Trumbull County
Known species: 91
Total Observations: 1,590
Population: 206,442
Area in Square Miles: 618
People per Square Mile: 325
Observations per Square Mile: 2.6
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 | Trumbull Total | Ohio Total | Trumbull 2023 | Last Sighted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Forktail | Ischnura verticalis | 117 | 13,326 | 14 | 2023 |
| Eastern Pondhawk | Erythemis simplicicollis | 84 | 13,870 | 10 | 2023 |
| Blue-faced Meadowhawk | Sympetrum ambiguum | 84 | 1,204 | 6 | 2023 |
| Blue Dasher | Pachydiplax longipennis | 78 | 13,169 | 5 | 2023 |
| Fragile Forktail | Ischnura posita | 72 | 10,727 | 7 | 2023 |
| Tule Bluet | Enallagma carunculatum | 69 | 498 | 10 | 2023 |
| Slender Spreadwing | Lestes rectangularis | 64 | 3,492 | 3 | 2023 |
| Common Whitetail | Plathemis lydia | 63 | 9,898 | 12 | 2023 |
| Widow Skimmer | Libellula luctuosa | 56 | 10,352 | 5 | 2023 |
| Blue-tipped Dancer | Argia tibialis | 53 | 3,785 | 7 | 2023 |
| Autumn Meadowhawk | Sympetrum vicinum | 52 | 6,971 | 8 | 2023 |
| Ebony Jewelwing | Calopteryx maculata | 43 | 7,169 | 9 | 2023 |
| Slaty Skimmer | Libellula incesta | 41 | 4,032 | 7 | 2023 |
| Eastern Amberwing | Perithemis tenera | 40 | 8,819 | 2 | 2023 |
| Stream Bluet | Enallagma exsulans | 39 | 4,097 | 7 | 2023 |
| Orange Bluet | Enallagma signatum | 38 | 3,184 | 10 | 2023 |
| Blue-fronted Dancer | Argia apicalis | 35 | 5,692 | 1 | 2023 |
| Halloween Pennant | Celithemis eponina | 32 | 3,628 | 3 | 2023 |
| Common Green Darner | Anax junius | 27 | 4,146 | 5 | 2023 |
| Violet Dancer | Argia fumipennis violacea | 27 | 6,247 | 4 | 2023 |
| Twelve-spotted Skimmer | Libellula pulchella | 27 | 3,377 | 2 | 2023 |
| Great Spreadwing | Archilestes grandis | 26 | 824 | 6 | 2023 |
| Skimming Bluet | Enallagma geminatum | 24 | 3,109 | 5 | 2023 |
| Amber-winged Spreadwing | Lestes eurinus | 23 | 610 | 3 | 2023 |
| Familiar Bluet | Enallagma civile | 20 | 5,111 | 2 | 2023 |
| Azure Bluet | Enallagma aspersum | 19 | 2,115 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ruby Meadowhawk | Sympetrum rubicundulum | 17 | 942 | 0 | 2000 |
| American Rubyspot | Hetaerina americana | 15 | 3,761 | 4 | 2023 |
| Prince Baskettail | Epitheca princeps | 15 | 2,390 | 4 | 2023 |
| Aurora Damsel | Chromagrion conditum | 14 | 471 | 3 | 2023 |
| Unicorn Clubtail | Arigomphus villosipes | 13 | 1,687 | 4 | 2023 |
| Dot-tailed Whiteface | Leucorrhinia intacta | 13 | 1,357 | 2 | 2023 |
| Turquoise Bluet | Enallagma divagans | 12 | 768 | 4 | 2023 |
| Lancet Clubtail | Phanogomphus exilis | 12 | 1,518 | 2 | 2023 |
| Elegant Spreadwing | Lestes inaequalis | 12 | 479 | 2 | 2023 |
| Westfall's Slender Bluet | Enallagma traviatum westfalli | 11 | 1,991 | 0 | 2021 |
| Black Saddlebags | Tramea lacerata | 10 | 2,839 | 1 | 2023 |
| Swamp Spreadwing | Lestes vigilax | 8 | 544 | 0 | 2021 |
| Ashy Clubtail | Phanogomphus lividus | 7 | 874 | 3 | 2023 |
| Springtime Darner | Basiaeschna janata | 7 | 298 | 3 | 2023 |
| Spangled Skimmer | Libellula cyanea | 7 | 1,037 | 2 | 2023 |
| Emerald Spreadwing | Lestes dryas | 7 | 479 | 0 | 2022 |
| Wandering Glider | Pantala flavescens | 6 | 1,241 | 1 | 2023 |
| Spotted Spreadwing | Lestes congener | 6 | 731 | 0 | 2022 |
| Cyrano Darner | Nasiaeschna pentacantha | 6 | 277 | 0 | 1997 |
| Calico Pennant | Celithemis elisa | 5 | 2,752 | 0 | 2019 |
| Painted Skimmer | Libellula semifasciata | 5 | 1,056 | 0 | 2022 |
| Shadow Darner | Aeshna umbrosa | 5 | 1,031 | 0 | 2022 |
| Swamp Darner | Epiaeschna heros | 5 | 620 | 0 | 2022 |
| Sedge Sprite | Nehalennia irene | 5 | 359 | 0 | 1959 |
| Lance-tipped Darner | Aeshna constricta | 5 | 358 | 0 | 1996 |
| Vesper Bluet | Enallagma vesperum | 4 | 740 | 4 | 2023 |
| Powdered Dancer | Argia moesta | 4 | 4,247 | 0 | 2019 |
| Fawn Darner | Boyeria vinosa | 4 | 440 | 0 | 1996 |
| Mocha Emerald | Somatochlora linearis | 4 | 192 | 0 | 2022 |
| Black-tipped Darner | Aeshna tuberculifera | 4 | 141 | 0 | 2022 |
| Sphagnum Sprite | Nehalennia gracilis | 3 | 370 | 2 | 2023 |
| Eastern Red Damsel | Amphiagrion saucium | 3 | 1,230 | 1 | 2023 |
| Double-striped Bluet | Enallagma basidens | 3 | 4,313 | 0 | 2020 |
| Dusky Dancer | Argia translata | 3 | 1,376 | 0 | 2021 |
| Common Baskettail | Epitheca cynosura | 3 | 748 | 0 | 2004 |
| Comet Darner | Anax longipes | 3 | 515 | 0 | 2018 |
| Dragonhunter | Hagenius brevistylus | 3 | 439 | 0 | 1976 |
| Green-striped Darner | Aeshna verticalis | 3 | 262 | 0 | 2019 |
| Lyre-tipped Spreadwing | Lestes unguiculatus | 3 | 180 | 0 | 1960 |
| Royal River Cruiser | Macromia taeniolata | 2 | 536 | 1 | 2023 |
| Carolina Saddlebags | Tramea carolina | 2 | 1,048 | 0 | 2019 |
| Black-shouldered Spinyleg | Dromogomphus spinosus | 2 | 542 | 0 | 2019 |
| Southern Spreadwing | Lestes australis | 2 | 255 | 0 | 2010 |
| Delta-spotted Spiketail | Cordulegaster diastatops | 2 | 131 | 0 | 2021 |
| Midland Clubtail | Gomphurus fraternus | 1 | 802 | 1 | 2023 |
| Four-spotted Skimmer | Libellula quadrimaculata | 1 | 285 | 1 | 2023 |
| Blue-ringed Dancer | Argia sedula | 1 | 2,364 | 0 | 2018 |
| Citrine Forktail | Ischnura hastata | 1 | 899 | 0 | 1960 |
| Band-winged Meadowhawk | Sympetrum semicinctum | 1 | 860 | 0 | 2022 |
| Great Blue Skimmer | Libellula vibrans | 1 | 467 | 0 | 2019 |
| Rainbow Bluet | Enallagma antennatum | 1 | 458 | 0 | 1976 |
| Sweetflag Spreadwing | Lestes forcipatus | 1 | 443 | 0 | 1996 |
| Arrow Clubtail | Stylurus spiniceps | 1 | 305 | 0 | 2016 |
| Rapids Clubtail | Phanogomphus quadricolor | 1 | 287 | 0 | 1978 |
| White-faced Meadowhawk | Sympetrum obtrusum | 1 | 272 | 0 | 2003 |
| Clamp-tipped Emerald | Somatochlora tenebrosa | 1 | 208 | 0 | 1993 |
| Arrowhead Spiketail | Cordulegaster obliqua | 1 | 172 | 0 | 2015 |
| Red Saddlebags | Tramea onusta | 1 | 145 | 0 | 1996 |
| Stream Cruiser | Didymops transversa | 1 | 121 | 0 | 2018 |
| Harlequin Darner | Gomphaeschna furcillata | 1 | 106 | 0 | 2020 |
| Twin-spotted Spiketail | Cordulegaster maculata | 1 | 90 | 0 | 2014 |
| Marsh Bluet | Enallagma ebrium | 1 | 66 | 0 | 2019 |
| Beaverpond Baskettail | Epitheca canis | 1 | 38 | 0 | 1996 |
| Slender Baskettail | Epitheca costalis | 1 | 19 | 0 | 2002 |
| Taiga Bluet | Coenagrion resolutum | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1976 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spatterdock Darner | Rhionaeschna mutata | 335 | 57 | 4 | Jun |
| Eastern Least Clubtail | Stylogomphus albistylus | 262 | 52 | 4 | Jun |
| Spot-winged Glider | Pantala hymenaea | 478 | 11 | 4 | Jul |
| Lilypad Clubtail | Arigomphus furcifer | 113 | 34 | 3 | early Jun |
| Racket-tailed Emerald | Dorocordulia libera | 64 | 25 | 3 | Jun |
| Lilypad Forktail | Ischnura kellicotti | 733 | 123 | 2 | Jun-Sep |
| Southern Pygmy Clubtail | Lanthus vernalis | 113 | 102 | 2 | late May-early Jun |
| Hagen's Bluet | Enallagma hageni | 84 | 22 | 2 | Jun |
| Gray Petaltail | Tachopteryx thoreyi | 390 | 19 | 2 | Jun |
| Northern Bluet | Enallagma annexum | 65 | 14 | 2 | Jun |
| Swift River Cruiser | Macromia illinoiensis | 688 | 12 | 2 | Jul-Aug |
| Ocellated Darner | Boyeria grafiana | 50 | 11 | 2 | Sep |
| Splendid Clubtail | Gomphurus lineatifrons | 95 | 9 | 2 | Jun |
| Dusky Clubtail | Phanogomphus spicatus | 191 | 7 | 2 | early Jun |
| Variegated Meadowhawk | Sympetrum corruptum | 117 | 3 | 2 | Apr-Sep |
| Brush-tipped Emerald | Somatochlora walshii | 16 | 3 | 2 | mid Jun-mid Jul |
| Cobra Clubtail | Gomphurus vastus | 377 | 2 | 2 | Jun |
| River Jewelwing | Calopteryx aequabilis | 77 | 54 | 1 | early Jun |
| Golden-winged Skimmer | Libellula auripennis | 44 | 13 | 1 | late Jun |
| Laura's Clubtail | Stylurus laurae | 50 | 12 | 1 | late Jul-early Sep |
| Frosted Whiteface | Leucorrhinia frigida | 29 | 11 | 1 | early Jun |
| American Emerald | Cordulia shurtleffii | 14 | 5 | 1 | May |
| Tiger Spiketail | Cordulegaster erronea | 106 | 3 | 1 | Jul |
| Macromia Hybrid | Macromia pacifica x taeniolata | 90 | 3 | 1 | late Jul-mid Aug |
| Green-faced Clubtail | Hylogomphus viridifrons | 59 | 3 | 1 | mid Jun |
| Boreal Bluet | Enallagma boreale | 44 | 3 | 1 | Jun |
| Band-winged Dragonlet | Erythrodiplax umbrata | 16 | 3 | 1 | Jun-Aug |
| Northern Pygmy Clubtail | Lanthus parvulus | 7 | 2 | 1 | Jun |
| Chalk-fronted Corporal | Ladona julia | 59 | 1 | 1 | late May |
| Banded Pennant | Celithemis fasciata | 684 | 0 | 0 | Jul |
| Rusty Snaketail | Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis | 245 | 0 | 0 | Jun |
| Riffle Snaketail | Ophiogomphus carolus | 35 | 0 | 0 | mid Jun |
| Northern Spreadwing | Lestes disjunctus | 24 | 0 | 0 | Jun-Aug |
| Rambur's Forktail | Ischnura ramburii | 15 | 0 | 0 | Jul |
| Cherry-faced Meadowhawk | Sympetrum internum | 14 | 0 | 0 | Sep |
Trumbull County is located on the eastern border of Ohio and it is within the Glaciated Allegheny Plateau ecoregion. The NW 1/3 of the county is within the Lake Erie Watershed (See p. 12 in Ohio Coastal Atlas: Chapter 2 for a detailed watershed map). The rest of the county is within the Ohio River Watershed.
Places to Visit
See “Clubtails of the Grand River” in The Ohio Dragon Flyer 31 1: 2022 January for a map and Grand River access suggestions.
Mahoning River Water Trail guide from ODNR. Map showing river access points, parks, and facilities.
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 20 February 2024