More Emeralds

Checking out the trap at Kiln Field found 

 Following the discovery of Scarce Emerald yesterday, we returned the damsels to their pools, finding a new male in one of the pools. Jacques and Beth arrived and we spent some time checking the details of the damsels. 

Scarce Emerald Damselfly

 As we walked in we put a Lunar Hornet lure out so after we’d released the damsels we went and checked the lure. There were 8 males in and around the pot. 

Lunar Hornet Clearwing

As we walked through the trapping area, we set the pots up in different places. There was a total of 24 attracted to the lures from 5 different spots. We also tried the Red-tipped and Dusky lures but no takers.

We walked out to the wigwam pools, although they were drying out quite a lot. We were looking for the water **** but all we managed to find was Water Forget-me -not, Marsh Bedstraw and one, possibly two more Scarce Emerald males.

On the walk back we tried the 6 Belted lure but 5ere were probably not enough plants. We did find a Heath Shieldbug on the bedstraw.