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Dragonflies of the Lakeshore Nature Preserve

Some of the most visible and identifiable insects are dragonflies.

For a general introduction to dragonflies, see:

An Overlooked Insect: the Dragonfly

photos by Glenda Denniston

Widow Skimmer, Male	Widow Skimmer, Female

Twelve-Spotted Skimmer, Immature Male	Halloween Pennant

White-faced Meadowhawk, Male	Eastern Pondhawk, Female

Preliminary list of dragonflies observed in the Preserve

Common Green Darner	Anax junius
Prince Baskettail	Epitheca princeps
Widow Skimmer	Libellula luctosa
Common Whitetail	Libellula lydia
Twelve-Spotted Skimmer	Libellula pulcella
White-Faced Meadowhawk	Sympetrum obtrusum
Eastern Amberwing	Perithemis tenera
Eastern Pondhawk	Erythemis simplicicollis
Wandering Glider	Pantala flavescens
Black Saddlebags	Tramea lacerata
Halloween Pennant	Celithemis eponina
Dot-tailed Whiteface	Leucrrhinia intacta*
Variegated Meadowhawk	Sympetrum corruptum*
*Reported by Edgar Spaulding in 2003

PLEASE HELP US MAKE A DRAGONFLY CHECKLIST:

This is only a very preliminary butterfly list for the Preserve. Thank you, Edgar Spaulding, Dave Fallow and Kyle Evan Johnson for checking for errors and reporting species not on our list. Please, entomologists out there, keep the reports coming in so that our list will become more accurate and complete. Please send additional butterfly observation records (species, date and place seen, and approximate number of individuals) to Glenda at denniston@wisc.edu.

For photos of butterflies and dragonflies seen in or over the Botany Garden near Birge Hall,
see: Botany Garden Insects

Insect Overview

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