lance-tipped darner
(Aeshna constricta)
Conservation • Description • Habitat • Biology • Distribution • Taxonomy
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| IUCN Red List | not listed |
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| NatureServe | N5 - Secure SNR - Unranked |
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| Minnesota | not listed |
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Description |
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Size |
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Total Length: 2½″ to 2⅞″ |
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Habitat |
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Marshes, ponds, lakes, and slow streams. |
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Biology |
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Season |
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Early July to late September |
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Behavior |
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Occurrence |
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Fairly common |
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Taxonomy |
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Order |
Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) | ||
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Epiprocta | ||
| Infraorder | Anisoptera (dragonflies) | ||
Superfamily |
Aeshnoidea | ||
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Aeshnidae (darners) | ||
Genus |
Aeshna | ||
Synonyms |
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Aeschna constricta |
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Common Names |
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lance-tipped darner |
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Dan W. Andree |
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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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| Lance Tipped Darner DianesDigitals |
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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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