Dragonflies & Damselflies of Oneida & Vilas Counties, Wisconsin

Following are the lovely dragonflies I photographed while on vacation with family. My amateur identifications are based the Wisconsin Odonata Survey.

Male Calico Pennant Dragonfly

Celithemis elisa (Hagen, 1861).
Photographed this gorgeous dragonfly in the wildflowers near State Highway 70 alongside the Wisconsin River in the Eagle River area (Vilas County). We stopped there on the way back from visiting my Uncle Jack and Aunt Charmaine in Phelps.

Female Calico Pennant Dragonfly

At the pond at Pukall Lumber, pictured below under Twelve-Spotted Skimmer.

Northern Bluet Damselfly

Enallagma annexum (Charpentier, 1840).

Same location as the Calico Pennant.

Canada Darner Dragonfly 

Aeshna canadensis (Walker, 1908).
This really big guy appeared to be sleeping on the underside of the deck above mom and dad's condo on Lake Minocqua, Wisconsin. Early morning, used flash.

Lancet Clubtail Dragonfly

Gomphus exilis (Selys, 1854).

This fellow kept flying around my head when I was swimming (below) in Lake Minocqua on the northwest side of The Beacons' boat dock. Once I got out of the water and grabbed my camera, I caught him resting on this patriotically colored ski boat (above). 

Twelve-Spotted Skimmer

Libellula pulchella (Drury, 1773).

This huge dragonfly was acting king of the puddles at Pukall Lumber Company in Woodruff, Wisconsin, where we stopped to take pictures of the watered logs (below the dragonfly picture). After a lot of waiting around, he eventually landed. What a beauty!

Four-Spotted Skimmer

Libellula quadrimaculata (Linnaeus, 1758).

This guy, which I originally mistook as a female because of his neutral coloring, was also perched by the Pukall pond. Man, it was warm and humid that day.

Tule Bluet Damselfly

Enallagma carunculatum (Morse, 1895).

There were absolute tons of these around The Beacons. This pic was taken with the Minolta.