''Aeshna sitchensis'', the zigzag darner, is a species of
darner in the
dragonfly
A dragonfly is a flying insect belonging to the infraorder Anisoptera below the order Odonata. About 3,000 extant species of true dragonfly are known. Most are tropical, with fewer species in temperate regions. Loss of wetland habitat threate ...
family
Aeshnidae
The Aeshnidae, also called aeshnids, hawkers, or darners, is a family of dragonflies. The family includes the largest dragonflies found in North America and Europe
Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its o ...
. It is found in North America.
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The IUCN conservation status of ''Aeshna sitchensis'' is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2017.][
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Aeshnidae
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Insects described in 1861
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