(Aeshna constricta)
Conservation Status | IUCN Red List |
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NatureServe |
N5 - Secure SNR - Unranked |
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Minnesota |
not listed |
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Occurrence | Fairly common |
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Flight/Season | Early July to late September |
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Habitat | Marshes, ponds, lakes, and slow streams. |
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Size | Total Length: 2½″ to 2⅞″ |
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Taxonomy | Order: |
Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) |
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Suborder: |
Epiprocta |
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Infraorder: |
Anisoptera (dragonflies) |
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Superfamily: |
Aeshnoidea |
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Family: |
Aeshnidae (darners) |
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Synonyms | Aeschna constricta |
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Common Names |
lance-tipped darner |
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Darner Dragonfly.... ....I am not sure if it is a female blue eyed darner or some other darner. It just seemed to be resting. |
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Aeshna constricta (Lance-tipped Darner) Allen Chartier |
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Lance-tipped Darner (Aeshnidae: Aeshna constricta?) in Hand Carl Barrentine |
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Uploaded on Aug 21, 2010 Photographed near Fisher, Minnesota (20 August 2010). |
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Dan W. Andree 9/9/2020 |
Location: Rural Norman County, Mn. near Sandpiper Prairie SNA.... ....I am not sure if it is a female blue eyed darner or some other darner. It just seemed to be resting. |
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