Union

Species found in surrounding counties, but yet to be reported: (possible county records to watch for)

As I try to get everything up and running, I will attempt to publish species/abundance lists for each county. This is an example page as I get more of the scripts working and access to more databases. These numbers and abundances are from the Ohio Odonata Society Database (current up to 2017), but I hope to get more compiled databases together.

If you would like information for a different county up sooner rather than later, just email me and I will put that county higher up on the to-do list.

Union County

Total number of species: 42 (lots of potential county records)

Total abundance of specimens in database: 174

Places to visit: Glacier Ridge Metro Park, Milford Center Prairie State Natural Area, Schwartzkopf Park, Richwood Lake Park

Species List known from county:

Species # Records Recent
Ashy Clubtail 2 1997
Pronghorn Clubtail 1 1932
Flag-tailed Spinyleg 1 1993
Black-shouldered Spinyleg 2 1990
Fawn Darner 20 1993
Common Green Darner 10 2016
Cyrano Darner 5 1993
Shadow Darner 2 1990
Royal River Cruiser 1 1991
Prince Baskettail 1 1992
Eastern Amberwing 5 1994
Halloween Pennant 3 1997
Calico Pennant 4 1997
Widow Skimmer 10 1994
Twelve-spotted Skimmer 3 1993
Common Whitetail 9 2016
Ruby Meadowhawk 2 1997
Autumn Meadowhawk 2 1959
Blue Dasher 8 2016
Eastern Pondhawk 3 1992
Black Saddlebags 2 1997
Red Saddlebags 1 1997
Ebony Jewelwing 2 1994
American Rubyspot 5 1994
Southern Spreadwing 2 1997
Slender Spreadwing 4 1993
Blue-fronted Dancer 7 1994
Violet Dancer 2 1992
Powdered Dancer 3 1991
Blue-ringed Dancer 4 1993
Blue-tipped Dancer 3 1997
Skimming Bluet 1 1961
Orange Bluet 1 1958
Vesper Bluet 1 2017
Marsh Bluet 1 1960
Stream Bluet 10 1997
Rainbow Bluet 4 1992
Familiar Bluet 6 1997
Double-striped Bluet 6 1993
Azure Bluet 1 1992
Fragile Forktail 6 1994
Eastern Forktail 8 1993

Species found in surrounding counties, but yet to be reported: (possible county records to watch for)

Species County Recent
Gray Petaltail Champaign 2017
Gray Petaltail Logan 2016
Dragonhunter Delaware 1939
Dragonhunter Franklin 2015
Dragonhunter Madison 2004
Rusty Snaketail Franklin 1994
Rusty Snaketail Madison 1993
Rusty Snaketail Delaware 1942
Green-faced Clubtail Logan 1929
Green-faced Clubtail Franklin 1903
Midland Clubtail Franklin 1995
Midland Clubtail Logan 1929
Midland Clubtail Delaware 1970
Midland Clubtail Madison 1922
Handsome Clubtail Franklin 2011
Handsome Clubtail Delaware 1942
Handsome Clubtail Madison 1920
Cobra Clubtail Franklin 1900
Skillet Clubtail Franklin 1994
Splendid Clubtail Franklin 1939
Splendid Clubtail Delaware 1939
Russet-tipped Clubtail Franklin 2016
Russet-tipped Clubtail Delaware 2016
Arrow Clubtail Franklin 2008
Lancet Clubtail Franklin 1900
Lancet Clubtail Logan 1932
Lancet Clubtail Champaign 2017
Dusky Clubtail Franklin 1947
Dusky Clubtail Logan 1932
Rapids Clubtail Franklin 1899
Rapids Clubtail Logan 2016
Unicorn Clubtail Champaign 2017
Unicorn Clubtail Franklin 2017
Unicorn Clubtail Delaware 2001
Unicorn Clubtail Hardin 2004
Eastern Least Clubtail Delaware 1936
Eastern Least Clubtail Franklin 1937
Taper-tailed Darner Franklin 1896
Springtime Darner Franklin 1993
Springtime Darner Delaware 1992
Springtime Darner Logan 2015
Comet Darner Franklin 2006
Comet Darner Champaign 2017
Comet Darner Logan 2017
Swamp Darner Franklin 2017
Swamp Darner Marion 1948
Swamp Darner Delaware 2013
Swamp Darner Champaign 2017
Spatterdock Darner Franklin 1987
Spatterdock Darner Logan 2015
Spatterdock Darner Champaign 2017
Lance-tipped Darner Franklin 1951
Lance-tipped Darner Logan 1935
Lance-tipped Darner Champaign 2017
Green-striped Darner Franklin 1939
Green-striped Darner Champaign 2017
Brown Spiketail Champaign 2017
Brown Spiketail Logan 2016
Tiger Spiketail Logan 2016
Arrowhead Spiketail Franklin 2017
Arrowhead Spiketail Champaign 2017
Swift River Cruiser Franklin 2006
Swift River Cruiser Madison 2006
Swift River Cruiser Delaware 1985
Swift River Cruiser Logan 2016
Allegheny River Cruiser Franklin 1993
Wabash River Cruiser Logan 1995
Wabash River Cruiser Delaware 2011
Gilded River Cruiser Logan 1938
Gilded River Cruiser Franklin 2006
Stream Cruiser Franklin 1896
Smoky Shadowdragon Franklin 1991
Common Baskettail Franklin 1992
Common Baskettail Champaign 2016
Common Baskettail Logan 1933
Common Baskettail Delaware 1896
Mocha Emerald Franklin 1975
Mocha Emerald Delaware 1992
Mocha Emerald Champaign 2004
Clamp-tipped Emerald Champaign 2017
Clamp-tipped Emerald Logan 2016
Hine’s Emerald Logan 1929
Elfin Skimmer Champaign 2017
Banded Pennant Franklin 1937
Band-winged Dragonlet Champaign 1934
Blue Corporal Madison 2015
Spangled Skimmer Delaware 2004
Spangled Skimmer Franklin 2017
Painted Skimmer Delaware 1970
Painted Skimmer Champaign 2017
Painted Skimmer Logan 1991
Painted Skimmer Franklin 2013
Painted Skimmer Marion 1961
Four-spotted Skimmer Franklin 1895
Four-spotted Skimmer Delaware 2006
Slaty Skimmer Delaware 2012
Slaty Skimmer Logan 2017
Slaty Skimmer Franklin 2017
Slaty Skimmer Champaign 2016
Great Blue Skimmer Logan 1929
Great Blue Skimmer Franklin 1896
Great Blue Skimmer Delaware 2012
Variegated Meadowhawk Logan 1896
Variegated Meadowhawk Franklin 1937
Blue-faced Meadowhawk Franklin 2017
Blue-faced Meadowhawk Logan 2017
Blue-faced Meadowhawk Champaign 2017
Blue-faced Meadowhawk Delaware 2016
Blue-faced Meadowhawk Hardin 2017
White-faced Meadowhawk Champaign 1943
White-faced Meadowhawk Franklin 1931
White-faced Meadowhawk Logan 1951
Band-winged Meadowhawk Logan 2015
Band-winged Meadowhawk Champaign 2017
Band-winged Meadowhawk Hardin 1958
Band-winged Meadowhawk Delaware 1971
Band-winged Meadowhawk Franklin 1899
Band-winged Meadowhawk Marion 1959
Saffron-winged Meadowhawk Franklin 1895
Dot-tailed Whiteface Champaign 2017
Dot-tailed Whiteface Franklin 1936
Dot-tailed Whiteface Logan 2015
Dot-tailed Whiteface Delaware 1961
Dot-tailed Whiteface Marion 1943
Swift Setwing Champaign 2017
Spot-winged Glider Franklin 2016
Spot-winged Glider Logan 1932
Spot-winged Glider Marion 1961
Spot-winged Glider Delaware 2015
Wandering Glider Franklin 2017
Wandering Glider Champaign 2017
Wandering Glider Hardin 1995
Wandering Glider Logan 2016
Wandering Glider Delaware 2017
Wandering Glider Madison 2017
Carolina Saddlebags Franklin 1936
Carolina Saddlebags Delaware 1961
Carolina Saddlebags Marion 1943
Carolina Saddlebags Champaign 2017
Carolina Saddlebags Logan 2017
River Jewelwing Franklin 1895
Great Spreadwing Franklin 2017
Great Spreadwing Marion 1992
Great Spreadwing Delaware 2011
Great Spreadwing Champaign 2014
Elegant Spreadwing Champaign 2016
Elegant Spreadwing Logan 2017
Amber-winged Spreadwing Franklin 1989
Amber-winged Spreadwing Delaware 1993
Amber-winged Spreadwing Logan 1930
Amber-winged Spreadwing Champaign 2016
Spotted Spreadwing Champaign 1973
Spotted Spreadwing Franklin 2017
Spotted Spreadwing Delaware 1972
Spotted Spreadwing Logan 1930
Lyre-tipped Spreadwing Franklin 2010
Lyre-tipped Spreadwing Logan 1995
Lyre-tipped Spreadwing Delaware 1931
Lyre-tipped Spreadwing Champaign 1995
Lyre-tipped Spreadwing Marion 1961
Sweetflag Spreadwing Franklin 1936
Sweetflag Spreadwing Delaware 1931
Sweetflag Spreadwing Logan 1933
Sweetflag Spreadwing Champaign 2017
Sweetflag Spreadwing Marion 1997
Northern Spreadwing Logan 2008
Northern Spreadwing Franklin 2009
Emerald Spreadwing Logan 2016
Emerald Spreadwing Franklin 1936
Emerald Spreadwing Delaware 1931
Emerald Spreadwing Champaign 1932
Swamp Spreadwing Logan 2015
Swamp Spreadwing Champaign 2017
Swamp Spreadwing Madison 2017
Seepage Dancer Champaign 2017
Dusky Dancer Franklin 2017
Dusky Dancer Hardin 1992
Dusky Dancer Logan 1960
Dusky Dancer Delaware 1991
Dusky Dancer Champaign 2017
Eastern Red Damsel Champaign 2017
Eastern Red Damsel Logan 2016
Eastern Red Damsel Franklin 1939
Eastern Red Damsel Delaware 1955
Eastern Red Damsel Madison 1995
Sphagnum Sprite Champaign 2017
Sedge Sprite Champaign 1954
Sedge Sprite Delaware 1930
Sedge Sprite Franklin 1954
Sedge Sprite Logan 1933
Aurora Damsel Champaign 1972
Aurora Damsel Franklin 1935
Aurora Damsel Delaware 1937
Aurora Damsel Madison 1961
Turquoise Bluet Logan 1933
Turquoise Bluet Delaware 1936
Turquoise Bluet Franklin 2016
Turquoise Bluet Champaign 2017
Hagen’s Bluet Franklin 1937
Hagen’s Bluet Logan 1930
Boreal Bluet Franklin 1930
Tule Bluet Logan 1995
Tule Bluet Champaign 2017
Tule Bluet Franklin 1896
Atlantic Bluet Franklin 1897
Westfall’s Slender Bluet Logan 2012
Westfall’s Slender Bluet Champaign 2017
Westfall’s Slender Bluet Hardin 2016
Westfall’s Slender Bluet Franklin 2017
Furtive Forktail Marion 1959
Lilypad Forktail Logan 2017
Lilypad Forktail Champaign 2017
Citrine Forktail Hardin 1959
Citrine Forktail Champaign 2017
Citrine Forktail Franklin 2014
Citrine Forktail Logan 2008
Citrine Forktail Delaware 2011