Lorain

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.

Lorain County

Total number of known species: 64

Total abundance of specimens in database: 267

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Species List known from county:

Species # Records Recent
Gray Petaltail 1 2006
Dragonhunter 1 2017
Midland Clubtail 1 2016
Cobra Clubtail 1 1989
Lancet Clubtail 1 2003
Unicorn Clubtail 3 2017
Flag-tailed Spinyleg 3 1989
Black-shouldered Spinyleg 3 1990
Springtime Darner 1 2000
Fawn Darner 9 1992
Common Green Darner 8 2017
Swamp Darner 1 1895
Shadow Darner 1 2017
Mottled Darner 1 1895
Swift River Cruiser 2 2016
Royal River Cruiser 2 2015
Smoky Shadowdragon 1 1996
Prince Baskettail 6 2017
Common Baskettail 1 2003
Mocha Emerald 1 1954
Eastern Amberwing 15 2017
Halloween Pennant 8 2017
Calico Pennant 1 2004
Band-winged Dragonlet 1 2014
Widow Skimmer 8 2017
Painted Skimmer 2 2017
Twelve-spotted Skimmer 11 2017
Slaty Skimmer 7 2017
Common Whitetail 13 2017
Blue-faced Meadowhawk 1 2017
Ruby Meadowhawk 13 2017
Autumn Meadowhawk 10 2017
Dot-tailed Whiteface 5 2017
Blue Dasher 6 2017
Eastern Pondhawk 12 2017
Wandering Glider 1 2002
Black Saddlebags 5 2017
Carolina Saddlebags 2 2017
Ebony Jewelwing 9 2017
American Rubyspot 1 1937
Lyre-tipped Spreadwing 2 1942
Sweetflag Spreadwing 3 2017
Southern Spreadwing 1 2004
Slender Spreadwing 8 2017
Emerald Spreadwing 3 2004
Blue-fronted Dancer 5 2017
Violet Dancer 9 2017
Powdered Dancer 2 1960
Blue-ringed Dancer 1 2003
Blue-tipped Dancer 5 1960
Dusky Dancer 1 1987
Eastern Red Damsel 1 1895
Skimming Bluet 1 2002
Orange Bluet 2 2017
Stream Bluet 3 1960
Rainbow Bluet 4 1960
Familiar Bluet 6 2017
Double-striped Bluet 4 2015
Azure Bluet 5 2017
Westfall’s Slender Bluet 1 2004
Fragile Forktail 8 2017
Eastern Forktail 12 2017
Citrine Forktail 1 1959

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

Species County Recent
Rusty Snaketail Ashland 2007
Rusty Snaketail Medina 1942
Spine-crowned Clubtail Ashland 1937
Green-faced Clubtail Ashland 1982
Plains Clubtail Erie 1984
Handsome Clubtail Erie 1895
Splendid Clubtail Ashland 1964
Russet-tipped Clubtail Erie 1939
Arrow Clubtail Ashland 2007
Arrow Clubtail Cuyahoga 1989
Arrow Clubtail Medina 2005
Ashy Clubtail Ashland 1984
Ashy Clubtail Medina 1992
Ashy Clubtail Cuyahoga 2016
Ashy Clubtail Erie 1937
Pronghorn Clubtail Ashland 1948
Dusky Clubtail Ashland 1951
Dusky Clubtail Erie 1897
Dusky Clubtail Cuyahoga 1942
Dusky Clubtail Medina 2001
Rapids Clubtail Ashland 1966
Lilypad Clubtail Erie 1900
Lilypad Clubtail Cuyahoga 2015
Eastern Least Clubtail Ashland 2013
Eastern Least Clubtail Cuyahoga 1992
Eastern Least Clubtail Medina 2016
Northern Pygmy Clubtail Cuyahoga 1973
Taper-tailed Darner Cuyahoga 1960
Ocellated Darner Medina 2012
Ocellated Darner Cuyahoga 2017
Comet Darner Erie 1913
Comet Darner Medina 2017
Cyrano Darner Cuyahoga 2015
Spatterdock Darner Ashland 1958
Spatterdock Darner Cuyahoga 2017
Lance-tipped Darner Erie 2017
Lance-tipped Darner Medina 2017
Lance-tipped Darner Cuyahoga 1997
Lance-tipped Darner Ashland 1980
Lance-tipped Darner Huron 1960
Black-tipped Darner Medina 2009
Canada Darner Cuyahoga 1952
Green-striped Darner Medina 1981
Green-striped Darner Ashland 1950
Green-striped Darner Cuyahoga 2014
Green-striped Darner Erie 1901
Delta-spotted Spiketail Ashland 1960
Delta-spotted Spiketail Medina 1942
Tiger Spiketail Ashland 1999
Tiger Spiketail Cuyahoga 2009
Tiger Spiketail Medina 2010
Arrowhead Spiketail Ashland 1948
Arrowhead Spiketail Medina 1899
Arrowhead Spiketail Cuyahoga 1999
Twin-spotted Spiketail Ashland 1970
Twin-spotted Spiketail Cuyahoga 2017
Stream Cruiser Medina 1982
Stygian Shadowdragon Erie 1945
Beaverpond Baskettail Cuyahoga 1995
Clamp-tipped Emerald Ashland 1973
Clamp-tipped Emerald Cuyahoga 2016
Clamp-tipped Emerald Huron 2002
Clamp-tipped Emerald Medina 2005
Kennedy’s Emerald Erie 1955
Banded Pennant Ashland 1950
Four-spotted Skimmer Erie 1945
Four-spotted Skimmer Ashland 1948
Great Blue Skimmer Cuyahoga 1966
Great Blue Skimmer Ashland 1966
Great Blue Skimmer Medina 2005
Great Blue Skimmer Huron 2015
Great Blue Skimmer Erie 2013
Variegated Meadowhawk Erie 1977
White-faced Meadowhawk Erie 1970
White-faced Meadowhawk Ashland 1970
White-faced Meadowhawk Huron 1959
White-faced Meadowhawk Medina 2013
Band-winged Meadowhawk Erie 1966
Band-winged Meadowhawk Ashland 1973
Band-winged Meadowhawk Cuyahoga 2015
Band-winged Meadowhawk Medina 2015
Spot-winged Glider Erie 2001
Spot-winged Glider Cuyahoga 2016
Spot-winged Glider Ashland 1960
Spot-winged Glider Medina 2017
Red Saddlebags Cuyahoga 1965
Red Saddlebags Huron 1984
Red Saddlebags Erie 1933
Red Saddlebags Ashland 1956
Red Saddlebags Medina 2017
Appalachian Jewelwing Ashland 1900
Great Spreadwing Cuyahoga 2016
Great Spreadwing Ashland 1962
Great Spreadwing Medina 2005
Elegant Spreadwing Ashland 1962
Elegant Spreadwing Cuyahoga 1998
Elegant Spreadwing Erie 1901
Elegant Spreadwing Medina 2017
Amber-winged Spreadwing Ashland 1982
Amber-winged Spreadwing Erie 1903
Amber-winged Spreadwing Cuyahoga 2002
Amber-winged Spreadwing Medina 2003
Spotted Spreadwing Medina 2017
Spotted Spreadwing Ashland 1968
Spotted Spreadwing Huron 1960
Spotted Spreadwing Cuyahoga 2017
Northern Spreadwing Cuyahoga 1963
Northern Spreadwing Ashland 1970
Northern Spreadwing Erie 1899
Swamp Spreadwing Ashland 1963
Swamp Spreadwing Erie 1903
Swamp Spreadwing Medina 2009
Sedge Sprite Erie 1980
Sedge Sprite Ashland 1963
Sedge Sprite Cuyahoga 1942
Aurora Damsel Medina 1960
Aurora Damsel Ashland 1943
Aurora Damsel Huron 1961
Aurora Damsel Cuyahoga 1942
Turquoise Bluet Ashland 1965
Hagen’s Bluet Ashland 1966
Hagen’s Bluet Medina 1942
Boreal Bluet Erie 1926
Vesper Bluet Ashland 1963
Vesper Bluet Erie 1899
Vesper Bluet Medina 2017
Marsh Bluet Ashland 1948
Tule Bluet Medina 1959
Tule Bluet Erie 1995