Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis)
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Dragonflies and damselfliesIn Ross County, Ohio

Eastern Pondhawk

Erythemis simplicicollis (Say, 1840)

Eastern Pondhawk in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Odonata
Genus
Erythemis
Near Ross County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 38 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (0)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (7)
  • Recorded, season not shown (43)
  • Season shown (38)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
Eastern Pondhawk by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecords
Adams County76 · Season shown
Allen County50 · Recorded, season not shown
Ashland County29 · Recorded, season not shown
Ashtabula County173 · Season shown
Athens County70 · Recorded, season not shown
Auglaize CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Belmont County109 · Recorded, season not shown
Brown County36 · Recorded, season not shown
Butler County72 · Season shown
Carroll CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Champaign County156 · Season shown
Clark County263 · Recorded, season not shown
Clermont County131 · Season shown
Clinton County48 · Recorded, season not shown
Columbiana County46 · Recorded, season not shown
Coshocton County41 · Recorded, season not shown
Crawford County45 · Season shown
Cuyahoga County204 · Season shown
Darke County64 · Recorded, season not shown
Defiance County20 · Season shown
Delaware County68 · Recorded, season not shown
Erie County67 · Season shown
Fairfield County80 · Recorded, season not shown
Fayette County63 · Recorded, season not shown
Franklin County916 · Season shown
Fulton County28 · Season shown
Gallia County75 · Recorded, season not shown
Geauga County230 · Season shown
Greene County302 · Season shown
Guernsey County39 · Season shown
Hamilton County213 · Season shown
Hancock County43 · Season shown
Hardin County90 · Recorded, season not shown
Harrison County52 · Recorded, season not shown
Henry CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Highland County34 · Recorded, season not shown
Hocking County26 · Recorded, season not shown
Holmes County46 · Recorded, season not shown
Huron County35 · Season shown
Jackson County65 · Recorded, season not shown
Jefferson County94 · Recorded, season not shown
Knox County105 · Season shown
Lake County226 · Season shown
Lawrence County104 · Season shown
Licking County236 · Season shown
Logan County210 · Season shown
Lorain County248 · Recorded, season not shown
Lucas County393 · Season shown
Madison County173 · Recorded, season not shown
Mahoning County66 · Season shown
Marion County109 · Recorded, season not shown
Medina County162 · Season shown
Meigs County95 · Recorded, season not shown
Mercer County32 · Recorded, season not shown
Miami County79 · Season shown
Monroe County56 · Recorded, season not shown
Montgomery County215 · Season shown
Morgan County66 · Recorded, season not shown
Morrow County110 · Recorded, season not shown
Muskingum County30 · Season shown
Noble County80 · Recorded, season not shown
Ottawa County92 · Season shown
Paulding CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Perry CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pickaway County77 · Recorded, season not shown
Pike CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Portage County157 · Season shown
Preble County39 · Season shown
Putnam County25 · Recorded, season not shown
Richland County34 · Recorded, season not shown
Ross County45 · Season shown
Sandusky County32 · Recorded, season not shown
Scioto County32 · Season shown
Seneca County30 · Season shown
Shelby County68 · Recorded, season not shown
Stark County147 · Recorded, season not shown
Summit County644 · Season shown
Trumbull County91 · Recorded, season not shown
Tuscarawas County51 · Recorded, season not shown
Union County37 · Season shown
Van Wert County33 · Recorded, season not shown
Vinton County35 · Recorded, season not shown
Warren County166 · Recorded, season not shown
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wayne County88 · Season shown
Williams County31 · Recorded, season not shown
Wood County49 · Season shown
Wyandot County87 · 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 Ross County

Late May to late September, middle week Jul 12–18

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Recording in Ross County · records of all species each week, 3,980 in all

Records per week from 45 records in 8 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 33 dates. Latest record: September 2025.

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Records of Eastern Pondhawk in Ross County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Eastern PondhawkYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10004
Jan 11–17003
Jan 18–24001
Jan 25–31001
Feb 1–7006
Feb 8–14003
Feb 15–210010
Feb 22–28006
Mar 1–7009
Mar 8–140011
Mar 15–210013
Mar 22–280046
Mar 29 – Apr 40057
Apr 5–110091
Apr 12–1800158
Apr 19–2500126
Apr 26 – May 200126
May 3–90088
May 10–1600123
May 17–231196
May 24–300066
May 31 – Jun 622202
Jun 7–1333195
Jun 14–201169
Jun 21–2711140
Jun 28 – Jul 451123
Jul 5–1142165
Jul 12–1874269
Jul 19–2563282
Jul 26 – Aug 132198
Aug 2–81197
Aug 9–1500102
Aug 16–2200152
Aug 23–292169
Aug 30 – Sep 50085
Sep 6–1232139
Sep 13–1931127
Sep 20–260075
Sep 27 – Oct 31170
Oct 4–100038
Oct 11–172146
Oct 18–240041
Oct 25–310046
Nov 1–70026
Nov 8–140049
Nov 15–210031
Nov 22–28008
Nov 29 – Dec 50010
Dec 6–120015
Dec 13–19002
Dec 20–260046
Dec 27 – Jan 20019

Reported as an adult

Only 12 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 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 14,105 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 1,319 dates. Latest record: October 2025.

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Records of Eastern Pondhawk in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Eastern PondhawkYears 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 15–21115,436
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 3–95252,952
May 10–1642653,785
May 17–23185957,698
May 24–303521054,651
May 31 – Jun 64721053,099
Jun 7–136641053,700
Jun 14–207911056,625
Jun 21–278441055,361
Jun 28 – Jul 49811058,477
Jul 5–111,1731061,336
Jul 12–181,1081064,722
Jul 19–251,0911069,753
Jul 26 – Aug 11,0421059,416
Aug 2–88511059,712
Aug 9–158141055,994
Aug 16–228491054,328
Aug 23–295741051,772
Aug 30 – Sep 56441057,167
Sep 6–124701059,075
Sep 13–194611054,543
Sep 20–262891045,860
Sep 27 – Oct 3149943,180
Oct 4–10149937,841
Oct 11–1777930,824
Oct 18–2422521,156
Oct 25–315319,021
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 mid-September, middle week Jul 26 – Aug 1.

From 1,222 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

  • Blue Dasher Pachydiplax longipennisOften confused in Ohio: 43 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Common Green Darner Anax juniusOften confused in Ohio: 15 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Slaty Skimmer Libellula incestaOften confused in Ohio: 14 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Great Blue Skimmer Libellula vibrans190 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Blue Corporal Ladona deplanata31 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: recorded
  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 March to April and November to January, 2016 to 2025.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Developed34%49%
Forest24%31%
Farmland18%11%
Wetland10%5%
Open water9%3%
Grassland and shrub5%0.9%
Barren2%0.6%

From 4,636 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 Ross County result

45 records from 1 dataset.

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.