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  Common Green Darner
            Anax junius (Drury, 1770)

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Range & Habitat:

Common and ubiquitous, it forms swarms in migration.  There are two populations, one early and migratory, the other found in mid-season.

Breeds in small ponds, lakes and other still water, but often seen far from water.

 

Common Green Darner male dorsal

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Common Green Darner male lateral
Male lateral
Common Green Darner female dorsal
Female dorsal
Common Green Darner female lateral
Female lateral

Description:

It's big and green.  The adult males have blue abdomens, while the young and females have dull reddish abdomens which cause people to panic and try to turn them into Comet Darners.

 

Conservation Status:

State: S5B,S5N -  

Global: G5 - Secure globally, but possibly rare in parts of its range

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Flight season:

Early Date: 3/13
Late Date: 12/26

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Flight Season

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Number of Records
25 
2 15 25 24 20 18 11 7 1 1
J F M A M J J A S O N D

Months

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Date, distribution, and status data courtesy of Allen Barlow, NJOS

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