Aquatic Insects of Michigan

by Ethan Bright, Museum of Zoology Insect Division and School of Natural Resources and Environment
University of Michigan

+ Species Lists
+ Identification/Keys

Aeshnidae (Odonata) - Darners
(7 genera, 20 species)

Aeshna Fabricius, 1775

Aeshna canadensis Walker, 1908
Aeshna clepsydra
Say, 1839
Aeshna constricta
Say, 1839
Aeshna eremita
Scudder, 1866
Aeshna interrupta
Walker, 1908
Aeshna juncea
(Linnaeus), 1758
Aeshna mutata
Hagen, 1861
Aeshna sitchensis
Hagen, 1861
Aeshna subarctica
Walker, 1908
Aeshna tuberculifera
Walker, 1908
Aeshna umbrosa
Walker, 1908
Aeshna verticalis
Hagen, 1861
  • Aeshna propinqua Scudder, 1866

Anax Leach, 1815

Anax junius (Drury), 1773 Libellula
  • Anax spiniferus Rambur, 1842
Anax longipes
Hagen, 1861

Basiaeschna Selys, 1883

Basiaeschna janata (Say), 1839
  • Aeschna minor Rambur, 1842

Boyeria McLachlan, 1896

Boyeria grafiana Williamson, 1907
Boyeria vinosa
(Say), 1839

Epiaeschna Hagen, 1877

Epiaeschna heros (Fabricius), 1798 Aeshna
  • Aeschna multicincta Say, 1839

Gomphaeschna Selys, 1871

Gomphaeschna furcillata (Say), 1839
  • Gynacantha quadrifida Rambur, 1842

Nasiaeschna Selys, 1900

Nasiaeschna pentacantha (Rambur), 1842 Aeschna

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