American Rubyspot (Hetaerina americana)
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Dragonflies and damselfliesIn Lorain County, Ohio

American Rubyspot

Hetaerina americana (Fabricius, 1798)

American Rubyspot in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Odonata
Near Lorain County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 9 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (16)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (49)
  • Recorded, season not shown (14)
  • Season shown (9)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
American Rubyspot by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecords
Adams CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashtabula County176 · Recorded, season not shown
Athens CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Auglaize CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Belmont CountyNo qualifying records yet
Brown CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Butler County41 · Season shown
Carroll CountyNo qualifying records yet
Champaign CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clark County45 · Season shown
Clermont CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Columbiana CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Crawford CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Cuyahoga County100 · Recorded, season not shown
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 County20 · Recorded, season not shown
Franklin County204 · Season shown
Fulton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Gallia CountyNo qualifying records yet
Geauga CountyNo qualifying records yet
Greene County90 · Recorded, season not shown
Guernsey CountyNo qualifying records yet
Hamilton County195 · Season shown
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hardin CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Harrison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Henry CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Highland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hocking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Huron CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Jackson CountyNo qualifying records yet
Jefferson CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Knox County29 · Recorded, season not shown
Lake County119 · Recorded, season not shown
Lawrence CountyNo qualifying records yet
Licking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Logan County30 · Recorded, season not shown
Lorain County30 · Recorded, season not shown
Lucas County150 · Recorded, season not shown
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mahoning County20 · Season shown
Marion CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Medina CountyNo qualifying records yet
Meigs CountyNo qualifying records yet
Mercer CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Miami County48 · Recorded, season not shown
Monroe CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Montgomery County113 · Season shown
Morgan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Morrow CountyNo qualifying records yet
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ottawa CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Paulding CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Perry CountyNo qualifying records yet
Pickaway County32 · Season shown
Pike CountyNo qualifying records yet
Portage County33 · Recorded, season not 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 CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Sandusky CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Seneca CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Shelby County25 · Season shown
Stark County184 · Recorded, season not shown
Summit County158 · Recorded, season not shown
Trumbull County25 · Season shown
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Union CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Van Wert CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Vinton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Warren CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Washington CountyNo qualifying records yet
Wayne CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Williams CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wood CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wyandot County53 · Recorded, season not 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 Lorain County

Not enough evidence

The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season. Based on 30 records in 5 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Lorain County · records of all species each week, 26,475 in all

Records per week from 30 records in 5 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 American Rubyspot in Lorain County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of American RubyspotYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–1000193
Jan 11–1700115
Jan 18–240075
Jan 25–310059
Feb 1–700101
Feb 8–140099
Feb 15–210084
Feb 22–280049
Mar 1–700114
Mar 8–1400103
Mar 15–2100258
Mar 22–2800139
Mar 29 – Apr 400228
Apr 5–1100376
Apr 12–1800561
Apr 19–2500560
Apr 26 – May 2001,122
May 3–900824
May 10–1600793
May 17–2300901
May 24–3000886
May 31 – Jun 600771
Jun 7–1300797
Jun 14–20001,124
Jun 21–2731954
Jun 28 – Jul 421770
Jul 5–1100973
Jul 12–1811957
Jul 19–25001,240
Jul 26 – Aug 100912
Aug 2–832907
Aug 9–1500769
Aug 16–2272768
Aug 23–2911788
Aug 30 – Sep 531959
Sep 6–1262907
Sep 13–1911817
Sep 20–2600745
Sep 27 – Oct 300508
Oct 4–1011597
Oct 11–1700343
Oct 18–2400426
Oct 25–3122297
Nov 1–700278
Nov 8–1400210
Nov 15–2100121
Nov 22–2800100
Nov 29 – Dec 500118
Dec 6–120060
Dec 13–1900224
Dec 20–2600187
Dec 27 – Jan 200208

Reported as an adult

No records here are marked as adults yet, so there is no adult season to show. 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 early October, middle week Aug 9–15

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

Records per week from 3,610 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 900 dates. Latest record: November 2025.

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Records of American Rubyspot in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of American RubyspotYears 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 20056,391
May 3–90052,952
May 10–160053,785
May 17–230057,698
May 24–3028654,651
May 31 – Jun 699853,099
Jun 7–1395853,700
Jun 14–20981056,625
Jun 21–27137955,361
Jun 28 – Jul 4141958,477
Jul 5–111651061,336
Jul 12–181641064,722
Jul 19–251471069,753
Jul 26 – Aug 11941059,416
Aug 2–8291959,712
Aug 9–152861055,994
Aug 16–221861054,328
Aug 23–29211951,772
Aug 30 – Sep 52631057,167
Sep 6–122801059,075
Sep 13–19286954,543
Sep 20–261571045,860
Sep 27 – Oct 31081043,180
Oct 4–10115937,841
Oct 11–1787930,824
Oct 18–2427921,156
Oct 25–3128619,021
Nov 1–712414,172
Nov 8–144312,621
Nov 15–21117,965
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

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.

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

  • Smoky Rubyspot Hetaerina titia72 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: no record
  5. May: recorded
  6. Jun: recorded
  7. Jul: recorded
  8. Aug: recorded
  9. Sep: recorded
  10. Oct: recorded
  11. Nov: recorded
  12. Dec: no record

Not reported in Ohio in December to April, 2016 to 2025.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Developed33%49%
Forest33%31%
Wetland14%5%
Open water10%3%
Farmland6%11%
Grassland and shrub4%0.9%
Barren0.2%0.6%

From 1,532 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

3,610 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.