Lucas County

Total number of known species: 101

Total abundance of specimens in database: 1057

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Species List known from county:

Species # Records Recent
Dragonhunter 3 2013
Midland Clubtail 7 2012
Plains Clubtail 6 2011
Handsome Clubtail 1 2012
Cobra Clubtail 11 2016
Elusive Clubtail 2 2016
Russet-tipped Clubtail 7 2016
Ashy Clubtail 37 2015
Pronghorn Clubtail 27 2017
Dusky Clubtail 3 2015
Unicorn Clubtail 10 2017
Flag-tailed Spinyleg 6 2017
Fawn Darner 5 2014
Comet Darner 5 2017
Common Green Darner 30 2017
Cyrano Darner 4 2017
Swamp Darner 11 2017
Spatterdock Darner 3 2016
Shadow Darner 14 2017
Lance-tipped Darner 8 2017
Mottled Darner 5 2015
Black-tipped Darner 3 2017
Canada Darner 1 1997
Green-striped Darner 33 2017
Swift River Cruiser 6 2017
Royal River Cruiser 10 2017
Wabash River Cruiser 6 2012
Gilded River Cruiser 6 2016
Prince Baskettail 9 2017
Common Baskettail 8 2014
Mocha Emerald 7 2017
Clamp-tipped Emerald 8 2016
Hine’s Emerald 18 1961
Eastern Amberwing 20 2017
Halloween Pennant 9 2017
Calico Pennant 22 2017
Banded Pennant 9 2017
Chalk-fronted Corporal 9 2015
Widow Skimmer 20 2017
Golden-winged Skimmer 6 2010
Spangled Skimmer 1 2016
Painted Skimmer 17 2017
Twelve-spotted Skimmer 22 2017
Four-spotted Skimmer 6 2011
Slaty Skimmer 2 2017
Great Blue Skimmer 7 2017
Common Whitetail 34 2017
Variegated Meadowhawk 6 2017
Blue-faced Meadowhawk 21 2017
White-faced Meadowhawk 9 2017
Cherry-faced Meadowhawk 1 1992
Ruby Meadowhawk 40 2017
Band-winged Meadowhawk 8 2016
Autumn Meadowhawk 19 2017
Saffron-winged Meadowhawk 1 1953
Dot-tailed Whiteface 8 2017
Frosted Whiteface 5 2017
Belted Whiteface 1 2017
Blue Dasher 25 2017
Eastern Pondhawk 30 2017
Spot-winged Glider 7 2017
Wandering Glider 22 2017
Striped Saddlebags 13 2016
Black Saddlebags 17 2017
Red Saddlebags 9 2016
Carolina Saddlebags 13 2017
Ebony Jewelwing 11 2017
American Rubyspot 8 2017
Great Spreadwing 13 2017
Amber-winged Spreadwing 4 2015
Spotted Spreadwing 9 2017
Lyre-tipped Spreadwing 13 2017
Sweetflag Spreadwing 13 2017
Southern Spreadwing 3 2017
Slender Spreadwing 18 2017
Emerald Spreadwing 14 2017
Swamp Spreadwing 3 2015
Blue-fronted Dancer 9 2017
Violet Dancer 5 2017
Powdered Dancer 6 2017
Blue-tipped Dancer 6 2017
Dusky Dancer 5 2014
Eastern Red Damsel 4 1974
Sedge Sprite 5 2017
Aurora Damsel 2 2011
Boreal Bluet 1 1952
Northern Bluet 1 1952
Skimming Bluet 8 2017
Orange Bluet 10 2017
Vesper Bluet 6 2017
Marsh Bluet 1 1973
Stream Bluet 12 2017
Rainbow Bluet 8 2017
Tule Bluet 4 2017
Familiar Bluet 19 2017
Double-striped Bluet 16 2017
Azure Bluet 5 2017
Westfall’s Slender Bluet 6 2017
Fragile Forktail 14 2017
Eastern Forktail 28 2017
Citrine Forktail 8 2017

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

Species County Recent
Arrow Clubtail Ottawa 1937
Lancet Clubtail Fulton 1946
Black-shouldered Spinyleg Henry 1898
Black-shouldered Spinyleg Ottawa 1934
Springtime Darner Fulton 1930
Allegheny River Cruiser Ottawa 1934
Umber Shadowdragon Ottawa 1950
Stygian Shadowdragon Ottawa 1990
Elegant Spreadwing Ottawa 1895
Northern Spreadwing Ottawa 1920
Northern Spreadwing Henry 1996
Blue-ringed Dancer Fulton 1937
Blue-ringed Dancer Henry 1998
Hagen’s Bluet Ottawa 1947
Hagen’s Bluet Fulton 1956