Meigs County
Known species: 59
Total Observations: 931
Population: 23,496
Area in Square Miles: 430
People per Square Mile: 54
Observations per Square Mile: 2.2
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 | Meigs Total | Ohio Total | Meigs 2023 | Last Sighted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Pondhawk | Erythemis simplicicollis | 102 | 13,870 | 6 | 2023 |
| Blue Dasher | Pachydiplax longipennis | 71 | 13,169 | 4 | 2023 |
| Citrine Forktail | Ischnura hastata | 55 | 899 | 28 | 2023 |
| Fragile Forktail | Ischnura posita | 55 | 10,727 | 15 | 2023 |
| Eastern Amberwing | Perithemis tenera | 50 | 8,819 | 2 | 2023 |
| Widow Skimmer | Libellula luctuosa | 43 | 10,352 | 2 | 2023 |
| Slaty Skimmer | Libellula incesta | 43 | 4,032 | 2 | 2023 |
| Azure Bluet | Enallagma aspersum | 34 | 2,115 | 5 | 2023 |
| Violet Dancer | Argia fumipennis violacea | 31 | 6,247 | 4 | 2023 |
| Common Whitetail | Plathemis lydia | 29 | 9,898 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fawn Darner | Boyeria vinosa | 26 | 440 | 1 | 2023 |
| Calico Pennant | Celithemis elisa | 25 | 2,752 | 1 | 2023 |
| Black Saddlebags | Tramea lacerata | 24 | 2,839 | 1 | 2023 |
| Orange Bluet | Enallagma signatum | 21 | 3,184 | 4 | 2023 |
| Blue-fronted Dancer | Argia apicalis | 21 | 5,692 | 1 | 2023 |
| Spangled Skimmer | Libellula cyanea | 20 | 1,037 | 0 | 2022 |
| Stream Bluet | Enallagma exsulans | 19 | 4,097 | 10 | 2023 |
| Carolina Saddlebags | Tramea carolina | 17 | 1,048 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ebony Jewelwing | Calopteryx maculata | 15 | 7,169 | 1 | 2023 |
| Double-striped Bluet | Enallagma basidens | 14 | 4,313 | 2 | 2023 |
| Familiar Bluet | Enallagma civile | 13 | 5,111 | 0 | 2022 |
| Common Green Darner | Anax junius | 13 | 4,146 | 0 | 2022 |
| Wandering Glider | Pantala flavescens | 12 | 1,241 | 0 | 2022 |
| Royal River Cruiser | Macromia taeniolata | 12 | 536 | 0 | 1996 |
| Comet Darner | Anax longipes | 12 | 515 | 0 | 2022 |
| Eastern Forktail | Ischnura verticalis | 11 | 13,326 | 2 | 2023 |
| Prince Baskettail | Epitheca princeps | 11 | 2,390 | 1 | 2023 |
| Blue-tipped Dancer | Argia tibialis | 11 | 3,785 | 0 | 2022 |
| Twelve-spotted Skimmer | Libellula pulchella | 11 | 3,377 | 0 | 2022 |
| Vesper Bluet | Enallagma vesperum | 10 | 740 | 10 | 2023 |
| Dusky Dancer | Argia translata | 10 | 1,376 | 0 | 2022 |
| Springtime Darner | Basiaeschna janata | 10 | 298 | 0 | 1993 |
| Halloween Pennant | Celithemis eponina | 8 | 3,628 | 0 | 2021 |
| Black-shouldered Spinyleg | Dromogomphus spinosus | 7 | 542 | 1 | 2023 |
| Autumn Meadowhawk | Sympetrum vicinum | 6 | 6,971 | 0 | 2021 |
| Slender Spreadwing | Lestes rectangularis | 5 | 3,492 | 1 | 2023 |
| Spot-winged Glider | Pantala hymenaea | 5 | 478 | 0 | 2022 |
| Turquoise Bluet | Enallagma divagans | 4 | 768 | 4 | 2023 |
| Swift River Cruiser | Macromia illinoiensis | 4 | 688 | 0 | 1996 |
| Mocha Emerald | Somatochlora linearis | 4 | 192 | 0 | 1989 |
| Stygian Shadowdragon | Neurocordulia yamaskanensis | 4 | 68 | 0 | 1996 |
| Lancet Clubtail | Phanogomphus exilis | 3 | 1,518 | 2 | 2023 |
| Powdered Dancer | Argia moesta | 3 | 4,247 | 0 | 2018 |
| Painted Skimmer | Libellula semifasciata | 3 | 1,056 | 0 | 2018 |
| Common Baskettail | Epitheca cynosura | 3 | 748 | 0 | 1991 |
| Elusive Clubtail | Stylurus notatus | 3 | 101 | 0 | 1996 |
| Skimming Bluet | Enallagma geminatum | 2 | 3,109 | 0 | 1996 |
| Aurora Damsel | Chromagrion conditum | 2 | 471 | 0 | 2019 |
| Dragonhunter | Hagenius brevistylus | 2 | 439 | 0 | 1993 |
| Arrowhead Spiketail | Cordulegaster obliqua | 2 | 172 | 0 | 1997 |
| Common Sanddragon | Progomphus obscurus | 2 | 141 | 0 | 1996 |
| Westfall's Slender Bluet | Enallagma traviatum westfalli | 1 | 1,991 | 0 | 2022 |
| Ruby Meadowhawk | Sympetrum rubicundulum | 1 | 942 | 0 | 2002 |
| Banded Pennant | Celithemis fasciata | 1 | 684 | 0 | 2018 |
| Blue Corporal | Ladona deplanata | 1 | 446 | 0 | 2020 |
| Gray Petaltail | Tachopteryx thoreyi | 1 | 390 | 0 | 2022 |
| Cobra Clubtail | Gomphurus vastus | 1 | 377 | 0 | 1995 |
| Stream Cruiser | Didymops transversa | 1 | 121 | 0 | 1993 |
| Smoky Shadowdragon | Neurocordulia molesta | 1 | 18 | 0 | 1995 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lilypad Forktail | Ischnura kellicotti | 733 | 34 | 3 | Jun-Sep |
| Elegant Spreadwing | Lestes inaequalis | 479 | 18 | 3 | Jun |
| Unicorn Clubtail | Arigomphus villosipes | 1,687 | 17 | 3 | late May-mid Jun |
| Great Blue Skimmer | Libellula vibrans | 467 | 10 | 3 | Jun-Jul |
| Blue-faced Meadowhawk | Sympetrum ambiguum | 1,204 | 6 | 3 | late Aug-mid Sep |
| Smoky Rubyspot | Hetaerina titia | 346 | 25 | 2 | early Sep |
| Dot-tailed Whiteface | Leucorrhinia intacta | 1,357 | 4 | 2 | early Jun |
| Midland Clubtail | Gomphurus fraternus | 802 | 4 | 2 | late May-mid Jun |
| Swamp Spreadwing | Lestes vigilax | 544 | 2 | 2 | Jul |
| American Rubyspot | Hetaerina americana | 3,761 | 27 | 1 | Aug |
| Arrow Clubtail | Stylurus spiniceps | 305 | 7 | 1 | late Aug-early Sep |
| Eastern Red Damsel | Amphiagrion saucium | 1,230 | 4 | 1 | late May-early Jun |
| Spatterdock Darner | Rhionaeschna mutata | 335 | 4 | 1 | Jun |
| Shadow Darner | Aeshna umbrosa | 1,031 | 2 | 1 | Sep-Oct |
| Ashy Clubtail | Phanogomphus lividus | 874 | 2 | 1 | late May-early Jun |
| Flag-tailed Spinyleg | Dromogomphus spoliatus | 743 | 2 | 1 | late Jul |
| Blue-ringed Dancer | Argia sedula | 2,364 | 1 | 1 | Jul |
| Band-winged Meadowhawk | Sympetrum semicinctum | 860 | 1 | 1 | Jul-Aug |
| Great Spreadwing | Archilestes grandis | 824 | 1 | 1 | Sep |
| Swamp Darner | Epiaeschna heros | 620 | 1 | 1 | late May-early Jun |
| Sphagnum Sprite | Nehalennia gracilis | 370 | 1 | 1 | late Jun-early Jul |
| Swift Setwing | Dythemis velox | 340 | 1 | 1 | Jul-Aug |
| Tiger Spiketail | Cordulegaster erronea | 106 | 1 | 1 | Jul |
| Twin-spotted Spiketail | Cordulegaster maculata | 90 | 1 | 1 | late May-mid Jun |
| Uhler's Sundragon | Helocordulia uhleri | 55 | 1 | 1 | May |
| Amber-winged Spreadwing | Lestes eurinus | 610 | 0 | 0 | Jun-Jul |
| Pronghorn Clubtail | Phanogomphus graslinellus | 451 | 0 | 0 | late May-early Jun |
| Sedge Sprite | Nehalennia irene | 359 | 0 | 0 | Jun |
| Lance-tipped Darner | Aeshna constricta | 358 | 0 | 0 | Sep |
| Rapids Clubtail | Phanogomphus quadricolor | 287 | 0 | 0 | Jun |
| White-faced Meadowhawk | Sympetrum obtrusum | 272 | 0 | 0 | Sep |
| Green-striped Darner | Aeshna verticalis | 262 | 0 | 0 | Sep |
| Southern Spreadwing | Lestes australis | 255 | 0 | 0 | May |
| Clamp-tipped Emerald | Somatochlora tenebrosa | 208 | 0 | 0 | Aug |
| Black-tipped Darner | Aeshna tuberculifera | 141 | 0 | 0 | late Aug-early Sep |
| Marsh Bluet | Enallagma ebrium | 66 | 0 | 0 | mid Jun |
| Laura's Clubtail | Stylurus laurae | 50 | 0 | 0 | late Jul-early Sep |
| Northern Spreadwing | Lestes disjunctus | 24 | 0 | 0 | Jun-Aug |
| Allegheny River Cruiser | Macromia alleghaniensis | 16 | 0 | 0 | Jul |
| Northern Pygmy Clubtail | Lanthus parvulus | 7 | 0 | 0 | Jun |
| Little Blue Dragonlet | Erythrodiplax minuscula | 5 | 0 | 0 | Jun |
| Incurvate Emerald | Somatochlora incurvata | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jul |
Meigs County is located along the Ohio River in 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