Flight season: early June to mid-October.
Population: common and widespread. Usually found near marshes, lakes and ponds but may be encountered flying near any local habitat.
This darner seems to prefer hunting in open areas such as woodland clearings and trails.
Length: about 65 mm to 70 mm.
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East of Tweed, near intersection of Sulphide Road and the trans-Canada Trail:
a clearing in a wooded area created by the trans-Canada Trail, with Stoco Lake to the south and a sand-bottomed stream to the north.
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Male Canada Darner (Aeshna canadensis)
July 02, 2014
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East of Tweed, Ontario, along the trans-Canada Trail between Alexander St. and Lajoie Road:
deciduous woodland with clearings created by the trail.
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Male Canada Darner (Aeshna canadensis) – there is no dark cross-stripe on the face
(July 20, 2012).
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Tweed, Ontario, about ½ km west of town, a marsh bordering the trans-Canada Trail:
typical local marsh with Cattails, sedges and other emergent vegetation, various small willows, alders, dogwoods and some Tamarack.
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Male Canada Darner (Aeshna canadensis)
September 27, 2014
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Male Canada Darner (Aeshna canadensis) –
the cerci have small bumps along the upper surface near the down-turned tips;
compare to the cerci of the
Lake Darner
(September 18, 2014).
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A green female Canada Darner (Aeshna canadensis) –
green and yellow color variations of this dragonfly are less common than the male-like blue females
(October 01, 2014).
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East of Tweed, Ontario, along Lakeview Lane, near the trans-Canada Trail and Alexander Street:
roadside clearing in shrubbery and woodland supporting tall grasses and wildflowers, a short distance from the Moira River.
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Female Canada Darner (Aeshna canadensis)
June 30, 2011
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Tweed, Ontario, the north shore Stoco Lake, near the boat pier:
marshy shoreline, relatively shallow water with mud bottom supporting sedges and rushes, pondweeds, Fragrant Water Lily, Blue Flag, Sagittaria spp and Pickerelweed.
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An immature female Canada Darner (Aeshna canadensis) –
the colors are pale due to both cool temperatures and youth
(July 01, 2010).
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Tweed, Ontario:
business and residential area.
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Female Canada Darner (Aeshna canadensis) –
trapped indoors at a window.
The terminal appendages are rounded
(July 21, 2010).
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