Dragonflies and damselfliesIn Lorain County, Ohio

Blue-fronted Dancer

Argia apicalis (Say, 1840)

Blue-fronted Dancer in all of Ohio

Blue-fronted Dancer (Argia apicalis) — (c) Michael Bok, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA) · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab) · iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Family: Coenagrionidae
Genus: Argia

Near Lorain County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 22 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio

No result yet (1)
Recorded, too few records for a result (38)
Recorded, season not shown (27)
Season shown (22)

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

Counties as a table

Blue-fronted Dancer by Ohio county: records and mapped range
County	Records
Adams County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Allen County	27 · Recorded, season not shown
Ashland County	53 · Season shown
Ashtabula County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Athens County	30 · Recorded, season not shown
Auglaize County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Belmont County	28 · Recorded, season not shown
Brown County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Butler County	34 · Season shown
Carroll County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Champaign County	27 · Recorded, season not shown
Clark County	52 · Recorded, season not shown
Clermont County	44 · Season shown
Clinton County	24 · Recorded, season not shown
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	133 · Season shown
Darke County	21 · Season shown
Defiance County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Delaware County	31 · Recorded, season not shown
Erie County	30 · Recorded, season not shown
Fairfield County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Fayette County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Franklin County	312 · Season shown
Fulton County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Gallia County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Geauga County	No qualifying records yet
Greene County	132 · Season shown
Guernsey County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Hamilton County	186 · Season shown
Hancock County	66 · Season shown
Hardin County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Harrison County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Henry County	27 · Season shown
Highland County	27 · Recorded, season not shown
Hocking County	31 · Season shown
Holmes County	32 · Season shown
Huron County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Jackson County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Jefferson County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Knox County	69 · Recorded, season not shown
Lake County	31 · Season shown
Lawrence County	25 · Recorded, season not shown
Licking County	94 · Season shown
Logan County	21 · Recorded, season not shown
Lorain County	89 · Recorded, season not shown
Lucas County	167 · Season shown
Madison County	32 · Recorded, season not shown
Mahoning County	36 · Recorded, season not shown
Marion County	54 · Season shown
Medina County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Meigs County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Mercer County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Miami County	42 · Season shown
Monroe County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Montgomery County	82 · Season shown
Morgan County	29 · Recorded, season not shown
Morrow County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Muskingum County	27 · Recorded, season not shown
Noble County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Ottawa County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Paulding County	29 · Recorded, season not shown
Perry County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Pickaway County	37 · Recorded, season not shown
Pike County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Portage County	98 · Recorded, season not shown
Preble County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Putnam County	22 · Recorded, season not shown
Richland County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Ross County	35 · Season shown
Sandusky County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Scioto County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Seneca County	83 · Recorded, season not shown
Shelby County	39 · Recorded, season not shown
Stark County	188 · Recorded, season not shown
Summit County	167 · Season shown
Trumbull County	34 · Recorded, season not shown
Tuscarawas County	27 · Season shown
Union County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Van Wert County	32 · Recorded, season not shown
Vinton County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Warren County	63 · Season shown
Washington County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Wayne County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Williams County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Wood County	28 · Recorded, season not shown
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 Lorain County

Not enough evidence

Most records come from a single year, so a season is not shown yet. Based on 89 records in 9 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 89 records in 9 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 Blue-fronted Dancer in Lorain County each week, and records of all species
Week	Records of Blue-fronted Dancer	Years recorded	Records of all species
Jan 4–10	0	0	193
Jan 11–17	0	0	115
Jan 18–24	0	0	75
Jan 25–31	0	0	59
Feb 1–7	0	0	101
Feb 8–14	0	0	99
Feb 15–21	0	0	84
Feb 22–28	0	0	49
Mar 1–7	0	0	114
Mar 8–14	0	0	103
Mar 15–21	0	0	258
Mar 22–28	0	0	139
Mar 29 – Apr 4	0	0	228
Apr 5–11	0	0	376
Apr 12–18	0	0	561
Apr 19–25	0	0	560
Apr 26 – May 2	0	0	1,122
May 3–9	0	0	824
May 10–16	0	0	793
May 17–23	0	0	901
May 24–30	0	0	886
May 31 – Jun 6	0	0	771
Jun 7–13	0	0	797
Jun 14–20	2	2	1,124
Jun 21–27	17	3	954
Jun 28 – Jul 4	4	1	770
Jul 5–11	6	3	973
Jul 12–18	12	5	957
Jul 19–25	9	4	1,240
Jul 26 – Aug 1	17	5	912
Aug 2–8	5	3	907
Aug 9–15	6	2	769
Aug 16–22	3	2	768
Aug 23–29	1	1	788
Aug 30 – Sep 5	2	2	959
Sep 6–12	5	1	907
Sep 13–19	0	0	817
Sep 20–26	0	0	745
Sep 27 – Oct 3	0	0	508
Oct 4–10	0	0	597
Oct 11–17	0	0	343
Oct 18–24	0	0	426
Oct 25–31	0	0	297
Nov 1–7	0	0	278
Nov 8–14	0	0	210
Nov 15–21	0	0	121
Nov 22–28	0	0	100
Nov 29 – Dec 5	0	0	118
Dec 6–12	0	0	60
Dec 13–19	0	0	224
Dec 20–26	0	0	187
Dec 27 – Jan 2	0	0	208

Reported as an adult

Only 5 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-June to mid-September, middle week Jul 19–25

Middle week · Jul 19–25

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 5,548 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 962 dates. Latest record: October 2025.

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Records of Blue-fronted Dancer in Ohio each week, and records of all species
Week	Records of Blue-fronted Dancer	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	0	0	53,785
May 17–23	2	1	57,698
May 24–30	21	4	54,651
May 31 – Jun 6	65	8	53,099
Jun 7–13	104	9	53,700
Jun 14–20	221	10	56,625
Jun 21–27	307	10	55,361
Jun 28 – Jul 4	449	10	58,477
Jul 5–11	509	10	61,336
Jul 12–18	633	10	64,722
Jul 19–25	492	10	69,753
Jul 26 – Aug 1	489	10	59,416
Aug 2–8	469	10	59,712
Aug 9–15	393	10	55,994
Aug 16–22	298	10	54,328
Aug 23–29	246	10	51,772
Aug 30 – Sep 5	259	9	57,167
Sep 6–12	191	10	59,075
Sep 13–19	173	9	54,543
Sep 20–26	84	9	45,860
Sep 27 – Oct 3	63	9	43,180
Oct 4–10	59	9	37,841
Oct 11–17	14	6	30,824
Oct 18–24	4	4	21,156
Oct 25–31	2	1	19,021
Nov 1–7	1	1	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 late September, middle week Jul 26 – Aug 1.

From 628 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.

Relatives

In the same genus

Other Argia recorded in Lorain County

Blue-tipped DancerArgia tibialis Powdered DancerArgia moesta Variable DancerArgia fumipennis

Identification

How to identify it

Look-alikes

When

Land cover

Often confused with

Powdered Dancer Argia moestaOften confused in Ohio: 74 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
Blue-tipped Dancer Argia tibialisOften confused in Ohio: 39 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
Blue-ringed Dancer Argia sedulaOften confused in Ohio: 11 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
Variable Dancer Argia fumipennis26 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
Azure Bluet Enallagma aspersum22 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	33%49%
Forest	32%31%
Open water	11%3%
Farmland	10%11%
Wetland	10%5%
Grassland and shrub	4%0.9%
Barren	2%0.6%

From 2,035 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
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Records behind the Ohio result

5,548 records from 2 datasets.

iNaturalist Research-grade Observations (opens in a new tab) · iNaturalist.org · 5,493 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 · 55 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.