''Aeshna verticalis'', the green-striped darner, is a species of
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 ...
in the 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
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. It is typically found in northeastern
United States
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and southern
Ontario
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,
Quebec
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, and
New Brunswick
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.
The green-striped darner has an IUCN conservation status of "Least Concern" with a stable population.
Description
Length 7.6 cm (3 in). Similar to ''A. canadensis'' but lateral thoracic stripes are all green. Obtusely notched with wide dorsal posterior extension. Some markings may be green in female.
[Dunkle, S.W., Dragonflies through Binoculars: A Field Guide to Dragonflies of North America. New York:Oxford University Press, 2000.]
The green-striped darner has an IUCN conservation status of "Least Concern" with a stable population.
Similar species
* ''
Aeshna canadensis'' – Canada darner
References
External links
''Aeshna verticalis'' Iowa Odonata Survey
Green-striped Darner NJodes
Darner Dragonflies PBase
Aeshnidae
Insects described in 1861
Taxa named by Hermann August Hagen
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