Ebony Jewelwing (Calopteryx maculata)
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Dragonflies and damselfliesIn Lorain County, Ohio

Ebony Jewelwing

Calopteryx maculata (Palisot de Beauvois, 1807)

Ebony Jewelwing in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Odonata
Near Lorain County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 33 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (7)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (31)
  • Recorded, season not shown (17)
  • Season shown (33)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
Ebony Jewelwing by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecords
Adams County25 · Season shown
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashland County45 · Recorded, season not shown
Ashtabula County102 · Season shown
Athens County28 · Season shown
Auglaize CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Belmont County27 · Recorded, season not shown
Brown CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Butler County63 · Season shown
Carroll CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Champaign County275 · Season shown
Clark County107 · Season shown
Clermont County45 · Season shown
Clinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Columbiana County22 · Recorded, season not shown
Coshocton County63 · Recorded, season not shown
Crawford County22 · Recorded, season not shown
Cuyahoga County194 · Season shown
Darke County38 · Season shown
Defiance CountyNo qualifying records yet
Delaware County50 · Recorded, season not shown
Erie County27 · Recorded, season not shown
Fairfield County36 · Season shown
Fayette CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Franklin County523 · Season shown
Fulton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Gallia County27 · Recorded, season not shown
Geauga County101 · Season shown
Greene County265 · Season shown
Guernsey CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hamilton County73 · Season shown
Hancock County29 · Recorded, season not shown
Hardin CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Harrison County22 · Season shown
Henry CountyNo qualifying records yet
Highland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hocking County60 · Season shown
Holmes County26 · Season shown
Huron County25 · Recorded, season not shown
Jackson CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Jefferson County30 · Season shown
Knox County38 · Recorded, season not shown
Lake County101 · Season shown
Lawrence CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Licking County50 · Season shown
Logan County90 · Recorded, season not shown
Lorain County90 · Recorded, season not shown
Lucas County117 · Season shown
Madison County94 · Recorded, season not shown
Mahoning County50 · Season shown
Marion CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Medina County73 · Season shown
Meigs CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mercer CountyNo qualifying records yet
Miami County36 · Season shown
Monroe County26 · Recorded, season not shown
Montgomery County96 · Season shown
Morgan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Morrow CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Noble CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ottawa CountyNo qualifying records yet
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yet
Perry CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pike CountyNo qualifying records yet
Portage County102 · Season 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 County27 · Season shown
Sandusky CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Scioto County23 · Season shown
Seneca County25 · Season shown
Shelby County20 · Season shown
Stark County114 · Recorded, season not shown
Summit County330 · Season shown
Trumbull County36 · Season shown
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Union CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yet
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Warren County40 · Season shown
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wayne County41 · Recorded, season not shown
Williams CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wood CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wyandot CountyRecorded, 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 90 records in 7 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 90 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 Ebony Jewelwing in Lorain County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Ebony JewelwingYears 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 24–3033886
May 31 – Jun 653771
Jun 7–13114797
Jun 14–201141,124
Jun 21–27155954
Jun 28 – Jul 486770
Jul 5–1142973
Jul 12–18122957
Jul 19–251021,240
Jul 26 – Aug 163912
Aug 2–800907
Aug 9–1500769
Aug 16–2222768
Aug 23–2900788
Aug 30 – Sep 531959
Sep 6–1200907
Sep 13–1900817
Sep 20–2600745
Sep 27 – Oct 300508
Oct 4–1000597
Oct 11–1700343
Oct 18–2400426
Oct 25–3100297
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

Only 4 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

Late May to late August, middle week Jun 28 – Jul 4

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

Records per week from 6,709 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 967 dates. Latest record: September 2025.

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Records of Ebony Jewelwing in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Ebony JewelwingYears 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 12–181139,925
Apr 19–250041,623
Apr 26 – May 20056,391
May 3–92152,952
May 10–1616453,785
May 17–231421057,698
May 24–303041054,651
May 31 – Jun 65651053,099
Jun 7–137021053,700
Jun 14–206591056,625
Jun 21–275721055,361
Jun 28 – Jul 45951058,477
Jul 5–115761061,336
Jul 12–18564964,722
Jul 19–254401069,753
Jul 26 – Aug 14261059,416
Aug 2–83551059,712
Aug 9–152551055,994
Aug 16–22165954,328
Aug 23–2994951,772
Aug 30 – Sep 51241057,167
Sep 6–12671059,075
Sep 13–1932754,543
Sep 20–2643745,860
Sep 27 – Oct 31143,180
Oct 4–108137,841
Oct 11–170030,824
Oct 18–240021,156
Oct 25–311119,021
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 late May to early August, middle week Jun 28 – Jul 4.

From 683 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.

Often confused with

  • River Jewelwing Calopteryx aequabilis137 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Variable Dancer Argia fumipennis59 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Smoky Rubyspot Hetaerina titia50 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.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Forest49%31%
Developed29%49%
Wetland14%5%
Farmland6%11%
Open water2%3%
Grassland and shrub0.2%0.9%
Barren0.1%0.6%

From 2,500 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

6,709 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.