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 |