The comet darner is a large dragonfly and has a green thorax and bright red abdomen. Females have a brownish abdomen patterned with blue spots.[2]
Distribution and habitatedit
Comet darners are found in shallow lakes and ponds which tend to have extensive beds and grasses and lack fish. They are found along the eastern United States from Missouri, Michigan, New England and some even further north.[3]
^ abPaulson, D.R. (2017). "Anax longipes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T164953A71148798. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T164953A71148798.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
comet, darner, comet, darner, anax, longipes, common, species, dragonfly, family, aeshnidae, male, conservation, status, least, concern, iucn, scientific, classification, domain, eukaryota, kingdom, animalia, phylum, arthropoda, class, insecta, order, odonata,. The comet darner Anax longipes is a common species of dragonfly of the family Aeshnidae Comet darner Male Conservation status Least Concern IUCN 3 1 1 Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Class Insecta Order Odonata Infraorder Anisoptera Family Aeshnidae Genus Anax Species A longipes Binomial name Anax longipesHagen 1861 Contents 1 Description 2 Distribution and habitat 3 Conservation status 4 ReferencesDescription editThe comet darner is a large dragonfly and has a green thorax and bright red abdomen Females have a brownish abdomen patterned with blue spots 2 Distribution and habitat editComet darners are found in shallow lakes and ponds which tend to have extensive beds and grasses and lack fish They are found along the eastern United States from Missouri Michigan New England and some even further north 3 Conservation status editIts conservation status is of least concern according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature 1 References edit a b Paulson D R 2017 Anax longipes IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017 e T164953A71148798 doi 10 2305 IUCN UK 2017 3 RLTS T164953A71148798 en Retrieved 19 November 2021 Comet Darner Anax longipes Hagen 1861 Paulson Dennis 2009 Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West p 233 This article related to Aeshnidae is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Comet darner amp oldid 1181764549, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
