Species Collected in Perry County

  1. Tachopteryx thoreyi (Hagen), 1858 - Gray Petaltail - Family: Petaluridae - Species Number: 2
  2. Gomphus exilis Selys, 1854 - Lancet Clubtail - Family: Gomphidae - Species Number: 58
  3. Arigomphus villosipes Selys, 1854 - Unicorn Clubtail - Family: Gomphidae - Species Number: 72
  4. Boyeria vinosa (Say), 1839 - Fawn Darner - Family: Aeshnidae - Species Number: 81
  5. Anax junius (Drury), 1770 - Common Green Darner - Family: Aeshnidae - Species Number: 85
  6. Aeshna umbrosa Walker, 1908 - Shadow Darner - Family: Aeshnidae - Species Number: 97
  7. Epitheca princeps Hagen, 1861 - Prince Baskettail - Family: Corduliidae - Species Number: 136
  8. Epitheca cynosura (Say), 1839 - Common Baskettail - Family: Corduliidae - Species Number: 138
  9. Perithemis tenera (Say), 1839 - Eastern Amberwing - Family: Libellulidae - Species Number: 172D
  10. Celithemis eponina (Drury), 1773 - Halloween Pennant - Family: Libellulidae - Species Number: 173
  11. Celithemis elisa (Hagen), 1861 - Calico Pennant - Family: Libellulidae - Species Number: 174
  12. Libellula luctuosa Burmeister, 1839 - Widow Skimmer - Family: Libellulidae - Species Number: 190
  13. Libellula cyanea Fabricius, 1775 - Eastern Spangled Skimmer - Family: Libellulidae - Species Number: 196
  14. Libellula pulchella Drury, 1770 - Twelve-spotted Skimmer - Family: Libellulidae - Species Number: 199
  15. Libellula lydia Drury, 1770 - Common Whitetail - Family: Libellulidae - Species Number: 207
  16. Sympetrum ambiguum (Rambur), 1842 - Blue-faced Meadowhawk - Family: Libellulidae - Species Number: 214
  17. Sympetrum rubicundulum (Say), 1839 - Ruby Meadowhawk - Family: Libellulidae - Species Number: 217
  18. Sympetrum vicinum (Hagen), 1861 - Yellow-legged Meadowhawk - Family: Libellulidae - Species Number: 220
  19. Leucorrhinia intacta Hagen, 1961 - Dot-tailed Whiteface - Family: Libellulidae - Species Number: 225
  20. Pachydiplax longipennis (Burmeister), 1839 - Blue Dasher - Family: Libellulidae - Species Number: 230
  21. Erythemis simplicicollis Say, 1839 - Eastern Pondhawk - Family: Libellulidae - Species Number: 231
  22. Tramea lacerata Hagen, 1861 - Black Saddlebags - Family: Libellulidae - Species Number: 242
  23. Calopteryx maculata (Beauvois), 1805 - Ebony Jewelwing - Family: Calopterygidae - Species Number: 251
  24. Lestes inaequalis Walsh, 1862 - Elegant Spreadwing - Family: Lestidae - Species Number: 259
  25. Lestes d. australis Walker, 1952 - Southern Spreadwing - Family: Lestidae - Species Number: 266B
  26. Lestes rectangularis Say, 1839 - Slender Spreadwing - Family: Lestidae - Species Number: 267
  27. Argia apicalis (Say), 1839 - Blue-fronted Dancer - Family: Coenagrionidae - Species Number: 277
  28. Argia fumipennis violacea (Hagen), 1861 - Violet Dancer - Family: Coenagrionidae - Species Number: 280A
  29. Argia tibialis (Rambur), 1842 - Blue-tipped Dancer - Family: Coenagrionidae - Species Number: 288
  30. Chromagrion conditum (Hagen), 1876 - Aurora Damsel - Family: Coenagrionidae - Species Number: 301
  31. Enallagma divagans Selys, 1876 - Turquoise Bluet - Family: Coenagrionidae - Species Number: 306
  32. Enallagma geminatum Kellocott, 1895 - Skimming Bluet - Family: Coenagrionidae - Species Number: 314
  33. Enallagma exsulans (Hagen), 1861 - Stream Bluet - Family: Coenagrionidae - Species Number: 327
  34. Enallagma antennatum (Say), 1839 - Rainbow Bluet - Family: Coenagrionidae - Species Number: 330
  35. Enallagma civile (Hagen), 1861 - Familiar Bluet - Family: Coenagrionidae - Species Number: 333
  36. Enallagma basidens Calvert, 1902 - Double-striped Bluet - Family: Coenagrionidae - Species Number: 338
  37. Enallagma aspersum (Hagen), 1861 - Azure Bluet - Family: Coenagrionidae - Species Number: 339
  38. Enallagma traviatum westfalli Donnelly, 1964 - Western Slender Bluet - Family: Coenagrionidae - Species Number: 341B
  39. Ischnura posita (Hagen), 1861 - Fragile Forktail - Family: Coenagrionidae - Species Number: 349
  40. Ischnura verticalis (Say), 1839 - Eastern Forktail - Family: Coenagrionidae - Species Number: 357

Perry County: 40 species, 99 records.

List by common name:

  1. Gray Petaltail - Tachopteryx thoreyi (Hagen), 1858 - Family: Petaluridae - Species Number: 2
  2. Lancet Clubtail - Gomphus exilis Selys, 1854 - Family: Gomphidae - Species Number: 58
  3. Unicorn Clubtail - Arigomphus villosipes Selys, 1854 - Family: Gomphidae - Species Number: 72
  4. Fawn Darner - Boyeria vinosa (Say), 1839 - Family: Aeshnidae - Species Number: 81
  5. Common Green Darner - Anax junius (Drury), 1770 - Family: Aeshnidae - Species Number: 85
  6. Shadow Darner - Aeshna umbrosa Walker, 1908 - Family: Aeshnidae - Species Number: 97
  7. Prince Baskettail - Epitheca princeps Hagen, 1861 - Family: Corduliidae - Species Number: 136
  8. Common Baskettail - Epitheca cynosura (Say), 1839 - Family: Corduliidae - Species Number: 138
  9. Eastern Amberwing - Perithemis tenera (Say), 1839 - Family: Libellulidae - Species Number: 172D
  10. Halloween Pennant - Celithemis eponina (Drury), 1773 - Family: Libellulidae - Species Number: 173
  11. Calico Pennant - Celithemis elisa (Hagen), 1861 - Family: Libellulidae - Species Number: 174
  12. Widow Skimmer - Libellula luctuosa Burmeister, 1839 - Family: Libellulidae - Species Number: 190
  13. Eastern Spangled Skimmer - Libellula cyanea Fabricius, 1775 - Family: Libellulidae - Species Number: 196
  14. Twelve-spotted Skimmer - Libellula pulchella Drury, 1770 - Family: Libellulidae - Species Number: 199
  15. Common Whitetail - Libellula lydia Drury, 1770 - Family: Libellulidae - Species Number: 207
  16. Blue-faced Meadowhawk - Sympetrum ambiguum (Rambur), 1842 - Family: Libellulidae - Species Number: 214
  17. Ruby Meadowhawk - Sympetrum rubicundulum (Say), 1839 - Family: Libellulidae - Species Number: 217
  18. Yellow-legged Meadowhawk - Sympetrum vicinum (Hagen), 1861 - Family: Libellulidae - Species Number: 220
  19. Dot-tailed Whiteface - Leucorrhinia intacta Hagen, 1961 - Family: Libellulidae - Species Number: 225
  20. Blue Dasher - Pachydiplax longipennis (Burmeister), 1839 - Family: Libellulidae - Species Number: 230
  21. Eastern Pondhawk - Erythemis simplicicollis Say, 1839 - Family: Libellulidae - Species Number: 231
  22. Black Saddlebags - Tramea lacerata Hagen, 1861 - Family: Libellulidae - Species Number: 242
  23. Ebony Jewelwing - Calopteryx maculata (Beauvois), 1805 - Family: Calopterygidae - Species Number: 251
  24. Elegant Spreadwing - Lestes inaequalis Walsh, 1862 - Family: Lestidae - Species Number: 259
  25. Southern Spreadwing - Lestes d. australis Walker, 1952 - Family: Lestidae - Species Number: 266B
  26. Slender Spreadwing - Lestes rectangularis Say, 1839 - Family: Lestidae - Species Number: 267
  27. Blue-fronted Dancer - Argia apicalis (Say), 1839 - Family: Coenagrionidae - Species Number: 277
  28. Violet Dancer - Argia fumipennis violacea (Hagen), 1861 - Family: Coenagrionidae - Species Number: 280A
  29. Blue-tipped Dancer - Argia tibialis (Rambur), 1842 - Family: Coenagrionidae - Species Number: 288
  30. Aurora Damsel - Chromagrion conditum (Hagen), 1876 - Family: Coenagrionidae - Species Number: 301
  31. Turquoise Bluet - Enallagma divagans Selys, 1876 - Family: Coenagrionidae - Species Number: 306
  32. Skimming Bluet - Enallagma geminatum Kellocott, 1895 - Family: Coenagrionidae - Species Number: 314
  33. Stream Bluet - Enallagma exsulans (Hagen), 1861 - Family: Coenagrionidae - Species Number: 327
  34. Rainbow Bluet - Enallagma antennatum (Say), 1839 - Family: Coenagrionidae - Species Number: 330
  35. Familiar Bluet - Enallagma civile (Hagen), 1861 - Family: Coenagrionidae - Species Number: 333
  36. Double-striped Bluet - Enallagma basidens Calvert, 1902 - Family: Coenagrionidae - Species Number: 338
  37. Azure Bluet - Enallagma aspersum (Hagen), 1861 - Family: Coenagrionidae - Species Number: 339
  38. Western Slender Bluet - Enallagma traviatum westfalli Donnelly, 1964 - Family: Coenagrionidae - Species Number: 341B
  39. Fragile Forktail - Ischnura posita (Hagen), 1861 - Family: Coenagrionidae - Species Number: 349
  40. Eastern Forktail - Ischnura verticalis (Say), 1839 - Family: Coenagrionidae - Species Number: 357

Perry County: 40 species, 99 records.

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The data on this page is current as of July, 1999.  Researchers should be aware that at any given time, the database used to produce this list is at least several hundred records behind the main database of the Ohio Odonata Survey. Published records for which voucher specimens could not be located for verification are included.  Those needing more up-to-date information for research purposes, or those planning to publish any reference to these distributions, should contact Bob Glotzhober to assure accuracy, avoid any computer-program generated errors, and coordinate potential simultaneously published accounts.