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Dusky Dancer (Argia translata)
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Dragonflies and damselfliesIn Ohio

Dusky Dancer

Argia translata Hagen in Selys, 1865

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

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 7 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (15)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (61)
  • Recorded, season not shown (5)
  • Season shown (7)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
Dusky Dancer 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 CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Athens CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Auglaize CountyNo qualifying records yet
Belmont CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Brown CountyNo qualifying records yet
Butler CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Carroll CountyNo qualifying records yet
Champaign County37 · Season shown
Clark CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clermont CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
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 CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Darke CountyNo qualifying records yet
Defiance CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Delaware CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Erie CountyNo qualifying records yet
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fayette CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Franklin County121 · Recorded, season not shown
Fulton County34 · Recorded, season not shown
Gallia CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Geauga CountyNo qualifying records yet
Greene County69 · Recorded, season not shown
Guernsey CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hamilton County49 · Season 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 County26 · Recorded, season not shown
Holmes CountyNo qualifying records yet
Huron CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Jackson CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Jefferson County28 · Season shown
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lake CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lawrence CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Licking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Logan CountyNo qualifying records yet
Lorain CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lucas County60 · Season shown
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mahoning CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Marion CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Medina CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Meigs CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mercer CountyNo qualifying records yet
Miami CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Monroe CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Montgomery County29 · Season shown
Morgan County24 · Season shown
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 CountyNo qualifying records yet
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yet
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 CountyNo qualifying records yet
Putnam CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Richland CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ross County22 · Recorded, season not shown
Sandusky County31 · Season shown
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 CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Summit CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Tuscarawas CountyNo qualifying records yet
Union CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Van Wert CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Warren CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wayne CountyNo qualifying records yet
Williams CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wood CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wyandot CountyRecorded, 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 Ohio

Late June to early 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 1,523 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 564 dates. Latest record: October 2025.

Show as a table
Records of Dusky Dancer in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Dusky DancerYears 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 24–306354,651
May 31 – Jun 64353,099
Jun 7–13231053,700
Jun 14–2038856,625
Jun 21–2738955,361
Jun 28 – Jul 4971058,477
Jul 5–111241061,336
Jul 12–181291064,722
Jul 19–251591069,753
Jul 26 – Aug 1130859,416
Aug 2–81431059,712
Aug 9–1595955,994
Aug 16–2273954,328
Aug 23–2962951,772
Aug 30 – Sep 557857,167
Sep 6–1258959,075
Sep 13–19681054,543
Sep 20–26531045,860
Sep 27 – Oct 345643,180
Oct 4–1070837,841
Oct 11–1729930,824
Oct 18–2420621,156
Oct 25–312219,021
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-June to mid-August, middle week mid-July. A later season is not shown: most records are from one year.

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 Argia recorded in Ohio

Blue-fronted DancerArgia apicalisBlue-ringed DancerArgia sedulaBlue-tipped DancerArgia tibialisPaiute DancerArgia albertaPowdered DancerArgia moestaSeepage DancerArgia bipunctulataVariable DancerArgia fumipennis

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-tipped Dancer Argia tibialisOften confused in Ohio: 15 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Powdered Dancer Argia moesta115 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Blue-ringed Dancer Argia sedula44 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Variable Dancer Argia fumipennis41 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Blue-fronted Dancer Argia apicalis20 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
Developed37%49%
Forest25%31%
Open water23%3%
Grassland and shrub6%0.9%
Farmland5%11%
Wetland4%5%
Barren0.8%0.6%

From 525 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

1,523 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.