Season shown in 20 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio
No result yet (1)
Recorded, too few records for a result (46)
Recorded, season not shown (21)
Season shown (20)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
Variable Dancer by Ohio county: records and mapped range
County
Records
Adams County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Allen County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Ashland County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Ashtabula County
75 · Recorded, season not shown
Athens County
20 · Season shown
Auglaize County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Belmont County
50 · Recorded, season not shown
Brown County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Butler County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Carroll County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Champaign County
303 · Season shown
Clark County
23 · Recorded, season not shown
Clermont County
29 · Season shown
Clinton County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Columbiana County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Coshocton County
29 · Recorded, season not shown
Crawford County
39 · Season shown
Cuyahoga County
139 · Season shown
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
Recorded, too few records for a result
Franklin County
160 · Season shown
Fulton County
23 · Recorded, season not shown
Gallia County
23 · Recorded, season not shown
Geauga County
122 · Season shown
Greene County
179 · Season shown
Guernsey County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Hamilton County
28 · Recorded, season not shown
Hancock County
22 · Recorded, season not shown
Hardin County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Harrison County
48 · Recorded, season not shown
Henry County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Highland County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Hocking County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Holmes County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Huron County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Jackson County
20 · Recorded, season not shown
Jefferson County
60 · Recorded, season not shown
Knox County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Lake County
67 · Season shown
Lawrence County
60 · Recorded, season not shown
Licking County
53 · Season shown
Logan County
50 · Recorded, season not shown
Lorain County
117 · Recorded, season not shown
Lucas County
305 · Season shown
Madison County
38 · Recorded, season not shown
Mahoning County
30 · Season shown
Marion County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Medina County
64 · Season shown
Meigs County
22 · Season shown
Mercer County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Miami County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Monroe County
23 · Season shown
Montgomery County
67 · Season shown
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
60 · Season shown
Ottawa County
No qualifying records yet
Paulding County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Perry County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Pickaway County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Pike County
27 · Recorded, season not shown
Portage County
21 · Recorded, season not shown
Preble County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Putnam County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Richland County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Ross County
22 · Recorded, season not shown
Sandusky County
28 · Season shown
Scioto County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Seneca County
54 · Recorded, season not shown
Shelby County
24 · Season shown
Stark County
127 · Recorded, season not shown
Summit County
158 · Season shown
Trumbull County
20 · Recorded, season not shown
Tuscarawas County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Union County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Van Wert County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Vinton County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Warren County
Recorded, too few records for a result
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
Recorded, too few records for a result
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 Lucas County
Late May to early September, middle week Jul 12–18
Middle week · Jul 12–18
This week · Nov 8–14
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Recording in Lucas County · records of all species each week, 60,335 in all
Records per week from 305 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 152 dates. Latest record: September 2025.
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Records of Variable Dancer in Lucas County each week, and records of all species
Week
Records of Variable Dancer
Years recorded
Records of all species
Jan 4–10
0
0
168
Jan 11–17
0
0
125
Jan 18–24
0
0
85
Jan 25–31
0
0
64
Feb 1–7
0
0
81
Feb 8–14
0
0
84
Feb 15–21
0
0
100
Feb 22–28
0
0
101
Mar 1–7
0
0
137
Mar 8–14
0
0
150
Mar 15–21
0
0
202
Mar 22–28
0
0
278
Mar 29 – Apr 4
0
0
355
Apr 5–11
0
0
421
Apr 12–18
0
0
788
Apr 19–25
0
0
700
Apr 26 – May 2
0
0
1,295
May 3–9
0
0
2,514
May 10–16
0
0
5,269
May 17–23
0
0
4,884
May 24–30
3
2
1,850
May 31 – Jun 6
14
3
1,817
Jun 7–13
32
8
1,677
Jun 14–20
31
8
1,553
Jun 21–27
24
7
1,586
Jun 28 – Jul 4
19
7
1,749
Jul 5–11
23
8
1,976
Jul 12–18
37
7
2,118
Jul 19–25
26
4
2,090
Jul 26 – Aug 1
8
5
1,646
Aug 2–8
22
7
1,938
Aug 9–15
20
5
1,606
Aug 16–22
6
4
1,660
Aug 23–29
9
6
1,644
Aug 30 – Sep 5
11
6
1,585
Sep 6–12
9
3
1,913
Sep 13–19
5
3
1,724
Sep 20–26
6
4
2,839
Sep 27 – Oct 3
0
0
2,478
Oct 4–10
0
0
2,869
Oct 11–17
0
0
1,470
Oct 18–24
0
0
598
Oct 25–31
0
0
496
Nov 1–7
0
0
365
Nov 8–14
0
0
264
Nov 15–21
0
0
168
Nov 22–28
0
0
160
Nov 29 – Dec 5
0
0
127
Dec 6–12
0
0
133
Dec 13–19
0
0
113
Dec 20–26
0
0
152
Dec 27 – Jan 2
0
0
170
Reported as an adult
Usually reported as an adult late May to mid-September, middle week Jul 19–25.
From 20 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.
In Ohio
Late May to late August, middle week Jul 5–11
Middle week · Jul 5–11
This week · Nov 8–14
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all
Records per week from 4,929 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 948 dates. Latest record: October 2025.
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Records of Variable Dancer in Ohio each week, and records of all species
Week
Records of Variable 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
3
1
53,785
May 17–23
26
6
57,698
May 24–30
123
8
54,651
May 31 – Jun 6
250
10
53,099
Jun 7–13
347
10
53,700
Jun 14–20
482
10
56,625
Jun 21–27
476
10
55,361
Jun 28 – Jul 4
459
10
58,477
Jul 5–11
512
10
61,336
Jul 12–18
401
10
64,722
Jul 19–25
328
10
69,753
Jul 26 – Aug 1
335
10
59,416
Aug 2–8
324
10
59,712
Aug 9–15
226
10
55,994
Aug 16–22
169
10
54,328
Aug 23–29
127
10
51,772
Aug 30 – Sep 5
136
10
57,167
Sep 6–12
60
7
59,075
Sep 13–19
67
10
54,543
Sep 20–26
47
9
45,860
Sep 27 – Oct 3
16
4
43,180
Oct 4–10
14
4
37,841
Oct 11–17
1
1
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 late May to late August, middle week Jul 5–11.
From 322 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.
Blue-tipped DancerArgia tibialisOften confused in Ohio: 23 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
Blue-ringed DancerArgia sedulaOften confused in Ohio: 11 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
Powdered DancerArgia moesta80 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
Ebony JewelwingCalopteryx maculata59 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
Dusky DancerArgia translata41 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
Forest
30%31%
Developed
30%49%
Open water
15%3%
Farmland
12%11%
Wetland
10%5%
Grassland and shrub
2%0.9%
Barren
0.7%0.6%
From 1,668 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
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.
