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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Darners (Aeshnidae) » Mosaic Darners (Aeshna)

Genus Aeshna - Mosaic Darners

Classification · Other Common Names · Numbers · Identification · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
Dragonfly - Perhaps Aeshna canadensis (Canada Darner)? - Aeshna canadensis Black-tipped Darner? - Aeshna umbrosa - male Brown Darner from late Summer - Aeshna umbrosa - female Darner which one? - Aeshna umbrosa Mottled Darner - Aeshna clepsydra Shadow Darner - Aeshna umbrosa - male Canada Darner in Flight - Aeshna canadensis - male Lance-tipped Darner - Aeshna constricta
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies)
Suborder Anisoptera (Dragonflies)
Family Aeshnidae (Darners)
Genus Aeshna (Mosaic Darners)
Other Common Names
Blue Darners
Numbers
Nearctica.com lists 20 species for North America.
NAdragons.html places 5 species in other genera leaving just 15 in Aeshna
Identification
Possibly best identified by the pattern of the lateral stripes on the thorax; for species with a horizontal facial stripe see
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Print References
Dunkle, pp. 45-59, plates 4-6 (1)
Internet References
Gloria Mundi Press
Notes on Michigan Aeshna
Aeshna from New Hampshire
Identifying Mosaic Darners (Aeshnas) in Maryland
The Blue Darners: dragonflies of the genus Aeshna in British Columbia--pdf file, excellent on life history
Insects of Cedar Creek
Works Cited
1.Dragonflies Through Binoculars: A Field Guide to Dragonflies of North America
By Sidney W. Dunkle
Contributed by Cotinis on 29 August, 2004 - 6:32am
Additional contributions by Tony Thomas
Last updated 27 November, 2006 - 12:55pm

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