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  Fawn Darner
            Boyeria vinosa (Say, 1839)

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Range & Habitat:

Found throughout most of the state, should be looked for in the missing counties.

Usually found along small to medium streams, but also found patrolling ponds and lakes.

 Fawn Darner female lateral

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Description:

A mostly brown darner, with two oval yellow spots on the side of the thorax and indistinct spots on the abdomen.  Wings have a dark basal spot.

Patrols slowly along the edge, poking its nose into everything.

See the similar Ocellated Darner.

 

Conservation Status:

State: S5 - Demonstrably secure in the state

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

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Flight season:

Early Date: 5/7
Late Date: 11/1

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Flight Season
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Number of Records
19 
0 
1 6 10 19 19 8 1
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Months

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Date, distribution, and status data courtesy of Allen Barlow, NJOS
© 2006 Jim Bangma, NJOS  Comments or suggestions?  Use the Feedback Form