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INSECTS

Green-striped Darner

Aeshna verticalis

Insects
Native
Green-striped Darner, photo 1 of 5
Green-striped Darner, Male
Green-striped Darner, Female
62–72 mmLength

Imperiled in Québec. Dragonfly or damselfly in the family Aeshnidae 62–72 mm long. Lives in marshes and near water.

There are 36 observations of Green-striped Darner in Québec, mostly in Capitale-Nationale, Laurentides and Montérégie, and it has been reported in 9 of the 17 regions. They peak in September and become rare from October to June.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Capitale-Nationale11
  2. Laurentides5
  3. Montérégie4
  4. Mauricie4
  5. Lanaudière3
  6. Estrie3
  7. Montréal3
  8. Chaudière-Appalaches2
  9. Centre-du-Québec1

Habitat

MarshVyacheslav Argenberg
Water’s edgepeupleloup

Similar species

Canada DarnerAeshna canadensis
Shadow DarnerAeshna umbrosa
Lance-tipped DarnerAeshna constricta
Black-tipped DarnerAeshna tuberculifera
Swamp DarnerEpiaeschna heros
Lake DarnerAeshna eremita
Harlequin DarnerGomphaeschna furcillata
Mottled DarnerAeshna clepsydra