Season shown in 48 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio
No result yet (0)
Recorded, too few records for a result (8)
Recorded, season not shown (32)
Season shown (48)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
Widow Skimmer by Ohio county: records and mapped range
County
Records
Adams County
90 · Season shown
Allen County
36 · Recorded, season not shown
Ashland County
22 · Season shown
Ashtabula County
111 · Season shown
Athens County
29 · Season shown
Auglaize County
49 · Season shown
Belmont County
53 · Season shown
Brown County
36 · Recorded, season not shown
Butler County
59 · Recorded, season not shown
Carroll County
25 · Season shown
Champaign County
125 · Season shown
Clark County
159 · Recorded, season not shown
Clermont County
90 · Season shown
Clinton County
26 · Season shown
Columbiana County
30 · Season shown
Coshocton County
60 · Season shown
Crawford County
36 · Season shown
Cuyahoga County
93 · Season shown
Darke County
46 · Season shown
Defiance County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Delaware County
67 · Season shown
Erie County
58 · Season shown
Fairfield County
50 · Season shown
Fayette County
43 · Recorded, season not shown
Franklin County
789 · Season shown
Fulton County
26 · Season shown
Gallia County
30 · Recorded, season not shown
Geauga County
75 · Season shown
Greene County
250 · Season shown
Guernsey County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Hamilton County
183 · Season shown
Hancock County
51 · Season shown
Hardin County
98 · Recorded, season not shown
Harrison County
59 · Season shown
Henry County
23 · Season shown
Highland County
32 · Recorded, season not shown
Hocking County
29 · Recorded, season not shown
Holmes County
20 · Recorded, season not shown
Huron County
29 · Season shown
Jackson County
42 · Recorded, season not shown
Jefferson County
67 · Season shown
Knox County
68 · Season shown
Lake County
114 · Season shown
Lawrence County
42 · Recorded, season not shown
Licking County
175 · Season shown
Logan County
121 · Season shown
Lorain County
195 · Recorded, season not shown
Lucas County
347 · Season shown
Madison County
107 · Recorded, season not shown
Mahoning County
57 · Recorded, season not shown
Marion County
66 · Recorded, season not shown
Medina County
156 · Season shown
Meigs County
42 · Recorded, season not shown
Mercer County
26 · Recorded, season not shown
Miami County
73 · Season shown
Monroe County
29 · Recorded, season not shown
Montgomery County
208 · Season shown
Morgan County
27 · Season shown
Morrow County
49 · Recorded, season not shown
Muskingum County
28 · Season shown
Noble County
72 · Recorded, season not shown
Ottawa County
29 · Season shown
Paulding County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Perry County
21 · Recorded, season not shown
Pickaway County
47 · Recorded, season not shown
Pike County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Portage County
48 · Season shown
Preble County
31 · Recorded, season not shown
Putnam County
22 · Recorded, season not shown
Richland County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Ross County
36 · Recorded, season not shown
Sandusky County
46 · Season shown
Scioto County
38 · Season shown
Seneca County
36 · Season shown
Shelby County
45 · Season shown
Stark County
116 · Recorded, season not shown
Summit County
370 · Season shown
Trumbull County
46 · Recorded, season not shown
Tuscarawas County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Union County
42 · Recorded, season not shown
Van Wert County
39 · Recorded, season not shown
Vinton County
25 · Season shown
Warren County
96 · Recorded, season not shown
Washington County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Wayne County
46 · Recorded, season not shown
Williams County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Wood County
45 · Season shown
Wyandot County
79 · Season 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 Highland County
Not enough evidence
Most records come from a single year, so a season is not shown yet. Based on 32 records in 7 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Recording in Highland County · records of all species each week, 10,373 in all
Records per week from 32 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 Widow Skimmer in Highland County each week, and records of all species
Week
Records of Widow Skimmer
Years recorded
Records of all species
Jan 4–10
0
0
11
Jan 11–17
0
0
2
Jan 18–24
0
0
8
Jan 25–31
0
0
1
Feb 1–7
0
0
30
Feb 8–14
0
0
3
Feb 15–21
0
0
4
Feb 22–28
0
0
33
Mar 1–7
0
0
24
Mar 8–14
0
0
8
Mar 15–21
0
0
7
Mar 22–28
0
0
38
Mar 29 – Apr 4
0
0
67
Apr 5–11
0
0
137
Apr 12–18
0
0
597
Apr 19–25
0
0
491
Apr 26 – May 2
0
0
275
May 3–9
0
0
116
May 10–16
0
0
118
May 17–23
0
0
215
May 24–30
0
0
86
May 31 – Jun 6
0
0
76
Jun 7–13
0
0
50
Jun 14–20
2
1
104
Jun 21–27
1
1
83
Jun 28 – Jul 4
0
0
201
Jul 5–11
1
1
68
Jul 12–18
0
0
1,237
Jul 19–25
1
1
4,078
Jul 26 – Aug 1
13
2
278
Aug 2–8
0
0
58
Aug 9–15
0
0
66
Aug 16–22
1
1
54
Aug 23–29
4
1
151
Aug 30 – Sep 5
4
2
204
Sep 6–12
0
0
716
Sep 13–19
5
1
100
Sep 20–26
0
0
52
Sep 27 – Oct 3
0
0
48
Oct 4–10
0
0
40
Oct 11–17
0
0
215
Oct 18–24
0
0
35
Oct 25–31
0
0
18
Nov 1–7
0
0
11
Nov 8–14
0
0
44
Nov 15–21
0
0
16
Nov 22–28
0
0
2
Nov 29 – Dec 5
0
0
19
Dec 6–12
0
0
3
Dec 13–19
0
0
43
Dec 20–26
0
0
13
Dec 27 – Jan 2
0
0
19
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
Early June to mid-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 10,059 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 1,146 dates. Latest record: October 2025.
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Records of Widow Skimmer in Ohio each week, and records of all species
Week
Records of Widow Skimmer
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
0
0
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
0
0
12,620
Mar 22–28
0
0
13,949
Mar 29 – Apr 4
0
0
19,661
Apr 5–11
0
0
26,860
Apr 12–18
0
0
39,925
Apr 19–25
0
0
41,623
Apr 26 – May 2
0
0
56,391
May 3–9
0
0
52,952
May 10–16
2
1
53,785
May 17–23
6
3
57,698
May 24–30
64
9
54,651
May 31 – Jun 6
202
10
53,099
Jun 7–13
339
10
53,700
Jun 14–20
580
10
56,625
Jun 21–27
767
10
55,361
Jun 28 – Jul 4
877
10
58,477
Jul 5–11
1,009
10
61,336
Jul 12–18
1,001
10
64,722
Jul 19–25
900
10
69,753
Jul 26 – Aug 1
848
10
59,416
Aug 2–8
635
10
59,712
Aug 9–15
630
10
55,994
Aug 16–22
464
10
54,328
Aug 23–29
373
10
51,772
Aug 30 – Sep 5
435
10
57,167
Sep 6–12
275
10
59,075
Sep 13–19
260
10
54,543
Sep 20–26
185
10
45,860
Sep 27 – Oct 3
99
8
43,180
Oct 4–10
75
8
37,841
Oct 11–17
27
7
30,824
Oct 18–24
5
4
21,156
Oct 25–31
1
1
19,021
Nov 1–7
0
0
14,172
Nov 8–14
0
0
12,621
Nov 15–21
0
0
7,965
Nov 22–28
0
0
8,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5
0
0
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 mid-June to mid-September, middle week Jul 26 – Aug 1.
From 823 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.
Common WhitetailPlathemis lydiaOften confused in Ohio: 26 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
Twelve-spotted SkimmerLibellula pulchella55 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
Spangled SkimmerLibellula cyanea37 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
Black SaddlebagsTramea lacerata35 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
Slaty SkimmerLibellula incesta29 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: no record
Mar: no record
Apr: no record
May: recorded
Jun: recorded
Jul: recorded
Aug: recorded
Sep: recorded
Oct: recorded
Nov: no record
Dec: no record
Not reported in Ohio in November to April, 2016 to 2025.
Land cover where it is recorded
Land cover
Its recordsAll Ohio records
Developed
36%49%
Farmland
23%11%
Forest
20%31%
Open water
10%3%
Wetland
6%5%
Grassland and shrub
4%0.9%
Barren
2%0.6%
From 3,438 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.
