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June 12, 2016 — Brown County

Point Sable Nature Preserve.

Racket-tailed Emerald (Dorocordulia libera)
Netted and released
Multiple individuals
Photo of Racket-tailed Emerald
Photo of Racket-tailed Emerald
Black Saddlebags (Tramea lacerata)
Netted and released
At least 2 individuals.
Photo of Black Saddlebags
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.
Photo of Marsh Bluet
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.
Photo of Slender Spreadwing
Photo of Slender Spreadwing