Dragonflies and damselfliesIn Morgan County, Ohio

Slaty Skimmer

Libellula incesta Hagen, 1861

Slaty Skimmer in all of Ohio
Slaty Skimmer (Libellula incesta)
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Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Odonata
Near Morgan County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 19 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (6)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (47)
  • Recorded, season not shown (16)
  • Season shown (19)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
Slaty Skimmer by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecords
Adams County40 · Season shown
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashtabula County63 · Recorded, season not shown
Athens CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Auglaize CountyNo qualifying records yet
Belmont CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Brown CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Butler CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Carroll CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Champaign CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clark County44 · Recorded, season not shown
Clermont County118 · Season shown
Clinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Columbiana CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Coshocton County50 · Season shown
Crawford CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Cuyahoga County91 · Season shown
Darke County29 · Season shown
Defiance CountyNo qualifying records yet
Delaware CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Erie County22 · Recorded, season not shown
Fairfield County77 · Season shown
Fayette CountyNo qualifying records yet
Franklin County141 · Season shown
Fulton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Gallia CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Geauga County141 · Season shown
Greene County70 · Season shown
Guernsey CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hamilton County24 · Recorded, season not 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 CountyNo qualifying records yet
Highland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hocking County60 · Season shown
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Huron CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Jackson County64 · Recorded, season not shown
Jefferson CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lake County132 · Season shown
Lawrence County53 · Recorded, season not shown
Licking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Logan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lorain County90 · Recorded, season not shown
Lucas County175 · Season shown
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mahoning County48 · Season shown
Marion CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Medina County30 · Recorded, season not shown
Meigs County44 · Recorded, season not shown
Mercer CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Miami County30 · Season shown
Monroe CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Montgomery County64 · Recorded, season not shown
Morgan County35 · Recorded, season not shown
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 CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Paulding CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Perry CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pike CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Portage County59 · Season shown
Preble CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yet
Richland County26 · Season shown
Ross CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Sandusky CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Scioto County71 · Recorded, season not shown
Seneca CountyNo qualifying records yet
Shelby CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Stark County60 · Season shown
Summit County294 · Season shown
Trumbull County40 · Recorded, season not 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 County57 · Recorded, season not shown
Warren County69 · Season shown
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wayne CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Williams County23 · Recorded, season not shown
Wood CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wyandot County28 · 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 Morgan County

Not enough evidence

Most records come from a single year, so a season is not shown yet. Based on 35 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 Morgan County · records of all species each week, 2,258 in all

Records per week from 35 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 Slaty Skimmer in Morgan County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Slaty SkimmerYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10000
Jan 11–17000
Jan 18–24002
Jan 25–31005
Feb 1–7001
Feb 8–14002
Feb 15–21007
Feb 22–280014
Mar 1–70020
Mar 8–140037
Mar 15–210019
Mar 22–280010
Mar 29 – Apr 40052
Apr 5–110065
Apr 12–1800105
Apr 19–250040
Apr 26 – May 20044
May 3–90062
May 10–160060
May 17–2300131
May 24–300057
May 31 – Jun 600105
Jun 7–1300142
Jun 14–200033
Jun 21–270042
Jun 28 – Jul 43270
Jul 5–110068
Jul 12–180037
Jul 19–250052
Jul 26 – Aug 1142156
Aug 2–83117
Aug 9–151183
Aug 16–226194
Aug 23–290054
Aug 30 – Sep 521127
Sep 6–124272
Sep 13–191155
Sep 20–260069
Sep 27 – Oct 31125
Oct 4–100039
Oct 11–170066
Oct 18–240017
Oct 25–310023
Nov 1–70033
Nov 8–14006
Nov 15–21008
Nov 22–28005
Nov 29 – Dec 50010
Dec 6–12008
Dec 13–19002
Dec 20–26004
Dec 27 – Jan 2003

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

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

Records per week from 4,482 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 876 dates. Latest record: October 2025.

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Records of Slaty Skimmer in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Slaty SkimmerYears 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 17–234257,698
May 24–3028854,651
May 31 – Jun 655853,099
Jun 7–131251053,700
Jun 14–202291056,625
Jun 21–272901055,361
Jun 28 – Jul 43661058,477
Jul 5–114681061,336
Jul 12–184961064,722
Jul 19–25382969,753
Jul 26 – Aug 14221059,416
Aug 2–83571059,712
Aug 9–153161055,994
Aug 16–222491054,328
Aug 23–29160951,772
Aug 30 – Sep 5184857,167
Sep 6–121241059,075
Sep 13–1992954,543
Sep 20–2692845,860
Sep 27 – Oct 321743,180
Oct 4–1021637,841
Oct 11–171130,824
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 early June to mid-September, middle week Jul 19–25.

From 400 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 Libellula recorded in Morgan County

Identification

How to identify it

Telling it apart

From what Ohio’s records show. Only what the records support is shown.

Often confused with

  • Eastern Pondhawk Erythemis simplicicollisOften confused in Ohio: 14 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Great Blue Skimmer Libellula vibransOften confused in Ohio: 12 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Blue Dasher Pachydiplax longipennis55 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Spangled Skimmer Libellula cyanea50 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Blue Corporal Ladona deplanata44 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.

When each is reported

  • All recordsUsually mid-June to mid-September, middle week mid-July · 4,482 records
  • Reported as femaleUsually late May to late July, middle week mid-June · 41 records

Not every photo is marked with a sex or a sign, so these show when people reported each, not when it happens.

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: no record
  12. Dec: no record

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

Time of day it is recorded

midnight6 amnoon6 pm

From 4,287 Ohio records with a time. Most records are made when people are outside, so night and early-morning species are under-recorded.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Forest38%31%
Developed21%49%
Open water16%3%
Farmland10%11%
Wetland10%5%
Grassland and shrub5%0.9%
Barren0.5%0.6%

From 1,503 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

4,482 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.