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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Darners (Aeshnidae) » Springtime Darners (Basiaeschna) » Springtime Darner (Basiaeschna janata)
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Darner in Forest - Basiaeschna janata - female
Copyright © 2015 chaffeemonell

Darner in Forest - Basiaeschna janata - Female
Amesbury Town Forest, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
May 14, 2015
At first i found a Lance-tipped image in Bug Guide that seemed a dead ringer, but then the habitat and the date didn't give, so now I'm leaning towards Shadow Darner female. Found along forest path mid-May, near spring and swampy area. cleared power line strip about 100 yards away, and some vernal pools about 1/4 mile away. Since this specimen must be quite young, is there significant color change in these species? Would like confirmation or correction.
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Contributed by chaffeemonell on 25 May, 2015 - 11:42am
Last updated 30 December, 2015 - 9:43pm

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Springtime darner
looks to be a teneral male. It will colour up in a day or two.
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