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INSECTS

Lance-tipped Darner

Aeshna constricta

Insects
Native
Lance-tipped Darner, photo 1 of 5
Lance-tipped Darner, Nymph
Lance-tipped Darner, Male
65–73 mmLength

Dragonfly or damselfly in the family Aeshnidae 65–73 mm long. Lives near water.

There are 304 observations of Lance-tipped Darner in Québec, mostly in Montréal, Montérégie and Mauricie, and it has been reported in 13 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and become rare from October to June.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montréal75
  2. Montérégie59
  3. Mauricie39
  4. Estrie33
  5. Capitale-Nationale27
  6. Centre-du-Québec21
  7. Laurentides18
  8. Outaouais14
  9. Lanaudière7
  10. Chaudière-Appalaches6
  11. Nord-du-Québec2
  12. Laval2
  13. Bas-Saint-Laurent1

Habitat

Water’s edgeGogerr

Similar species

Shadow DarnerAeshna umbrosa
Black-tipped DarnerAeshna tuberculifera
Canada DarnerAeshna canadensis
Green-striped DarnerAeshna verticalis
Variable DarnerAeshna interrupta
Lake DarnerAeshna eremita
Harlequin DarnerGomphaeschna furcillata
Common Green DarnerAnax junius
Spatterdock DarnerRhionaeschna mutata
Swamp DarnerEpiaeschna heros
Springtime DarnerBasiaeschna janata
Sedge DarnerAeshna juncea