June 12, 2016 — Brown County
Point Sable Nature Preserve.
Racket-tailed Emerald (
Dorocordulia libera)
Netted and released
Multiple individuals
Black Saddlebags (
Tramea lacerata)
Netted and released
At least 2 individuals.
Dot-tailed Whiteface (Leucorrhinia intacta)
Observed
Many (20 or more).
Twelve-spotted Skimmer (Libellula pulchella)
Observed
At least 3 individuals.
Eastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis)
Netted and released
Hundreds.
Hagen's Bluet (Enallagma hageni)
Netted and released
Netted and examined abdominal appendages of 3 males.
Marsh Bluet (
Enallagma ebrium)
Collected
Netted and examined abdominal appendages of 2 males; collected one of those.
Sedge Sprite (Nehalennia irene)
Netted and released
Hundreds. Netted and observed occipital bar spanning a third the width of the head (not counting the eyes).
Taiga Bluet (Coenagrion resolutum)
Netted and released
Dozens.
Slender Spreadwing (
Lestes rectangularis)
Netted and released
Hundreds. Observed the white wing vein on the outer margin of wings, though it does not appear prominently in the photos.