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Plateau Spreadwing
K
Plateau Spreadwings, Lestes alacer (Hagen, 1861), were
an uncommon damselßy using habitats supported by
runoff collection within the stormwater retention pond at
the DSVC Organ Mountains site during 2024. Due to
light, often scattered, monsoon season rainstorms Þlling
only shallow water pools, there were fewer individuals
than occurred when deeper water was ponded in 2021
through 2023 and Plateau Spreadwings were common to
abundant.
K. Mature male (U) and immature female (L) in tandem
linkage following mating; the male Þrst ßew to a
dried Green Sprangletop stem as a site for egg
deposition, however the female refused to deposit
eggs on the stem. 07/07/24
L. He then ßew her to an emergent Green Sprangletop
leaf over water where she began to pierce the leaf
with her ovipositor and deposit eggs into the
resulting slits to anchor them. 07/07/24
Familiar Bluet
Familiar Bluets, Enallagma civile (Hagen, 1861), were the
common damselßy using habitats supported by runoff
collection within the stormwater retention pond at the
DSVC Organ Mountains site during 2024. Due to light,
often scattered, monsoon season rainstorms Þlling only
shallow water pools, there were fewer individuals than
occurred when deeper water was ponded in 2021
through 2023.
M. At the DSVC stormwater retention pond, this pair is
linked in a mating wheel with male (U) and blue
female (L) transferring his sperm to fertilize her eggs;
male has perched on a Green Sprangletop leaf over
water and later guided the female, in tandem linkage,
to sites with saturated branches and ßoating detritus
for egg deposition. 08/04/24
L
Western Pondhawk
N. Next Page. Female Western Pondhawk forages on an
unknown damselßy species while perched on a
Bulrush stem at the La Mancha Wetland Restoration
site. 08/14/24
M
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