June 27, 2022 — Iron County
Caroline Lake Road Bog
Common Green Darner (Anax junius)
Observed
Harlequin Darner (Gomphaeschna furcillata)
Observed
A mature male literally landed on me next to a bog pool. As I reached for my camera it took off and I couldn't relocate for photo documentation.
Variable Darner (
Aeshna interrupta)
Photographed
A lone female of the striped form foraged over a bog pool.
Twin-spotted Spiketail (Zoraena maculata)
Observed
Seen on edge of bog near road
American Emerald (Cordulia shurtleffii)
Observed
Common Baskettail (Epitheca cynosura)
Observed
Delicate Emerald (
Somatochlora franklini)
Photographed
Multiple individuals in the bog
Prince Baskettail (Epitheca princeps)
Observed
Racket-tailed Emerald (Dorocordulia libera)
Observed
Calico Pennant (Celithemis elisa)
Observed
Chalk-fronted Corporal (Ladona julia)
Observed
Crimson-ringed Whiteface (Leucorrhinia glacialis)
Observed
Four-spotted Skimmer (Libellula quadrimaculata)
Observed
Frosted Whiteface (Leucorrhinia frigida)
Observed
Hudsonian Whiteface (Leucorrhinia hudsonica)
Observed
Twelve-spotted Skimmer (Libellula pulchella)
Observed
Northern Bluet (Enallagma annexum)
Netted and released
Sedge Sprite (Nehalennia irene)
Observed
Sphagnum Sprite (
Nehalennia gracilis)
Photographed
Decent numbers around the bog pools
Subarctic Bluet (
Coenagrion interrogatum)
Photographed
This was my main reason for visiting so I was pleased to find 20-30+ individuals, including multiple breeding pairs all around the bog pools.
Amber-winged Spreadwing (Lestes eurinus)
Observed
A lone male at a bog pool
Elfin Skimmer (
Nannothemis bella)
Photographed
2 females and 1 male seen near the bog pools