Total number of known species: 81
Total abundance of specimens in database: 750
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Species List known from county:
Species | # Records | Recent |
Midland Clubtail | 17 | 2013 |
Plains Clubtail | 1 | 1984 |
Handsome Clubtail | 1 | 1895 |
Cobra Clubtail | 12 | 1903 |
Russet-tipped Clubtail | 11 | 1939 |
Ashy Clubtail | 1 | 1937 |
Lancet Clubtail | 1 | 1937 |
Dusky Clubtail | 4 | 1897 |
Lilypad Clubtail | 1 | 1900 |
Unicorn Clubtail | 1 | 1895 |
Flag-tailed Spinyleg | 9 | 1985 |
Black-shouldered Spinyleg | 7 | 1985 |
Fawn Darner | 5 | 1985 |
Comet Darner | 1 | 1913 |
Common Green Darner | 23 | 2017 |
Swamp Darner | 2 | 2014 |
Shadow Darner | 2 | 2017 |
Lance-tipped Darner | 4 | 2017 |
Green-striped Darner | 1 | 1901 |
Swift River Cruiser | 15 | 1988 |
Royal River Cruiser | 1 | 1985 |
Stygian Shadowdragon | 1 | 1945 |
Prince Baskettail | 9 | 2001 |
Common Baskettail | 1 | 1901 |
Kennedy’s Emerald | 1 | 1955 |
Eastern Amberwing | 26 | 2017 |
Halloween Pennant | 15 | 1979 |
Calico Pennant | 25 | 2017 |
Widow Skimmer | 44 | 2017 |
Painted Skimmer | 2 | 1996 |
Twelve-spotted Skimmer | 20 | 2017 |
Four-spotted Skimmer | 3 | 1945 |
Slaty Skimmer | 7 | 1899 |
Great Blue Skimmer | 1 | 2013 |
Common Whitetail | 12 | 2006 |
Variegated Meadowhawk | 2 | 1977 |
Blue-faced Meadowhawk | 4 | 1973 |
White-faced Meadowhawk | 6 | 1970 |
Ruby Meadowhawk | 29 | 2001 |
Band-winged Meadowhawk | 10 | 1966 |
Autumn Meadowhawk | 16 | 2017 |
Dot-tailed Whiteface | 8 | 1936 |
Blue Dasher | 23 | 2017 |
Eastern Pondhawk | 24 | 2017 |
Spot-winged Glider | 8 | 2001 |
Wandering Glider | 4 | 1985 |
Black Saddlebags | 18 | 2017 |
Red Saddlebags | 1 | 1933 |
Carolina Saddlebags | 2 | 1996 |
Ebony Jewelwing | 23 | 2013 |
American Rubyspot | 12 | 1989 |
Elegant Spreadwing | 1 | 1901 |
Amber-winged Spreadwing | 2 | 1903 |
Lyre-tipped Spreadwing | 6 | 1991 |
Sweetflag Spreadwing | 4 | 1985 |
Northern Spreadwing | 2 | 1899 |
Southern Spreadwing | 2 | 1991 |
Slender Spreadwing | 15 | 2001 |
Emerald Spreadwing | 2 | 1978 |
Swamp Spreadwing | 5 | 1903 |
Blue-fronted Dancer | 34 | 2017 |
Violet Dancer | 12 | 1990 |
Powdered Dancer | 17 | 2017 |
Blue-ringed Dancer | 5 | 2017 |
Blue-tipped Dancer | 3 | 1983 |
Eastern Red Damsel | 6 | 1985 |
Sedge Sprite | 5 | 1980 |
Boreal Bluet | 2 | 1926 |
Skimming Bluet | 1 | 1895 |
Orange Bluet | 11 | 2006 |
Vesper Bluet | 1 | 1899 |
Stream Bluet | 28 | 2017 |
Rainbow Bluet | 20 | 1985 |
Tule Bluet | 11 | 1995 |
Familiar Bluet | 16 | 2007 |
Double-striped Bluet | 6 | 1985 |
Azure Bluet | 4 | 2013 |
Westfall’s Slender Bluet | 2 | 1899 |
Fragile Forktail | 5 | 2017 |
Eastern Forktail | 43 | 2017 |
Citrine Forktail | 2 | 1926 |
Species found in surrounding counties, but yet to be reported: (possible county records to watch for)
Species | County | Recent |
Gray Petaltail | Lorain | 2006 |
Dragonhunter | Lorain | 2017 |
Arrow Clubtail | Ottawa | 1937 |
Pronghorn Clubtail | Seneca | 1991 |
Springtime Darner | Huron | 1987 |
Springtime Darner | Lorain | 2000 |
Spatterdock Darner | Ottawa | 1929 |
Mottled Darner | Lorain | 1895 |
Black-tipped Darner | Ottawa | 1938 |
Allegheny River Cruiser | Ottawa | 1934 |
Gilded River Cruiser | Ottawa | 2006 |
Umber Shadowdragon | Ottawa | 1950 |
Smoky Shadowdragon | Lorain | 1996 |
Mocha Emerald | Lorain | 1954 |
Mocha Emerald | Huron | 2002 |
Clamp-tipped Emerald | Huron | 2002 |
Band-winged Dragonlet | Lorain | 2014 |
Golden-winged Skimmer | Ottawa | 1964 |
Spotted Spreadwing | Huron | 1960 |
Dusky Dancer | Lorain | 1987 |
Dusky Dancer | Sandusky | 1987 |
Aurora Damsel | Ottawa | 1991 |
Aurora Damsel | Huron | 1961 |
Hagen’s Bluet | Ottawa | 1947 |
Northern Bluet | Ottawa | 1970 |