Huron County

Lots of potential county records here!

Total number of known species: 45

Total abundance of specimens in database: 115

Places to visit:  Willard Marsh Wilderness Area, Holiday Lake, Memorial Lake Park See our Searching for Dragonflies and Damselflies Tab

Species List known from county:

Species # Records Recent
Black-shouldered Spinyleg 1 1987
Springtime Darner 1 1987
Fawn Darner 7 1987
Common Green Darner 1 1961
Lance-tipped Darner 1 1960
Prince Baskettail 2 1993
Common Baskettail 1 1960
Mocha Emerald 1 2002
Clamp-tipped Emerald 1 2002
Eastern Amberwing 5 1988
Halloween Pennant 1 2002
Calico Pennant 2 1984
Widow Skimmer 3 1990
Twelve-spotted Skimmer 1 1984
Great Blue Skimmer 1 2015
Common Whitetail 3 1984
White-faced Meadowhawk 1 1959
Ruby Meadowhawk 5 1965
Autumn Meadowhawk 1 1959
Blue Dasher 3 1988
Eastern Pondhawk 3 1991
Black Saddlebags 1 1984
Red Saddlebags 1 1984
Carolina Saddlebags 1 1984
Ebony Jewelwing 13 1960
American Rubyspot 2 2017
Spotted Spreadwing 2 1960
Sweetflag Spreadwing 3 1997
Southern Spreadwing 2 2002
Slender Spreadwing 4 1960
Emerald Spreadwing 1 1959
Blue-fronted Dancer 1 1959
Violet Dancer 3 2017
Powdered Dancer 6 2017
Blue-ringed Dancer 2 2017
Blue-tipped Dancer 2 1960
Aurora Damsel 1 1961
Skimming Bluet 1 1960
Stream Bluet 5 2017
Familiar Bluet 6 1984
Double-striped Bluet 1 1959
Azure Bluet 2 1984
Fragile Forktail 2 2017
Eastern Forktail 7 2017
Citrine Forktail 1 1985

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

Species County Recent
Gray Petaltail Ashland 1982
Gray Petaltail Lorain 2006
Dragonhunter Ashland 1900
Dragonhunter Lorain 2017
Rusty Snaketail Ashland 2007
Spine-crowned Clubtail Ashland 1937
Green-faced Clubtail Ashland 1982
Midland Clubtail Erie 2013
Midland Clubtail Ashland 1958
Midland Clubtail Sandusky 1903
Midland Clubtail Richland 1960
Midland Clubtail Lorain 2016
Plains Clubtail Seneca 1990
Plains Clubtail Erie 1984
Handsome Clubtail Erie 1895
Cobra Clubtail Sandusky 1900
Cobra Clubtail Erie 1903
Cobra Clubtail Lorain 1989
Cobra Clubtail Ashland 1965
Cobra Clubtail Seneca 1937
Skillet Clubtail Richland 1899
Splendid Clubtail Ashland 1964
Russet-tipped Clubtail Sandusky 1899
Russet-tipped Clubtail Erie 1939
Arrow Clubtail Ashland 2007
Ashy Clubtail Ashland 1984
Ashy Clubtail Richland 1991
Ashy Clubtail Crawford 1992
Ashy Clubtail Erie 1937
Ashy Clubtail Sandusky 1937
Pronghorn Clubtail Seneca 1991
Pronghorn Clubtail Ashland 1948
Pronghorn Clubtail Richland 1960
Lancet Clubtail Ashland 1961
Lancet Clubtail Richland 2001
Lancet Clubtail Erie 1937
Lancet Clubtail Lorain 2003
Dusky Clubtail Ashland 1951
Dusky Clubtail Erie 1897
Dusky Clubtail Richland 1958
Rapids Clubtail Ashland 1966
Lilypad Clubtail Erie 1900
Unicorn Clubtail Sandusky 1932
Unicorn Clubtail Crawford 1993
Unicorn Clubtail Ashland 1969
Unicorn Clubtail Erie 1895
Unicorn Clubtail Richland 2016
Unicorn Clubtail Lorain 2017
Flag-tailed Spinyleg Erie 1985
Flag-tailed Spinyleg Lorain 1989
Flag-tailed Spinyleg Sandusky 1960
Flag-tailed Spinyleg Richland 2014
Eastern Least Clubtail Ashland 2013
Eastern Least Clubtail Richland 1993
Comet Darner Sandusky 1913
Comet Darner Erie 1913
Swamp Darner Ashland 1965
Swamp Darner Erie 2014
Swamp Darner Lorain 1895
Swamp Darner Richland 1895
Spatterdock Darner Ashland 1958
Spatterdock Darner Richland 2015
Shadow Darner Richland 2016
Shadow Darner Crawford 1960
Shadow Darner Ashland 1968
Shadow Darner Sandusky 2017
Shadow Darner Seneca 2006
Shadow Darner Erie 2017
Shadow Darner Lorain 2017
Mottled Darner Lorain 1895
Black-tipped Darner Richland 2015
Green-striped Darner Ashland 1950
Green-striped Darner Erie 1901
Green-striped Darner Richland 2014
Delta-spotted Spiketail Ashland 1960
Delta-spotted Spiketail Richland 2015
Tiger Spiketail Ashland 1999
Tiger Spiketail Richland 1999
Arrowhead Spiketail Richland 2015
Arrowhead Spiketail Ashland 1948
Twin-spotted Spiketail Ashland 1970
Swift River Cruiser Erie 1988
Swift River Cruiser Ashland 2007
Swift River Cruiser Lorain 2016
Swift River Cruiser Crawford 2017
Royal River Cruiser Lorain 2015
Royal River Cruiser Erie 1985
Royal River Cruiser Seneca 1993
Royal River Cruiser Richland 2015
Stygian Shadowdragon Erie 1945
Smoky Shadowdragon Lorain 1996
Kennedy’s Emerald Erie 1955
Banded Pennant Ashland 1950
Band-winged Dragonlet Lorain 2014
Painted Skimmer Erie 1996
Painted Skimmer Ashland 1959
Painted Skimmer Richland 2015
Painted Skimmer Lorain 2017
Four-spotted Skimmer Erie 1945
Four-spotted Skimmer Ashland 1948
Slaty Skimmer Erie 1899
Slaty Skimmer Ashland 1947
Slaty Skimmer Richland 2015
Slaty Skimmer Lorain 2017
Variegated Meadowhawk Erie 1977
Blue-faced Meadowhawk Erie 1973
Blue-faced Meadowhawk Crawford 1937
Blue-faced Meadowhawk Seneca 2017
Blue-faced Meadowhawk Lorain 2017
Band-winged Meadowhawk Crawford 1958
Band-winged Meadowhawk Erie 1966
Band-winged Meadowhawk Seneca 1997
Band-winged Meadowhawk Ashland 1973
Band-winged Meadowhawk Sandusky 1903
Band-winged Meadowhawk Richland 1959
Dot-tailed Whiteface Erie 1936
Dot-tailed Whiteface Richland 2015
Dot-tailed Whiteface Ashland 1968
Dot-tailed Whiteface Lorain 2017
Spot-winged Glider Erie 2001
Spot-winged Glider Ashland 1960
Spot-winged Glider Sandusky 2016
Wandering Glider Erie 1985
Wandering Glider Seneca 1960
Wandering Glider Ashland 1961
Wandering Glider Lorain 2002
Appalachian Jewelwing Ashland 1900
Great Spreadwing Ashland 1962
Great Spreadwing Richland 2015
Elegant Spreadwing Ashland 1962
Elegant Spreadwing Erie 1901
Elegant Spreadwing Richland 1960
Amber-winged Spreadwing Ashland 1982
Amber-winged Spreadwing Erie 1903
Amber-winged Spreadwing Richland 2015
Lyre-tipped Spreadwing Crawford 1958
Lyre-tipped Spreadwing Erie 1991
Lyre-tipped Spreadwing Lorain 1942
Lyre-tipped Spreadwing Ashland 1969
Northern Spreadwing Ashland 1970
Northern Spreadwing Erie 1899
Swamp Spreadwing Ashland 1963
Swamp Spreadwing Erie 1903
Dusky Dancer Ashland 1984
Dusky Dancer Lorain 1987
Dusky Dancer Sandusky 1987
Eastern Red Damsel Erie 1985
Eastern Red Damsel Sandusky 1992
Eastern Red Damsel Richland 1942
Eastern Red Damsel Ashland 1953
Eastern Red Damsel Lorain 1895
Sedge Sprite Erie 1980
Sedge Sprite Ashland 1963
Sedge Sprite Richland 2016
Turquoise Bluet Ashland 1965
Turquoise Bluet Richland 1960
Hagen’s Bluet Ashland 1966
Boreal Bluet Erie 1926
Orange Bluet Crawford 1992
Orange Bluet Erie 2006
Orange Bluet Seneca 1960
Orange Bluet Ashland 1964
Orange Bluet Lorain 2017
Orange Bluet Richland 1996
Vesper Bluet Ashland 1963
Vesper Bluet Richland 1958
Vesper Bluet Erie 1899
Marsh Bluet Ashland 1948
Marsh Bluet Sandusky 1932
Rainbow Bluet Erie 1985
Rainbow Bluet Lorain 1960
Rainbow Bluet Richland 1960
Rainbow Bluet Sandusky 1960
Rainbow Bluet Seneca 1960
Rainbow Bluet Ashland 1970
Rainbow Bluet Crawford 1896
Tule Bluet Erie 1995
Tule Bluet Richland 2011
Westfall’s Slender Bluet Seneca 1996
Westfall’s Slender Bluet Ashland 1987
Westfall’s Slender Bluet Richland 1959
Westfall’s Slender Bluet Erie 1899
Westfall’s Slender Bluet Lorain 2004
Lilypad Forktail Richland 2016