June 5, 2021 — Fond du Lac County
Mauthe Lake Recreation Area
Mauthe Lake Recreation Area
Dusky Clubtail (Phanogomphus spicatus)
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Habitat of lake supported Dusky over Ashy Clubtail.
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Habitat of lake supported Dusky over Ashy Clubtail.
Four-spotted Skimmer (Libellula quadrimaculata)
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Photographed
Common Whitetail (Plathemis lydia)
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Photographed
Dot-tailed Whiteface (Leucorrhinia intacta)
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Photographed
Skimming Bluet (Enallagma geminatum)
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Photographed
Boreal Bluet (Enallagma boreale)
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I spent a little time looking at several different bluets, and decided on the boreal. I looked very close at the tip of the abdomen. I know it's blurry at that magnification, but it looks more like the northern/boreal. Since the habitat was still lake with vegetation on the edge, I chose the boreal. I know this type of bluet is very difficult to identify without magnification in hand. There were several different damsels of this species along with the skimming bluets, all on the same lake-side grasses.
Photographed
I spent a little time looking at several different bluets, and decided on the boreal. I looked very close at the tip of the abdomen. I know it's blurry at that magnification, but it looks more like the northern/boreal. Since the habitat was still lake with vegetation on the edge, I chose the boreal. I know this type of bluet is very difficult to identify without magnification in hand. There were several different damsels of this species along with the skimming bluets, all on the same lake-side grasses.