Variable darner
| Variable darner | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Family: | Aeshnidae |
| Genus: | Aeshna |
| Species: | A. interrupta |
| Binomial name | |
| Aeshna interrupta (Walker, 1904) | |
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The variable darner (Aeshna interrupta) is a dragonfly of the family Aeshnidae, native from Alaska through the Northwest Territories to Newfoundland, south to New Hampshire and Michigan in the eastern United States, and to the mountains of New Mexico, Arizona, and California in the west. It's named after the distinctive broken stripes on the sides of the thorax of many male specimens. It lives in many habitats from northern and mountain peatlands to cattail marshes and temporary pools. It is the characteristic species of grassland ponds.
References
"Aeshna interrupta". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 13 February 2006.
External links
- Living Landscapes of the Royal British Columbia Museum
- Variable darner at AzOdes
- Variable darner profile
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