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
Spatterdock Darner - Rhionaeshna mutata

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County Records
Spatterdock Darner - Aeshna mutata male lateral

Size: 2.8 in.

This eastern counterpart to the Blue-Eyed Darner has been recorded in only one county in the state. It is a northeastern species which would be at the western edge of its range. It flies earlier in the season than the Blue-eyed and can only be distinguished by the shape of the claspers.

Species Status

Global: G4

State: S?

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Spatterdock Darner - Aeshna mutata male dorsal
photo of only Iowa record
FLIGHT SEASON
JAN FEB MAR
            
APR MAY JUN
            
JUL AUG SEP
            
OCT NOV DEC
            

Early Date: 5/20

Late Date: 6/3

Key to Flight Season Calendar
Rare
Abundance Scale
Abundant
 

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