Darners

Aeshnidae · 21 species

In Québec, the family Aeshnidae (order Odonata) counts 21 species of insects. The stars? Shadow Darner, Canada Darner and Common Green Darner, the most often observed. The richest region: Capitale-Nationale, with 16 species. Every species has its own page: photos, its season, its habitat and the best places to see it near you.

Species observed by region

Where do the observations come from?

  • Mostly iNaturalist : photos taken by people all over Québec, with the species confirmed by the community.
  • Other public sources : such as eBird for birds and the provincial forest inventories, gathered by GBIF, the global biodiversity data network.
  • What we keep : confirmed observations, with an exact position (not blurred to protect a rare species), that their author allows to be reused.
  • One place counts once : several observations of the same species at the same spot (within 11 m) count as one.
  • So our numbers are lower : than iNaturalist’s total. A region without observations does not mean the species does not live there.

Data downloaded in September 2026.

  1. Capitale-Nationale16
  2. Outaouais15
  3. Nord-du-Québec15
  4. Chaudière-Appalaches15
  5. Lanaudière15
  6. Montérégie15
  7. Estrie14
  8. Abitibi-Témiscamingue13
  9. Mauricie12
  10. Montréal12
  11. Laurentides12
  12. Bas-Saint-Laurent11
  13. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean11
  14. Centre-du-Québec10
  15. Côte-Nord9
  16. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine9
  17. Laval7