Miami County

Total number of known species: 73

Total abundance of specimens in database: 660

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Species List known from county:

Species # Records Recent
Dragonhunter 4 2017
Midland Clubtail 8 2007
Handsome Clubtail 2 1996
Arrow Clubtail 4 1993
Ashy Clubtail 4 1994
Pronghorn Clubtail 1 1994
Lancet Clubtail 2 1993
Rapids Clubtail 3 1994
Unicorn Clubtail 6 2017
Black-shouldered Spinyleg 2 2015
Springtime Darner 4 2015
Fawn Darner 8 1993
Comet Darner 5 2017
Common Green Darner 19 2017
Cyrano Darner 1 1994
Swamp Darner 1 1990
Shadow Darner 1 1993
Swift River Cruiser 8 1994
Gilded River Cruiser 4 1994
Prince Baskettail 4 2013
Common Baskettail 4 2015
Clamp-tipped Emerald 1 1992
Elfin Skimmer 1 1959
Eastern Amberwing 23 2017
Halloween Pennant 19 2017
Calico Pennant 25 2017
Blue Corporal 13 2017
Widow Skimmer 49 2017
Spangled Skimmer 7 2017
Painted Skimmer 1 2014
Twelve-spotted Skimmer 15 2017
Slaty Skimmer 9 2017
Common Whitetail 17 2017
Blue-faced Meadowhawk 1 2015
Ruby Meadowhawk 5 2013
Band-winged Meadowhawk 1 1961
Autumn Meadowhawk 16 2017
Dot-tailed Whiteface 11 2017
Blue Dasher 27 2017
Eastern Pondhawk 40 2017
Spot-winged Glider 2 2017
Black Saddlebags 11 2017
Red Saddlebags 1 2017
Carolina Saddlebags 2 2014
Ebony Jewelwing 17 2017
American Rubyspot 21 2017
Amber-winged Spreadwing 3 2015
Spotted Spreadwing 1 1973
Lyre-tipped Spreadwing 1 1990
Sweetflag Spreadwing 1 2008
Southern Spreadwing 2 2015
Slender Spreadwing 7 2017
Emerald Spreadwing 1 2014
Swamp Spreadwing 7 2007
Blue-fronted Dancer 20 2017
Violet Dancer 20 2017
Powdered Dancer 14 2017
Blue-ringed Dancer 6 2017
Blue-tipped Dancer 9 2017
Eastern Red Damsel 1 1961
Sedge Sprite 1 1959
Turquoise Bluet 1 2016
Skimming Bluet 9 2017
Orange Bluet 6 2017
Stream Bluet 16 2017
Tule Bluet 4 1995
Familiar Bluet 10 2017
Double-striped Bluet 15 2017
Azure Bluet 7 2017
Westfall’s Slender Bluet 5 2017
Fragile Forktail 19 2017
Eastern Forktail 40 2017
Citrine Forktail 4 2017

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

Species County Recent
Gray Petaltail Champaign 2017
Plains Clubtail Montgomery 2017
Plains Clubtail Darke 1990
Cobra Clubtail Montgomery 1993
Skillet Clubtail Montgomery 1994
Russet-tipped Clubtail Montgomery 2017
Flag-tailed Spinyleg Shelby 2017
Flag-tailed Spinyleg Montgomery 2017
Flag-tailed Spinyleg Champaign 2017
Flag-tailed Spinyleg Darke 2017
Spatterdock Darner Champaign 2017
Lance-tipped Darner Champaign 2017
Lance-tipped Darner Montgomery 1956
Green-striped Darner Champaign 2017
Brown Spiketail Champaign 2017
Brown Spiketail Clark 2015
Brown Spiketail Montgomery 1969
Arrowhead Spiketail Montgomery 2015
Arrowhead Spiketail Champaign 2017
Royal River Cruiser Montgomery 1996
Royal River Cruiser Darke 2017
Wabash River Cruiser Montgomery 1987
Slender Baskettail Montgomery 2014
Mocha Emerald Champaign 2004
Banded Pennant Montgomery 2017
Band-winged Dragonlet Champaign 1934
Great Blue Skimmer Clark 1999
White-faced Meadowhawk Darke 1960
White-faced Meadowhawk Shelby 1935
White-faced Meadowhawk Champaign 1943
White-faced Meadowhawk Montgomery 2017
Swift Setwing Champaign 2017
Swift Setwing Montgomery 2017
Wandering Glider Clark 2017
Wandering Glider Champaign 2017
Wandering Glider Montgomery 2017
Wandering Glider Darke 2017
Wandering Glider Shelby 2017
Great Spreadwing Montgomery 2017
Great Spreadwing Champaign 2014
Elegant Spreadwing Champaign 2016
Seepage Dancer Champaign 2017
Seepage Dancer Clark 2017
Seepage Dancer Montgomery 2004
Dusky Dancer Clark 1991
Dusky Dancer Champaign 2017
Dusky Dancer Montgomery 2017
Dusky Dancer Shelby 2017
Sphagnum Sprite Champaign 2017
Aurora Damsel Champaign 1972
Aurora Damsel Clark 1991
Aurora Damsel Darke 2016
Vesper Bluet Montgomery 1994
Vesper Bluet Champaign 2017
Rainbow Bluet Champaign 1959
Rainbow Bluet Darke 1959
Rainbow Bluet Shelby 1960
Rainbow Bluet Montgomery 2017
Rainbow Bluet Clark 1996
Lilypad Forktail Champaign 2017