green-striped darner

(Aeshna verticalis)

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Conservation • Description • Habitat • Ecology • Distribution • Taxonomy


Conservation Status
IUCN Red List	not listed
NatureServe	N5 - Secure SNR - Unranked
Minnesota	not listed

green-striped darner

Description

Size

Total length: 3″

Similar Species

Habitat

Marshes, ponds, swampy lakes, and slow streams.

Ecology

Season

Mid July to late September

Behavior

Life Cycle

Larva Food

Adult Food


Distribution
		Sources 7, 18, 29, 30, 82, 83 Biodiversity occurrence data published by: Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas (accessed through the Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Portal, bellatlas.umn.edu, 7/29/2025).
7/30/2025

Occurrence


Taxonomy
Order	Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies)
Suborder	Anisoptera (dragonflies)
Superfamily	Aeshnoidea
Family	Aeshnidae (darners)
Genus	Aeshna (mosaic darners)

Subordinate Taxa


Synonyms
Aeschna propinqua Aeschna verticalis

Common Names
green-striped darner


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