May 1 - Here we go!
May is our biggest month for the first sightings of Odonata species with 87 species being recorded in May. With the 35 species from March and April, by the end of May we could have 122 species in flight. Here’s a map of Counties with observations in May. Note that we only have a few counties with no recent May observations. Darker where observations are in the last 5 years. Franklin and Champaign are the clear county leaders in number of May observations.
Here is a table of the species that have been first recorded in May. Sightings prior to the date will constitute new early flight dates.
| Species | Earliest Flight Date |
Observations All Data |
Observations Recent Years |
Migratory? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Pondhawk Erythemis simplicicollis |
1-May | 343 | 286 | |
| Emerald Spreadwing Lestes dryas |
1-May | 22 | 10 | |
| Sphagnum Sprite Nehalennia gracilis |
2-May | 8 | 3 | |
| Dusky Clubtail Phanogomphus spicatus |
3-May | 35 | 12 | |
| Swift River Cruiser Macromia illinoiensis |
3-May | 12 | 3 | |
| Spangled Skimmer Libellula cyanea |
3-May | 87 | 66 | |
| Wandering Glider Pantala flavescens |
3-May | 9 | 5 | |
| Pronghorn Clubtail Phanogomphus graslinellus |
4-May | 104 | 49 | |
| Widow Skimmer Libellula luctuosa |
4-May | 77 | 58 | |
| Ebony Jewelwing Calopteryx maculata |
5-May | 405 | 296 | |
| Prince Baskettail Epitheca princeps |
6-May | 48 | 38 | |
| Eastern Red Damsel Amphiagrion saucium |
6-May | 199 | 123 | |
| American Rubyspot Hetaerina americana |
7-May | 22 | 17 | |
| Amber-winged Spreadwing Lestes eurinus |
7-May | 64 | 44 | |
| Marsh Bluet Enallagma ebrium |
7-May | 5 | 0 | |
| Harlequin Darner Gomphaeschna furcillata |
8-May | 22 | 14 | |
| Elegant Spreadwing Lestes inaequalis |
9-May | 35 | 20 | |
| Eastern Amberwing Perithemis tenera |
10-May | 42 | 35 | |
| Chalk-fronted Corporal Ladona julia |
10-May | 25 | 2 | |
| Swamp Spreadwing Lestes vigilax |
11-May | 12 | 10 | |
| Gray Petaltail Tachopteryx thoreyi |
12-May | 33 | 23 | |
| Lilypad Clubtail Arigomphus furcifer |
13-May | 16 | 11 | |
| Black-shouldered Spinyleg Dromogomphus spinosus |
13-May | 7 | 1 | |
| Arrowhead Spiketail Cordulegaster obliqua |
13-May | 38 | 22 | |
| Calico Pennant Celithemis elisa |
14-May | 114 | 91 | |
| Boreal Bluet Enallagma boreale |
14-May | 9 | 0 | |
| Stream Bluet Enallagma exsulans |
14-May | 88 | 58 | |
| Handsome Clubtail Gomphurus crassus |
15-May | 26 | 9 | |
| Band-winged Dragonlet Erythrodiplax umbrata |
15-May | 1 | 1 | |
| Violet Dancer Argia fumipennis violacea |
15-May | 107 | 79 | |
| Vesper Bluet Enallagma vesperum |
15-May | 52 | 41 | |
| Paiute Dancer Argia alberta |
16-May | 10 | 10 | |
| Rusty Snaketail Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis |
17-May | 14 | 0 | |
| Cyrano Darner Nasiaeschna pentacantha |
17-May | 8 | 7 | |
| Spatterdock Darner Rhionaeschna mutata |
17-May | 36 | 29 | |
| Elfin Skimmer Nannothemis bella |
17-May | 24 | 21 | |
| Yellow-sided Skimmer Libellula flavida |
17-May | 2 | 0 | |
| Sweetflag Spreadwing Lestes forcipatus |
17-May | 9 | 5 | |
| Northern Spreadwing Lestes disjunctus |
17-May | 2 | 1 | |
| Slender Spreadwing Lestes rectangularis |
17-May | 71 | 57 | |
| Sedge Sprite Nehalennia irene |
17-May | 8 | 3 | |
| Turquoise Bluet Enallagma divagans |
17-May | 149 | 126 | |
| Green-faced Clubtail Hylogomphus viridifrons |
18-May | 4 | 0 | |
| Cobra Clubtail Gomphurus vastus |
18-May | 44 | 29 | |
| Comet Darner Anax longipes |
18-May | 15 | 13 | |
| Delta-spotted Spiketail Cordulegaster diastatops |
18-May | 18 | 7 | |
| Southern Pygmy Clubtail Lanthus vernalis |
19-May | 12 | 3 | |
| Brown Spiketail Cordulegaster bilineata |
19-May | 57 | 32 | |
| Frosted Whiteface Leucorrhinia frigida |
19-May | 3 | 0 | |
| Blue-tipped Dancer Argia tibialis |
19-May | 48 | 38 | |
| Hagen's Bluet Enallagma hageni |
19-May | 10 | 1 | |
| Band-winged Meadowhawk Sympetrum semicinctum |
20-May | 1 | 0 | |
| Lilypad Forktail Ischnura kellicotti |
20-May | 12 | 12 | |
| Rainbow Bluet Enallagma antennatum |
21-May | 30 | 7 | |
| Halloween Pennant Celithemis eponina |
22-May | 4 | 1 | |
| Slaty Skimmer Libellula incesta |
22-May | 25 | 22 | |
| Seepage Dancer Argia bipunctulata |
22-May | 13 | 10 | |
| Westfall's Slender Bluet Enallagma traviatum westfalli |
22-May | 15 | 14 | |
| Skillet Clubtail Gomphurus ventricosus |
23-May | 2 | 0 | |
| Slender Baskettail Epitheca costalis |
23-May | 7 | 4 | |
| American Emerald Cordulia shurtleffii |
23-May | 9 | 3 | |
| Lyre-tipped Spreadwing Lestes unguiculatus |
23-May | 2 | 0 | |
| Powdered Dancer Argia moesta |
23-May | 30 | 18 | |
| Dusky Dancer Argia translata |
23-May | 3 | 3 | |
| Splendid Clubtail Gomphurus lineatifrons |
24-May | 9 | 1 | |
| Racket-tailed Emerald Dorocordulia libera |
24-May | 3 | 0 | |
| Banded Pennant Celithemis fasciata |
24-May | 9 | 9 | |
| Four-spotted Skimmer Libellula quadrimaculata |
24-May | 1 | 0 | Maybe |
| River Jewelwing Calopteryx aequabilis |
24-May | 10 | 8 | |
| Russet-tipped Clubtail Stylurus plagiatus |
25-May | 2 | 0 | |
| Eastern Least Clubtail Stylogomphus albistylus |
25-May | 8 | 2 | |
| Golden-winged Skimmer Libellula auripennis |
25-May | 1 | 1 | |
| Northern Bluet Enallagma annexum |
25-May | 3 | 1 | |
| Tule Bluet Enallagma carunculatum |
25-May | 12 | 12 | |
| Riffle Snaketail Ophiogomphus carolus |
26-May | 2 | 0 | |
| Great Blue Skimmer Libellula vibrans |
26-May | 8 | 7 | |
| Blue-fronted Dancer Argia apicalis |
26-May | 21 | 15 | |
| Common Sanddragon Progomphus obscurus |
27-May | 1 | 0 | |
| Plains Clubtail Gomphurus externus |
27-May | 1 | 0 | |
| Tiger Spiketail Cordulegaster erronea |
27-May | 6 | 1 | |
| Blue-faced Meadowhawk Sympetrum ambiguum |
27-May | 1 | 0 | |
| Blue-ringed Dancer Argia sedula |
27-May | 7 | 6 | |
| Ruby Meadowhawk Sympetrum rubicundulum |
29-May | 3 | 0 | |
| Autumn Meadowhawk Sympetrum vicinum |
29-May | 1 | 0 | Maybe |
| Elusive Clubtail Stylurus notatus |
30-May | 1 | 0 | |
| Spotted Spreadwing Lestes congener |
30-May | 1 | 0 | |
| White-faced Meadowhawk Sympetrum obtrusum |
31-May | 1 | 0 |
Recall we have 1) 4 species with March records - go back to the Mar 1 journal to see those; 31 species with April records - go back to the Apr 1 journal for those.
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