OTHER NAMES: N/A
Latin Etymology: Aeshna (?) interrupta ("broken")
Adult male Variable Darner (Aeshna interrupta) at Watson Lake, Yukon, Canada - August 2024
Featured Subspecies: Aeshna interrupta lineata
Weight: ? / Length: 7cm / Wingspan: ?
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List: Not Yet Evaluated
A large and widespread species of dragonfly associated with grassland ponds and bogs. They have a wide distribution over the Northern United States and Canada with a flight time of June to October. They are fearsome predators at all life stages and will take anything smaller than them including vertberates like small fish and tadpoles in their nymph stage.
Related Species:
Order: Odonata
Family: Aeshnidae
Genus: Aeshna
SUBSPECIES: A. i. interna, A. i. interrupta, A. i. lineata
- Sighting Locations -
CANADA - Widespread
- CHICAGO TO ALASKA ROADTRIP 2024: - Seen in Yukon
Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto
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