Dragonflies and damselfliesIn Union County, Ohio

Blue-tipped Dancer

Argia tibialis (Rambur, 1842)

Blue-tipped Dancer in all of Ohio

Blue-tipped Dancer (Argia tibialis) — (c) Greg Lasley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Greg Lasley · CC BY-NC 4.0 (opens in a new tab) · iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Family: Coenagrionidae
Genus: Argia

Near Union County

Range

Where it is recorded

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

No result yet (1)
Recorded, too few records for a result (54)
Recorded, season not shown (14)
Season shown (19)

Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table

Counties as a table

Blue-tipped 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	37 · Season shown
Ashtabula County	33 · Season shown
Athens County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Auglaize County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Belmont County	Recorded, too few records for a result
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	Recorded, too few records for a result
Clark County	65 · Season shown
Clermont County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Clinton County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Columbiana County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Coshocton County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Crawford County	34 · Season shown
Cuyahoga County	41 · Season shown
Darke County	50 · Season shown
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	252 · Season shown
Fulton County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Gallia County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Geauga County	39 · Season shown
Greene County	317 · Season shown
Guernsey County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Hamilton County	29 · Recorded, season not shown
Hancock County	53 · Recorded, season not shown
Hardin County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Harrison County	Recorded, too few records for a result
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	Recorded, too few records for a result
Jefferson County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Knox County	24 · Recorded, season not shown
Lake County	21 · Season shown
Lawrence County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Licking County	38 · Season shown
Logan County	118 · Recorded, season not shown
Lorain County	80 · Recorded, season not shown
Lucas County	87 · Season shown
Madison County	43 · Recorded, season not shown
Mahoning County	30 · Season shown
Marion County	38 · Season shown
Medina County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Meigs County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Mercer County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Miami County	27 · Recorded, season not shown
Monroe County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Montgomery County	68 · 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	Recorded, too few records for a result
Ottawa County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Paulding County	20 · Recorded, season not shown
Perry County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Pickaway County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Pike County	No qualifying records yet
Portage County	43 · Season 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	29 · Recorded, season not shown
Sandusky County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Scioto County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Seneca County	30 · Recorded, season not shown
Shelby County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Stark County	132 · Recorded, season not shown
Summit County	75 · Season shown
Trumbull County	37 · Recorded, season not shown
Tuscarawas County	25 · Recorded, season not shown
Union County	28 · Recorded, season not shown
Van Wert County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Vinton County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Warren County	36 · Season shown
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	21 · Season shown
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 Union County

Not enough evidence

Most records come from a single year, so a season is not shown yet. Based on 28 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 28 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 Blue-tipped Dancer in Union County each week, and records of all species
Week	Records of Blue-tipped Dancer	Years recorded	Records of all species
Jan 4–10	0	0	24
Jan 11–17	0	0	2
Jan 18–24	0	0	6
Jan 25–31	0	0	3
Feb 1–7	0	0	0
Feb 8–14	0	0	15
Feb 15–21	0	0	2
Feb 22–28	0	0	3
Mar 1–7	0	0	7
Mar 8–14	0	0	3
Mar 15–21	0	0	25
Mar 22–28	0	0	19
Mar 29 – Apr 4	0	0	26
Apr 5–11	0	0	17
Apr 12–18	0	0	49
Apr 19–25	0	0	39
Apr 26 – May 2	0	0	114
May 3–9	0	0	66
May 10–16	0	0	71
May 17–23	0	0	164
May 24–30	0	0	193
May 31 – Jun 6	0	0	63
Jun 7–13	1	1	97
Jun 14–20	0	0	80
Jun 21–27	1	1	185
Jun 28 – Jul 4	0	0	109
Jul 5–11	13	2	156
Jul 12–18	5	1	205
Jul 19–25	1	1	120
Jul 26 – Aug 1	2	2	161
Aug 2–8	3	2	182
Aug 9–15	1	1	99
Aug 16–22	0	0	145
Aug 23–29	0	0	132
Aug 30 – Sep 5	0	0	131
Sep 6–12	1	1	54
Sep 13–19	0	0	117
Sep 20–26	0	0	78
Sep 27 – Oct 3	0	0	111
Oct 4–10	0	0	53
Oct 11–17	0	0	48
Oct 18–24	0	0	36
Oct 25–31	0	0	27
Nov 1–7	0	0	18
Nov 8–14	0	0	23
Nov 15–21	0	0	5
Nov 22–28	0	0	4
Nov 29 – Dec 5	0	0	2
Dec 6–12	0	0	1
Dec 13–19	0	0	8
Dec 20–26	0	0	8
Dec 27 – Jan 2	0	0	19

Reported as an adult

Only 6 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 early August, middle week Jun 28 – Jul 4

Middle week · Jun 28 – Jul 4

This week · Nov 8–14

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

Records per week from 3,842 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 690 dates. Latest record: September 2025.

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Records of Blue-tipped Dancer in Ohio each week, and records of all species
Week	Records of Blue-tipped 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	1	1	53,785
May 17–23	21	4	57,698
May 24–30	123	8	54,651
May 31 – Jun 6	235	9	53,099
Jun 7–13	357	10	53,700
Jun 14–20	446	10	56,625
Jun 21–27	514	10	55,361
Jun 28 – Jul 4	501	10	58,477
Jul 5–11	407	10	61,336
Jul 12–18	296	10	64,722
Jul 19–25	269	10	69,753
Jul 26 – Aug 1	244	10	59,416
Aug 2–8	137	10	59,712
Aug 9–15	130	9	55,994
Aug 16–22	61	9	54,328
Aug 23–29	37	9	51,772
Aug 30 – Sep 5	29	8	57,167
Sep 6–12	21	8	59,075
Sep 13–19	4	4	54,543
Sep 20–26	8	2	45,860
Sep 27 – Oct 3	1	1	43,180
Oct 4–10	0	0	37,841
Oct 11–17	0	0	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 early August, middle week Jun 28 – Jul 4.

From 323 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

Look-alikes

When

Land cover

Often confused with

Blue-fronted Dancer Argia apicalisOften confused in Ohio: 39 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
Powdered Dancer Argia moestaOften confused in Ohio: 34 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
Variable Dancer Argia fumipennisOften confused in Ohio: 23 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
Dusky Dancer Argia translataOften confused in Ohio: 15 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
Blue-ringed Dancer Argia sedula44 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: no record
Nov: no record
Dec: no record

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

Land cover where it is recorded

Land cover	Its recordsAll Ohio records
Forest	41%31%
Developed	30%49%
Wetland	17%5%
Farmland	8%11%
Open water	3%3%
Grassland and shrub	0.7%0.9%
Barren	0.3%0.6%

From 1,470 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

3,842 records from 2 datasets.

iNaturalist Research-grade Observations (opens in a new tab) · iNaturalist.org · 3,732 recordsiNaturalist contributors, iNaturalist (2026). iNaturalist Research-grade Observations. iNaturalist.org. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/ab3s5x accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-11-13.
iNaturalist observations (opens in a new tab) · iNaturalist.org · 110 recordsiNaturalist. Available from https://www.inaturalist.org. Accessed 2026-11-13

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.