Flight season: mid-May to late June.
Population: not uncommon and apt to be encountered along the trans-Canada Trail,
usually near streams but sometimes at marshes.
This darner forages low along the trail or in the vegetation bordering it, often seen with Stream Cruisers.
Length: about 60 mm to 65 mm.
The lateral thoracic stripes with black edging, dark patches at the bases of the wings
and early flight season distinguish this species from other darners.
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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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Female Springtime Darner (Basiaeschna janata) –
the victim of a collision with a vehicle,
placed in a secluded spot in the garden to recuperate
(May 23, 2010).
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Tweed, Ontario, near a sand-bottomed woodland stream east of town along trans-Canada Trail:
small sand bottomed creek as well as some standing or slowly moving water in shady forested areas.
Sunlit open spaces are created by the trail. The lagoon is located not far to the north.
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Male Springtime Darner (Basiaeschna janata) –
the distal ends of the cerci curve upward
(May 24, 2011).
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East of Tweed, Ontario, near the intersection of Alexander Street and the trans-Canada Trail:
disturbed field supporting tall grasses and wildflowers, bordered by shrubs and trees with a sand and rock-bottomed creek to the east.
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Male Springtime Darner (Basiaeschna janata)
May 20, 2016
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East of Tweed, Ontario, near the intersection of Lajoie Rd. and the trans-Canada Trail:
a shady wooded area, with clearings both natural and created by the trail supporting grasses and wildflowers, the lagoon lies nearby to the northwest.
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Male Springtime Darner (Basiaeschna janata)
June 09, 2016
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