Racket-tailed Emerald (Dorocordulia libera)
This female Racket-tailed Emerald (Dorocordulia libera) is an uncommon neighbor in our area that Twan recently netted, and I hope the first of many emeralds to come.
Read MoreHarlequin Darners (Gomphaeschna furcillata)
Here are both male and female Harlequin Darners (Gomphaeschna furcillata), a friendly species that will even land on you. Never fear and enjoy their company – dragonflies do not sting!
Read MoreUnicorn Clubtail (Arigomphus villosipes)
Meet the Unicorn Clubtail (Arigomphus villosipes) I netted at RTPI this past weekend and Twan photographed wonderfully to display where the name comes from…can you see it?
Read MoreDelta-spotted Spiketail (Cordulegaster diastatops)
Last June we discovered a Delta-spotted Spiketail (Cordulegaster diastatops) along a busy road that turned out to be a first Chautauqua County record. This past weekend I discovered an individual of a new population at a second location in CHQ that Twan photographed here. We are hoping to record other spiketail species this spring and summer at a few more sites in the Chautauqua-Allegheny region.
Read MoreDragonflies and damselflies weekend
Twan and I spent the weekend searching for and netting various dragonflies and damselflies across Chautauqua County in a “divide and conquer” sweep of as many sites as we could hit. The number of natural areas we have to search is overwhelming. While surveying we also recorded birds, butterflies, reptiles, amphibians…you get the picture. It’s a sensory overload! Last year we added several new odonate county records in Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, Warren and more. This included the Delta-spotted Spiketail mere minutes from RTPI. I was able to find another population of the...
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