Columbiana County
Known species county: 79
Total Observations county: 839
Population: 105,893
Area in Square Miles: 535
People per Square Mile: 198
Observations per Square Mile: 1.6
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 | Columbiana Total | Ohio Total | Columbiana 2023 | Last Sighted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Forktail | Ischnura verticalis | 73 | 13,326 | 16 | 2023 |
| Fragile Forktail | Ischnura posita | 50 | 10,727 | 13 | 2023 |
| Eastern Pondhawk | Erythemis simplicicollis | 44 | 13,870 | 9 | 2023 |
| Eastern Amberwing | Perithemis tenera | 44 | 8,819 | 4 | 2023 |
| Blue Dasher | Pachydiplax longipennis | 40 | 13,169 | 5 | 2023 |
| Widow Skimmer | Libellula luctuosa | 37 | 10,352 | 6 | 2023 |
| Autumn Meadowhawk | Sympetrum vicinum | 34 | 6,971 | 4 | 2023 |
| Common Whitetail | Plathemis lydia | 31 | 9,898 | 6 | 2023 |
| Ebony Jewelwing | Calopteryx maculata | 31 | 7,169 | 4 | 2023 |
| Powdered Dancer | Argia moesta | 30 | 4,247 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fawn Darner | Boyeria vinosa | 28 | 440 | 0 | 2022 |
| American Rubyspot | Hetaerina americana | 27 | 3,761 | 0 | 2022 |
| Violet Dancer | Argia fumipennis violacea | 21 | 6,247 | 1 | 2023 |
| Orange Bluet | Enallagma signatum | 19 | 3,184 | 1 | 2023 |
| Slaty Skimmer | Libellula incesta | 18 | 4,032 | 3 | 2023 |
| Westfall's Slender Bluet | Enallagma traviatum westfalli | 17 | 1,991 | 10 | 2023 |
| Ashy Clubtail | Phanogomphus lividus | 16 | 874 | 6 | 2023 |
| Stream Bluet | Enallagma exsulans | 16 | 4,097 | 2 | 2023 |
| Skimming Bluet | Enallagma geminatum | 14 | 3,109 | 6 | 2023 |
| Blue-fronted Dancer | Argia apicalis | 13 | 5,692 | 2 | 2023 |
| Dusky Dancer | Argia translata | 13 | 1,376 | 2 | 2023 |
| Familiar Bluet | Enallagma civile | 13 | 5,111 | 0 | 2022 |
| Prince Baskettail | Epitheca princeps | 13 | 2,390 | 0 | 2022 |
| Halloween Pennant | Celithemis eponina | 10 | 3,628 | 0 | 2021 |
| Rusty Snaketail | Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis | 9 | 245 | 6 | 2023 |
| Twelve-spotted Skimmer | Libellula pulchella | 9 | 3,377 | 1 | 2023 |
| Slender Spreadwing | Lestes rectangularis | 9 | 3,492 | 0 | 2022 |
| Blue-tipped Dancer | Argia tibialis | 8 | 3,785 | 0 | 2022 |
| Dragonhunter | Hagenius brevistylus | 8 | 439 | 0 | 2022 |
| Spangled Skimmer | Libellula cyanea | 7 | 1,037 | 2 | 2023 |
| Dot-tailed Whiteface | Leucorrhinia intacta | 7 | 1,357 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ruby Meadowhawk | Sympetrum rubicundulum | 7 | 942 | 0 | 1996 |
| Tule Bluet | Enallagma carunculatum | 7 | 498 | 0 | 2021 |
| Eastern Least Clubtail | Stylogomphus albistylus | 6 | 262 | 3 | 2023 |
| Azure Bluet | Enallagma aspersum | 6 | 2,115 | 0 | 2022 |
| Unicorn Clubtail | Arigomphus villosipes | 6 | 1,687 | 0 | 2022 |
| Springtime Darner | Basiaeschna janata | 6 | 298 | 0 | 2022 |
| Double-striped Bluet | Enallagma basidens | 5 | 4,313 | 2 | 2023 |
| Lancet Clubtail | Phanogomphus exilis | 5 | 1,518 | 2 | 2023 |
| Band-winged Meadowhawk | Sympetrum semicinctum | 5 | 860 | 1 | 2023 |
| Common Green Darner | Anax junius | 5 | 4,146 | 0 | 2022 |
| Swift River Cruiser | Macromia illinoiensis | 5 | 688 | 0 | 2022 |
| Eastern Red Damsel | Amphiagrion saucium | 4 | 1,230 | 0 | 2018 |
| Black-shouldered Spinyleg | Dromogomphus spinosus | 3 | 542 | 1 | 2023 |
| Shadow Darner | Aeshna umbrosa | 3 | 1,031 | 0 | 1907 |
| Amber-winged Spreadwing | Lestes eurinus | 3 | 610 | 0 | 2022 |
| Rainbow Bluet | Enallagma antennatum | 3 | 458 | 0 | 1979 |
| Cobra Clubtail | Gomphurus vastus | 2 | 377 | 2 | 2023 |
| Black Saddlebags | Tramea lacerata | 2 | 2,839 | 0 | 2022 |
| Calico Pennant | Celithemis elisa | 2 | 2,752 | 0 | 2017 |
| Blue-ringed Dancer | Argia sedula | 2 | 2,364 | 0 | 2022 |
| Wandering Glider | Pantala flavescens | 2 | 1,241 | 0 | 2022 |
| Midland Clubtail | Gomphurus fraternus | 2 | 802 | 0 | 2022 |
| Common Baskettail | Epitheca cynosura | 2 | 748 | 0 | 1996 |
| Swamp Spreadwing | Lestes vigilax | 2 | 544 | 0 | 2010 |
| Royal River Cruiser | Macromia taeniolata | 2 | 536 | 0 | 2007 |
| Aurora Damsel | Chromagrion conditum | 2 | 471 | 0 | 1960 |
| Sedge Sprite | Nehalennia irene | 2 | 359 | 0 | 1960 |
| Arrowhead Spiketail | Cordulegaster obliqua | 2 | 172 | 0 | 2012 |
| Tiger Spiketail | Cordulegaster erronea | 2 | 106 | 0 | 2022 |
| Citrine Forktail | Ischnura hastata | 1 | 899 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lilypad Forktail | Ischnura kellicotti | 1 | 733 | 1 | 2023 |
| Painted Skimmer | Libellula semifasciata | 1 | 1,056 | 0 | 2022 |
| Great Spreadwing | Archilestes grandis | 1 | 824 | 0 | 2010 |
| Turquoise Bluet | Enallagma divagans | 1 | 768 | 0 | 1956 |
| Vesper Bluet | Enallagma vesperum | 1 | 740 | 0 | 2003 |
| Swamp Darner | Epiaeschna heros | 1 | 620 | 0 | 2022 |
| Comet Darner | Anax longipes | 1 | 515 | 0 | 2022 |
| Emerald Spreadwing | Lestes dryas | 1 | 479 | 0 | 1960 |
| Spot-winged Glider | Pantala hymenaea | 1 | 478 | 0 | 2019 |
| Gray Petaltail | Tachopteryx thoreyi | 1 | 390 | 0 | 2022 |
| Rapids Clubtail | Phanogomphus quadricolor | 1 | 287 | 0 | 2022 |
| Southern Spreadwing | Lestes australis | 1 | 255 | 0 | 1900 |
| Stream Cruiser | Didymops transversa | 1 | 121 | 0 | 1900 |
| Twin-spotted Spiketail | Cordulegaster maculata | 1 | 90 | 0 | 2005 |
| Hagen's Bluet | Enallagma hageni | 1 | 84 | 0 | 1979 |
| Riffle Snaketail | Ophiogomphus carolus | 1 | 35 | 0 | 1996 |
| Northern Pygmy Clubtail | Lanthus parvulus | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1983 |
| Umber Shadowdragon | Neurocordulia obsoleta | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1987 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spotted Spreadwing | Lestes congener | 731 | 41 | 3 | late Aug-late Sep |
| Spatterdock Darner | Rhionaeschna mutata | 335 | 11 | 3 | Jun |
| Carolina Saddlebags | Tramea carolina | 1,048 | 36 | 2 | late May-early Jun |
| Elegant Spreadwing | Lestes inaequalis | 479 | 19 | 2 | Jun |
| Green-striped Darner | Aeshna verticalis | 262 | 19 | 2 | Sep |
| Sweetflag Spreadwing | Lestes forcipatus | 443 | 18 | 2 | Jul-Aug |
| Mocha Emerald | Somatochlora linearis | 192 | 17 | 2 | late Jun-late Aug |
| Cyrano Darner | Nasiaeschna pentacantha | 277 | 10 | 2 | mid Jun |
| Lance-tipped Darner | Aeshna constricta | 358 | 6 | 2 | Sep |
| Four-spotted Skimmer | Libellula quadrimaculata | 285 | 5 | 2 | Jun |
| White-faced Meadowhawk | Sympetrum obtrusum | 272 | 3 | 2 | Sep |
| Delta-spotted Spiketail | Cordulegaster diastatops | 131 | 3 | 2 | early Jun |
| Plains Clubtail | Gomphurus externus | 189 | 139 | 1 | mid Jun-mid Jul |
| Sphagnum Sprite | Nehalennia gracilis | 370 | 63 | 1 | late Jun-early Jul |
| Arrow Clubtail | Stylurus spiniceps | 305 | 50 | 1 | late Aug-early Sep |
| Blue-faced Meadowhawk | Sympetrum ambiguum | 1,204 | 35 | 1 | late Aug-mid Sep |
| Black-tipped Darner | Aeshna tuberculifera | 141 | 20 | 1 | late Aug-early Sep |
| Seepage Dancer | Argia bipunctulata | 1,028 | 17 | 1 | Jun-Jul |
| Great Blue Skimmer | Libellula vibrans | 467 | 11 | 1 | Jun-Jul |
| Lyre-tipped Spreadwing | Lestes unguiculatus | 180 | 3 | 1 | Jun-Jul |
| Clamp-tipped Emerald | Somatochlora tenebrosa | 208 | 2 | 1 | Aug |
| Red Saddlebags | Tramea onusta | 145 | 2 | 1 | Jun-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 |
| 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 |
Columbiana County is located on the NE border of Ohio. It lies entirely within the Glaciated Allegheny Plateau, with the terminal moraine roughly coinciding with the county’s southern border. Little Beaver Creek, an Ohio Wild and Scenic River, cuts across the county diagonally from the northern border to its mouth into the Ohio River, which borders several miles of the county’s SE corner.
Places to Visit
Rusty Snaketails have been observed in Beaver Creek State Park.
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