- Darners
- Aeshnidae Family
- California Darner
- Aeshna californica
- Canada Darner
- Aeshna canadensis
- Lance-tipped Darner
- Aeshna constricta
- Variable Darner
- Aeshna interrupta lineata
- Blue-eyed Darner
- Aeshna multicolor
- Paddle-tailed Darner
- Aeshna palmata
- Shadow Darner
- Aeshna umbrosa
- Common Green Darner
- Anax junius
- Fawn Darner
- Boyeria vinosa
- Cyrano Darner
- Nasiaeschna pentacantha
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The male Blue-eyed Darner has a sky-blue face, eyes and markings on the thorax and abdomen. In addition, it is our only darner with forked appendages. Females may have blue or greenish-yellow markings. The wings of the females are often yellowish as well. They feed early in the morning and late in the evening and hang in trees or other vegetation during the heat of the day.
Blue-eyed Darner male
Blue indicates record in Beckemeyer database.
Green indicates record in Sibley database.
Yellow indicates sight or photographic record.
Size: 68-72 mm (2.7-2.8 in)
Habitat: ponds and lakes, patrols open fields
Great Plains Range: TX, OK, KS, NE, SD, NM, CO, WY, MT, IA
Flight season: June to September