Kebnat
INSECTS

Lake Darner

Aeshna eremita

Insects
Native
Lake Darner, photo 1 of 5
Lake Darner, Male
Lake Darner, Female
72.5 mmLength

Dragonfly or damselfly in the family Aeshnidae 72.5 mm long. Lives near water. Feeds on insects.

There are 487 observations of Lake Darner in Québec, mostly in Capitale-Nationale, Mauricie and Nord-du-Québec, and it has been reported in every region. They peak in July and August and become rare from October to June.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Capitale-Nationale89
  2. Mauricie67
  3. Nord-du-Québec61
  4. Lanaudière59
  5. Abitibi-Témiscamingue35
  6. Laurentides33
  7. Chaudière-Appalaches21
  8. Estrie19
  9. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean18
  10. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine17
  11. Bas-Saint-Laurent17
  12. Côte-Nord14
  13. Montérégie13
  14. Montréal12
  15. Outaouais10
  16. Laval1
  17. Centre-du-Québec1

Habitat

Water’s edgepeupleloup

Similar species

Canada DarnerAeshna canadensis
Variable DarnerAeshna interrupta
Sedge DarnerAeshna juncea
Shadow DarnerAeshna umbrosa
Black-tipped DarnerAeshna tuberculifera
Zigzag DarnerAeshna sitchensis
Lance-tipped DarnerAeshna constricta
Green-striped DarnerAeshna verticalis
Subarctic DarnerAeshna subarctica