Eastern Amberwing (Perithemis tenera)
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Dragonflies and damselfliesIn Warren County, Ohio

Eastern Amberwing

Perithemis tenera (Say, 1840)

Eastern Amberwing in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Odonata
Genus
Perithemis
Near Warren County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 43 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (0)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (13)
  • Recorded, season not shown (32)
  • Season shown (43)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
Eastern Amberwing by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecords
Adams County30 · Season shown
Allen County42 · Recorded, season not shown
Ashland County24 · Recorded, season not shown
Ashtabula County82 · Season shown
Athens County30 · Recorded, season not shown
Auglaize County52 · Season shown
Belmont County67 · Recorded, season not shown
Brown County28 · Recorded, season not shown
Butler County35 · Season shown
Carroll CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Champaign County156 · Recorded, season not shown
Clark County106 · Recorded, season not shown
Clermont County83 · Recorded, season not shown
Clinton County40 · Season shown
Columbiana County49 · Recorded, season not shown
Coshocton County48 · Season shown
Crawford County25 · Season shown
Cuyahoga County123 · Season shown
Darke County39 · Season shown
Defiance County20 · Recorded, season not shown
Delaware County47 · Season shown
Erie County44 · Season shown
Fairfield County41 · Season shown
Fayette County55 · Season shown
Franklin County428 · Season shown
Fulton County45 · Recorded, season not shown
Gallia County21 · Season shown
Geauga County136 · Season shown
Greene County167 · Season shown
Guernsey CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hamilton County113 · Season shown
Hancock County47 · Season shown
Hardin County70 · Recorded, season not shown
Harrison County28 · Recorded, season not shown
Henry County31 · Recorded, season not shown
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 County36 · Recorded, season not shown
Jackson County36 · Recorded, season not shown
Jefferson County40 · Season shown
Knox County42 · Recorded, season not shown
Lake County117 · Season shown
Lawrence County43 · Season shown
Licking County84 · Season shown
Logan County91 · Season shown
Lorain County212 · Recorded, season not shown
Lucas County317 · Season shown
Madison County100 · Recorded, season not shown
Mahoning County63 · Season shown
Marion County39 · Season shown
Medina County104 · Season shown
Meigs County49 · Recorded, season not shown
Mercer County46 · Recorded, season not shown
Miami County44 · Season shown
Monroe County56 · Recorded, season not shown
Montgomery County123 · Season shown
Morgan County45 · Season shown
Morrow County37 · Recorded, season not shown
Muskingum County31 · Recorded, season not shown
Noble County60 · Recorded, season not shown
Ottawa County26 · Season shown
Paulding CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Perry CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pickaway County74 · Season shown
Pike CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Portage County96 · Season shown
Preble CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Putnam CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Richland County32 · Season shown
Ross County35 · Season shown
Sandusky County25 · Recorded, season not shown
Scioto County30 · Recorded, season not shown
Seneca County59 · Season shown
Shelby County58 · Season shown
Stark County146 · Recorded, season not shown
Summit County450 · Season shown
Trumbull County54 · Recorded, season not shown
Tuscarawas County30 · Season shown
Union County49 · Season shown
Van Wert County33 · Recorded, season not shown
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Warren County50 · Recorded, season not shown
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wayne County33 · Season shown
Williams CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wood County47 · Season shown
Wyandot County58 · 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 Warren County

Late May to mid-July, middle week late June

Recorded in two separate seasons, each shown with its own early, middle and late weeks. A later season is not shown: most records are from one year.

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Recording in Warren County · records of all species each week, 16,872 in all

Records per week from 50 records in 10 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 Eastern Amberwing in Warren County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Eastern AmberwingYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–1000108
Jan 11–170029
Jan 18–240028
Jan 25–310037
Feb 1–70023
Feb 8–140038
Feb 15–210066
Feb 22–280065
Mar 1–70053
Mar 8–140070
Mar 15–2100116
Mar 22–2800117
Mar 29 – Apr 400396
Apr 5–1100254
Apr 12–1800324
Apr 19–2500336
Apr 26 – May 200539
May 3–900323
May 10–1600423
May 17–2300420
May 24–3000378
May 31 – Jun 622696
Jun 7–13105759
Jun 14–2011727
Jun 21–2733558
Jun 28 – Jul 454552
Jul 5–1133695
Jul 12–1832643
Jul 19–2500564
Jul 26 – Aug 100530
Aug 2–800491
Aug 9–1511720
Aug 16–2233565
Aug 23–2900534
Aug 30 – Sep 584719
Sep 6–1200619
Sep 13–1944584
Sep 20–2671390
Sep 27 – Oct 300403
Oct 4–1000264
Oct 11–1700277
Oct 18–2400266
Oct 25–3100204
Nov 1–700159
Nov 8–1400141
Nov 15–210078
Nov 22–2800220
Nov 29 – Dec 50053
Dec 6–120058
Dec 13–190045
Dec 20–260075
Dec 27 – Jan 200140

Reported as an adult

Only 2 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

Early 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 8,838 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 1,109 dates. Latest record: October 2025.

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Records of Eastern Amberwing in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Eastern AmberwingYears 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 10–161153,785
May 17–235357,698
May 24–3052754,651
May 31 – Jun 6120953,099
Jun 7–132671053,700
Jun 14–204541056,625
Jun 21–276131055,361
Jun 28 – Jul 46131058,477
Jul 5–117471061,336
Jul 12–187891064,722
Jul 19–257811069,753
Jul 26 – Aug 18321059,416
Aug 2–87101059,712
Aug 9–156201055,994
Aug 16–225501054,328
Aug 23–293751051,772
Aug 30 – Sep 53941057,167
Sep 6–122731059,075
Sep 13–192561054,543
Sep 20–26187945,860
Sep 27 – Oct 3100943,180
Oct 4–1077837,841
Oct 11–1713430,824
Oct 18–247221,156
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 early June to mid-September, middle week Jul 26 – Aug 1.

From 849 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

  • Halloween Pennant Celithemis eponina97 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Painted Skimmer Libellula semifasciata56 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Calico Pennant Celithemis elisa28 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Common Whitetail Plathemis lydia26 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Band-winged Meadowhawk Sympetrum semicinctum21 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: 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.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Developed39%49%
Open water17%3%
Forest17%31%
Farmland16%11%
Grassland and shrub6%0.9%
Wetland5%5%
Barren0.7%0.6%

From 2,923 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

8,838 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.