Species Aeshna walkeri - Walker's Darner

Classification · Size · Range · Habitat · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited

Walker's Darner - Aeshna walkeri - female

Probably Walker's Darner - Aeshna walkeri - female

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies)

Suborder Anisoptera (Dragonflies)

Family Aeshnidae (Darners)

Genus Aeshna (Mosaic Darners)

Species walkeri (Walker's Darner)

Size

Very large, 72-77 mm (

Range

CA, OR, NV (See distribution map; Univ. of Puget Sound)

Habitat

Creeks and streams

Print References

Dragonflies and Damselflies of California. Manolis, Tim. (UC Press, 2003); (1).

Internet References

Southwest Dragonflies has links to live and scanned male images, and one scanned female.

Works Cited

1.	Dragonflies and Damselflies of California Tim Manolis. 2003. University of California Press.

Contributed by A.W. Thomas on 19 March, 2005 - 9:45am
Additional contributions by Hartmut Wisch
Last updated 30 October, 2006 - 8:17pm

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