Carroll County
Known species county: 62
Total Observations county: 1,386
Population: 28,275
Area in Square Miles: 399
People per Square Mile: 71
Observations per Square Mile: 3.5
County iNaturalist observations
The Observed Species table provides statistical data on all odonata species that have been observed in the county. Below that is a Target Species table listing species that have not yet been documented in this county, but are likely to exist in the county. This list is data-driven by listing species records from neighboring counties.
Observed Species
Common Name | Scientific Name | Carroll Total | Ohio Total | Carroll 2023 | Last Sighted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autumn Meadowhawk | Sympetrum vicinum | 194 | 6,971 | 166 | 2023 |
| Eastern Forktail | Ischnura verticalis | 169 | 13,326 | 112 | 2023 |
| Violet Dancer | Argia fumipennis violacea | 92 | 6,247 | 54 | 2023 |
| Fragile Forktail | Ischnura posita | 82 | 10,727 | 61 | 2023 |
| Widow Skimmer | Libellula luctuosa | 80 | 10,352 | 28 | 2023 |
| Eastern Amberwing | Perithemis tenera | 69 | 8,819 | 38 | 2023 |
| Lilypad Forktail | Ischnura kellicotti | 65 | 733 | 65 | 2023 |
| Eastern Pondhawk | Erythemis simplicicollis | 62 | 13,870 | 17 | 2023 |
| Blue Dasher | Pachydiplax longipennis | 61 | 13,169 | 15 | 2023 |
| Common Whitetail | Plathemis lydia | 56 | 9,898 | 19 | 2023 |
| Orange Bluet | Enallagma signatum | 47 | 3,184 | 28 | 2023 |
| Ebony Jewelwing | Calopteryx maculata | 37 | 7,169 | 12 | 2023 |
| Familiar Bluet | Enallagma civile | 30 | 5,111 | 9 | 2023 |
| Skimming Bluet | Enallagma geminatum | 23 | 3,109 | 4 | 2023 |
| Blue-tipped Dancer | Argia tibialis | 21 | 3,785 | 0 | 2022 |
| Prince Baskettail | Epitheca princeps | 20 | 2,390 | 5 | 2023 |
| Vesper Bluet | Enallagma vesperum | 19 | 740 | 18 | 2023 |
| Double-striped Bluet | Enallagma basidens | 18 | 4,313 | 6 | 2023 |
| Stream Bluet | Enallagma exsulans | 18 | 4,097 | 0 | 2022 |
| Lancet Clubtail | Phanogomphus exilis | 15 | 1,518 | 0 | 2022 |
| Twelve-spotted Skimmer | Libellula pulchella | 13 | 3,377 | 2 | 2023 |
| Slender Spreadwing | Lestes rectangularis | 12 | 3,492 | 3 | 2023 |
| Common Green Darner | Anax junius | 12 | 4,146 | 1 | 2023 |
| Westfall's Slender Bluet | Enallagma traviatum westfalli | 11 | 1,991 | 4 | 2023 |
| Black Saddlebags | Tramea lacerata | 11 | 2,839 | 3 | 2023 |
| Slaty Skimmer | Libellula incesta | 10 | 4,032 | 9 | 2023 |
| Blue-fronted Dancer | Argia apicalis | 10 | 5,692 | 1 | 2023 |
| Unicorn Clubtail | Arigomphus villosipes | 10 | 1,687 | 1 | 2023 |
| Azure Bluet | Enallagma aspersum | 9 | 2,115 | 0 | 2021 |
| Fawn Darner | Boyeria vinosa | 9 | 440 | 0 | 1993 |
| Blue-ringed Dancer | Argia sedula | 8 | 2,364 | 0 | 2022 |
| American Rubyspot | Hetaerina americana | 7 | 3,761 | 0 | 2019 |
| Band-winged Meadowhawk | Sympetrum semicinctum | 6 | 860 | 1 | 2023 |
| Halloween Pennant | Celithemis eponina | 6 | 3,628 | 0 | 2022 |
| Calico Pennant | Celithemis elisa | 6 | 2,752 | 0 | 2017 |
| Spangled Skimmer | Libellula cyanea | 5 | 1,037 | 0 | 2018 |
| Ruby Meadowhawk | Sympetrum rubicundulum | 5 | 942 | 0 | 1997 |
| Eastern Red Damsel | Amphiagrion saucium | 4 | 1,230 | 1 | 2023 |
| Springtime Darner | Basiaeschna janata | 4 | 298 | 0 | 2022 |
| Wandering Glider | Pantala flavescens | 3 | 1,241 | 0 | 2018 |
| Citrine Forktail | Ischnura hastata | 3 | 899 | 0 | 2019 |
| Tule Bluet | Enallagma carunculatum | 3 | 498 | 0 | 2022 |
| Rainbow Bluet | Enallagma antennatum | 3 | 458 | 0 | 1995 |
| Royal River Cruiser | Macromia taeniolata | 2 | 536 | 1 | 2023 |
| Shadow Darner | Aeshna umbrosa | 2 | 1,031 | 0 | 2004 |
| Common Baskettail | Epitheca cynosura | 2 | 748 | 0 | 2015 |
| Swamp Darner | Epiaeschna heros | 2 | 620 | 0 | 2019 |
| Swamp Spreadwing | Lestes vigilax | 2 | 544 | 0 | 1997 |
| Lance-tipped Darner | Aeshna constricta | 2 | 358 | 0 | 1997 |
| Spatterdock Darner | Rhionaeschna mutata | 2 | 335 | 0 | 2019 |
| Green-striped Darner | Aeshna verticalis | 2 | 262 | 0 | 2022 |
| Dot-tailed Whiteface | Leucorrhinia intacta | 1 | 1,357 | 0 | 1997 |
| Painted Skimmer | Libellula semifasciata | 1 | 1,056 | 0 | 2015 |
| Ashy Clubtail | Phanogomphus lividus | 1 | 874 | 0 | 1991 |
| Black-shouldered Spinyleg | Dromogomphus spinosus | 1 | 542 | 0 | 2018 |
| Elegant Spreadwing | Lestes inaequalis | 1 | 479 | 0 | 1995 |
| Aurora Damsel | Chromagrion conditum | 1 | 471 | 0 | 2015 |
| Sweetflag Spreadwing | Lestes forcipatus | 1 | 443 | 0 | 1997 |
| Rusty Snaketail | Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis | 1 | 245 | 0 | 1991 |
| Arrowhead Spiketail | Cordulegaster obliqua | 1 | 172 | 0 | 2014 |
| Black-tipped Darner | Aeshna tuberculifera | 1 | 141 | 0 | 1992 |
| Stream Cruiser | Didymops transversa | 1 | 121 | 0 | 2016 |
Target Species
Target species are potential County Records - species not yet documented in the county. 'Local Obs' is Local Observations and indicates the number of times that the species has been observed in adjacent counties since 2000, and '# of Counties' is the number of adjacent counties in which those recent observations took place. Zero local observations or recent counties means the existing records are historical. 'Peak Active' is a relative description of when the species has been known to fly.| Common Name | Scientific Name | Ohio Obs | Local Obs | # of Counties | Peak Active |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powdered Dancer | Argia moesta | 4247 | 116 | 5 | late Jun-late Jul |
| Comet Darner | Anax longipes | 515 | 33 | 5 | mid Jun-mid Jul |
| Midland Clubtail | Gomphurus fraternus | 802 | 83 | 4 | late May-mid Jun |
| Amber-winged Spreadwing | Lestes eurinus | 610 | 75 | 4 | Jun-Jul |
| Dusky Dancer | Argia translata | 1376 | 67 | 4 | Jul |
| Great Spreadwing | Archilestes grandis | 824 | 47 | 4 | Sep |
| Spotted Spreadwing | Lestes congener | 731 | 43 | 4 | late Aug-late Sep |
| Dragonhunter | Hagenius brevistylus | 439 | 13 | 4 | mid Jun |
| Turquoise Bluet | Enallagma divagans | 768 | 52 | 3 | May-Jun |
| Cobra Clubtail | Gomphurus vastus | 377 | 52 | 3 | Jun |
| Carolina Saddlebags | Tramea carolina | 1048 | 44 | 3 | late May-early Jun |
| Swift River Cruiser | Macromia illinoiensis | 688 | 29 | 3 | Jul-Aug |
| Gray Petaltail | Tachopteryx thoreyi | 390 | 8 | 3 | Jun |
| Plains Clubtail | Gomphurus externus | 189 | 146 | 2 | mid Jun-mid Jul |
| Arrow Clubtail | Stylurus spiniceps | 305 | 51 | 2 | late Aug-early Sep |
| Blue-faced Meadowhawk | Sympetrum ambiguum | 1204 | 37 | 2 | late Aug-mid Sep |
| Emerald Spreadwing | Lestes dryas | 479 | 29 | 2 | Jun |
| Spot-winged Glider | Pantala hymenaea | 478 | 10 | 2 | Jul |
| Cyrano Darner | Nasiaeschna pentacantha | 277 | 10 | 2 | mid Jun |
| Rapids Clubtail | Phanogomphus quadricolor | 287 | 6 | 2 | Jun |
| Eastern Least Clubtail | Stylogomphus albistylus | 262 | 6 | 2 | Jun |
| Red Saddlebags | Tramea onusta | 145 | 3 | 2 | Jun-Jul |
| Delta-spotted Spiketail | Cordulegaster diastatops | 131 | 3 | 2 | early Jun |
| Sphagnum Sprite | Nehalennia gracilis | 370 | 63 | 1 | late Jun-early Jul |
| Seepage Dancer | Argia bipunctulata | 1028 | 17 | 1 | Jun-Jul |
| Mocha Emerald | Somatochlora linearis | 192 | 13 | 1 | late Jun-late Aug |
| Great Blue Skimmer | Libellula vibrans | 467 | 11 | 1 | Jun-Jul |
| Sedge Sprite | Nehalennia irene | 359 | 9 | 1 | Jun |
| Southern Spreadwing | Lestes australis | 255 | 5 | 1 | May |
| Four-spotted Skimmer | Libellula quadrimaculata | 285 | 4 | 1 | Jun |
| Lyre-tipped Spreadwing | Lestes unguiculatus | 180 | 3 | 1 | Jun-Jul |
| White-faced Meadowhawk | Sympetrum obtrusum | 272 | 2 | 1 | Sep |
| Clamp-tipped Emerald | Somatochlora tenebrosa | 208 | 2 | 1 | Aug |
| Tiger Spiketail | Cordulegaster erronea | 106 | 2 | 1 | Jul |
| Gilded River Cruiser | Macromia pacifica | 73 | 2 | 1 | late Jul |
| Racket-tailed Emerald | Dorocordulia libera | 64 | 2 | 1 | Jun |
| Handsome Clubtail | Gomphurus crassus | 170 | 1 | 1 | late May-early Jun |
| Twin-spotted Spiketail | Cordulegaster maculata | 90 | 1 | 1 | late May-mid Jun |
| Macromia Hybrid | Macromia pacifica x taeniolata | 90 | 1 | 1 | late Jul-mid Aug |
| Wabash River Cruiser | Macromia wabashensis | 25 | 1 | 1 | Aug |
| Brush-tipped Emerald | Somatochlora walshii | 16 | 1 | 1 | mid Jun-mid Jul |
| Pronghorn Clubtail | Phanogomphus graslinellus | 451 | 0 | 0 | late May-early Jun |
| Variegated Meadowhawk | Sympetrum corruptum | 117 | 0 | 0 | Apr-Sep |
| Elusive Clubtail | Stylurus notatus | 101 | 0 | 0 | Sep |
| Hagen's Bluet | Enallagma hageni | 84 | 0 | 0 | Jun |
| Stygian Shadowdragon | Neurocordulia yamaskanensis | 68 | 0 | 0 | late Jun |
| Riffle Snaketail | Ophiogomphus carolus | 35 | 0 | 0 | mid Jun |
| Northern Spreadwing | Lestes disjunctus | 24 | 0 | 0 | Jun-Aug |
| Northern Pygmy Clubtail | Lanthus parvulus | 7 | 0 | 0 | Jun |
| Umber Shadowdragon | Neurocordulia obsoleta | 6 | 0 | 0 | Jun |
With the terminal moraine running along the county’s northern border, Carroll County is entirely within the Unglaciated Allegheny Plateau ecoregion.
County Observation Activity
This graph shows the total number of odonata observations for the county in brown, with the average for all Ohio counties in blue. The season is divided into 10 or 11 day segments by Month – basically early-month, mid-month, and late-month.
Page updated 18 January 2024