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Aeshna, [2] or the mosaic darners, is a genus of dragonflies from the family Aeshnidae. Species within this genus are generally known as "hawkers" ...
Aeshna constricta, the lance-tipped darner, is a species of darner in the dragonfly family Aeshnidae.It is found in North America. [2] [3] [1] [4]The IUCN conservation status of Aeshna constricta is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival.
The migrant hawker (Aeshna mixta) is one of the smaller species of hawker dragonflies. It can be found away from water but for breeding it prefers still or slow-flowing water and can tolerate brackish sites. The flight period is from July to the end of October. A. mixta occurs in North Africa, southern and central Europe to the Baltic region.
Common worldwide or nearly worldwide genera are Aeshna and Anax. Anax includes some of the largest dragonflies, including the North American A. walsinghami, Hawaiian A. strenuus, European A. imperator and A. immaculifrons, and African A. tristis, but these are all exceeded by another member of the family, the Asian Tetracanthagyna plagiata, which by wingspan and weight is the world's largest ...
Aeshna affinis Vander Linden, 1820 †Aeshna andancensi Nel & Brisac, 1994; Aeshna annulata Fabricius, 1798 (doubtful species) Aeshna athalia Needham, 1930; Aeshna brevistyla Rambur, 1842; Aeshna caerulea (Ström, 1783) Aeshna canadensis Walker, 1908 †Aeshna caseneuvensis Nel et al., 2022 †Aeshna cerdanica Nel & Martínez-Delclòs, 1994 ...
Aeshna isoceles is one of the earliest Aeshna dragonflies to be on the wing with a flight period from May to August. Adults do not spend as much time on the wing as other Aeshnas. Males will fly around over a stretch of water defending a territory and if the pond is small the male will hover over the centre of the pond.
The common hawker, [2] moorland hawker [1] or sedge darner [1] (Aeshna juncea) is one of the larger species of hawker dragonflies. It is native to Palearctic (from Ireland to Japan) and northern North America. The flight period is from June to early October. It is 74 millimetres (2.9 in) long with a brown body.
Aeshna walkeri, or Walker's darner, is a species of darner in the dragonfly family Aeshnidae. It is found in Central America and North America. [2] [3] [1] [4] The IUCN conservation status of Aeshna walkeri is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable.