Dragonflies and damselfliesIn Jackson County, Ohio

Lancet Clubtail

Phanogomphus exilis (Selys, 1854)

Lancet Clubtail in all of Ohio

Lancet Clubtail (Phanogomphus exilis) — (c) Jim Lemon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Jim Lemon · CC BY-NC 4.0 (opens in a new tab) · iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Family: Gomphidae
Genus: Phanogomphus

Near Jackson County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 7 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio

No result yet (28)
Recorded, too few records for a result (49)
Recorded, season not shown (4)
Season shown (7)

Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table

Counties as a table

Lancet Clubtail by Ohio county: records and mapped range
County	Records
Adams County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Allen County	No qualifying records yet
Ashland County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Ashtabula County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Athens County	26 · Recorded, season not shown
Auglaize County	No qualifying records yet
Belmont County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Brown County	No qualifying records yet
Butler County	No qualifying records yet
Carroll County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Champaign County	45 · Season shown
Clark County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Clermont County	No qualifying records yet
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	Recorded, too few records for a result
Darke County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Defiance County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Delaware County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Erie County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Fairfield County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Fayette County	No qualifying records yet
Franklin County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Fulton County	No qualifying records yet
Gallia County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Geauga County	59 · Season shown
Greene County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Guernsey County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Hamilton County	No qualifying records yet
Hancock County	No qualifying records yet
Hardin County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Harrison County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Henry County	No qualifying records yet
Highland County	No qualifying records yet
Hocking County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Holmes County	No qualifying records yet
Huron County	No qualifying records yet
Jackson County	42 · Recorded, season not shown
Jefferson County	29 · Recorded, season not shown
Knox County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Lake County	36 · Season shown
Lawrence County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Licking County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Logan County	23 · Recorded, season not shown
Lorain County	24 · Season shown
Lucas County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Madison County	No qualifying records yet
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	Recorded, too few records for a result
Mercer County	No qualifying records yet
Miami County	No qualifying records yet
Monroe County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Montgomery County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Morgan County	Recorded, too few records for a result
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	No qualifying records yet
Paulding County	No qualifying records yet
Perry County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Pickaway County	No qualifying records yet
Pike County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Portage County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Preble County	No qualifying records yet
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	No qualifying records yet
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	41 · Season shown
Summit County	47 · Season 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	No qualifying records yet
Washington County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Wayne County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Williams County	34 · Season shown
Wood County	No qualifying records yet
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 Jackson County

Not enough evidence

Most records come from a single year, so a season is not shown yet. Based on 42 records in 6 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.

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Recording in Jackson County · records of all species each week, 2,167 in all

Records per week from 42 records in 6 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 Lancet Clubtail in Jackson County each week, and records of all species
Week	Records of Lancet Clubtail	Years recorded	Records of all species
Jan 4–10	0	0	9
Jan 11–17	0	0	1
Jan 18–24	0	0	0
Jan 25–31	0	0	9
Feb 1–7	0	0	9
Feb 8–14	0	0	11
Feb 15–21	0	0	1
Feb 22–28	0	0	11
Mar 1–7	0	0	3
Mar 8–14	0	0	6
Mar 15–21	0	0	5
Mar 22–28	0	0	8
Mar 29 – Apr 4	0	0	31
Apr 5–11	0	0	90
Apr 12–18	0	0	70
Apr 19–25	0	0	80
Apr 26 – May 2	0	0	79
May 3–9	0	0	71
May 10–16	3	1	55
May 17–23	2	1	35
May 24–30	0	0	43
May 31 – Jun 6	7	1	140
Jun 7–13	4	2	118
Jun 14–20	14	4	166
Jun 21–27	6	2	122
Jun 28 – Jul 4	2	1	103
Jul 5–11	3	1	114
Jul 12–18	1	1	43
Jul 19–25	0	0	22
Jul 26 – Aug 1	0	0	54
Aug 2–8	0	0	33
Aug 9–15	0	0	49
Aug 16–22	0	0	92
Aug 23–29	0	0	74
Aug 30 – Sep 5	0	0	29
Sep 6–12	0	0	73
Sep 13–19	0	0	51
Sep 20–26	0	0	44
Sep 27 – Oct 3	0	0	50
Oct 4–10	0	0	16
Oct 11–17	0	0	19
Oct 18–24	0	0	25
Oct 25–31	0	0	13
Nov 1–7	0	0	7
Nov 8–14	0	0	4
Nov 15–21	0	0	6
Nov 22–28	0	0	2
Nov 29 – Dec 5	0	0	16
Dec 6–12	0	0	6
Dec 13–19	0	0	4
Dec 20–26	0	0	33
Dec 27 – Jan 2	0	0	12

Reported as an adult

Only 1 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-May to early July, middle week Jun 7–13

Middle week · Jun 7–13

This week · Nov 8–14

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

Records per week from 1,308 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 375 dates. Latest record: July 2025.

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Records of Lancet Clubtail in Ohio each week, and records of all species
Week	Records of Lancet Clubtail	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	3	3	56,391
May 3–9	13	4	52,952
May 10–16	46	4	53,785
May 17–23	81	9	57,698
May 24–30	237	10	54,651
May 31 – Jun 6	222	10	53,099
Jun 7–13	234	10	53,700
Jun 14–20	209	10	56,625
Jun 21–27	107	8	55,361
Jun 28 – Jul 4	76	10	58,477
Jul 5–11	49	9	61,336
Jul 12–18	29	6	64,722
Jul 19–25	2	2	69,753
Jul 26 – Aug 1	0	0	59,416
Aug 2–8	0	0	59,712
Aug 9–15	0	0	55,994
Aug 16–22	0	0	54,328
Aug 23–29	0	0	51,772
Aug 30 – Sep 5	0	0	57,167
Sep 6–12	0	0	59,075
Sep 13–19	0	0	54,543
Sep 20–26	0	0	45,860
Sep 27 – Oct 3	0	0	43,180
Oct 4–10	0	0	37,841
Oct 11–17	0	0	30,824
Oct 18–24	0	0	21,156
Oct 25–31	0	0	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-May to early July, middle week Jun 7–13.

From 67 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

Look-alikes

When

Land cover

Often confused with

Ashy Clubtail Phanogomphus lividusOften confused in Ohio: 26 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
Dusky Clubtail Phanogomphus spicatus31 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
Pronghorn Clubtail Phanogomphus graslinellus16 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
Black-shouldered Spinyleg Dromogomphus spinosus13 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: recorded
May: recorded
Jun: recorded
Jul: recorded
Aug: no record
Sep: no record
Oct: no record
Nov: no record
Dec: no record

Not reported in Ohio in August to March, 2016 to 2025.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land cover	Its recordsAll Ohio records
Forest	36%31%
Developed	21%49%
Open water	18%3%
Farmland	13%11%
Barren	6%0.6%
Wetland	4%5%
Grassland and shrub	3%0.9%

From 425 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

1,308 records from 2 datasets.

iNaturalist Research-grade Observations (opens in a new tab) · iNaturalist.org · 1,288 recordsiNaturalist contributors, iNaturalist (2026). iNaturalist Research-grade Observations. iNaturalist.org. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/ab3s5x accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-11-13.
iNaturalist observations (opens in a new tab) · iNaturalist.org · 20 recordsiNaturalist. Available from https://www.inaturalist.org. Accessed 2026-11-13

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.