July 2, 2020 — Chippewa County
Hay Meadow Flowage Trail, first earthen dam north of 225th Avenue [10:30-11:30, sunny, 80 F]
Lilypad Clubtail (
Arigomphus furcifer)
Photographed
One or two males
Racket-tailed Emerald (Dorocordulia libera)
Netted and released
Small feeding swarm
Spiny Baskettail (
Epitheca spinigera)
Netted and released
Netted one associated with Racket-tailed Emerald feeding swarm
Chalk-fronted Corporal (
Ladona julia)
Photographed
A few
Eastern Pondhawk (
Erythemis simplicicollis)
Netted and released
Two or three
Four-spotted Skimmer (
Libellula quadrimaculata)
Netted and released
Several
Frosted Whiteface (Leucorrhinia frigida)
Netted and released
Netted one male to confirm ID by examination of hamules with 10X magnification
Twelve-spotted Skimmer (Libellula pulchella)
Observed
One
White-faced Meadowhawk (
Sympetrum obtrusum)
Netted and released
A few
Widow Skimmer (Libellula luctuosa)
Observed
One
Marsh Bluet (Enallagma ebrium)
Netted and released
A few bluets. Netted one male to confirm ID by examination of cerci with 10X magnification.