Adams County

 

Total number of known species: 87

Total abundance of specimens in database: 683

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Species List known from county:

Species # Records Recent
Gray Petaltail 6 2017
Dragonhunter 11 2015
Green-faced Clubtail 3 2015
Midland Clubtail 15 2015
Handsome Clubtail 2 2015
Cobra Clubtail 2 2015
Elusive Clubtail 2 1996
Russet-tipped Clubtail 1 1996
Arrow Clubtail 2 2016
Ashy Clubtail 5 2015
Pronghorn Clubtail 5 2005
Lancet Clubtail 3 2015
Unicorn Clubtail 6 2016
Flag-tailed Spinyleg 13 2016
Black-shouldered Spinyleg 26 2015
Eastern Least Clubtail 5 2015
Northern Pygmy Clubtail 1 1987
Springtime Darner 6 2013
Fawn Darner 29 2015
Comet Darner 6 2015
Common Green Darner 9 2007
Swamp Darner 3 2001
Shadow Darner 4 2009
Black-tipped Darner 1 2015
Tiger Spiketail 4 2005
Arrowhead Spiketail 10 2017
Twin-spotted Spiketail 1 2003
Swift River Cruiser 47 2015
Allegheny River Cruiser 6 2002
Royal River Cruiser 44 2015
Stream Cruiser 9 2015
Stygian Shadowdragon 9 2013
Prince Baskettail 12 2013
Common Baskettail 9 2015
Uhler’s Sundragon 3 2012
Mocha Emerald 5 2015
Clamp-tipped Emerald 7 2012
Eastern Amberwing 9 2014
Halloween Pennant 13 2014
Calico Pennant 7 2014
Banded Pennant 4 2017
Blue Corporal 13 2015
Widow Skimmer 21 2017
Spangled Skimmer 10 2017
Painted Skimmer 5 2010
Twelve-spotted Skimmer 4 2000
Four-spotted Skimmer 3 2009
Slaty Skimmer 8 2017
Great Blue Skimmer 4 2015
Common Whitetail 15 2016
Variegated Meadowhawk 1 2002
Blue-faced Meadowhawk 3 2015
White-faced Meadowhawk 1 2015
Ruby Meadowhawk 4 2004
Autumn Meadowhawk 6 2015
Blue Dasher 12 2015
Eastern Pondhawk 16 2017
Spot-winged Glider 1 2000
Wandering Glider 2 2000
Black Saddlebags 7 2000
Red Saddlebags 1 1997
Carolina Saddlebags 4 2003
Ebony Jewelwing 16 2017
American Rubyspot 8 2015
Great Spreadwing 6 2013
Amber-winged Spreadwing 4 2015
Southern Spreadwing 2 2008
Slender Spreadwing 5 2015
Blue-fronted Dancer 15 2016
Violet Dancer 9 2015
Powdered Dancer 14 2015
Blue-ringed Dancer 7 2015
Blue-tipped Dancer 4 2005
Dusky Dancer 5 2015
Eastern Red Damsel 1 2004
Aurora Damsel 3 2015
Turquoise Bluet 1 2015
Skimming Bluet 2 2015
Orange Bluet 6 2017
Stream Bluet 14 2015
Familiar Bluet 11 2017
Double-striped Bluet 9 2015
Azure Bluet 9 2015
Westfall’s Slender Bluet 2 2009
Fragile Forktail 12 2017
Eastern Forktail 9 2017
Citrine Forktail 3 2011

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

Species County Recent
Common Sanddragon Pike 1993
Cyrano Darner Highland 2017
Green-striped Darner Pike 2009
Brown Spiketail Pike 2007
Umber Shadowdragon Scioto 1983
Smoky Shadowdragon Scioto 1991
Smoky Shadowdragon Pike 1985
Yellow-sided Skimmer Pike 2007
Cherry-faced Meadowhawk Scioto 1897
Dot-tailed Whiteface Highland 1961
Smoky Rubyspot Scioto 1897
Smoky Rubyspot Brown 1960
Spotted Spreadwing Highland 2017
Sweetflag Spreadwing Highland 2017
Northern Spreadwing Scioto 1958
Seepage Dancer Pike 2013
Sedge Sprite Highland 1899
Vesper Bluet Pike 1991
Vesper Bluet Scioto 1997
Vesper Bluet Brown 2008
Rainbow Bluet Pike 1972
Rainbow Bluet Highland 1934