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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Darners (Aeshnidae) » Mosaic Darners (Aeshna) » Lance-tipped Darner (Aeshna constricta)
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nidentified 640 - Aeshna constricta
Copyright © 2014 A. Neuman

nidentified 640 - Aeshna constricta
Brantford, Ontario, Canada
September 11, 2013
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Contributed by A. Neuman on 24 January, 2014 - 10:05am
Last updated 25 January, 2014 - 1:34am

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… Ben Coulter, 25 January, 2014 - 1:34am login or register to post comments

I want to say Canada or Green-striped darner...
Aeshna canadensis or Aeshna verticalis because of the white face without a black stripe, but it's hard to tell the difference without a side shot. I can't distinguish the color of the thoracic stripes or their pattern very well from this photo. A. canadensis usually have bluish lateral thoracic stripes with a distinct notch near the center and A. verticalis usually have greenish stripes with less of a notch. But then again, I'm definitely not an expert on Canadian odonates!
… happylittleclouds, 24 January, 2014 - 5:19pm login or register to post comments

 
Aeshna
It's not A. canadensis whose notched front thoracic tripe would be obvious even from this angle. I can't speak to A verticalis as I've no experience with it.
… Larry de March, 24 January, 2014 - 5:51pm login or register to post comments

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