Williams County

Total number of known species: 109 (Many not reported in decades. Get out and find them again!)

Total abundance of specimens in database: 1620

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Species List known from county:

Species # Records Recent
Common Sanddragon 43 1956
Dragonhunter 3 1957
Rusty Snaketail 4 1961
Midland Clubtail 48 2009
Plains Clubtail 1 1992
Riverine Clubtail 9 1959
Skillet Clubtail 19 1962
Elusive Clubtail 2 1946
Russet-tipped Clubtail 1 1947
Arrow Clubtail 114 1962
Ashy Clubtail 24 1961
Pronghorn Clubtail 46 1961
Lancet Clubtail 34 2015
Dusky Clubtail 29 1994
Rapids Clubtail 11 1951
Lilypad Clubtail 3 2015
Unicorn Clubtail 9 2016
Laura’s Clubtail 8 1960
Flag-tailed Spinyleg 1 1956
Black-shouldered Spinyleg 2 1991
Springtime Darner 4 2015
Fawn Darner 14 1993
Comet Darner 3 2017
Common Green Darner 16 2017
Cyrano Darner 3 1955
Swamp Darner 1 1950
Spatterdock Darner 10 2011
Shadow Darner 14 1996
Lance-tipped Darner 92 1997
Variable Darner 1 1951
Mottled Darner 25 1996
Black-tipped Darner 2 1957
Canada Darner 34 1997
Green-striped Darner 12 1961
Delta-spotted Spiketail 2 2008
Arrowhead Spiketail 6 1959
Swift River Cruiser 13 2011
Royal River Cruiser 10 2007
Prince Baskettail 9 2017
Common Baskettail 57 1995
Mocha Emerald 3 1984
Plains Emerald 1 1949
Hine’s Emerald 2 1956
Eastern Amberwing 17 2017
Halloween Pennant 10 2017
Calico Pennant 18 2017
Banded Pennant 24 2017
Chalk-fronted Corporal 30 1996
Widow Skimmer 22 2017
Spangled Skimmer 25 2015
Painted Skimmer 1 1950
Twelve-spotted Skimmer 6 1997
Four-spotted Skimmer 1 1953
Slaty Skimmer 25 2017
Great Blue Skimmer 1 1962
Common Whitetail 11 1995
White-faced Meadowhawk 22 1997
Cherry-faced Meadowhawk 5 1953
Ruby Meadowhawk 35 1997
Band-winged Meadowhawk 6 1961
Autumn Meadowhawk 40 2017
Saffron-winged Meadowhawk 11 1954
Dot-tailed Whiteface 29 2010
Blue Dasher 11 2017
Eastern Pondhawk 19 2017
Spot-winged Glider 1 1950
Wandering Glider 4 1955
Black Saddlebags 14 2017
Carolina Saddlebags 1 1951
River Jewelwing 3 1951
Ebony Jewelwing 22 1997
American Rubyspot 15 1952
Smoky Rubyspot 52 1957
Elegant Spreadwing 7 1997
Amber-winged Spreadwing 4 1994
Spotted Spreadwing 5 1991
Lyre-tipped Spreadwing 2 1951
Sweetflag Spreadwing 1 1950
Southern Spreadwing 6 1997
Slender Spreadwing 11 1997
Emerald Spreadwing 2 1997
Swamp Spreadwing 12 2017
Blue-fronted Dancer 8 1960
Violet Dancer 15 2017
Powdered Dancer 6 1959
Blue-ringed Dancer 6 1961
Blue-tipped Dancer 15 1993
Eastern Red Damsel 6 1955
Sphagnum Sprite 2 1962
Sedge Sprite 21 1959
Aurora Damsel 12 1961
Turquoise Bluet 1 1951
Hagen’s Bluet 16 1958
Boreal Bluet 28 1953
Northern Bluet 25 1953
Skimming Bluet 26 2017
Orange Bluet 8 2017
Vesper Bluet 5 2017
Marsh Bluet 3 1994
Stream Bluet 28 2017
Rainbow Bluet 5 1961
Familiar Bluet 28 2017
Double-striped Bluet 12 1997
Azure Bluet 2 1994
Westfall’s Slender Bluet 8 2017
Fragile Forktail 8 2017
Lilypad Forktail 6 2004
Eastern Forktail 41 2017
Citrine Forktail 3 1949

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

Species County Recent
Handsome Clubtail Defiance 1943
Cobra Clubtail Defiance 1995
Wabash River Cruiser Defiance 1995
Gilded River Cruiser Defiance 1995
Variegated Meadowhawk Fulton 1896
Blue-faced Meadowhawk Defiance 1962
Blue-faced Meadowhawk Henry 1950
Red Saddlebags Fulton 1999
Northern Spreadwing Henry 1996
Dusky Dancer Defiance 2017
Tule Bluet Fulton 1956