Total number of species: 81
Total abundance of specimens in database: 496
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Species List known from county:
Species | # Records | Recent |
Common Sanddragon | 12 | 1946 |
Midland Clubtail | 3 | 1982 |
Plains Clubtail | 1 | 2006 |
Handsome Clubtail | 8 | 1943 |
Cobra Clubtail | 3 | 1995 |
Skillet Clubtail | 1 | 1950 |
Pronghorn Clubtail | 11 | 1945 |
Dusky Clubtail | 18 | 1948 |
Lilypad Clubtail | 6 | 1948 |
Unicorn Clubtail | 2 | 2017 |
Flag-tailed Spinyleg | 23 | 1995 |
Black-shouldered Spinyleg | 3 | 1994 |
Fawn Darner | 6 | 1984 |
Common Green Darner | 12 | 1949 |
Cyrano Darner | 4 | 1984 |
Swamp Darner | 6 | 1944 |
Shadow Darner | 4 | 1951 |
Lance-tipped Darner | 22 | 1959 |
Canada Darner | 4 | 1950 |
Swift River Cruiser | 3 | 1994 |
Royal River Cruiser | 22 | 1995 |
Wabash River Cruiser | 4 | 1995 |
Gilded River Cruiser | 1 | 1995 |
Prince Baskettail | 3 | 2017 |
Common Baskettail | 2 | 1999 |
Mocha Emerald | 4 | 1960 |
Plains Emerald | 1 | 1993 |
Eastern Amberwing | 13 | 2017 |
Halloween Pennant | 2 | 1998 |
Calico Pennant | 3 | 2017 |
Banded Pennant | 1 | 1994 |
Widow Skimmer | 10 | 2017 |
Spangled Skimmer | 5 | 1944 |
Painted Skimmer | 2 | 1946 |
Twelve-spotted Skimmer | 11 | 2017 |
Slaty Skimmer | 5 | 1957 |
Great Blue Skimmer | 9 | 1946 |
Common Whitetail | 8 | 1984 |
Blue-faced Meadowhawk | 2 | 1962 |
White-faced Meadowhawk | 7 | 1962 |
Ruby Meadowhawk | 14 | 1957 |
Band-winged Meadowhawk | 6 | 1957 |
Autumn Meadowhawk | 5 | 1947 |
Dot-tailed Whiteface | 6 | 1951 |
Blue Dasher | 10 | 2017 |
Eastern Pondhawk | 7 | 2017 |
Spot-winged Glider | 1 | 1958 |
Wandering Glider | 4 | 1995 |
Black Saddlebags | 3 | 1945 |
Carolina Saddlebags | 1 | 1994 |
Ebony Jewelwing | 6 | 1957 |
American Rubyspot | 8 | 2017 |
Elegant Spreadwing | 2 | 1944 |
Amber-winged Spreadwing | 1 | 2003 |
Spotted Spreadwing | 1 | 1962 |
Lyre-tipped Spreadwing | 1 | 1950 |
Sweetflag Spreadwing | 2 | 1972 |
Southern Spreadwing | 1 | 1946 |
Slender Spreadwing | 3 | 1972 |
Emerald Spreadwing | 3 | 1972 |
Swamp Spreadwing | 1 | 1972 |
Blue-fronted Dancer | 25 | 2017 |
Violet Dancer | 9 | 2017 |
Powdered Dancer | 13 | 2017 |
Blue-ringed Dancer | 1 | 1943 |
Blue-tipped Dancer | 5 | 1982 |
Dusky Dancer | 3 | 2017 |
Hagen’s Bluet | 1 | 1951 |
Boreal Bluet | 2 | 1951 |
Skimming Bluet | 10 | 2017 |
Orange Bluet | 5 | 2017 |
Vesper Bluet | 3 | 1944 |
Marsh Bluet | 3 | 1982 |
Stream Bluet | 15 | 2017 |
Rainbow Bluet | 1 | 1949 |
Familiar Bluet | 13 | 2017 |
Double-striped Bluet | 10 | 2017 |
Azure Bluet | 1 | 1950 |
Westfall’s Slender Bluet | 5 | 2004 |
Fragile Forktail | 2 | 2017 |
Eastern Forktail | 16 | 2017 |
Species found in surrounding counties, but yet to be reported: (possible county records to watch for)
Species | County | Recent |
Dragonhunter | Williams | 1957 |
Dragonhunter | Paulding | 1950 |
Rusty Snaketail | Williams | 1961 |
Eastern Ringtail | Paulding | 1954 |
Riverine Clubtail | Williams | 1959 |
Riverine Clubtail | Paulding | 1960 |
Elusive Clubtail | Williams | 1946 |
Russet-tipped Clubtail | Williams | 1947 |
Russet-tipped Clubtail | Paulding | 1960 |
Russet-tipped Clubtail | Putnam | 1995 |
Arrow Clubtail | Williams | 1962 |
Arrow Clubtail | Paulding | 1950 |
Ashy Clubtail | Williams | 1961 |
Lancet Clubtail | Williams | 2015 |
Rapids Clubtail | Williams | 1951 |
Laura’s Clubtail | Williams | 1960 |
Springtime Darner | Williams | 2015 |
Comet Darner | Paulding | 1949 |
Comet Darner | Williams | 2017 |
Spatterdock Darner | Williams | 2011 |
Variable Darner | Williams | 1951 |
Mottled Darner | Williams | 1996 |
Black-tipped Darner | Williams | 1957 |
Green-striped Darner | Paulding | 1951 |
Green-striped Darner | Williams | 1961 |
Delta-spotted Spiketail | Williams | 2008 |
Arrowhead Spiketail | Williams | 1959 |
Georgia river cruiser | Paulding | 1956 |
Hine’s Emerald | Williams | 1956 |
Chalk-fronted Corporal | Williams | 1996 |
Four-spotted Skimmer | Williams | 1953 |
Variegated Meadowhawk | Paulding | 1957 |
Variegated Meadowhawk | Putnam | 1961 |
Cherry-faced Meadowhawk | Putnam | 1956 |
Cherry-faced Meadowhawk | Paulding | 1954 |
Cherry-faced Meadowhawk | Williams | 1953 |
Saffron-winged Meadowhawk | Putnam | 1956 |
Saffron-winged Meadowhawk | Paulding | 1952 |
Saffron-winged Meadowhawk | Williams | 1954 |
Red Saddlebags | Paulding | 1948 |
River Jewelwing | Williams | 1951 |
Smoky Rubyspot | Williams | 1957 |
Smoky Rubyspot | Paulding | 1959 |
Great Spreadwing | Paulding | 1962 |
Northern Spreadwing | Henry | 1996 |
Eastern Red Damsel | Williams | 1955 |
Sphagnum Sprite | Williams | 1962 |
Sedge Sprite | Paulding | 1954 |
Sedge Sprite | Williams | 1959 |
Aurora Damsel | Williams | 1961 |
Aurora Damsel | Paulding | 1944 |
Taiga Bluet | Paulding | 1945 |
Turquoise Bluet | Williams | 1951 |
Northern Bluet | Williams | 1953 |
Lilypad Forktail | Williams | 2004 |
Citrine Forktail | Paulding | 1950 |
Citrine Forktail | Williams | 1949 |