Aeshna canadensis

Canada darner
Female A. canadensis ovipositing
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Family: Aeshnidae
Genus: Aeshna
Species: A. canadensis
Binomial name
Aeshna canadensis
Walker, 1908

Aeshna canadensis, the Canada darner, is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae. It is common throughout southern Canada and the northern United States.[2][3]

Similar species

References

  1. Paulson, D. R. (2009). "Aeshna canadensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  2. Dunkle, S.W. (2000). Dragonflies through Binoculars: A Field Guide to Dragonflies of North America. New York:Oxford University Press, p.55.
  3. Mead, Ken. (2009). Dragonflies of the North Woods. 2nd edition. Duluth, MN:Kollath+Stensaas, p.30-31.

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