Season shown in 4 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio
No result yet (12)
Recorded, too few records for a result (58)
Recorded, season not shown (14)
Season shown (4)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
Question Mark by Ohio county: records and mapped range
County
Records
Adams County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Allen County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Ashland County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Ashtabula County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Athens County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Auglaize County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Belmont County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Brown County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Butler County
25 · Recorded, season not shown
Carroll County
No qualifying records yet
Champaign County
20 · Recorded, season not shown
Clark County
24 · Season shown
Clermont County
24 · Recorded, season not shown
Clinton County
No qualifying records yet
Columbiana County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Coshocton County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Crawford County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Cuyahoga County
65 · Season shown
Darke County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Defiance County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Delaware County
37 · Recorded, season not shown
Erie County
21 · Recorded, season not shown
Fairfield County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Fayette County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Franklin County
115 · Season shown
Fulton County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Gallia County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Geauga County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Greene County
66 · Recorded, season not shown
Guernsey County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Hamilton County
83 · Recorded, season not shown
Hancock County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Hardin County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Harrison County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Henry County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Highland County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Hocking County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Holmes County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Huron County
No qualifying records yet
Jackson County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Jefferson County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Knox County
21 · Recorded, season not shown
Lake County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Lawrence County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Licking County
28 · Recorded, season not shown
Logan County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Lorain County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Lucas County
42 · Recorded, season not shown
Madison County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Mahoning County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Marion County
No qualifying records yet
Medina County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Meigs County
No qualifying records yet
Mercer County
No qualifying records yet
Miami County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Monroe County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Montgomery County
62 · Recorded, season not shown
Morgan County
No qualifying records yet
Morrow County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Muskingum County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Noble County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Ottawa County
22 · Season shown
Paulding County
No qualifying records yet
Perry County
No qualifying records yet
Pickaway County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Pike County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Portage County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Preble County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Putnam County
No qualifying records yet
Richland County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Ross County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Sandusky County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Scioto County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Seneca County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Shelby County
No qualifying records yet
Stark County
42 · Recorded, season not shown
Summit County
57 · Recorded, season not shown
Trumbull County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Tuscarawas County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Union County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Van Wert County
No qualifying records yet
Vinton County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Warren County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Washington County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Wayne County
25 · Recorded, season not shown
Williams County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Wood County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Wyandot County
Recorded, too few records for a result
No mapped range from the range source used, the USGS Gap Analysis Project, which maps land vertebrates only.
Season
When it is recorded
In Clark County
Late May to mid-September, middle week Jul 19–25
Middle week · Jul 19–25
This week · Nov 8–14
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Recording in Clark County · records of all species each week, 8,892 in all
Records per week from 24 records in 6 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.
Recorded on 24 dates. Latest record: September 2025.
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Records of Question Mark in Clark County each week, and records of all species
Week
Records of Question Mark
Years recorded
Records of all species
Jan 4–10
0
0
22
Jan 11–17
0
0
20
Jan 18–24
0
0
17
Jan 25–31
0
0
35
Feb 1–7
0
0
18
Feb 8–14
0
0
25
Feb 15–21
0
0
23
Feb 22–28
0
0
35
Mar 1–7
0
0
24
Mar 8–14
0
0
32
Mar 15–21
0
0
53
Mar 22–28
0
0
48
Mar 29 – Apr 4
0
0
85
Apr 5–11
0
0
101
Apr 12–18
0
0
132
Apr 19–25
0
0
143
Apr 26 – May 2
0
0
256
May 3–9
0
0
200
May 10–16
1
1
138
May 17–23
0
0
241
May 24–30
1
1
323
May 31 – Jun 6
2
2
282
Jun 7–13
1
1
305
Jun 14–20
1
1
311
Jun 21–27
1
1
464
Jun 28 – Jul 4
1
1
479
Jul 5–11
4
3
592
Jul 12–18
0
0
364
Jul 19–25
0
0
341
Jul 26 – Aug 1
2
2
311
Aug 2–8
2
2
312
Aug 9–15
1
1
246
Aug 16–22
1
1
335
Aug 23–29
0
0
336
Aug 30 – Sep 5
0
0
427
Sep 6–12
1
1
332
Sep 13–19
2
2
291
Sep 20–26
3
3
259
Sep 27 – Oct 3
0
0
182
Oct 4–10
0
0
194
Oct 11–17
0
0
180
Oct 18–24
0
0
62
Oct 25–31
0
0
65
Nov 1–7
0
0
42
Nov 8–14
0
0
49
Nov 15–21
0
0
7
Nov 22–28
0
0
27
Nov 29 – Dec 5
0
0
27
Dec 6–12
0
0
20
Dec 13–19
0
0
29
Dec 20–26
0
0
30
Dec 27 – Jan 2
0
0
20
Reported as an adult
Usually reported as an adult late May to mid-September, middle week Jul 5–11.
From 23 records that are marked as adults. Not every photo is marked with a life stage, so this shows when people reported it as an adult, not when adults are about.
Reported as a caterpillar
Only 1 records here are marked as caterpillars, too few to show a caterpillar season. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.
In Ohio
Early May to late September, middle week Jul 19–25
Middle week · Jul 19–25
This week · Nov 8–14
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all
Records per week from 1,607 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.
Recorded on 801 dates. Latest record: October 2025.
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Records of Question Mark in Ohio each week, and records of all species
Week
Records of Question Mark
Years recorded
Records of all species
Jan 4–10
0
0
6,211
Jan 11–17
0
0
5,146
Jan 18–24
0
0
4,645
Jan 25–31
0
0
4,698
Feb 1–7
0
0
6,023
Feb 8–14
1
1
5,888
Feb 15–21
0
0
5,436
Feb 22–28
0
0
6,846
Mar 1–7
0
0
8,321
Mar 8–14
0
0
10,384
Mar 15–21
1
1
12,620
Mar 22–28
2
1
13,949
Mar 29 – Apr 4
2
1
19,661
Apr 5–11
5
3
26,860
Apr 12–18
9
5
39,925
Apr 19–25
10
7
41,623
Apr 26 – May 2
9
4
56,391
May 3–9
22
4
52,952
May 10–16
30
6
53,785
May 17–23
31
4
57,698
May 24–30
66
8
54,651
May 31 – Jun 6
48
9
53,099
Jun 7–13
71
10
53,700
Jun 14–20
68
10
56,625
Jun 21–27
76
9
55,361
Jun 28 – Jul 4
96
10
58,477
Jul 5–11
118
9
61,336
Jul 12–18
92
8
64,722
Jul 19–25
97
10
69,753
Jul 26 – Aug 1
108
9
59,416
Aug 2–8
98
10
59,712
Aug 9–15
79
10
55,994
Aug 16–22
55
9
54,328
Aug 23–29
73
9
51,772
Aug 30 – Sep 5
49
9
57,167
Sep 6–12
70
10
59,075
Sep 13–19
77
10
54,543
Sep 20–26
50
9
45,860
Sep 27 – Oct 3
43
9
43,180
Oct 4–10
18
6
37,841
Oct 11–17
16
8
30,824
Oct 18–24
8
4
21,156
Oct 25–31
2
1
19,021
Nov 1–7
3
2
14,172
Nov 8–14
1
1
12,621
Nov 15–21
1
1
7,965
Nov 22–28
1
1
8,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5
1
1
6,083
Dec 6–12
0
0
6,004
Dec 13–19
0
0
5,423
Dec 20–26
0
0
5,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2
0
0
8,459
Reported as an adult
Usually reported as an adult early May to late September, middle week Jul 19–25.
From 1,474 records that are marked as adults. Not every photo is marked with a life stage, so this shows when people reported it as an adult, not when adults are about.
Reported as a caterpillar
No caterpillar season shown here. Recorded in two separate seasons, so one season would put its middle week in the gap.
What these results show
These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.
Identification
How to identify it
Telling it apart
From what Ohio’s records show. Only what the records support is shown.
Eastern CommaPolygonia commaOften confused in Ohio: 122 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
Tawny EmperorAsterocampa clyton18 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta15 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
Mourning CloakNymphalis antiopa14 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
Common BuckeyeJunonia coenia12 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.
Months not reported
Jan: no record
Feb: recorded
Mar: recorded
Apr: recorded
May: recorded
Jun: recorded
Jul: recorded
Aug: recorded
Sep: recorded
Oct: recorded
Nov: recorded
Dec: recorded
Not reported in Ohio in January, 2016 to 2025.
Land cover where it is recorded
Land cover
Its recordsAll Ohio records
Developed
45%49%
Forest
27%31%
Farmland
18%11%
Wetland
7%5%
Grassland and shrub
2%0.9%
Open water
1%3%
Barren
0.6%0.6%
From 802 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)
Sources
Where these results come from
Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.
