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Total number of known species: 47
Total abundance of specimens in database: 176
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Species List known from county:
Species | # Records | Recent |
Midland Clubtail | 4 | 1995 |
Russet-tipped Clubtail | 1 | 1995 |
Black-shouldered Spinyleg | 1 | 1991 |
Fawn Darner | 2 | 1989 |
Common Green Darner | 1 | 1995 |
Cyrano Darner | 2 | 1985 |
Shadow Darner | 1 | 1994 |
Lance-tipped Darner | 3 | 1956 |
Royal River Cruiser | 2 | 1995 |
Wabash River Cruiser | 1 | 1993 |
Prince Baskettail | 1 | 1977 |
Eastern Amberwing | 6 | 2017 |
Halloween Pennant | 5 | 1961 |
Calico Pennant | 4 | 1961 |
Widow Skimmer | 7 | 1995 |
Twelve-spotted Skimmer | 5 | 1995 |
Common Whitetail | 13 | 1995 |
Variegated Meadowhawk | 6 | 1961 |
White-faced Meadowhawk | 3 | 1995 |
Cherry-faced Meadowhawk | 2 | 1956 |
Ruby Meadowhawk | 6 | 1977 |
Band-winged Meadowhawk | 1 | 1956 |
Autumn Meadowhawk | 6 | 1956 |
Saffron-winged Meadowhawk | 3 | 1956 |
Blue Dasher | 2 | 1959 |
Eastern Pondhawk | 7 | 1995 |
Wandering Glider | 1 | 1961 |
Black Saddlebags | 2 | 1947 |
Ebony Jewelwing | 3 | 1995 |
American Rubyspot | 7 | 1995 |
Amber-winged Spreadwing | 1 | 1994 |
Spotted Spreadwing | 1 | 1958 |
Lyre-tipped Spreadwing | 1 | 1950 |
Slender Spreadwing | 3 | 1997 |
Blue-fronted Dancer | 13 | 1995 |
Violet Dancer | 1 | 1994 |
Powdered Dancer | 7 | 1995 |
Blue-ringed Dancer | 2 | 2017 |
Blue-tipped Dancer | 7 | 1995 |
Skimming Bluet | 1 | 1972 |
Orange Bluet | 1 | 1959 |
Stream Bluet | 7 | 1995 |
Rainbow Bluet | 3 | 1972 |
Familiar Bluet | 10 | 1994 |
Double-striped Bluet | 4 | 2017 |
Fragile Forktail | 1 | 1950 |
Eastern Forktail | 5 | 1995 |
Species found in surrounding counties, but yet to be reported: (possible county records to watch for)
Species | County | Recent |
Common Sanddragon | Defiance | 1946 |
Common Sanddragon | Paulding | 1955 |
Dragonhunter | Paulding | 1950 |
Eastern Ringtail | Paulding | 1954 |
Plains Clubtail | Paulding | 1957 |
Plains Clubtail | Defiance | 2006 |
Plains Clubtail | Hancock | 2004 |
Handsome Clubtail | Defiance | 1943 |
Riverine Clubtail | Paulding | 1960 |
Cobra Clubtail | Defiance | 1995 |
Cobra Clubtail | Paulding | 1953 |
Cobra Clubtail | Wood | 2010 |
Skillet Clubtail | Defiance | 1950 |
Splendid Clubtail | Hancock | 2016 |
Arrow Clubtail | Paulding | 1950 |
Pronghorn Clubtail | Paulding | 1983 |
Pronghorn Clubtail | Defiance | 1945 |
Pronghorn Clubtail | Van Wert | 1999 |
Pronghorn Clubtail | Allen | 1950 |
Pronghorn Clubtail | Hancock | 2017 |
Dusky Clubtail | Defiance | 1948 |
Lilypad Clubtail | Defiance | 1948 |
Unicorn Clubtail | Paulding | 1951 |
Unicorn Clubtail | Hancock | 2017 |
Unicorn Clubtail | Defiance | 2017 |
Unicorn Clubtail | Henry | 1994 |
Flag-tailed Spinyleg | Paulding | 1994 |
Flag-tailed Spinyleg | Defiance | 1995 |
Flag-tailed Spinyleg | Henry | 1956 |
Flag-tailed Spinyleg | Allen | 1997 |
Flag-tailed Spinyleg | Hancock | 2016 |
Comet Darner | Paulding | 1949 |
Comet Darner | Hancock | 2016 |
Swamp Darner | Defiance | 1944 |
Swamp Darner | Paulding | 1942 |
Swamp Darner | Hancock | 2017 |
Swamp Darner | Wood | 2017 |
Swamp Darner | Allen | 2017 |
Canada Darner | Defiance | 1950 |
Green-striped Darner | Paulding | 1951 |
Swift River Cruiser | Paulding | 1960 |
Swift River Cruiser | Defiance | 1994 |
Swift River Cruiser | Wood | 2011 |
Swift River Cruiser | Hancock | 2017 |
Swift River Cruiser | Allen | 2017 |
Gilded River Cruiser | Paulding | 1961 |
Gilded River Cruiser | Defiance | 1995 |
Gilded River Cruiser | Wood | 2012 |
Georgia river cruiser | Paulding | 1956 |
Common Baskettail | Paulding | 1961 |
Common Baskettail | Hancock | 2016 |
Common Baskettail | Defiance | 1999 |
Mocha Emerald | Paulding | 1959 |
Mocha Emerald | Van Wert | 1960 |
Mocha Emerald | Hancock | 1960 |
Mocha Emerald | Defiance | 1960 |
Plains Emerald | Paulding | 1951 |
Plains Emerald | Van Wert | 1961 |
Plains Emerald | Defiance | 1993 |
Banded Pennant | Defiance | 1994 |
Spangled Skimmer | Defiance | 1944 |
Painted Skimmer | Defiance | 1946 |
Painted Skimmer | Paulding | 1948 |
Painted Skimmer | Van Wert | 1944 |
Slaty Skimmer | Defiance | 1957 |
Slaty Skimmer | Allen | 2017 |
Great Blue Skimmer | Defiance | 1946 |
Great Blue Skimmer | Paulding | 1960 |
Great Blue Skimmer | Hancock | 2000 |
Blue-faced Meadowhawk | Paulding | 1950 |
Blue-faced Meadowhawk | Defiance | 1962 |
Blue-faced Meadowhawk | Henry | 1950 |
Blue-faced Meadowhawk | Hancock | 2017 |
Dot-tailed Whiteface | Defiance | 1951 |
Dot-tailed Whiteface | Hancock | 2016 |
Dot-tailed Whiteface | Paulding | 1961 |
Spot-winged Glider | Hancock | 2017 |
Spot-winged Glider | Paulding | 1949 |
Spot-winged Glider | Van Wert | 2017 |
Spot-winged Glider | Defiance | 1958 |
Red Saddlebags | Paulding | 1948 |
Carolina Saddlebags | Paulding | 1942 |
Carolina Saddlebags | Defiance | 1994 |
Carolina Saddlebags | Allen | 1988 |
Carolina Saddlebags | Hancock | 2017 |
Smoky Rubyspot | Paulding | 1959 |
Great Spreadwing | Paulding | 1962 |
Great Spreadwing | Hancock | 2017 |
Elegant Spreadwing | Defiance | 1944 |
Elegant Spreadwing | Hancock | 2016 |
Sweetflag Spreadwing | Hancock | 2017 |
Sweetflag Spreadwing | Allen | 1960 |
Sweetflag Spreadwing | Van Wert | 1960 |
Sweetflag Spreadwing | Defiance | 1972 |
Sweetflag Spreadwing | Paulding | 1950 |
Northern Spreadwing | Henry | 1996 |
Southern Spreadwing | Paulding | 1949 |
Southern Spreadwing | Defiance | 1946 |
Southern Spreadwing | Henry | 1994 |
Emerald Spreadwing | Defiance | 1972 |
Emerald Spreadwing | Paulding | 1948 |
Emerald Spreadwing | Hancock | 2017 |
Emerald Spreadwing | Wood | 1997 |
Swamp Spreadwing | Defiance | 1972 |
Swamp Spreadwing | Hancock | 2016 |
Dusky Dancer | Hancock | 2017 |
Dusky Dancer | Van Wert | 2017 |
Dusky Dancer | Allen | 2017 |
Dusky Dancer | Defiance | 2017 |
Sedge Sprite | Paulding | 1954 |
Sedge Sprite | Hancock | 2016 |
Aurora Damsel | Paulding | 1944 |
Taiga Bluet | Paulding | 1945 |
Turquoise Bluet | Hancock | 2016 |
Hagen’s Bluet | Defiance | 1951 |
Hagen’s Bluet | Paulding | 1947 |
Boreal Bluet | Defiance | 1951 |
Vesper Bluet | Defiance | 1944 |
Vesper Bluet | Wood | 2004 |
Vesper Bluet | Hancock | 2016 |
Vesper Bluet | Allen | 2017 |
Marsh Bluet | Henry | 1945 |
Marsh Bluet | Defiance | 1982 |
Marsh Bluet | Paulding | 1958 |
Tule Bluet | Hancock | 2017 |
River Bluet | Hancock | 2016 |
Azure Bluet | Paulding | 1962 |
Azure Bluet | Defiance | 1950 |
Azure Bluet | Hancock | 2017 |
Westfall’s Slender Bluet | Defiance | 2004 |
Westfall’s Slender Bluet | Hancock | 2017 |
Westfall’s Slender Bluet | Allen | 2015 |
Citrine Forktail | Paulding | 1950 |
Citrine Forktail | Hancock | 2017 |
Citrine Forktail | Van Wert | 2017 |