5,993 observationsLeast Concern
Variable Darner
Aeshna interrupta
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia ›Phylum: Arthropoda ›Class: Insecta ›Order: Odonata ›Family: Aeshnidae ›Genus: Aeshna
About
The variable darner (Aeshna interrupta) is a dragonfly of the family Aeshnidae, native from Alaska through the Northwest Territories to Newfoundland, south to New Hampshire and Michigan in the eastern United States, and to the mountains of New Mexico, Arizona, and California in the west. It's named after the distinctive broken stripes on the sides of the thorax of many male specimens. It lives in many habitats from northern and mountain peatlands to cattail marshes and...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Variable Darner is Aeshna interrupta.
- Variable Darner belongs to the kingdom Animalia.
- Variable Darner belongs to the phylum Arthropoda.
- Variable Darner belongs to the class Insecta.
- Variable Darner belongs to the order Odonata.
- Variable Darner belongs to the family Aeshnidae.
- Variable Darner belongs to the genus Aeshna.