Flight season: mid-July to late September.
Population: rare,
the few encountered in a natural habitat were at the north shore of Stoco Lake,
foraging among the tall emergent vegetation.
Length: about 70 mm.
The mottled irregular pattern on the sides of the thorax is unmistakeable.
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Tweed, Ontario, a garden located at 417 Metcalf Street:
residential area, lawn with flower and vegetable gardens, a significant distance from water.
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Male Mottled Darner (Aeshna clepsydra) –
found perching on a stone wall and probably the victim of a passing vehicle,
as a rule darners are not usually this tame and easily handled
(September 24, 2009).
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The face has a cross-stripe.
September 24, 2009
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Tweed, Ontario, the north shore Stoco Lake, east of 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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Male Mottled Darner (Aeshna clepsydra) –
two others were sighted.
The male's cerci have a small spine at their tips but otherwise resemble the cerci of the Black-tipped Darner
(September 04, 2014).
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Tweed, Ontario, the Moira River, east of town near Collin's Point:
rock-bottomed river with fast flowing water, rapids and emergent rocks,
the shoreline vegetation consists of wooded areas and clearings supporting tall grasses and wildflowers.
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Male Mottled Darner (Aeshna clepsydra)
August 29, 2015
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Tweed Fairgrounds:
meadows and pastures bordered by wildflowers and woodland.
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Female Mottled Darner (Aeshna clepsydra) –
a relatively old female, with broken appendages and somewhat obscured colors and patterning, particularly on the dorsal side
(September 10, 2015).
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