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INSECTS

Variable Darner

Aeshna interrupta

Insects
Native
Variable Darner, photo 1 of 5
Variable Darner, Male
Variable Darner, Female
66.5 mmLength

Dragonfly or damselfly in the family Aeshnidae 66.5 mm long. Lives near water. Feeds on insects.

There are 379 observations of Variable Darner in Québec, mostly in Capitale-Nationale, Mauricie and Lanaudière, 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. Capitale-Nationale82
  2. Mauricie54
  3. Lanaudière35
  4. Laurentides32
  5. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine27
  6. Chaudière-Appalaches24
  7. Estrie23
  8. Abitibi-Témiscamingue22
  9. Nord-du-Québec19
  10. Montréal14
  11. Outaouais14
  12. Côte-Nord13
  13. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean11
  14. Bas-Saint-Laurent5
  15. Centre-du-Québec2
  16. Laval1
  17. Montérégie1

Habitat

Water’s edgepeupleloup

Similar species

Canada DarnerAeshna canadensis
Lake DarnerAeshna eremita
Shadow DarnerAeshna umbrosa
Sedge DarnerAeshna juncea
Lance-tipped DarnerAeshna constricta
Zigzag DarnerAeshna sitchensis
Black-tipped DarnerAeshna tuberculifera
Variable DancerArgia fumipennis
Subarctic DarnerAeshna subarctica
Azure DarnerAeshna septentrionalis
Common Green DarnerAnax junius
Black MeadowhawkSympetrum danae