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2 photos

What

Gilded × Royal River Cruiser (Macromia pacifica × taeniolata)

Observer

rickbarricklow

Date

July 31, 2023 02:38 PM EDT

Place

Wiregrass Lake (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Globe-bearing Treehopper (Bocydium globulare)

Observer

stephen_wv

Date

October 7, 2021 07:35 AM EDT

Place

Cachoeiras de Macacu - State of Rio de Janeiro, 28680-000, Brazil (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Lebia viridipennis

Observer

kimsmith

Date

September 3, 2022 01:07 PM EDT

Place

1025 W River Rd, Maumee, OH 43537, USA (Google, OSM)

Description

Help! I can't figure this one out -- have gone through my beetle field guide (Evans) and all of the tentative suggestions from iNat, but nothing seems to match.

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What

Genus Papaipema

Observer

gentoopenguin21

Date

September 18, 2022 10:08 AM EDT

Place

Lucas County, OH, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Brown-legged Grass-carrying Wasp (Isodontia auripes)

Observer

kimsmith

Date

July 2022

Place

Lucas County, US-OH, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Genus Andrenosoma

Observer

kimsmith

Date

June 23, 2022 10:40 AM EDT

Place

Irwin Prairie, 9970 Dorr St, Holland, OH 43528, USA (Google, OSM)

Description

Just basing this on iNat's suggestion -- I know there are no other observations of this genus in Ohio.

Photos / Sounds

3 photos

What

Marine Blue (Leptotes marina)

Observer

juliezickefoose

Date

June 18, 2022 02:31 PM EDT

Place

Wayne National Forest, Whipple, OH, US (Google, OSM)

Description

A first for my property if this is indeed a Marine blue. Wings coppery brown above with indigo bases. Nectaring on clover. Woohooo!!! #78 for my sanctuary! And it may be Ohio’s first well-documented record.

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2 photos

What

Emerald Dragonflies (Family Corduliidae)

Observer

humanbyweight

Date

May 29, 2016 01:38 PM EDT

Place

Stafford Township, NJ, USA (Google, OSM)

Description

In pitcher plant

Photos / Sounds

What

Honeylocust Treehopper (Micrutalis calva)

Observer

kimsmith

Date

June 2021

Place

Lucas County, US-OH, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Margined Calligrapher (Toxomerus marginatus)

Observer

kimsmith

Date

July 18, 2021 12:16 PM EDT

Place

Silver Rock Quarry, Gibsonburg, OH 43431, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Tiger Spiketail (Cordulegaster erronea)

Observer

ricknirschl

Date

July 2021

Place

Ohio, US (Google, OSM)

Description

female ovipositing

Photos / Sounds

What

Laphria thoracica

Observer

ricknirschl

Date

June 24, 2021 02:26 PM EDT

Place

Wood County, OH, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Midland Clubtail (Gomphurus fraternus)

Observer

smwhite

Date

June 23, 2021 12:44 PM EDT

Place

Franklin, Warren County, OH, USA (Google, OSM)

Description

Midland Clubtail munching on American Rubyspot

Photos / Sounds

What

Ithaca Clearwing Moth (Carmenta ithacae)

Observer

ricknirschl

Date

June 19, 2021 03:45 PM EDT

Place

Lagrange, Toledo, OH 43608, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Two-marked Treehopper Complex (Complex Enchenopa binotata)

Observer

rickbarricklow

Date

June 15, 2021 11:26 AM EDT

Place

Westgate, Toledo, OH, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Tule Bluet (Enallagma carunculatum)

Observer

rickbarricklow

Date

June 13, 2021 01:49 PM EDT

Place

Erie County, OH, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

12 photos

What

Rusty Snaketail (Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis)

Observer

laureldoc

Date

June 4, 2021 10:34 PM EDT

Place

Hidden Valley Reservation - Lake Cty. (Google, OSM)

Description

Sequential photos (12) of adult emerging from exuvia on rock in Grand River. 25 minutes total from 2:02 p.m. to 2.:27 p.m. I missed it taking off in flight for the first time sometime between 2:27 p.m. and 2:36 p.m. - thought it would be longer time span.

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2 photos

What

Southern Pygmy Clubtail (Lanthus vernalis)

Observer

dmarsh2

Date

June 2021

Place

United States (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Midland Clubtail (Gomphurus fraternus)

Observer

ricknirschl

Date

June 3, 2021 03:33 PM EDT

Place

wiregrass lake (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Bold Jumping Spider (Phidippus audax)

Observer

whitetail

Date

August 13, 2018 12:00 PM EDT

Place

8870 Pickerington Rd, Pickerington, OH, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Brown Spiketail (Cordulegaster bilineata)

Observer

rickbarricklow

Date

May 9, 2021 11:35 AM EDT

Place

Sevierville, TN 37862, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Bronzed Tiger Beetle (Cicindela repanda)

Observer

rjacob

Date

April 10, 2021 03:04 PM EDT

Place

Lucas County, OH, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Reef Sea Star (Stichaster australis)

Observer

rickbarricklow

Date

November 26, 2019 01:33 PM EST

Place

Otago, New Zealand (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Western Chorus Frog (Pseudacris triseriata)

Observer

ricknirschl

Date

March 17, 2021 03:17 PM EDT

Place

Lucas County, OH, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

4 photos

What

American Groundnut (Apios americana)

Observer

rjacob

Date

August 2020

Place

Ohio, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Flag-tailed Spinyleg (Dromogomphus spoliatus)

Observer

ricknirschl

Date

August 7, 2017 04:13 PM EDT

Place

Waterville Township, OH 43566, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Four-spotted Skimmer (Libellula quadrimaculata)

Observer

rjacob

Date

July 21, 2019 03:26 PM EDT

Place

Delta County, MI, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Southern Spreadwing (Lestes australis)

Observer

rjacob

Date

May 14, 2019 03:53 PM EDT

Place

Lucas County, OH, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Honey Mushroom (Armillaria mellea)

Observer

ricknirschl

Date

October 11, 2018 03:57 PM EDT

Place

4139 Girdham Rd, Swanton, OH 43558, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Io Moth (Automeris io)

Observer

ricknirschl

Date

September 12, 2018 04:06 PM EDT

Place

5230 Wilkins Rd, Whitehouse, OH 43571, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Promachus hinei

Observer

rjacob

Date

August 13, 2018 03:22 PM EDT

Place

Oregon, OH, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Banded Pennant (Celithemis fasciata)

Observer

rjacob

Date

August 5, 2018 11:47 AM EDT

Place

Clermont County, OH, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Lance-tipped Darner (Aeshna constricta)

Observer

rjacob

Date

July 2018

Place

Lucas County, US-OH, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Wandering Glider (Pantala flavescens)

Observer

rjacob

Date

July 9, 2018 01:45 PM EDT

Place

Marblehead, Lakeside Marblehead, OH 43440, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Arrowhead Spiketail (Cordulegaster obliqua)

Observer

rjacob

Date

July 2018

Place

Ohio, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Gray Petaltail (Tachopteryx thoreyi)

Observer

ricknirschl

Date

June 15, 2018

Place

penitentiary glen (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Paiute Dancer (Argia alberta)

Observer

ricknirschl

Date

June 2018

Place

Ohio, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Swift River Cruiser (Macromia illinoiensis)

Observer

rjacob

Date

June 6, 2018 03:48 PM EDT

Place

Southside, Toledo, OH, USA (Google, OSM)

Description

Hanging in vegetation in full sun along river side of trail.

Photos / Sounds

What

Festive Tiger Beetle (Cicindela scutellaris)

Observer

ricknirschl

Date

April 26, 2018

Place

oak openings (Google, OSM)

Description

Has anyone seen this before? One elytra normal, the other unmarked.

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Great Spreadwing (Archilestes grandis)

Observer

rjacob

Date

August 25, 2017 12:20 PM EDT

Place

Maumee, OH, USA (Google, OSM)

Description

Quite numerous throughout the entire Canal Locks Trail, but primarily found along small streams between locks.

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