Canada Darner | Lance-tipped Darner | Variable Darner | Black-tipped Darner | Shadow Darner
Green-striped Darner | Blue-eyed Darner | Spatterdock Darner | Common Green Darner
Fawn Darner | Swamp Darner | Cyrano Darner
Common Green Darner - Anax junius

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Common Green Darner - Anax junius male lateral

Size: 3.0 in.

A widespread dragonfly often seen patrolling over fields some distance from water. Common Green Darner is a migratory dragonfly, although the ones that go south are not the same ones that come back north in the spring since their life span is much shorter than that. Swarms seen in late summer and early fall are often comprised of this species.

Species Status

Global: G5

State: S5

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Common Green Darner - Anax junius female dorsal
female dorsal

Common Green Darner - Anax junius mated pair
mated pair

FLIGHT SEASON
JAN FEB MAR
            
APR MAY JUN
            
JUL AUG SEP
            
OCT NOV DEC
            

Early Date: 4/4

Late Date: 10/29

Key to Flight Season Calendar
Rare
Abundance Scale
Abundant
 

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