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
Places to visit: See our Searching for Dragonflies and Damselflies Tab
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 |