Total number of known species: 43
Total abundance of specimens in database: 156
Places to visit: Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area, Lake Warner, Indian Mill Park See our Searching for Dragonflies and Damselflies Tab
Species List known from county:
Species | # Records | Recent |
Midland Clubtail | 1 | 1996 |
Plains Clubtail | 3 | 1990 |
Ashy Clubtail | 1 | 1992 |
Lancet Clubtail | 1 | 1994 |
Fawn Darner | 8 | 1990 |
Common Green Darner | 1 | 2017 |
Swift River Cruiser | 1 | 2001 |
Royal River Cruiser | 1 | 1996 |
Prince Baskettail | 1 | 1992 |
Common Baskettail | 1 | 1994 |
Mocha Emerald | 1 | 1993 |
Eastern Amberwing | 7 | 2017 |
Halloween Pennant | 10 | 2017 |
Calico Pennant | 4 | 1992 |
Widow Skimmer | 14 | 2017 |
Twelve-spotted Skimmer | 3 | 1992 |
Common Whitetail | 8 | 2017 |
Ruby Meadowhawk | 7 | 1996 |
Autumn Meadowhawk | 2 | 2006 |
Blue Dasher | 7 | 2017 |
Eastern Pondhawk | 12 | 2017 |
Spot-winged Glider | 2 | 1994 |
Black Saddlebags | 6 | 2014 |
Ebony Jewelwing | 3 | 2002 |
American Rubyspot | 2 | 2017 |
Southern Spreadwing | 1 | 1991 |
Slender Spreadwing | 3 | 2016 |
Emerald Spreadwing | 1 | 1996 |
Swamp Spreadwing | 1 | 2016 |
Blue-fronted Dancer | 6 | 2002 |
Violet Dancer | 1 | 1996 |
Powdered Dancer | 3 | 2002 |
Blue-ringed Dancer | 1 | 2002 |
Blue-tipped Dancer | 3 | 1996 |
Skimming Bluet | 3 | 2014 |
Orange Bluet | 1 | 2016 |
Vesper Bluet | 1 | 2016 |
Stream Bluet | 3 | 2002 |
Familiar Bluet | 8 | 2017 |
Double-striped Bluet | 2 | 1992 |
Azure Bluet | 2 | 1994 |
Fragile Forktail | 1 | 2016 |
Eastern Forktail | 8 | 2016 |
Species found in surrounding counties, but yet to be reported: (possible county records to watch for)
Species | County | Recent |
Cobra Clubtail | Seneca | 1937 |
Splendid Clubtail | Hancock | 2016 |
Pronghorn Clubtail | Seneca | 1991 |
Pronghorn Clubtail | Hancock | 2017 |
Pronghorn Clubtail | Marion | 1961 |
Unicorn Clubtail | Hancock | 2017 |
Unicorn Clubtail | Crawford | 1993 |
Unicorn Clubtail | Hardin | 2004 |
Flag-tailed Spinyleg | Hancock | 2016 |
Black-shouldered Spinyleg | Crawford | 1937 |
Springtime Darner | Crawford | 1979 |
Comet Darner | Hancock | 2016 |
Cyrano Darner | Hancock | 2016 |
Cyrano Darner | Marion | 1987 |
Swamp Darner | Marion | 1948 |
Swamp Darner | Hancock | 2017 |
Shadow Darner | Crawford | 1960 |
Shadow Darner | Seneca | 2006 |
Shadow Darner | Hardin | 2012 |
Shadow Darner | Hancock | 2016 |
Painted Skimmer | Marion | 1961 |
Great Blue Skimmer | Hancock | 2000 |
Blue-faced Meadowhawk | Crawford | 1937 |
Blue-faced Meadowhawk | Hancock | 2017 |
Blue-faced Meadowhawk | Seneca | 2017 |
Blue-faced Meadowhawk | Hardin | 2017 |
White-faced Meadowhawk | Hancock | 2015 |
White-faced Meadowhawk | Seneca | 2017 |
Band-winged Meadowhawk | Crawford | 1958 |
Band-winged Meadowhawk | Hardin | 1958 |
Band-winged Meadowhawk | Seneca | 1997 |
Band-winged Meadowhawk | Marion | 1959 |
Band-winged Meadowhawk | Hancock | 2016 |
Dot-tailed Whiteface | Hancock | 2016 |
Dot-tailed Whiteface | Marion | 1943 |
Wandering Glider | Seneca | 1960 |
Wandering Glider | Hardin | 1995 |
Wandering Glider | Hancock | 2017 |
Carolina Saddlebags | Marion | 1943 |
Carolina Saddlebags | Hancock | 2017 |
Great Spreadwing | Marion | 1992 |
Great Spreadwing | Hancock | 2017 |
Elegant Spreadwing | Hancock | 2016 |
Spotted Spreadwing | Hancock | 2017 |
Lyre-tipped Spreadwing | Crawford | 1958 |
Lyre-tipped Spreadwing | Marion | 1961 |
Sweetflag Spreadwing | Hancock | 2017 |
Sweetflag Spreadwing | Marion | 1997 |
Sweetflag Spreadwing | Crawford | 2017 |
Dusky Dancer | Hardin | 1992 |
Dusky Dancer | Hancock | 2017 |
Sedge Sprite | Hancock | 2016 |
Turquoise Bluet | Hancock | 2016 |
Rainbow Bluet | Hancock | 2017 |
Rainbow Bluet | Seneca | 1960 |
Rainbow Bluet | Crawford | 1896 |
Tule Bluet | Hancock | 2017 |
River Bluet | Hancock | 2016 |
Westfall’s Slender Bluet | Seneca | 1996 |
Westfall’s Slender Bluet | Hancock | 2017 |
Westfall’s Slender Bluet | Hardin | 2016 |
Furtive Forktail | Marion | 1959 |
Citrine Forktail | Hardin | 1959 |
Citrine Forktail | Hancock | 2017 |
Citrine Forktail | Crawford | 2017 |