Lance-tipped Darner
Aeshna constricta Say, 1839
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Lance-tipped Darner (Aeshna constricta) is a brightly-patterned darner of vegetated ponds and marshes, including ephemeral habitats that dry up seasonally, especially in more open areas (Paulson, 2011). This species is usually found at lower elevations (Dunkle, 2000). There is one historic record from Maryland, locality unspecified (Richard Orr's The Dragonflies and Damselflies of Maryland and the District of Columbia).

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Aeshna constricta
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Aeshnidae
Genus: Aeshna
Species:
A. constricta
Binomial name
Aeshna constricta
Say, 1840
Range of Aeshna constricta

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 population is stable. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2017.[1][5][6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Paulson, D.R. (2017). "Aeshna constricta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T50959122A65394677. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T50959122A65394677.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Aeshna constricta". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. ^ "Aeshna constricta". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  4. ^ "Odonata Central". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  5. ^ "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound. 2018. Retrieved 2019-07-02.

Further reading

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  • Kalkman, V. J. (2013). Studies on phylogeny and biogeography of damselflies (Odonata) with emphasis on the Argiolestidae (PhD). Leiden University. hdl:1887/22953.
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