July 28, 2026 — Jefferson County
small clear stream flowing through a sedge fen before entering Lake Ripley, plus a lake-edge marshy pond area
small clear stream flowing through a sedge fen before entering Lake Ripley, plus a lake-edge marshy pond area
Ebony Jewelwing (Calopteryx maculata)
Observed
a few along the creek
Observed
a few along the creek
Eastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis)
Observed
several
Observed
several
Stream Bluet (Enallagma exsulans)
Observed
one male
Observed
one male
Variable Dancer (Violet Dancer ssp.) (Argia fumipennis violacea)
Photographed
probably three males along the creek
Photographed
probably three males along the creek
Common Green Darner (Anax junius)
Observed
a couple
Observed
a couple
Band-winged Meadowhawk (Sympetrum semicinctum)
Photographed
one mating pair
Photographed
one mating pair
Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis)
Observed
several
Observed
several
Common Whitetail (Plathemis lydia)
Observed
a couple of males
Observed
a couple of males
Eastern Amberwing (Perithemis tenera)
Observed
a couple of males
Observed
a couple of males
Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis)
Observed
two or three
Observed
two or three
Halloween Pennant (Celithemis eponina)
Observed
many in the field/prairie, both sexes
Observed
many in the field/prairie, both sexes
Twelve-spotted Skimmer (Libellula pulchella)
Observed
a couple
Observed
a couple
White-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum obtrusum)
Observed
one mature male, plus one mature brown-faced male that my guess was a Ruby but I did not have a net with me
Observed
one mature male, plus one mature brown-faced male that my guess was a Ruby but I did not have a net with me
Widow Skimmer (Libellula luctuosa)
Observed
three or four
Observed
three or four