Frosted Whiteface (Leucorrhinia frigida)
Netted and released
Netted one male to confirm ID by examination of hamules with 10X magnification
Twelve-spotted Skimmer (Libellula pulchella)
Observed
One
White-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum obtrusum)
Netted and released
A few
Photo of White-faced Meadowhawk
Photo of White-faced Meadowhawk
Photo of White-faced Meadowhawk
Photo of White-faced Meadowhawk
Widow Skimmer (Libellula luctuosa)
Observed
One
Marsh Bluet (Enallagma ebrium)
Netted and released
A few bluets. Netted one male to confirm ID by examination of cerci with 10X magnification.