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Species Aeshna canadensis - Canada Darner

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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)
Species canadensis (Canada Darner)
Numbers
Neartica lists 20 North American species.
Print References
"Stokes Beginner's Guide to Dragonflies" (1)
Internet References
Rickert's Garden, from Minnesota, has some nice detailed scans of a live A. canadensis.
The University of Puget Sound also has scans of a specimen.
Dragonhunter.net has photos.
Works Cited
1.Stokes Beginner's Guide to Dragonflies
By Donald and Lillian Stokes