[Odonata-l] late season Iowa odonates

[Steve & Marcia M. Hummel]

Hi All,
Today I observed two species of dragonflies, the dates for both being
new late season records. Shortly before noon an Anax junius (common
green darner) was flying down the main street of Lake View, Sac
County. The previous late date for Iowa was Oct 18, so this is not
much of a change.
Later in the afternoon on two occasions about an hour apart, I
observed Sympetrum corruptum (varigated meadowhawk) at two locations
in Moorehead Park, Ida Grove, Ida Co. The previous late date for S.
corruptum was October 4th, so this is a significant change in the
species temporal range in Iowa.
Steve Hummel
Lake View, IA