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Green Hawker
Aeshna viridis
731 observations in the source records
25 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
- 731 observations are recorded in the imported source snapshot. Observation source
Easily confused with
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Blue EmperorAnax imperator
Southern Migrant HawkerAeshna affinisStudy checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 12,246 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 12,246 |
| Russia | 385 |
| Vladimir Oblast | 194 |
| Denmark | 59 |
| Arkhangelsk Oblast | 55 |
| Netherlands | 33 |
| Germany | 30 |
| Syddanmark | 27 |
| Tyumen Oblast | 20 |
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 | Hawkers and Typical Darners · Aeshna |
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 Green Hawker with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.