Swamp Darner (Epiaeschna heros)
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Dragonflies and damselfliesIn Clermont County, Ohio

Swamp Darner

Epiaeschna heros (Fabricius, 1798)

Swamp Darner in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Odonata
Family
Aeshnidae
Genus
Epiaeschna
Near Clermont County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 1 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (41)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (44)
  • Recorded, season not shown (2)
  • Season shown (1)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
Swamp Darner by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecords
Adams CountyNo qualifying records yet
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashland CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ashtabula CountyNo qualifying records yet
Athens CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Auglaize CountyNo qualifying records yet
Belmont CountyNo qualifying records yet
Brown CountyNo qualifying records yet
Butler CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Carroll CountyNo qualifying records yet
Champaign CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clark CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clermont County25 · Season shown
Clinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Columbiana CountyNo qualifying records yet
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Crawford CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Cuyahoga CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Defiance CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Delaware CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Erie CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fayette CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Franklin County28 · Recorded, season not shown
Fulton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Gallia CountyNo qualifying records yet
Geauga CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Greene CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Guernsey CountyNo qualifying records yet
Hamilton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hardin CountyNo qualifying records yet
Harrison CountyNo qualifying records yet
Henry CountyNo qualifying records yet
Highland CountyNo qualifying records yet
Hocking CountyNo qualifying records yet
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Huron CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Jackson CountyNo qualifying records yet
Jefferson CountyNo qualifying records yet
Knox CountyNo qualifying records yet
Lake CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lawrence CountyNo qualifying records yet
Licking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Logan CountyNo qualifying records yet
Lorain CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lucas County44 · Recorded, season not shown
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mahoning CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Marion CountyNo qualifying records yet
Medina CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Meigs CountyNo qualifying records yet
Mercer CountyNo qualifying records yet
Miami CountyNo qualifying records yet
Monroe CountyNo qualifying records yet
Montgomery CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Morgan CountyNo qualifying records yet
Morrow CountyNo qualifying records yet
Muskingum CountyNo qualifying records yet
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ottawa CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yet
Perry CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pike CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Portage CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Preble CountyNo qualifying records yet
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yet
Richland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ross CountyNo qualifying records yet
Sandusky CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Scioto CountyNo qualifying records yet
Seneca CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Shelby CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Stark CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Summit CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Tuscarawas CountyNo qualifying records yet
Union CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yet
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 CountyNo qualifying records yet
Wood CountyNo qualifying records yet
Wyandot CountyNo qualifying records yet

No mapped range from the range source used, the USGS Gap Analysis Project, which maps land vertebrates only.

Season

When it is recorded

In Clermont County

Mid-April to early June, middle week May 17–23

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Recording in Clermont County · records of all species each week, 25,341 in all

Records per week from 25 records in 7 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 23 dates. Latest record: June 2025.

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Records of Swamp Darner in Clermont County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Swamp DarnerYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–100044
Jan 11–170036
Jan 18–240040
Jan 25–310086
Feb 1–70049
Feb 8–140075
Feb 15–210068
Feb 22–280092
Mar 1–700134
Mar 8–1400161
Mar 15–2100261
Mar 22–2800268
Mar 29 – Apr 400390
Apr 5–1100469
Apr 12–1811705
Apr 19–2521753
Apr 26 – May 221745
May 3–932760
May 10–1622589
May 17–2343898
May 24–30311,116
May 31 – Jun 653977
Jun 7–1322942
Jun 14–2000920
Jun 21–2700793
Jun 28 – Jul 400900
Jul 5–1111921
Jul 12–1800886
Jul 19–25001,229
Jul 26 – Aug 100813
Aug 2–8001,003
Aug 9–1500850
Aug 16–2200880
Aug 23–2900817
Aug 30 – Sep 500846
Sep 6–1200830
Sep 13–1900642
Sep 20–2600529
Sep 27 – Oct 300494
Oct 4–1000400
Oct 11–1700395
Oct 18–2400254
Oct 25–3100349
Nov 1–700167
Nov 8–1400170
Nov 15–2100132
Nov 22–2800115
Nov 29 – Dec 50095
Dec 6–120055
Dec 13–190060
Dec 20–260059
Dec 27 – Jan 20079

Reported as an adult

Only 2 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

Mid-April to late July, middle week May 31 – Jun 6

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

Records per week from 479 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 277 dates. Latest record: August 2025.

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Records of Swamp Darner in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Swamp DarnerYears 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 15–21115,436
Feb 22–28006,846
Mar 1–7008,321
Mar 8–140010,384
Mar 15–212212,620
Mar 22–280013,949
Mar 29 – Apr 40019,661
Apr 5–111126,860
Apr 12–185339,925
Apr 19–2521241,623
Apr 26 – May 217556,391
May 3–945752,952
May 10–1610553,785
May 17–2326957,698
May 24–3063954,651
May 31 – Jun 650953,099
Jun 7–1362953,700
Jun 14–2051956,625
Jun 21–2733955,361
Jun 28 – Jul 421958,477
Jul 5–1119861,336
Jul 12–1819864,722
Jul 19–257569,753
Jul 26 – Aug 110459,416
Aug 2–85359,712
Aug 9–154455,994
Aug 16–223354,328
Aug 23–293251,772
Aug 30 – Sep 51157,167
Sep 6–120059,075
Sep 13–190054,543
Sep 20–260045,860
Sep 27 – Oct 30043,180
Oct 4–100037,841
Oct 11–170030,824
Oct 18–240021,156
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 early May to mid-July, middle week May 31 – Jun 6.

From 71 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

  • Shadow Darner Aeshna umbrosa53 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Cyrano Darner Nasiaeschna pentacantha36 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Common Green Darner Anax junius30 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Blue Dasher Pachydiplax longipennis10 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Fawn Darner Boyeria vinosa10 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: recorded
  3. Mar: recorded
  4. Apr: recorded
  5. May: recorded
  6. Jun: recorded
  7. Jul: recorded
  8. Aug: recorded
  9. Sep: no record
  10. Oct: no record
  11. Nov: no record
  12. Dec: no record

Not reported in Ohio in September to January, 2016 to 2025.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Forest37%31%
Developed33%49%
Wetland23%5%
Farmland6%11%
Barren1%0.6%
Open water0.6%3%

From 167 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
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Records behind the Clermont County result

25 records from 1 dataset.

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.