Lots of potential county records!
Total number of known species: 41
Total abundance of specimens in database: 121
Places to visit: Wood County Parks, Black Swamp Preserve See our Searching for Dragonflies and Damselflies Tab
Species List known from county:
| Species | # Records | Recent |
| Cobra Clubtail | 1 | 2010 |
| Fawn Darner | 1 | 1988 |
| Common Green Darner | 3 | 2017 |
| Swamp Darner | 2 | 2017 |
| Swift River Cruiser | 1 | 2011 |
| Royal River Cruiser | 3 | 2017 |
| Wabash River Cruiser | 2 | 2012 |
| Gilded River Cruiser | 2 | 2012 |
| Prince Baskettail | 1 | 1992 |
| Eastern Amberwing | 2 | 2017 |
| Halloween Pennant | 2 | 2017 |
| Calico Pennant | 1 | 1958 |
| Widow Skimmer | 5 | 2016 |
| Twelve-spotted Skimmer | 4 | 1993 |
| Common Whitetail | 11 | 1996 |
| White-faced Meadowhawk | 2 | 1956 |
| Ruby Meadowhawk | 3 | 1997 |
| Band-winged Meadowhawk | 1 | 1960 |
| Autumn Meadowhawk | 2 | 2011 |
| Blue Dasher | 2 | 2016 |
| Eastern Pondhawk | 2 | 2017 |
| Wandering Glider | 2 | 2012 |
| Black Saddlebags | 2 | 1997 |
| Ebony Jewelwing | 3 | 1996 |
| American Rubyspot | 2 | 1996 |
| Spotted Spreadwing | 1 | 1996 |
| Lyre-tipped Spreadwing | 1 | 1958 |
| Slender Spreadwing | 6 | 1997 |
| Emerald Spreadwing | 1 | 1997 |
| Blue-fronted Dancer | 7 | 1994 |
| Violet Dancer | 8 | 2011 |
| Powdered Dancer | 8 | 1996 |
| Blue-tipped Dancer | 2 | 1991 |
| Skimming Bluet | 1 | 1996 |
| Orange Bluet | 1 | 2004 |
| Vesper Bluet | 1 | 2004 |
| Stream Bluet | 11 | 2017 |
| Familiar Bluet | 2 | 1959 |
| Double-striped Bluet | 3 | 2017 |
| Fragile Forktail | 2 | 1996 |
| Eastern Forktail | 4 | 1996 |
Species found in surrounding counties, but yet to be reported: (possible county records to watch for)
| Species | County | Recent |
| Dragonhunter | Lucas | 2013 |
| Midland Clubtail | Putnam | 1995 |
| Midland Clubtail | Sandusky | 1903 |
| Midland Clubtail | Ottawa | 1952 |
| Midland Clubtail | Lucas | 2012 |
| Midland Clubtail | Hancock | 2016 |
| Plains Clubtail | Seneca | 1990 |
| Plains Clubtail | Lucas | 2011 |
| Plains Clubtail | Hancock | 2004 |
| Handsome Clubtail | Lucas | 2012 |
| Splendid Clubtail | Hancock | 2016 |
| Elusive Clubtail | Lucas | 2016 |
| Russet-tipped Clubtail | Sandusky | 1899 |
| Russet-tipped Clubtail | Ottawa | 1943 |
| Russet-tipped Clubtail | Putnam | 1995 |
| Russet-tipped Clubtail | Lucas | 2016 |
| Arrow Clubtail | Ottawa | 1937 |
| Ashy Clubtail | Lucas | 2015 |
| Ashy Clubtail | Sandusky | 1937 |
| Ashy Clubtail | Ottawa | 1955 |
| Pronghorn Clubtail | Lucas | 2017 |
| Pronghorn Clubtail | Seneca | 1991 |
| Pronghorn Clubtail | Hancock | 2017 |
| Dusky Clubtail | Lucas | 2015 |
| Unicorn Clubtail | Lucas | 2017 |
| Unicorn Clubtail | Sandusky | 1932 |
| Unicorn Clubtail | Hancock | 2017 |
| Unicorn Clubtail | Henry | 1994 |
| Flag-tailed Spinyleg | Henry | 1956 |
| Flag-tailed Spinyleg | Hancock | 2016 |
| Flag-tailed Spinyleg | Sandusky | 1960 |
| Flag-tailed Spinyleg | Lucas | 2017 |
| Flag-tailed Spinyleg | Ottawa | 2016 |
| Black-shouldered Spinyleg | Henry | 1898 |
| Black-shouldered Spinyleg | Putnam | 1991 |
| Black-shouldered Spinyleg | Ottawa | 1934 |
| Comet Darner | Sandusky | 1913 |
| Comet Darner | Ottawa | 1942 |
| Comet Darner | Lucas | 2017 |
| Comet Darner | Hancock | 2016 |
| Cyrano Darner | Hancock | 2016 |
| Cyrano Darner | Putnam | 1985 |
| Cyrano Darner | Lucas | 2017 |
| Spatterdock Darner | Ottawa | 1929 |
| Spatterdock Darner | Lucas | 2016 |
| Shadow Darner | Lucas | 2017 |
| Shadow Darner | Putnam | 1994 |
| Shadow Darner | Sandusky | 2017 |
| Shadow Darner | Seneca | 2006 |
| Shadow Darner | Hancock | 2016 |
| Lance-tipped Darner | Ottawa | 2017 |
| Lance-tipped Darner | Putnam | 1956 |
| Lance-tipped Darner | Lucas | 2017 |
| Mottled Darner | Lucas | 2015 |
| Black-tipped Darner | Ottawa | 1938 |
| Black-tipped Darner | Lucas | 2017 |
| Canada Darner | Lucas | 1997 |
| Green-striped Darner | Lucas | 2017 |
| Green-striped Darner | Ottawa | 2017 |
| Allegheny River Cruiser | Ottawa | 1934 |
| Umber Shadowdragon | Ottawa | 1950 |
| Stygian Shadowdragon | Ottawa | 1990 |
| Common Baskettail | Hancock | 2016 |
| Common Baskettail | Lucas | 2014 |
| Common Baskettail | Ottawa | 1921 |
| Mocha Emerald | Hancock | 1960 |
| Mocha Emerald | Lucas | 2017 |
| Clamp-tipped Emerald | Lucas | 2016 |
| Hine’s Emerald | Lucas | 1961 |
| Banded Pennant | Lucas | 2017 |
| Chalk-fronted Corporal | Lucas | 2015 |
| Golden-winged Skimmer | Ottawa | 1964 |
| Golden-winged Skimmer | Lucas | 2010 |
| Spangled Skimmer | Lucas | 2016 |
| Painted Skimmer | Lucas | 2017 |
| Painted Skimmer | Ottawa | 2005 |
| Four-spotted Skimmer | Lucas | 2011 |
| Slaty Skimmer | Lucas | 2017 |
| Great Blue Skimmer | Lucas | 2017 |
| Great Blue Skimmer | Hancock | 2000 |
| Variegated Meadowhawk | Ottawa | 1957 |
| Variegated Meadowhawk | Putnam | 1961 |
| Variegated Meadowhawk | Lucas | 2017 |
| Blue-faced Meadowhawk | Ottawa | 1933 |
| Blue-faced Meadowhawk | Henry | 1950 |
| Blue-faced Meadowhawk | Lucas | 2017 |
| Blue-faced Meadowhawk | Hancock | 2017 |
| Blue-faced Meadowhawk | Seneca | 2017 |
| Cherry-faced Meadowhawk | Putnam | 1956 |
| Cherry-faced Meadowhawk | Lucas | 1992 |
| Saffron-winged Meadowhawk | Putnam | 1956 |
| Saffron-winged Meadowhawk | Lucas | 1953 |
| Dot-tailed Whiteface | Hancock | 2016 |
| Dot-tailed Whiteface | Lucas | 2017 |
| Dot-tailed Whiteface | Ottawa | 1920 |
| Frosted Whiteface | Lucas | 2017 |
| Belted Whiteface | Lucas | 2017 |
| Spot-winged Glider | Lucas | 2017 |
| Spot-winged Glider | Ottawa | 2017 |
| Spot-winged Glider | Hancock | 2017 |
| Spot-winged Glider | Sandusky | 2016 |
| Striped Saddlebags | Lucas | 2016 |
| Red Saddlebags | Ottawa | 1964 |
| Red Saddlebags | Lucas | 2016 |
| Carolina Saddlebags | Lucas | 2017 |
| Carolina Saddlebags | Ottawa | 1933 |
| Carolina Saddlebags | Hancock | 2017 |
| Great Spreadwing | Lucas | 2017 |
| Great Spreadwing | Hancock | 2017 |
| Elegant Spreadwing | Ottawa | 1895 |
| Elegant Spreadwing | Hancock | 2016 |
| Amber-winged Spreadwing | Lucas | 2015 |
| Amber-winged Spreadwing | Putnam | 1994 |
| Sweetflag Spreadwing | Lucas | 2017 |
| Sweetflag Spreadwing | Hancock | 2017 |
| Sweetflag Spreadwing | Ottawa | 1951 |
| Northern Spreadwing | Ottawa | 1920 |
| Northern Spreadwing | Henry | 1996 |
| Southern Spreadwing | Seneca | 1960 |
| Southern Spreadwing | Ottawa | 1970 |
| Southern Spreadwing | Henry | 1994 |
| Southern Spreadwing | Lucas | 2017 |
| Swamp Spreadwing | Ottawa | 1895 |
| Swamp Spreadwing | Lucas | 2015 |
| Swamp Spreadwing | Hancock | 2016 |
| Blue-ringed Dancer | Seneca | 1996 |
| Blue-ringed Dancer | Sandusky | 1960 |
| Blue-ringed Dancer | Putnam | 2017 |
| Blue-ringed Dancer | Henry | 1998 |
| Blue-ringed Dancer | Hancock | 2017 |
| Dusky Dancer | Sandusky | 1987 |
| Dusky Dancer | Lucas | 2014 |
| Dusky Dancer | Hancock | 2017 |
| Eastern Red Damsel | Lucas | 1974 |
| Eastern Red Damsel | Sandusky | 1992 |
| Eastern Red Damsel | Ottawa | 1968 |
| Sedge Sprite | Ottawa | 1920 |
| Sedge Sprite | Lucas | 2017 |
| Sedge Sprite | Hancock | 2016 |
| Aurora Damsel | Ottawa | 1991 |
| Aurora Damsel | Lucas | 2011 |
| Turquoise Bluet | Hancock | 2016 |
| Hagen’s Bluet | Ottawa | 1947 |
| Boreal Bluet | Lucas | 1952 |
| Northern Bluet | Ottawa | 1970 |
| Northern Bluet | Lucas | 1952 |
| Marsh Bluet | Ottawa | 1961 |
| Marsh Bluet | Henry | 1945 |
| Marsh Bluet | Lucas | 1973 |
| Marsh Bluet | Sandusky | 1932 |
| Rainbow Bluet | Putnam | 1972 |
| Rainbow Bluet | Sandusky | 1960 |
| Rainbow Bluet | Hancock | 2017 |
| Rainbow Bluet | Seneca | 1960 |
| Rainbow Bluet | Lucas | 2017 |
| Rainbow Bluet | Ottawa | 1970 |
| Rainbow Bluet | Henry | 1950 |
| Tule Bluet | Ottawa | 1992 |
| Tule Bluet | Lucas | 2017 |
| Tule Bluet | Hancock | 2017 |
| River Bluet | Hancock | 2016 |
| Azure Bluet | Seneca | 1996 |
| Azure Bluet | Lucas | 2017 |
| Azure Bluet | Hancock | 2017 |
| Westfall’s Slender Bluet | Seneca | 1996 |
| Westfall’s Slender Bluet | Lucas | 2017 |
| Westfall’s Slender Bluet | Hancock | 2017 |
| Citrine Forktail | Lucas | 2017 |
| Citrine Forktail | Ottawa | 2013 |
| Citrine Forktail | Hancock | 2017 |