Description of Habitat/Range:
Breeding habitat is sandy and gravelly streams and rivers with flow and riffles. Males patrol over riffles for short periods then hover and continue. Both sexes can be found in more open areas away from water. Will perch on ground and low in vegetation. This is a southern species whose range extends from the Atlantic coast to eastern New Mexico. An adult and exuvae were found for the first time in Rock County in 2022.
Please report any sightings and evidence of breeding (pairs in wheel, ovipositing females, tenerals, nymphs, or exuviae) to the Wisconsin Odonata Survey.
Flight Season:
The flight season generally is from early June to late September range-wide. Northern sightings range from late June to early September.