Aeshnidae
Aeshna affinis Vander Linden, 1820
Aeshna affinis Vander Linden, 1820
Aeshna affinis is a small migrant dragonfly easily confused with A. mixta, found across southern Eurasia and North Africa.
Aeshna caerulea (Ström, 1783)
Aeshna caerulea (Ström, 1783)
The azure hawker (Aeshna caerulea) is a small glacial relict hawker dragonfly found in cold Eurasian regions.
Aeshna clepsydra Say, 1840
Aeshna clepsydra Say, 1840
Aeshna clepsydra (mottled darner) is a stable North American darner dragonfly listed as IUCN least concern.
Aeshna constricta Say, 1840
Aeshna constricta Say, 1840
Aeshna constricta, the lance-tipped darner, is a stable North American darner dragonfly rated least concern by IUCN.
Aeshna crenata Hagen, 1856
Aeshna crenata Hagen, 1856
Aeshna crenata (Siberian hawker) is an Aeshnidae dragonfly found in Eurasia, typically on forest freshwater lakes.
Aeshna eremita Scudder, 1866
Aeshna eremita Scudder, 1866
Aeshna eremita, the lake darner, is a North American Aeshnidae dragonfly that differs from the Canada darner via a black facial line.
Aeshna juncea (Linnaeus, 1758)
Aeshna juncea (Linnaeus, 1758)
Aeshna juncea, the common hawker, is a large hawker dragonfly native to the Palearctic and northern North America.
Aeshna mixta Latreille, 1805
Aeshna mixta Latreille, 1805
Aeshna mixta is a small migratory aeshnid dragonfly with a diagnostic golf-tee abdominal mark, spreading north from its Eurasian range.
Aeshna persephone Donnelly, 1961
Aeshna persephone Donnelly, 1961
Persephone's darner (Aeshna persephone) is a dragonfly species found in northern Mexico and the southwestern US, living in rivers.
Aeshna septentrionalis Burmeister, 1839
Aeshna septentrionalis Burmeister, 1839
The azure darner (Aeshna septentrionalis) is a least-concern darner dragonfly found in North America.
Aeshna sitchensis Hagen, 1861
Aeshna sitchensis Hagen, 1861
The zigzag darner Aeshna sitchensis is a North American darner dragonfly with a stable, least-concern population.
Aeshna subarctica Walker, 1908
Aeshna subarctica Walker, 1908
Aeshna subarctica, the subarctic darner or bog hawker, is a holarctic dragonfly associated with Sphagnum peat bogs.
Aeshna tuberculifera Walker, 1908
Aeshna tuberculifera Walker, 1908
The black-tipped darner Aeshna tuberculifera is a North American darner dragonfly classified as IUCN least concern with a stable population.
Aeshna verticalis Hagen, 1861
Aeshna verticalis Hagen, 1861
Aeshna verticalis, the green-striped darner, is a 7.6 cm dragonfly with IUCN Least Concern status and a stable population.
Aeshna viridis Eversmann, 1836
Aeshna viridis Eversmann, 1836
Aeshna viridis, the green hawker, is a not very vulnerable dragonfly species found across Europe and western Russia.
Aeshna serrata Hagen, 1856
Aeshna serrata Hagen, 1856
The Baltic hawker (Aeshna serrata) is a hawker dragonfly species native to eastern Europe and western Asia.
Brachytron pratense (Müller, 1764)
Brachytron pratense (Müller, 1764)
Brachytron pratense, the hairy dragonfly, is the UK’s smallest hawker dragonfly that flies only in sunshine.
Oplonaeschna armata (Hagen, 1861)
Oplonaeschna armata (Hagen, 1861)
Oplonaeschna armata, the riffle darner, is a stable least-concern darner dragonfly found in North and Central America.
Rhionaeschna californica (Calvert, 1895)
Rhionaeschna californica (Calvert, 1895)
Rhionaeschna californica, the California darner, is a medium-sized early spring dragonfly found in western North and Central America.
Rhionaeschna multicolor (Hagen, 1861)
Rhionaeschna multicolor (Hagen, 1861)
The blue-eyed darner (Rhionaeschna multicolor) is a common Aeshnidae dragonfly native to western North America and Central America.
Rhionaeschna psilus (Calvert, 1947)
Rhionaeschna psilus (Calvert, 1947)
The turquoise-tipped darner Rhionaeschna psilus is a stable least-concern darner found across the Americas.
Rhionaeschna mutata (Hagen, 1861)
Rhionaeschna mutata (Hagen, 1861)
Rhionaeschna mutata, the spatterdock darner, is a stable least-concern Aeshnidae dragonfly found in North America.
Rhionaeschna variegata (Fabricius, 1775)
Rhionaeschna variegata (Fabricius, 1775)
Rhionaeschna variegata is a South American dragonfly, the world’s southernmost known odonate, assessed as least concern by IUCN.
Anaciaeschna jaspidea (Burmeister, 1839)
Anaciaeschna jaspidea (Burmeister, 1839)
Anaciaeschna jaspidea is a large crepuscular dragonfly commonly found in wood-surrounded marshes where it breeds.
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