I combined attending this Dragonfly Society of the Americas meeting with the Ophiogomphus searches recorded in previous posts and followed by a quick family visit in western WI.
The meeting presentations were great with a variety of topics and the field trip locations provided access to great snaketail and clubtail habitat. The Chippewa River just west of town was teaming with dragonflies.
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| west side of bridge |
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| east side of Chippewa River |
Bryan Pfeiffer did a few blog posts noting finds and experiences of the DSA meeting here.
Others have much better photos than me, but here's a few photos of the target species at this location. Of course, there were many other species flying in large numbers.
male Pygmy Snaketail (O. howei):
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| This Pygmy Snaketail was perched in front of the vehicles as folks ate lunch. (note the tinted hindwing) |
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| Pygmy Snaketail dorsal view of abdomen |
male St. Croix Snaketail (O. susbehcha):
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| This male St. Croix Snaketail landed in a group of sunlit trees up the bank from the river. |
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| dorsal view of St. Croix Snaketail abdomen |
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