Montgomery County

Total number of known species: 82

Total abundance of specimens in database: 1261

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Species List known from county:

Species # Records Recent
Dragonhunter 5 2017
Midland Clubtail 22 2017
Plains Clubtail 2 2017
Handsome Clubtail 7 2017
Cobra Clubtail 2 1993
Skillet Clubtail 1 1994
Russet-tipped Clubtail 1 2017
Arrow Clubtail 14 1996
Ashy Clubtail 9 1994
Pronghorn Clubtail 6 2017
Rapids Clubtail 6 2017
Unicorn Clubtail 12 2017
Flag-tailed Spinyleg 9 2017
Black-shouldered Spinyleg 1 2009
Springtime Darner 3 2017
Fawn Darner 10 2017
Comet Darner 5 2017
Common Green Darner 39 2017
Cyrano Darner 2 1994
Swamp Darner 6 2016
Shadow Darner 12 2017
Lance-tipped Darner 1 1956
Brown Spiketail 3 1969
Arrowhead Spiketail 1 2015
Swift River Cruiser 68 2017
Royal River Cruiser 5 1996
Wabash River Cruiser 1 1987
Gilded River Cruiser 8 1996
Prince Baskettail 34 2017
Common Baskettail 5 2017
Slender Baskettail 1 2014
Clamp-tipped Emerald 1 2016
Eastern Amberwing 36 2017
Halloween Pennant 29 2017
Calico Pennant 46 2017
Banded Pennant 10 2017
Blue Corporal 13 2017
Widow Skimmer 80 2017
Spangled Skimmer 2 2016
Painted Skimmer 2 1993
Twelve-spotted Skimmer 30 2017
Slaty Skimmer 12 2017
Common Whitetail 60 2017
Blue-faced Meadowhawk 20 2017
White-faced Meadowhawk 1 2017
Ruby Meadowhawk 8 1996
Autumn Meadowhawk 34 2017
Dot-tailed Whiteface 1 1992
Blue Dasher 48 2017
Eastern Pondhawk 59 2017
Swift Setwing 2 2017
Spot-winged Glider 10 2016
Wandering Glider 12 2017
Black Saddlebags 20 2017
Red Saddlebags 3 2017
Carolina Saddlebags 14 2017
Ebony Jewelwing 28 2017
American Rubyspot 31 2017
Great Spreadwing 15 2017
Spotted Spreadwing 13 2017
Slender Spreadwing 10 1996
Swamp Spreadwing 7 1994
Blue-fronted Dancer 24 2017
Seepage Dancer 1 2004
Violet Dancer 20 2017
Powdered Dancer 16 2017
Blue-ringed Dancer 4 2017
Blue-tipped Dancer 11 2017
Dusky Dancer 5 2017
Eastern Red Damsel 3 1994
Skimming Bluet 7 2017
Orange Bluet 9 2017
Vesper Bluet 4 1994
Stream Bluet 18 2017
Rainbow Bluet 7 2017
Familiar Bluet 28 2017
Double-striped Bluet 27 2017
Azure Bluet 18 2017
Westfall’s Slender Bluet 7 2017
Fragile Forktail 30 2017
Eastern Forktail 54 2017
Citrine Forktail 10 2017

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

Species County Recent
Gray Petaltail Greene 1975
Eastern Ringtail Butler 2010
Riverine Clubtail Greene 2017
Lancet Clubtail Miami 1993
Lancet Clubtail Darke 2017
Spatterdock Darner Warren 2017
Twin-spotted Spiketail Warren 1994
Stream Cruiser Butler 1965
Mocha Emerald Warren 1960
Mocha Emerald Butler 1969
Elfin Skimmer Miami 1959
Great Blue Skimmer Clark 1999
Great Blue Skimmer Greene 2017
Variegated Meadowhawk Greene 1934
Band-winged Meadowhawk Clark 2017
Band-winged Meadowhawk Greene 2017
Band-winged Meadowhawk Warren 2017
Band-winged Meadowhawk Darke 1959
Band-winged Meadowhawk Butler 1964
Band-winged Meadowhawk Miami 1961
Amber-winged Spreadwing Miami 2015
Amber-winged Spreadwing Butler 1996
Lyre-tipped Spreadwing Butler 1996
Lyre-tipped Spreadwing Miami 1990
Lyre-tipped Spreadwing Darke 1960
Lyre-tipped Spreadwing Greene 1997
Sweetflag Spreadwing Miami 2008
Sweetflag Spreadwing Warren 2016
Southern Spreadwing Miami 2015
Southern Spreadwing Greene 1997
Southern Spreadwing Butler 1964
Emerald Spreadwing Darke 2016
Emerald Spreadwing Miami 2014
Sphagnum Sprite Greene 2017
Sedge Sprite Miami 1959
Sedge Sprite Clark 1896
Sedge Sprite Warren 2016
Aurora Damsel Clark 1991
Aurora Damsel Greene 1936
Aurora Damsel Darke 2016
Taiga Bluet Greene 1993
Turquoise Bluet Greene 1975
Turquoise Bluet Butler 1998
Turquoise Bluet Darke 2017
Turquoise Bluet Miami 2016
Tule Bluet Miami 1995
Tule Bluet Greene 1934
Tule Bluet Clark 1937
Tule Bluet Darke 1943
Lilypad Forktail Warren 2016