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Common Green Darner
Anax junius
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Comet DarnerAnax longipes
Eastern PondhawkErythemis simplicicollis
Blue EmperorAnax imperator
Blue DasherPachydiplax longipennis
Giant DarnerAnax walsinghami
Swamp DarnerEpiaeschna heros
Great PondhawkErythemis vesiculosa
Lesser EmperorAnax parthenope
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 49,893 |
|---|---|
| Texas | 11,693 |
| Canada | 7,390 |
| Ohio | 6,598 |
| California | 5,943 |
| Ontario | 5,600 |
| Minnesota | 2,154 |
| Illinois | 2,103 |
| Virginia | 1,909 |
| Wisconsin | 1,463 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- Aquatic larvaLarval stage lives in water before becoming terrestrialFrom its classification
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | Dragonflies and Damselflies · Odonata |
| Family | Darners · Aeshnidae |
| Genus | Emperors and Green Darners · Anax |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Common Green Darner with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.