Ebony Jewelwing (Calopteryx maculata)
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Dragonflies and damselfliesIn Franklin County, Ohio

Ebony Jewelwing

Calopteryx maculata (Palisot de Beauvois, 1807)

Ebony Jewelwing in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Odonata
Near Franklin County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 33 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (7)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (31)
  • Recorded, season not shown (17)
  • Season shown (33)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
Ebony Jewelwing by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecords
Adams County25 · Season shown
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashland County45 · Recorded, season not shown
Ashtabula County102 · Season shown
Athens County28 · Season shown
Auglaize CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Belmont County27 · Recorded, season not shown
Brown CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Butler County63 · Season shown
Carroll CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Champaign County275 · Season shown
Clark County107 · Season shown
Clermont County45 · Season shown
Clinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Columbiana County22 · Recorded, season not shown
Coshocton County63 · Recorded, season not shown
Crawford County22 · Recorded, season not shown
Cuyahoga County194 · Season shown
Darke County38 · Season shown
Defiance CountyNo qualifying records yet
Delaware County50 · Recorded, season not shown
Erie County27 · Recorded, season not shown
Fairfield County36 · Season shown
Fayette CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Franklin County523 · Season shown
Fulton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Gallia County27 · Recorded, season not shown
Geauga County101 · Season shown
Greene County265 · Season shown
Guernsey CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hamilton County73 · Season shown
Hancock County29 · Recorded, season not shown
Hardin CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Harrison County22 · Season shown
Henry CountyNo qualifying records yet
Highland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hocking County60 · Season shown
Holmes County26 · Season shown
Huron County25 · Recorded, season not shown
Jackson CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Jefferson County30 · Season shown
Knox County38 · Recorded, season not shown
Lake County101 · Season shown
Lawrence CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Licking County50 · Season shown
Logan County90 · Recorded, season not shown
Lorain County90 · Recorded, season not shown
Lucas County117 · Season shown
Madison County94 · Recorded, season not shown
Mahoning County50 · Season shown
Marion CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Medina County73 · Season shown
Meigs CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mercer CountyNo qualifying records yet
Miami County36 · Season shown
Monroe County26 · Recorded, season not shown
Montgomery County96 · Season shown
Morgan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Morrow CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Noble CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ottawa CountyNo qualifying records yet
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yet
Perry CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pike CountyNo qualifying records yet
Portage County102 · Season shown
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 County27 · Season shown
Sandusky CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Scioto County23 · Season shown
Seneca County25 · Season shown
Shelby County20 · Season shown
Stark County114 · Recorded, season not shown
Summit County330 · Season shown
Trumbull County36 · Season shown
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Union CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yet
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Warren County40 · Season shown
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wayne County41 · Recorded, season not shown
Williams CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wood CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wyandot CountyRecorded, 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 Franklin County

Mid-May to mid-August, middle week Jun 21–27

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Recording in Franklin County · records of all species each week, 95,840 in all

Records per week from 523 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 204 dates. Latest record: August 2025.

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Records of Ebony Jewelwing in Franklin County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Ebony JewelwingYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–1000417
Jan 11–1700236
Jan 18–2400236
Jan 25–3100236
Feb 1–700244
Feb 8–1400360
Feb 15–2100270
Feb 22–2800401
Mar 1–700483
Mar 8–1400567
Mar 15–2100561
Mar 22–2800750
Mar 29 – Apr 4001,310
Apr 5–11001,456
Apr 12–18002,408
Apr 19–25002,525
Apr 26 – May 2002,812
May 3–9002,785
May 10–16112,381
May 17–233142,651
May 24–304172,735
May 31 – Jun 65682,861
Jun 7–134982,986
Jun 14–203992,980
Jun 21–275183,051
Jun 28 – Jul 43193,121
Jul 5–112973,399
Jul 12–181543,754
Jul 19–253243,305
Jul 26 – Aug 12253,347
Aug 2–84953,803
Aug 9–152863,507
Aug 16–223923,137
Aug 23–29223,249
Aug 30 – Sep 5523,487
Sep 6–12323,215
Sep 13–19003,368
Sep 20–26002,586
Sep 27 – Oct 3003,624
Oct 4–10002,701
Oct 11–17002,107
Oct 18–24001,201
Oct 25–31001,123
Nov 1–700789
Nov 8–1400798
Nov 15–2100468
Nov 22–2800522
Nov 29 – Dec 500225
Dec 6–1200234
Dec 13–1900392
Dec 20–2600254
Dec 27 – Jan 200422

Reported as an adult

No adult season shown here. Most records come from a single year, so a season is not shown yet.

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 late August, middle week Jun 28 – Jul 4

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

Records per week from 6,709 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 967 dates. Latest record: September 2025.

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Records of Ebony Jewelwing in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Ebony JewelwingYears 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 12–181139,925
Apr 19–250041,623
Apr 26 – May 20056,391
May 3–92152,952
May 10–1616453,785
May 17–231421057,698
May 24–303041054,651
May 31 – Jun 65651053,099
Jun 7–137021053,700
Jun 14–206591056,625
Jun 21–275721055,361
Jun 28 – Jul 45951058,477
Jul 5–115761061,336
Jul 12–18564964,722
Jul 19–254401069,753
Jul 26 – Aug 14261059,416
Aug 2–83551059,712
Aug 9–152551055,994
Aug 16–22165954,328
Aug 23–2994951,772
Aug 30 – Sep 51241057,167
Sep 6–12671059,075
Sep 13–1932754,543
Sep 20–2643745,860
Sep 27 – Oct 31143,180
Oct 4–108137,841
Oct 11–170030,824
Oct 18–240021,156
Oct 25–311119,021
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 August, middle week Jun 28 – Jul 4.

From 683 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

  • River Jewelwing Calopteryx aequabilis137 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Variable Dancer Argia fumipennis59 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Smoky Rubyspot Hetaerina titia50 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: recorded
  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 March, 2016 to 2025.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Forest49%31%
Developed29%49%
Wetland14%5%
Farmland6%11%
Open water2%3%
Grassland and shrub0.2%0.9%
Barren0.1%0.6%

From 2,500 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 Franklin County result

523 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.