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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Darners (Aeshnidae) » Mosaic Darners (Aeshna) » Canada Darner (Aeshna canadensis)
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Canada Darner - Aeshna canadensis - female
Copyright © 2006 Tony DiTerlizzi

Canada Darner - Aeshna canadensis - Female
Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
September 7, 2006
Found on a wall early in the morning while there was still a chill in the air.

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Canada Darner - Aeshna canadensis - female Canada Darner - Aeshna canadensis - female Canada Darner - Aeshna canadensis - female
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Contributed by Tony DiTerlizzi on 17 October, 2006 - 6:51pm
Last updated 18 October, 2006 - 9:15am

Moved
Moved from Dragonflies. Thanks for the input guys:)
… Tony DiTerlizzi, 18 October, 2006 - 9:14am login or register to post comments

I don't think she's faded
She's just cold, a female Canada Darner
… A.W. Thomas, 17 October, 2006 - 8:09pm login or register to post comments

maybe
Tony,

This bug is very faded and hence an ID might not be possible. But given location and time of year it might be a Shadow Darner, Aeshna umbrosa. The shape is right with the constricted abdomen at S2. See one of my older photos at http://www.rlephoto.com/odes/shadow_darner01.htm
… Randy Emmitt, 17 October, 2006 - 7:59pm login or register to post comments

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