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Species Collected in Cuyahoga County

List by Common Name

  1. Gray Petaltail - Tachopteryx thoreyi (Hagen), 1858
    Family: Petaluridae - Species Number: 2
  2. Midland Clubtail - Gomphus fraternus (Say), 1839
    Family: Gomphidae - Species Number: 33
  3. Arrow Clubtail - Stylurus spiniceps (Walsh), 1862
    Family: Gomphidae - Species Number: 50
  4. Ashy Clubtail - Gomphus lividus Selys, 1854
    Family: Gomphidae - Species Number: 51
  5. Dusky Clubtail - Gomphus spicatus Hagen, 1854
    Family: Gomphidae - Species Number: 59
  6. Unicorn Clubtail - Arigomphus villosipes Selys, 1854
    Family: Gomphidae - Species Number: 72
  7. Least Clubtail - Stylogomphus albistylus (Hagen), 1878
    Family: Gomphidae - Species Number: 76
  8. Northern Pygmy Clubtail - Lanthus parvulus (Selys), 1854
    Family: Gomphidae - Species Number: 77
  9. Taper-tailed Darner - Gomphaeschna antilope (Hagen), 1874
    Family: Aeshnidae - Species Number: 79A
  10. Springtime Darner - Basiaeschna janata (Say), 1839
    Family: Aeshnidae - Species Number: 80
  11. Fawn Darner - Boyeria vinosa (Say), 1839
    Family: Aeshnidae - Species Number: 81
  12. Common Green Darner - Anax junius (Drury), 1770
    Family: Aeshnidae - Species Number: 85
  13. Swamp Darner - Epiaeschna heros (Fabricius), 1798
    Family: Aeshnidae - Species Number: 91
  14. Shadow Darner - Aeshna umbrosa Walker, 1908
    Family: Aeshnidae - Species Number: 97
  15. Lance-tipped Darner - Aeshna constricta Say, 1839
    Family: Aeshnidae - Species Number: 101
  16. Canada Darner - Aeshna canadensis Walker, 1908
    Family: Aeshnidae - Species Number: 108
  17. Green-striped Darner - Aeshna verticalis Hagen, 1861
    Family: Aeshnidae - Species Number: 109
  18. Prince Baskettail - Epitheca princeps Hagen, 1861
    Family: Corduliidae - Species Number: 136
  19. Common Baskettail - Epitheca cynosura (Say), 1839
    Family: Corduliidae - Species Number: 138
  20. Beaverpond Baskettail - Epitheca canis McLachlan, 1886
    Family: Corduliidae - Species Number: 141
  21. Clamp-tailed Emerald - Somatochlora tenebrosa (Say), 1839
    Family: Corduliidae - Species Number: 148
  22. Eastern Amberwing - Perithemis tenera (Say), 1839
    Family: Libellulidae - Species Number: 172D
  23. Calico Pennant - Celithemis elisa (Hagen), 1861
    Family: Libellulidae - Species Number: 174
  24. Widow Skimmer - Libellula luctuosa Burmeister, 1839
    Family: Libellulidae - Species Number: 190
  25. Painted Skimmer - Libellula semifasciata Burmeister, 1839
    Family: Libellulidae - Species Number: 198
  26. Twelve-spotted Skimmer - Libellula pulchella Drury, 1770
    Family: Libellulidae - Species Number: 199
  27. Great Blue Skimmer - Libellula vibrans Fabricius, 1793
    Family: Libellulidae - Species Number: 205
  28. Common Whitetail - Libellula lydia Drury, 1770
    Family: Libellulidae - Species Number: 207
  29. Ruby Meadowhawk - Sympetrum rubicundulum (Say), 1839
    Family: Libellulidae - Species Number: 217
  30. Yellow-legged Meadowhawk - Sympetrum vicinum (Hagen), 1861
    Family: Libellulidae - Species Number: 220
  31. Dot-tailed Whiteface - Leucorrhinia intacta Hagen, 1961
    Family: Libellulidae - Species Number: 225
  32. Blue Dasher - Pachydiplax longipennis (Burmeister), 1839
    Family: Libellulidae - Species Number: 230
  33. Eastern Pondhawk - Erythemis simplicicollis Say, 1839
    Family: Libellulidae - Species Number: 231
  34. Spot-winged Glider - Pantala hymenaea (Say), 1839
    Family: Libellulidae - Species Number: 238
  35. Wandering Glider - Pantala flavescens (Fabricius), 1798
    Family: Libellulidae - Species Number: 239
  36. Black Saddlebags - Tramea lacerata Hagen, 1861
    Family: Libellulidae - Species Number: 242
  37. Red Saddlebags - Tramea onusta Hagen, 1861
    Family: Libellulidae - Species Number: 243
  38. Carolina Saddlebags - Tramea carolina (Linneaus), 1763
    Family: Libellulidae - Species Number: 244
  39. Ebony Jewelwing - Calopteryx maculata (Beauvois), 1805
    Family: Calopterygidae - Species Number: 251
  40. American Rubyspot - Hetaerina americana (Fabricius), 1798
    Family: Calopterygidae - Species Number: 254
  41. Great Spreadwing - Archilestes grandis (Rambur), 1842
    Family: Lestidae - Species Number: 257
  42. Elegant Spreadwing - Lestes inaequalis Walsh, 1862
    Family: Lestidae - Species Number: 259
  43. Spotted Spreadwing - Lestes congener Hagen, 1861
    Family: Lestidae - Species Number: 261
  44. Lyre-tipped Spreadwing - Lestes unguiculatus Hagen, 1861
    Family: Lestidae - Species Number: 262
  45. Sweetflag Spreadwing - Lestes forcipatus Rambur, 1842
    Family: Lestidae - Species Number: 265
  46. Common Spreadwing - Lestes d. disjunctus Selys, 1862
    Family: Lestidae - Species Number: 266A
  47. Slender Spreadwing - Lestes rectangularis Say, 1839
    Family: Lestidae - Species Number: 267
  48. Emerald Spreadwing - Lestes dryas Kirby, 1890
    Family: Lestidae - Species Number: 268
  49. Blue-fronted Dancer - Argia apicalis (Say), 1839
    Family: Coenagrionidae - Species Number: 277
  50. Violet Dancer - Argia fumipennis violacea (Hagen), 1861
    Family: Coenagrionidae - Species Number: 280A
  51. Powdered Dancer - Argia moesta (Hagen), 1861
    Family: Coenagrionidae - Species Number: 284
  52. Blue-ringed Dancer - Argia sedula (Hagen), 1861
    Family: Coenagrionidae - Species Number: 286
  53. Sedge Sprite - Nehalennia irene (Hagen), 1861
    Family: Coenagrionidae - Species Number: 300
  54. Aurora Damsel - Chromagrion conditum (Hagen), 1876
    Family: Coenagrionidae - Species Number: 301
  55. Skimming Bluet - Enallagma geminatum Kellocott, 1895
    Family: Coenagrionidae - Species Number: 314
  56. Orange Bluet - Enallagma signatum (Hagen), 1861
    Family: Coenagrionidae - Species Number: 321
  57. Stream Bluet - Enallagma exsulans (Hagen), 1861
    Family: Coenagrionidae - Species Number: 327
  58. Rainbow Bluet - Enallagma antennatum (Say), 1839
    Family: Coenagrionidae - Species Number: 330
  59. Familiar Bluet - Enallagma civile (Hagen), 1861
    Family: Coenagrionidae - Species Number: 333
  60. Double-striped Bluet - Enallagma basidens Calvert, 1902
    Family: Coenagrionidae - Species Number: 338
  61. Western Slender Bluet - Enallagma traviatum westfalli Donnelly, 1964
    Family: Coenagrionidae - Species Number: 341B
  62. Fragile Forktail - Ischnura posita (Hagen), 1861
    Family: Coenagrionidae - Species Number: 349
  63. Eastern Forktail - Ischnura verticalis (Say), 1839
    Family: Coenagrionidae - Species Number: 357

Cuyahoga County: 63 species, 288 records.

Source: The Ohio Odonata Survey

 

2003 Cuyahoga Species Updates

Lancet Clubtail - Gomphus exilis
Illinois River Cruiser - Macromia illinoiensis

 

Last updated on Monday March 22, 2004

 

 

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