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  Springtime Darner
            Basiaeschna janata (Say, 1839)

Species distribution map

Range & Habitat:

Found throughout the state.

Usually seen patrolling low along the edge of lakes and ponds.

One of our earliest dragonflies.

 Springtime Darner male lateral 

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Description:

A small darner, brown with narrow, straight, pale yellow thoracic stripes and blue spotting on the abdomen.

 

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: 4/15
Late Date: 7/9

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Flight Season
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Number of Records
42 
0 
6 42 29 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
© 2006 Jim Bangma, NJOS  Comments or suggestions?  Use the Feedback Form