Band-winged Meadowhawk (Sympetrum semicinctum)
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Dragonflies and damselfliesIn Summit County, Ohio

Band-winged Meadowhawk

Sympetrum semicinctum (Say, 1840)

Band-winged Meadowhawk in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Odonata
Near Summit County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 0 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (58)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (25)
  • Recorded, season not shown (5)
  • Season shown (0)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
Band-winged Meadowhawk by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecords
Adams CountyNo qualifying records yet
Allen CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ashland CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ashtabula CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Athens CountyNo qualifying records yet
Auglaize CountyNo qualifying records yet
Belmont CountyNo qualifying records yet
Brown CountyNo qualifying records yet
Butler CountyNo qualifying records yet
Carroll CountyNo qualifying records yet
Champaign CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clark County62 · Recorded, season not shown
Clermont CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clinton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Columbiana CountyNo qualifying records yet
Coshocton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Crawford CountyNo qualifying records yet
Cuyahoga CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Darke CountyNo qualifying records yet
Defiance CountyNo qualifying records yet
Delaware CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Erie CountyNo qualifying records yet
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fayette CountyNo qualifying records yet
Franklin CountyNo qualifying records yet
Fulton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Gallia CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Geauga CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Greene County21 · Recorded, season not shown
Guernsey CountyNo qualifying records yet
Hamilton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hardin CountyNo qualifying records yet
Harrison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Henry CountyNo qualifying records yet
Highland CountyNo qualifying records yet
Hocking CountyNo qualifying records yet
Holmes CountyNo qualifying records yet
Huron CountyNo qualifying records yet
Jackson CountyNo qualifying records yet
Jefferson CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Knox CountyNo qualifying records yet
Lake CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lawrence CountyNo qualifying records yet
Licking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Logan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lorain CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lucas County24 · Recorded, season not shown
Madison CountyNo qualifying records yet
Mahoning CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Marion CountyNo qualifying records yet
Medina CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Meigs CountyNo qualifying records yet
Mercer CountyNo qualifying records yet
Miami CountyNo qualifying records yet
Monroe CountyNo qualifying records yet
Montgomery CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Morgan CountyNo qualifying records yet
Morrow CountyNo qualifying records yet
Muskingum CountyNo qualifying records yet
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ottawa CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yet
Perry CountyNo qualifying records yet
Pickaway CountyNo qualifying records yet
Pike CountyNo qualifying records yet
Portage CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Preble CountyNo qualifying records yet
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yet
Richland CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ross CountyNo qualifying records yet
Sandusky CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Scioto CountyNo qualifying records yet
Seneca CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Shelby CountyNo qualifying records yet
Stark County24 · Recorded, season not shown
Summit County44 · Recorded, season not shown
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Tuscarawas CountyNo qualifying records yet
Union CountyNo qualifying records yet
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yet
Vinton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Warren CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Washington CountyNo qualifying records yet
Wayne CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Williams CountyNo qualifying records yet
Wood CountyNo qualifying records yet
Wyandot CountyNo qualifying records yet

No mapped range from the range source used, the USGS Gap Analysis Project, which maps land vertebrates only.

Season

When it is recorded

In Summit County

Not enough evidence

Most records come from a single year, so a season is not shown yet. Based on 44 records in 5 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Summit County · records of all species each week, 106,876 in all

Records per week from 44 records in 5 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 Band-winged Meadowhawk in Summit County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Band-winged MeadowhawkYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–1000711
Jan 11–1700665
Jan 18–2400601
Jan 25–3100526
Feb 1–700608
Feb 8–1400619
Feb 15–2100629
Feb 22–2800748
Mar 1–700728
Mar 8–1400852
Mar 15–21001,055
Mar 22–28001,007
Mar 29 – Apr 4001,005
Apr 5–11001,654
Apr 12–18002,454
Apr 19–25002,699
Apr 26 – May 2003,970
May 3–9003,569
May 10–16004,053
May 17–23003,509
May 24–30004,045
May 31 – Jun 6002,874
Jun 7–13003,158
Jun 14–20003,796
Jun 21–27003,501
Jun 28 – Jul 4423,968
Jul 5–11213,632
Jul 12–18524,051
Jul 19–25213,855
Jul 26 – Aug 1002,908
Aug 2–8223,828
Aug 9–15003,583
Aug 16–22113,535
Aug 23–29112,939
Aug 30 – Sep 5002,840
Sep 6–12112,758
Sep 13–19112,761
Sep 20–26312,646
Sep 27 – Oct 3112,089
Oct 4–10722,317
Oct 11–17811,944
Oct 18–24001,314
Oct 25–31611,272
Nov 1–700786
Nov 8–1400761
Nov 15–2100654
Nov 22–2800703
Nov 29 – Dec 500503
Dec 6–1200447
Dec 13–1900496
Dec 20–2600522
Dec 27 – Jan 200728

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

Late June to mid-October, middle week Aug 2–8

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

Records per week from 571 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 282 dates. Latest record: October 2025.

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Records of Band-winged Meadowhawk in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Band-winged MeadowhawkYears 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 17–230057,698
May 24–300054,651
May 31 – Jun 60053,099
Jun 7–135253,700
Jun 14–205556,625
Jun 21–2720955,361
Jun 28 – Jul 437658,477
Jul 5–1129961,336
Jul 12–1857964,722
Jul 19–2562969,753
Jul 26 – Aug 1311059,416
Aug 2–851759,712
Aug 9–1522855,994
Aug 16–2231854,328
Aug 23–2927951,772
Aug 30 – Sep 5541057,167
Sep 6–1220659,075
Sep 13–1924754,543
Sep 20–2614745,860
Sep 27 – Oct 318443,180
Oct 4–1028337,841
Oct 11–1719330,824
Oct 18–246121,156
Oct 25–3111219,021
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 June to early August, middle week late July. A later season is not shown: only 17 records, too few.

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 Sympetrum recorded in Summit 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

  • Autumn Meadowhawk Sympetrum vicinum67 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Eastern Amberwing Perithemis tenera21 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Ruby Meadowhawk Sympetrum rubicundulum16 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Blue Dasher Pachydiplax longipennis11 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: no record
  5. May: no record
  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 May, 2016 to 2025.

Time of day it is recorded

midnight6 amnoon6 pm

From 551 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
Farmland41%11%
Wetland32%5%
Developed13%49%
Forest11%31%
Barren2%0.6%
Grassland and shrub1%0.9%

From 203 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

571 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.