Flight season: early July to late September.
Population: Appears to be uncommon in our area.
Found at a variety of habitats – fens, ponds, lakes, beaver ponds and rivers.
Length: about 65 mm to 75 mm.
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Madoc Township, Ontario, near Empey Road:
wetland supporting sedges and grasses, surrounded by fields and woodland.
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Female Variable Darner (Aeshna interrupta)
Photo by T. Mapes (July 26, 2016)
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Tweed, Ontario:
residential and business area.
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Female Variable Darner (Aeshna interrupta) –
roadkill, the lateral throracic stripes, constricted or broken into four spots,
are characteristic of this species
(July 28, 2015).
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