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  Variable Darner
            Aeshna interrupta Walker, 1908 (S?)

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Range & Habitat:

Known only from Sussex County, it should be looked for in darner swarms throughout the Ridge & Valley and Highland areas.

Generally breeds in slow boggy ponds and streams.

 Variable Darner male lateral 

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Description:

A large dark darner with a dark face line. The lateral thoracic stripes are broken into 4 spots in the form found in New Jersey.  This pattern is unique among NJ's darners.

 

Conservation Status:

State: S? - Not yet ranked

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

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Flight season:

Early Date: 8/16
Late Date: 9/28

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Flight Season
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Number of Records
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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