Aeshnidae

Aeshna

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A genus of Dragonflies.
 
 

Aeshna cyanea

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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Family: Aeshnidae
Genus: Aeshna
Species: A. cyanea
Common name: Southern Hawker
Flight Period: July - October
 

Aeshna mixta

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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Family: Aeshnidae
Genus: Aeshna
Species: A. Mixta
Common name: Migrant Hawker
Flight Period: July - October

Aeshnidae

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The Hawker dragonflies, or, Darners in North America. These are medium to large dragonflies. Always on the move with a hawking flight in open spaces, frequently hovering over a spot. At rest they hang from branches.
 
 
 

Brachytron

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A genus of Aeshnidae dragonflies that contains a single species.

Brachytron pratense

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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Family: Aeshnidae
Genus: Brachytron
Species: B. pratense
Common name: Hairy Dragonfly
Flight Period: May - June

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