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Canada Darner

Aeshna canadensis

Insects
Native
Canada Darner, photo 1 of 5
Canada Darner, Male
Canada Darner, Female
64–73 mmLength

Dragonfly or damselfly in the family Aeshnidae 64–73 mm long. Lives in marshes and near water.

There are 612 observations of Canada Darner in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Mauricie and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in every region. They peak in August and become rare from October to June.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue88
  2. Mauricie81
  3. Capitale-Nationale80
  4. Estrie78
  5. Lanaudière56
  6. Outaouais51
  7. Chaudière-Appalaches41
  8. Laurentides38
  9. Montérégie21
  10. Montréal18
  11. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean16
  12. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine13
  13. Bas-Saint-Laurent13
  14. Nord-du-Québec9
  15. Centre-du-Québec6
  16. Côte-Nord2
  17. Laval1

Habitat

MarshAlexander Rumpel
Water’s edgepeupleloup

Similar species

Variable DarnerAeshna interrupta
Lake DarnerAeshna eremita
Shadow DarnerAeshna umbrosa
Green-striped DarnerAeshna verticalis
Lance-tipped DarnerAeshna constricta
Black-tipped DarnerAeshna tuberculifera
Mottled DarnerAeshna clepsydra
Harlequin DarnerGomphaeschna furcillata
Spatterdock DarnerRhionaeschna mutata
Springtime DarnerBasiaeschna janata
Zigzag DarnerAeshna sitchensis
Swamp DarnerEpiaeschna heros