Halloween Pennant (Celithemis eponina) by Scott Kruitbosch
Happy Halloween…Pennant! A less creepy and still gorgeous creature this dragonfly is actually named the “Halloween Pennant” (Celithemis eponina). We always love finding them in the field no matter the season.
Read MoreBig Day in PA
On September 7 the RTPI conservation staff enjoyed some incredibly successful field work while joined by a couple of friends. We took a trip south to Pennsylvania to search for conservation priority species. For now let’s look at a couple of the odonates we discovered there. Here’s a male American Rubyspot (Hetaerina americana), a gorgeous damselfly that was found in the dozens all over the locations we visited. Additionally there were probably hundreds of the Powdered Dancer (Argia moesta). This male is a relatively bright chalky white yet it seems to fit in well on this rock in...
Read MoreBlue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis) by Twan Leenders
Have you ever seen a Blue Dasher like this?
Read MoreDelta-spotted Spiketail: New Chautauqua County Record
An exciting non-avian find was discovered during the Roger Tory Peterson Birding Festival in June. Staff from the Roger Tory Peterson Institute were checking out local sites in Jamestown and found what turned out to be the first Chautauqua County record of the Delta-spotted Spiketail (Cordulegaster diastatops). It was located opportunistically while surveying for snakes in between bird walks. Several males of the species were patrolling a small, cool and clean stream that runs right near a roadway. Spiketails like cool forest freshwater often in the form of small clear streams and creeks...
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