Azure Bluet (Enallagma aspersum)
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Dragonflies and damselfliesIn Licking County, Ohio

Azure Bluet

Enallagma aspersum (Hagen, 1861)

Azure Bluet in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Odonata
Near Licking County

Range

Where it is recorded

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

  • No result yet (71)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (0)
  • Recorded, season not shown (9)
  • Season shown (8)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
Azure Bluet by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecords
Adams CountyNo qualifying records yet
Allen CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ashland CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ashtabula County42 · Recorded, season not shown
Athens CountyNo qualifying records yet
Auglaize CountyNo qualifying records yet
Belmont CountyNo qualifying records yet
Brown CountyNo qualifying records yet
Butler CountyNo qualifying records yet
Carroll CountyNo qualifying records yet
Champaign CountyNo qualifying records yet
Clark CountyNo qualifying records yet
Clermont CountyNo qualifying records yet
Clinton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Columbiana CountyNo qualifying records yet
Coshocton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Crawford County23 · Recorded, season not shown
Cuyahoga County72 · Recorded, season not shown
Darke CountyNo qualifying records yet
Defiance CountyNo qualifying records yet
Delaware County66 · Season shown
Erie CountyNo qualifying records yet
Fairfield CountyNo qualifying records yet
Fayette CountyNo qualifying records yet
Franklin County47 · Recorded, season not shown
Fulton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Gallia CountyNo qualifying records yet
Geauga County31 · Season shown
Greene CountyNo qualifying records yet
Guernsey CountyNo qualifying records yet
Hamilton County55 · Season shown
Hancock CountyNo qualifying records yet
Hardin CountyNo qualifying records yet
Harrison County26 · Season shown
Henry CountyNo qualifying records yet
Highland CountyNo qualifying records yet
Hocking CountyNo qualifying records yet
Holmes CountyNo qualifying records yet
Huron CountyNo qualifying records yet
Jackson CountyNo qualifying records yet
Jefferson CountyNo qualifying records yet
Knox CountyNo qualifying records yet
Lake County58 · Recorded, season not shown
Lawrence CountyNo qualifying records yet
Licking County34 · Season shown
Logan CountyNo qualifying records yet
Lorain CountyNo qualifying records yet
Lucas County86 · Season shown
Madison CountyNo qualifying records yet
Mahoning CountyNo qualifying records yet
Marion CountyNo qualifying records yet
Medina CountyNo qualifying records yet
Meigs County32 · Recorded, season not shown
Mercer CountyNo qualifying records yet
Miami CountyNo qualifying records yet
Monroe CountyNo qualifying records yet
Montgomery County54 · Recorded, season not shown
Morgan CountyNo qualifying records yet
Morrow County43 · Recorded, season not shown
Muskingum CountyNo qualifying records yet
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ottawa CountyNo qualifying records yet
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yet
Perry CountyNo qualifying records yet
Pickaway CountyNo qualifying records yet
Pike CountyNo qualifying records yet
Portage CountyNo qualifying records yet
Preble CountyNo qualifying records yet
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yet
Richland CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ross CountyNo qualifying records yet
Sandusky CountyNo qualifying records yet
Scioto CountyNo qualifying records yet
Seneca CountyNo qualifying records yet
Shelby CountyNo qualifying records yet
Stark County95 · Season shown
Summit County74 · Season shown
Trumbull CountyNo qualifying records yet
Tuscarawas CountyNo qualifying records yet
Union CountyNo qualifying records yet
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yet
Vinton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Warren County20 · Recorded, season not shown
Washington CountyNo qualifying records yet
Wayne CountyNo qualifying records yet
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 Licking County

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

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Recording in Licking County · records of all species each week, 15,841 in all

Records per week from 34 records in 8 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.

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Records of Azure Bluet in Licking County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Azure BluetYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–100018
Jan 11–170023
Jan 18–240015
Jan 25–310011
Feb 1–70021
Feb 8–140025
Feb 15–210012
Feb 22–280046
Mar 1–70050
Mar 8–140073
Mar 15–2100102
Mar 22–280068
Mar 29 – Apr 400152
Apr 5–1100181
Apr 12–1800387
Apr 19–2500309
Apr 26 – May 200368
May 3–900313
May 10–1600359
May 17–2311420
May 24–3042391
May 31 – Jun 621472
Jun 7–1332525
Jun 14–2031545
Jun 21–2773525
Jun 28 – Jul 421601
Jul 5–1100882
Jul 12–1873852
Jul 19–2511572
Jul 26 – Aug 111652
Aug 2–800459
Aug 9–1500634
Aug 16–2231757
Aug 23–2900628
Aug 30 – Sep 500531
Sep 6–1200822
Sep 13–1900489
Sep 20–2600492
Sep 27 – Oct 300467
Oct 4–1000428
Oct 11–1700353
Oct 18–2400288
Oct 25–3100135
Nov 1–70093
Nov 8–140080
Nov 15–210041
Nov 22–280040
Nov 29 – Dec 50039
Dec 6–120016
Dec 13–190020
Dec 20–260016
Dec 27 – Jan 20043

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

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

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

Records per week from 1,857 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.

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Records of Azure Bluet in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Azure BluetYears 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 21156,391
May 3–95152,952
May 10–1630553,785
May 17–2375957,698
May 24–30143954,651
May 31 – Jun 61671053,099
Jun 7–131351053,700
Jun 14–201731056,625
Jun 21–272031055,361
Jun 28 – Jul 41801058,477
Jul 5–111791061,336
Jul 12–181231064,722
Jul 19–2597969,753
Jul 26 – Aug 1801059,416
Aug 2–8551059,712
Aug 9–1551955,994
Aug 16–2253954,328
Aug 23–2942951,772
Aug 30 – Sep 520657,167
Sep 6–1223859,075
Sep 13–196454,543
Sep 20–267545,860
Sep 27 – Oct 31143,180
Oct 4–105337,841
Oct 11–173230,824
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 mid-May to late August, middle week Jun 28 – Jul 4.

From 155 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

Often confused with

  • Skimming Bluet Enallagma geminatumOften confused in Ohio: 12 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Slender Bluet Enallagma traviatum32 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Familiar Bluet Enallagma civile26 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Blue-fronted Dancer Argia apicalis22 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Stream Bluet Enallagma exsulans20 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.

Times of day, land cover and photos from records are not shown for species whose locations are protected.

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 Ohio result

1,857 records from 2 datasets.

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

Links to individual records are not shown for this species, to protect the places it is recorded.