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July 11, 2020 — Ozaukee County

Riveredge Nature Center had its annual Dragonfly-Butterfly counts on 7/11/20. I covered Blue Heron Pond and the east edge of the prairie, and the area along the Milwaukee River at the west enetrance.

Common Green Darner (Anax junius)
Observed
Fawn Darner (Boyeria vinosa)
Photographed
These darners look pale orange in flight (I was about to take another shot and it took off).
Photo of Fawn Darner
Photo of Fawn Darner
Black Saddlebags (Tramea lacerata)
Observed
Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis)
Observed
Calico Pennant (Celithemis elisa)
Photographed
Photo of Calico Pennant
Common Whitetail (Plathemis lydia)
Observed
Dot-tailed Whiteface (Leucorrhinia intacta)
Photographed
Photo of Dot-tailed Whiteface
Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis)
Photographed
Photo of Eastern Pondhawk
Ruby Meadowhawk (Sympetrum rubicundulum)
Observed
Twelve-spotted Skimmer (Libellula pulchella)
Observed
Wandering Glider (Pantala flavescens)
Observed
White-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum obtrusum)
Observed
Widow Skimmer (Libellula luctuosa)
Observed
American Rubyspot (Hetaerina americana)
Observed
Ebony Jewelwing (Calopteryx maculata)
Observed
Eastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis)
Photographed
A mature female forktail nabbed a Lestes as it emerged.
Photo of Eastern Forktail
Photo of Eastern Forktail
Powdered Dancer (Argia moesta)
Photographed
Photo of Powdered Dancer
Skimming Bluet (Enallagma geminatum)
Photographed
Photo of Skimming Bluet
Stream Bluet (Enallagma exsulans)
Photographed
Photo of Stream Bluet
Variable Dancer (Violet Dancer ssp.) (Argia fumipennis violacea)
Observed
Swamp Spreadwing (Lestes vigilax)
Photographed
Photo of Swamp Spreadwing