Total number of known species: 73
Total abundance of specimens in database: 690
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Species List known from county:
Species | # Records | Recent |
Common Sanddragon | 1 | 2017 |
Dragonhunter | 9 | 2017 |
Green-faced Clubtail | 1 | 2002 |
Midland Clubtail | 3 | 2015 |
Cobra Clubtail | 2 | 1996 |
Elusive Clubtail | 2 | 2005 |
Russet-tipped Clubtail | 2 | 2017 |
Arrow Clubtail | 3 | 1995 |
Ashy Clubtail | 3 | 1995 |
Lancet Clubtail | 1 | 1992 |
Rapids Clubtail | 2 | 2002 |
Unicorn Clubtail | 3 | 2002 |
Black-shouldered Spinyleg | 27 | 2017 |
Eastern Least Clubtail | 3 | 1991 |
Springtime Darner | 5 | 1995 |
Fawn Darner | 14 | 1997 |
Common Green Darner | 9 | 2017 |
Shadow Darner | 3 | 1997 |
Green-striped Darner | 1 | 1994 |
Arrowhead Spiketail | 1 | 2015 |
Twin-spotted Spiketail | 2 | 1995 |
Swift River Cruiser | 28 | 2017 |
Allegheny River Cruiser | 1 | 2003 |
Royal River Cruiser | 2 | 2017 |
Stream Cruiser | 1 | 1992 |
Umber Shadowdragon | 1 | 1988 |
Stygian Shadowdragon | 1 | 1996 |
Smoky Shadowdragon | 3 | 1995 |
Prince Baskettail | 13 | 2017 |
Common Baskettail | 5 | 1995 |
Uhler’s Sundragon | 1 | 2004 |
Eastern Amberwing | 33 | 2017 |
Halloween Pennant | 4 | 1994 |
Calico Pennant | 2 | 2017 |
Banded Pennant | 2 | 2017 |
Blue Corporal | 1 | 2004 |
Widow Skimmer | 26 | 2017 |
Spangled Skimmer | 1 | 1991 |
Twelve-spotted Skimmer | 4 | 1995 |
Slaty Skimmer | 4 | 2017 |
Common Whitetail | 24 | 2017 |
Ruby Meadowhawk | 3 | 1994 |
Band-winged Meadowhawk | 1 | 2002 |
Autumn Meadowhawk | 30 | 2017 |
Blue Dasher | 35 | 2017 |
Eastern Pondhawk | 32 | 2017 |
Spot-winged Glider | 2 | 1994 |
Wandering Glider | 2 | 2017 |
Black Saddlebags | 3 | 1995 |
Carolina Saddlebags | 1 | 2017 |
Ebony Jewelwing | 35 | 2017 |
American Rubyspot | 25 | 2017 |
Smoky Rubyspot | 1 | 1995 |
Great Spreadwing | 1 | 1994 |
Elegant Spreadwing | 2 | 2017 |
Slender Spreadwing | 3 | 1994 |
Blue-fronted Dancer | 35 | 2017 |
Violet Dancer | 13 | 2017 |
Powdered Dancer | 28 | 2017 |
Blue-ringed Dancer | 6 | 2017 |
Blue-tipped Dancer | 8 | 2017 |
Dusky Dancer | 22 | 2017 |
Turquoise Bluet | 2 | 1992 |
Skimming Bluet | 5 | 2017 |
Orange Bluet | 20 | 2017 |
Stream Bluet | 24 | 2017 |
Familiar Bluet | 34 | 2017 |
Double-striped Bluet | 10 | 2017 |
Azure Bluet | 2 | 1934 |
Westfall’s Slender Bluet | 1 | 2017 |
Fragile Forktail | 26 | 2017 |
Eastern Forktail | 20 | 2017 |
Citrine Forktail | 4 | 2017 |
Species found in surrounding counties, but yet to be reported: (possible county records to watch for)
Species | County | Recent |
Gray Petaltail | Athens | 2017 |
Flag-tailed Spinyleg | Athens | 1953 |
Northern Pygmy Clubtail | Athens | 1988 |
Comet Darner | Athens | 1987 |
Swamp Darner | Athens | 1991 |
Lance-tipped Darner | Athens | 1979 |
Black-tipped Darner | Athens | 1994 |
Tiger Spiketail | Athens | 2005 |
Wabash River Cruiser | Morgan | 1982 |
Gilded River Cruiser | Morgan | 1995 |
Clamp-tipped Emerald | Athens | 1993 |
Incurvate Emerald | Athens | 1996 |
Painted Skimmer | Athens | 1993 |
Great Blue Skimmer | Morgan | 1960 |
Great Blue Skimmer | Athens | 2012 |
Blue-faced Meadowhawk | Athens | 1992 |
Dot-tailed Whiteface | Morgan | 2017 |
Amber-winged Spreadwing | Athens | 1995 |
Amber-winged Spreadwing | Morgan | 1960 |
Northern Spreadwing | Athens | 1996 |
Southern Spreadwing | Athens | 1993 |
Southern Spreadwing | Noble | 1975 |
Eastern Red Damsel | Noble | 1975 |
Eastern Red Damsel | Morgan | 1990 |
Eastern Red Damsel | Athens | 1993 |
Sphagnum Sprite | Athens | 1995 |
Aurora Damsel | Morgan | 1991 |
Aurora Damsel | Monroe | 1991 |
Aurora Damsel | Noble | 1992 |
Marsh Bluet | Athens | 1989 |
Rainbow Bluet | Noble | 1960 |
Lilypad Forktail | Morgan | 2017 |