Total number of known species: 68
Total abundance of specimens in database: 221
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Species List known from county:
Species | # Records | Recent |
Midland Clubtail | 1 | 1960 |
Skillet Clubtail | 1 | 1899 |
Ashy Clubtail | 2 | 1991 |
Pronghorn Clubtail | 1 | 1960 |
Lancet Clubtail | 1 | 2001 |
Dusky Clubtail | 1 | 1958 |
Unicorn Clubtail | 5 | 2016 |
Flag-tailed Spinyleg | 1 | 2014 |
Eastern Least Clubtail | 1 | 1993 |
Springtime Darner | 3 | 2015 |
Fawn Darner | 13 | 1993 |
Common Green Darner | 8 | 2015 |
Swamp Darner | 1 | 1895 |
Spatterdock Darner | 2 | 2015 |
Shadow Darner | 3 | 2016 |
Lance-tipped Darner | 1 | 1959 |
Black-tipped Darner | 1 | 2015 |
Green-striped Darner | 2 | 2014 |
Delta-spotted Spiketail | 2 | 2015 |
Tiger Spiketail | 1 | 1999 |
Arrowhead Spiketail | 2 | 2015 |
Royal River Cruiser | 1 | 2015 |
Prince Baskettail | 2 | 2014 |
Eastern Amberwing | 6 | 2015 |
Halloween Pennant | 2 | 2013 |
Calico Pennant | 2 | 1962 |
Widow Skimmer | 3 | 2015 |
Painted Skimmer | 2 | 2015 |
Twelve-spotted Skimmer | 5 | 2015 |
Slaty Skimmer | 5 | 2015 |
Common Whitetail | 14 | 2017 |
Ruby Meadowhawk | 7 | 2015 |
Band-winged Meadowhawk | 1 | 1959 |
Autumn Meadowhawk | 7 | 2017 |
Dot-tailed Whiteface | 5 | 2015 |
Blue Dasher | 7 | 2015 |
Eastern Pondhawk | 8 | 2015 |
Black Saddlebags | 1 | 1959 |
Carolina Saddlebags | 1 | 2015 |
Ebony Jewelwing | 6 | 2015 |
American Rubyspot | 1 | 1961 |
Great Spreadwing | 3 | 2015 |
Elegant Spreadwing | 1 | 1960 |
Amber-winged Spreadwing | 1 | 2015 |
Spotted Spreadwing | 2 | 2015 |
Sweetflag Spreadwing | 6 | 1970 |
Slender Spreadwing | 2 | 1959 |
Blue-fronted Dancer | 2 | 1970 |
Violet Dancer | 8 | 2015 |
Powdered Dancer | 2 | 1970 |
Blue-tipped Dancer | 1 | 1960 |
Eastern Red Damsel | 3 | 1942 |
Sedge Sprite | 2 | 2016 |
Turquoise Bluet | 1 | 1960 |
Skimming Bluet | 1 | 1958 |
Orange Bluet | 1 | 1996 |
Vesper Bluet | 1 | 1958 |
Stream Bluet | 2 | 1970 |
Rainbow Bluet | 1 | 1960 |
Tule Bluet | 1 | 2011 |
Familiar Bluet | 1 | 1942 |
Double-striped Bluet | 1 | 1958 |
Azure Bluet | 2 | 2015 |
Westfall’s Slender Bluet | 2 | 1959 |
Fragile Forktail | 5 | 2017 |
Lilypad Forktail | 1 | 2016 |
Eastern Forktail | 16 | 2015 |
Citrine Forktail | 3 | 2013 |
Species found in surrounding counties, but yet to be reported: (possible county records to watch for)
Species | County | Recent |
Gray Petaltail | Ashland | 1982 |
Dragonhunter | Ashland | 1900 |
Dragonhunter | Knox | 1900 |
Rusty Snaketail | Ashland | 2007 |
Rusty Snaketail | Knox | 1975 |
Spine-crowned Clubtail | Ashland | 1937 |
Green-faced Clubtail | Ashland | 1982 |
Cobra Clubtail | Ashland | 1965 |
Cobra Clubtail | Knox | 1956 |
Splendid Clubtail | Ashland | 1964 |
Arrow Clubtail | Ashland | 2007 |
Rapids Clubtail | Ashland | 1966 |
Rapids Clubtail | Knox | 1987 |
Black-shouldered Spinyleg | Ashland | 1982 |
Black-shouldered Spinyleg | Huron | 1987 |
Black-shouldered Spinyleg | Crawford | 1937 |
Comet Darner | Knox | 2012 |
Twin-spotted Spiketail | Ashland | 1970 |
Swift River Cruiser | Knox | 2008 |
Swift River Cruiser | Ashland | 2007 |
Swift River Cruiser | Crawford | 2017 |
Stygian Shadowdragon | Knox | 1987 |
Common Baskettail | Knox | 1991 |
Common Baskettail | Crawford | 1993 |
Common Baskettail | Ashland | 1969 |
Common Baskettail | Huron | 1960 |
Mocha Emerald | Ashland | 1950 |
Mocha Emerald | Huron | 2002 |
Clamp-tipped Emerald | Ashland | 1973 |
Clamp-tipped Emerald | Huron | 2002 |
Clamp-tipped Emerald | Knox | 2007 |
Banded Pennant | Ashland | 1950 |
Spangled Skimmer | Knox | 1898 |
Four-spotted Skimmer | Ashland | 1948 |
Four-spotted Skimmer | Knox | 1937 |
Great Blue Skimmer | Ashland | 1966 |
Great Blue Skimmer | Huron | 2015 |
Great Blue Skimmer | Knox | 2015 |
Blue-faced Meadowhawk | Knox | 1990 |
Blue-faced Meadowhawk | Crawford | 1937 |
White-faced Meadowhawk | Ashland | 1970 |
White-faced Meadowhawk | Huron | 1959 |
Saffron-winged Meadowhawk | Knox | 1957 |
Spot-winged Glider | Ashland | 1960 |
Spot-winged Glider | Knox | 2004 |
Wandering Glider | Knox | 1991 |
Wandering Glider | Ashland | 1961 |
Red Saddlebags | Huron | 1984 |
Red Saddlebags | Ashland | 1956 |
Appalachian Jewelwing | Ashland | 1900 |
Lyre-tipped Spreadwing | Morrow | 1938 |
Lyre-tipped Spreadwing | Crawford | 1958 |
Lyre-tipped Spreadwing | Ashland | 1969 |
Northern Spreadwing | Ashland | 1970 |
Southern Spreadwing | Ashland | 1970 |
Southern Spreadwing | Huron | 2002 |
Southern Spreadwing | Morrow | 1961 |
Emerald Spreadwing | Ashland | 1970 |
Emerald Spreadwing | Huron | 1959 |
Emerald Spreadwing | Morrow | 1937 |
Swamp Spreadwing | Knox | 2008 |
Swamp Spreadwing | Ashland | 1963 |
Blue-ringed Dancer | Huron | 2017 |
Blue-ringed Dancer | Morrow | 1959 |
Blue-ringed Dancer | Knox | 2008 |
Blue-ringed Dancer | Crawford | 1960 |
Blue-ringed Dancer | Ashland | 1966 |
Dusky Dancer | Ashland | 1984 |
Sphagnum Sprite | Knox | 1936 |
Aurora Damsel | Knox | 1994 |
Aurora Damsel | Ashland | 1943 |
Aurora Damsel | Morrow | 1949 |
Aurora Damsel | Huron | 1961 |
Hagen’s Bluet | Ashland | 1966 |
Marsh Bluet | Ashland | 1948 |