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Blue-eyed Darner
Rhionaeschna multicolor
15,391 observations in the source records
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.
What the records say
- 15,391 observations are recorded in the imported source snapshot. Observation source
Easily confused with
California DarnerRhionaeschna californica
Variable DarnerAeshna interrupta
Shadow DarnerAeshna umbrosa
Paddle-tailed DarnerAeshna palmata
Blue DasherPachydiplax longipennis
Common Green DarnerAnax junius
Black-tailed DarnerRhionaeschna jalapensis
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 11,512 |
|---|---|
| California | 5,206 |
| British Columbia | 1,755 |
| Canada | 1,726 |
| Oregon | 1,205 |
| Washington | 1,024 |
| Texas | 1,001 |
| Colorado | 833 |
| Arizona | 742 |
| New Mexico | 449 |
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 | Neotropical Darners · Rhionaeschna |
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 Blue-eyed Darner with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.