Hancock County

Total number of known species: 67

Total abundance of specimens in database: 569

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Species List known from county:

Species # Records Recent
Midland Clubtail 4 2016
Plains Clubtail 2 2004
Splendid Clubtail 1 2016
Pronghorn Clubtail 3 2017
Unicorn Clubtail 6 2017
Flag-tailed Spinyleg 2 2016
Fawn Darner 8 2016
Comet Darner 4 2016
Common Green Darner 7 2017
Cyrano Darner 3 2016
Swamp Darner 3 2017
Shadow Darner 5 2016
Swift River Cruiser 3 2017
Royal River Cruiser 4 2017
Prince Baskettail 3 2017
Common Baskettail 3 2016
Mocha Emerald 1 1960
Eastern Amberwing 21 2017
Halloween Pennant 6 2017
Calico Pennant 14 2017
Widow Skimmer 22 2017
Twelve-spotted Skimmer 14 2017
Great Blue Skimmer 1 2000
Common Whitetail 21 2017
Blue-faced Meadowhawk 6 2017
White-faced Meadowhawk 1 2015
Ruby Meadowhawk 5 2017
Band-winged Meadowhawk 3 2016
Autumn Meadowhawk 8 2016
Dot-tailed Whiteface 5 2016
Blue Dasher 19 2017
Eastern Pondhawk 25 2017
Spot-winged Glider 3 2017
Wandering Glider 7 2017
Black Saddlebags 9 2017
Carolina Saddlebags 3 2017
Ebony Jewelwing 14 2017
American Rubyspot 7 2016
Great Spreadwing 5 2017
Elegant Spreadwing 4 2016
Spotted Spreadwing 3 2017
Sweetflag Spreadwing 3 2017
Slender Spreadwing 21 2017
Emerald Spreadwing 6 2017
Swamp Spreadwing 3 2016
Blue-fronted Dancer 21 2017
Violet Dancer 16 2017
Powdered Dancer 10 2017
Blue-ringed Dancer 6 2017
Blue-tipped Dancer 11 2016
Dusky Dancer 7 2017
Sedge Sprite 3 2016
Turquoise Bluet 1 2016
Skimming Bluet 12 2017
Orange Bluet 11 2017
Vesper Bluet 2 2016
Stream Bluet 26 2017
Rainbow Bluet 7 2017
Tule Bluet 2 2017
River Bluet 2 2016
Familiar Bluet 20 2017
Double-striped Bluet 21 2017
Azure Bluet 8 2017
Westfall’s Slender Bluet 8 2017
Fragile Forktail 22 2017
Eastern Forktail 29 2017
Citrine Forktail 3 2017

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

Species County Recent
Cobra Clubtail Seneca 1937
Cobra Clubtail Wood 2010
Russet-tipped Clubtail Putnam 1995
Ashy Clubtail Wyandot 1992
Lancet Clubtail Wyandot 1994
Black-shouldered Spinyleg Henry 1898
Black-shouldered Spinyleg Putnam 1991
Black-shouldered Spinyleg Allen 1967
Lance-tipped Darner Putnam 1956
Wabash River Cruiser Putnam 1993
Wabash River Cruiser Wood 2012
Gilded River Cruiser Wood 2012
Slaty Skimmer Allen 2017
Variegated Meadowhawk Putnam 1961
Cherry-faced Meadowhawk Putnam 1956
Saffron-winged Meadowhawk Putnam 1956
Amber-winged Spreadwing Putnam 1994
Lyre-tipped Spreadwing Henry 1950
Lyre-tipped Spreadwing Putnam 1950
Lyre-tipped Spreadwing Wood 1958
Northern Spreadwing Henry 1996
Southern Spreadwing Wyandot 1991
Southern Spreadwing Seneca 1960
Southern Spreadwing Hardin 1997
Southern Spreadwing Henry 1994
Marsh Bluet Henry 1945