Black Saddlebags (Tramea lacerata)
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Dragonflies and damselfliesIn Union County, Ohio

Black Saddlebags

Tramea lacerata Hagen, 1861

Black Saddlebags in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Odonata
Genus
Tramea
Near Union County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 10 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (0)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (61)
  • Recorded, season not shown (17)
  • Season shown (10)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
Black Saddlebags by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecords
Adams CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashtabula County20 · Recorded, season not shown
Athens CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Auglaize CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
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 County54 · Recorded, season not shown
Clark County38 · Season shown
Clermont County54 · Recorded, season not shown
Clinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Columbiana CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Crawford CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Cuyahoga County60 · Season shown
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Defiance CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Delaware County23 · Recorded, season not shown
Erie County28 · Recorded, season not shown
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fayette CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Franklin County156 · Season shown
Fulton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Gallia CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Geauga County28 · Recorded, season not shown
Greene County118 · Season shown
Guernsey CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hamilton County59 · 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 CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Highland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hocking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Huron CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Jackson CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Jefferson County21 · Season shown
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lake County54 · Recorded, season not shown
Lawrence CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Licking County48 · Season shown
Logan County27 · Recorded, season not shown
Lorain County77 · Recorded, season not shown
Lucas County304 · Season shown
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mahoning CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Marion County27 · Recorded, season not shown
Medina County36 · Recorded, season not shown
Meigs CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mercer CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Miami County24 · Season shown
Monroe CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Montgomery County91 · 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 County31 · Season shown
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 CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
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 CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Sandusky CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Seneca CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Shelby CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Stark County45 · Recorded, season not shown
Summit County81 · Recorded, season not shown
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Union County30 · Recorded, season not shown
Van Wert CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Warren County31 · Recorded, season not shown
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wayne CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Williams CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wood CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wyandot County22 · 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 Union County

Not enough evidence

Most records come from a single year, so a season is not shown yet. Based on 30 records in 6 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Union County · records of all species each week, 3,325 in all

Records per week from 30 records in 6 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 Black Saddlebags in Union County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Black SaddlebagsYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–100024
Jan 11–17002
Jan 18–24006
Jan 25–31003
Feb 1–7000
Feb 8–140015
Feb 15–21002
Feb 22–28003
Mar 1–7007
Mar 8–14003
Mar 15–210025
Mar 22–280019
Mar 29 – Apr 40026
Apr 5–110017
Apr 12–180049
Apr 19–250039
Apr 26 – May 200114
May 3–90066
May 10–165171
May 17–23112164
May 24–3000193
May 31 – Jun 62163
Jun 7–130097
Jun 14–200080
Jun 21–2711185
Jun 28 – Jul 400109
Jul 5–1111156
Jul 12–1821205
Jul 19–2522120
Jul 26 – Aug 121161
Aug 2–822182
Aug 9–150099
Aug 16–2211145
Aug 23–2900132
Aug 30 – Sep 511131
Sep 6–120054
Sep 13–1900117
Sep 20–260078
Sep 27 – Oct 300111
Oct 4–100053
Oct 11–170048
Oct 18–240036
Oct 25–310027
Nov 1–70018
Nov 8–140023
Nov 15–21005
Nov 22–28004
Nov 29 – Dec 5002
Dec 6–12001
Dec 13–19008
Dec 20–26008
Dec 27 – Jan 20019

Reported as an adult

No records here are marked as adults yet, so there is no adult season to show. 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-May to mid-September, middle week Jul 12–18

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

Records per week from 2,886 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: October 2025.

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Records of Black Saddlebags in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Black SaddlebagsYears 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 25156,391
May 3–913352,952
May 10–1627653,785
May 17–23106957,698
May 24–301551054,651
May 31 – Jun 61551053,099
Jun 7–131741053,700
Jun 14–201651056,625
Jun 21–271961055,361
Jun 28 – Jul 41841058,477
Jul 5–11184961,336
Jul 12–181221064,722
Jul 19–251691069,753
Jul 26 – Aug 1192959,416
Aug 2–81421059,712
Aug 9–151581055,994
Aug 16–221361054,328
Aug 23–291261051,772
Aug 30 – Sep 51411057,167
Sep 6–121291059,075
Sep 13–19781054,543
Sep 20–26621045,860
Sep 27 – Oct 335843,180
Oct 4–1014737,841
Oct 11–1711530,824
Oct 18–245321,156
Oct 25–312119,021
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 mid-May to mid-September, middle week Jul 5–11.

From 245 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 Tramea recorded in Union 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

  • Red Saddlebags Tramea onusta58 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Carolina Saddlebags Tramea carolina39 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Widow Skimmer Libellula luctuosa35 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Common Baskettail Epitheca cynosura13 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Slaty Skimmer Libellula incesta10 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
Developed39%49%
Farmland23%11%
Forest13%31%
Open water10%3%
Wetland9%5%
Grassland and shrub3%0.9%
Barren3%0.6%

From 1,073 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

2,886 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.