Dragonflies and damselfliesIn Clark County, Ohio

Slender Spreadwing

Lestes rectangularis Say, 1840

Slender Spreadwing in all of Ohio
Near Clark County
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Odonata
Family
Lestidae
Genus
Lestes

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Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 8 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (5)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (53)
  • Recorded, season not shown (22)
  • Season shown (8)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
Slender Spreadwing by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecords
Adams CountyNo qualifying records yet
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashtabula County37 · Recorded, season not shown
Athens CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Auglaize CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Belmont CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Brown CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Butler CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Carroll CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Champaign CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clark County39 · Recorded, season not shown
Clermont County53 · Recorded, season not shown
Clinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Columbiana CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Coshocton County34 · Recorded, season not shown
Crawford County41 · Recorded, season not shown
Cuyahoga County63 · Season shown
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Defiance CountyNo qualifying records yet
Delaware County21 · Recorded, season not shown
Erie County20 · Recorded, season not shown
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fayette CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Franklin County82 · Season shown
Fulton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Gallia CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Geauga County31 · Season shown
Greene County51 · Recorded, season not shown
Guernsey CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hamilton County37 · Recorded, season not shown
Hancock County35 · Recorded, season not shown
Hardin County22 · Recorded, season not shown
Harrison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Henry CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Highland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hocking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Huron CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Jackson CountyNo qualifying records yet
Jefferson CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lake County95 · Season shown
Lawrence CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Licking County50 · Recorded, season not shown
Logan County31 · Season shown
Lorain County89 · Recorded, season not shown
Lucas County144 · Recorded, season not shown
Madison County27 · Recorded, season not shown
Mahoning CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Marion County20 · Recorded, season not shown
Medina County26 · Season shown
Meigs CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mercer CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Miami CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Monroe CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Montgomery County29 · Recorded, season not shown
Morgan CountyNo qualifying records yet
Morrow County30 · Recorded, season not shown
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Noble CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ottawa CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Paulding CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Perry CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pickaway County36 · Season shown
Pike CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Portage CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Preble CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Putnam CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Richland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ross CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Sandusky CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Seneca CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Shelby CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Stark County119 · Season shown
Summit County108 · Recorded, season not shown
Trumbull County42 · Recorded, season not shown
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Union County39 · Recorded, season not shown
Van Wert CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Warren CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Washington CountyNo qualifying records yet
Wayne CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Williams CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wood CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wyandot County33 · Recorded, season not shown

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

Not enough evidence

The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season. Based on 39 records in 7 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Clark County · records of all species each week, 8,892 in all

Records per week from 39 records in 7 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of Slender Spreadwing in Clark County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Slender SpreadwingYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–100022
Jan 11–170020
Jan 18–240017
Jan 25–310035
Feb 1–70018
Feb 8–140025
Feb 15–210023
Feb 22–280035
Mar 1–70024
Mar 8–140032
Mar 15–210053
Mar 22–280048
Mar 29 – Apr 40085
Apr 5–1100101
Apr 12–1800132
Apr 19–2500143
Apr 26 – May 200256
May 3–900200
May 10–1600138
May 17–2300241
May 24–3000323
May 31 – Jun 611282
Jun 7–1300305
Jun 14–2021311
Jun 21–2711464
Jun 28 – Jul 4163479
Jul 5–1164592
Jul 12–1843364
Jul 19–2511341
Jul 26 – Aug 111311
Aug 2–821312
Aug 9–1522246
Aug 16–2200335
Aug 23–2900336
Aug 30 – Sep 522427
Sep 6–1200332
Sep 13–1900291
Sep 20–2600259
Sep 27 – Oct 311182
Oct 4–1000194
Oct 11–1700180
Oct 18–240062
Oct 25–310065
Nov 1–70042
Nov 8–140049
Nov 15–21007
Nov 22–280027
Nov 29 – Dec 50027
Dec 6–120020
Dec 13–190029
Dec 20–260030
Dec 27 – Jan 20020

Reported as an adult

Only 3 records here are marked as adults, too few to show a adult season. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

Reported as a larva

No records here are marked as larvae yet, so there is no larva season to show. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

In Ohio

Late May to mid-September, middle week Jul 5–11

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 2,909 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 834 dates. Latest record: October 2025.

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Records of Slender Spreadwing in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Slender SpreadwingYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10006,211
Jan 11–17005,146
Jan 18–24004,645
Jan 25–31004,698
Feb 1–7006,023
Feb 8–14005,888
Feb 15–21005,436
Feb 22–28006,846
Mar 1–7008,321
Mar 8–140010,384
Mar 15–210012,620
Mar 22–280013,949
Mar 29 – Apr 40019,661
Apr 5–110026,860
Apr 12–180039,925
Apr 19–250041,623
Apr 26 – May 20056,391
May 3–90052,952
May 10–164153,785
May 17–2317357,698
May 24–3091754,651
May 31 – Jun 6175953,099
Jun 7–132341053,700
Jun 14–202681056,625
Jun 21–27246955,361
Jun 28 – Jul 42341058,477
Jul 5–112431061,336
Jul 12–181781064,722
Jul 19–25178969,753
Jul 26 – Aug 1162959,416
Aug 2–8117959,712
Aug 9–15107955,994
Aug 16–22151954,328
Aug 23–29112951,772
Aug 30 – Sep 5124957,167
Sep 6–1299959,075
Sep 13–1960954,543
Sep 20–2635845,860
Sep 27 – Oct 340843,180
Oct 4–1020737,841
Oct 11–1710430,824
Oct 18–244321,156
Oct 25–310019,021
Nov 1–70014,172
Nov 8–140012,621
Nov 15–21007,965
Nov 22–28008,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5006,083
Dec 6–12006,004
Dec 13–19005,423
Dec 20–26005,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2008,459

Reported as an adult

Usually reported as an adult late May to early September, middle week Jul 5–11.

From 199 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 larva

No records here are marked as larvae yet, so there is no larva season to show. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

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.

Often confused with

  • Sweetflag Spreadwing Lestes forcipatusOften confused in Ohio: 11 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Spotted Spreadwing Lestes congener32 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Southern Spreadwing Lestes australis23 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Swamp Spreadwing Lestes vigilax14 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Elegant Spreadwing Lestes inaequalis12 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

  1. Jan: no record
  2. Feb: no record
  3. Mar: no record
  4. Apr: no record
  5. May: recorded
  6. Jun: recorded
  7. Jul: recorded
  8. Aug: recorded
  9. Sep: recorded
  10. Oct: recorded
  11. Nov: no record
  12. Dec: no record

Not reported in Ohio in November to April, 2016 to 2025.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Forest30%31%
Farmland25%11%
Developed23%49%
Wetland17%5%
Open water2%3%
Grassland and shrub1%0.9%
Barren1%0.6%

From 1,137 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
  • See it on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)OpenPhenology is independent and not affiliated with iNaturalist.

Records behind the Ohio result

2,909 records from 2 datasets.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

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.