Species Details
Aeshna juncea
Freshwater Invertebrate Collection Read more about this collection »
Common NameRush Darner
SeasonalityJune to September in British Columbia (Paulson, 2009).
IdentificationBlue and yellow stripes on lateral sides thorax are straight and broad (Figure 2). Similar in appearance to Subarctic Darners(A. subarctica) but differnt by having straight thoracic stripes (instead of slightly notched). Also somewhat similar to Variable Darners (A. interrupta) but different by having broader thoracic stripes. They are easily differentiated from other congeneric species by their thoracic stripe pattern (Paulson, 2009).
Scientific Name
Aeshna juncea
Common Name
Rush Darner
Seasonality
June to September in British Columbia (Paulson, 2009).
Identification
Blue and yellow stripes on lateral sides thorax are straight and broad (Figure 2). Similar in appearance to Subarctic Darners(A. subarctica) but differnt by having straight thoracic stripes (instead of slightly…
Blue and yellow stripes on lateral sides thorax are straight and broad (Figure 2). Similar in appearance to Subarctic Darners(A. subarctica) but differnt by having straight thoracic stripes (instead of slightly notched). Also somewhat similar to Variable Darners (A. interrupta) but different by having broader thoracic stripes. They are easily differentiated from other congeneric species by their thoracic stripe pattern (Paulson, 2009).
Life History
Females oviposit on floating vegetation. Nymphs are aquatic predators among vegetation and are mainly found in acidic waters. Adults are terrestrial and hunt insects in flight (Cannings, 2002).
Conservation
Common (Cannings, 2002).
Diet Info
Both adults and nymphs are predatory (Cannings, 2002).
Range
Circumpolar in boreal regions around the world (Hutchings and Halstead, 2011).
Citation
Page Citation for Aeshna juncea
Page Citation
"Aeshna juncea, Freshwater Invertebrate Collection." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/5-24208. Accessed 27 May. 2022.
Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Hexapoda
Subclass
Insecta
Order
Odonata
Suborder
Anisoptera
Family
Aeshnidae
Genus
Aeshna
Species
Aeshna juncea
This hierarchy is created from our museum records, it may not always accurately reflect modern taxonomies.
Taxonomic Hierarchy for Freshwater Invertebrate Collection
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Kingdom
Animalia
- Phylum Acanthocephala
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Phylum
Annelida
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Class
Clitellata
- Subclass Hirudinea
- Subclass Lumbriculata
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Class
Clitellata
-
Phylum
Arthropoda
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Subphylum
Chelicerata
- Class Arachnida
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Class
Hexapoda
- Subclass Entognatha
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Subclass
Insecta
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Order
Coleoptera
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Suborder
Adephaga
- Superfamily Caraboidea
- Family Amphizoidae
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Family
Dytiscidae
- Genus Acilius
- Genus Agabus
- Genus Bidessus
- Genus Carrhydrus
- Genus Colymbetes
- Genus Coptotomus
- Genus Deronectes
- Genus Desmopachria
- Genus Dytiscus
- Genus Eretes
- Genus Graphoderus
- Genus Hydaticus
- Genus Hydroporus
- Genus Hydrovatus
- Genus Hygrotus
- Genus Ilybius
- Genus Laccophilus
- Genus Nebrioporus
- Genus Neoscutopterus
- Genus Oreodytes
- Genus Rhantus
- Genus Stictotarsus
- Family Gyrinidae
- Family Haliplidae
- Suborder Polyphaga
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Suborder
Adephaga
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Order
Diptera
- Family Blephariceridae
- Family Ceratopogonidae
- Family Chironomidae
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Family
Culicidae
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Genus
Aedes
- Species Aedes canadensis
- Species Aedes cataphylla
- Species Aedes cinereus
- Species Aedes dorsalis
- Species Aedes eudes
- Species Aedes excrucians
- Species Aedes fitchii
- Species Aedes flavescens
- Species Aedes hexodontus
- Species Aedes intrudens
- Species Aedes pionips
- Species Aedes provocans
- Species Aedes punctor
- Species Aedes riparius
- Species Aedes sp.
- Species Aedes vexans
- Genus Chaoborus
- Genus Culex
- Genus Culiseta
- Genus Eucorethra
- Genus Mochlonyx
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Genus
Aedes
- Family Deuterophlebiidae
- Family Dixidae
- Family Dolichopodidae
- Family Empididae
- Family Liriopeidae
- Family Muscidae
- Family Psychodidae
- Family Rhagionidae
- Family Simuliidae
- Family Stratiomyidae
- Family Syrphidae
- Family Tabanidae
- Family Tipulidae
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Order
Ephemeroptera
- Family Baetidae
- Family Baetiscidae
- Family Behningiidae
- Family Caenidae
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Family
Ephemerellidae
- Genus Dannella
- Genus Drunella
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Genus
Ephemerella
- Species Ephemerella argusta
- Species Ephemerella compar
- Species Ephemerella doddsi
- Species Ephemerella flavilinea
- Species Ephemerella hecuba
- Species Ephemerella inermis
- Species Ephemerella infrequens
- Species Ephemerella invaria
- Species Ephemerella margarita
- Species Ephemerella proserpina
- Species Ephemerella sp.
- Species Ephemerella spinifera
- Species Ephemerella teresa
- Genus Serratella
- Family Ephemeridae
- Family Heptageniidae
- Family Leptophlebiidae
- Family Metretopodidae
- Family Polymitarcyidae
- Family Siphlonuridae
- Family Tricorythidae
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Order
Hemiptera
- Family Belostomatidae
- Family Corixidae
- Family Gerridae
- Family Mesoveliidae
- Family Nepidae
- Family Notonectidae
- Family Saldidae
- Family Veliidae
- Order Lepidoptera
- Order Megaloptera
- Order Neuroptera
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Order
Odonata
- Suborder Anisoptera
- Suborder Zygoptera
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Order
Plecoptera
- Family Capniidae
- Family Chloroperlidae
- Family Leuctridae
- Family Nemouridae
- Family Peltoperlidae
- Family Perlidae
- Family Perlodidae
- Family Pteronarcyidae
- Family Taeniopterygidae
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Order
Trichoptera
- Superfamily Glossosomatoidea
- Superfamily Hydropsychoidea
- Superfamily Hydroptiloidea
- Superfamily Leptoceroidea
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Superfamily
Limnephiloidea
- Family Brachycentridae
- Family Lepidostomatidae
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Family
Limnephilidae
- Subfamily Dicosmoecinae
- Subfamily Limnephilinae
- Genus Clostoeca
- Genus Glyphotaelius
- Genus Imania
- Genus Pycnoglypha
- Family Uenoidae
- Superfamily Philopotamoidea
- Superfamily Phryganeoidea
- Superfamily Rhyacophiloidea
- Superfamily Sericostomatoidea
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Order
Coleoptera
- Class Malacostraca
- Class Maxillopoda
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Subclass
Branchiopoda
- Order Anostraca
- Order Cladocera
- Order Conchostraca
- Order Notostraca
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Subphylum
Chelicerata
- Phylum Bryozoa
- Phylum Cnidaria
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Phylum
Mollusca
- Class Gastropoda
- Class Pelecypoda
- Phylum Nematomorpha
- Phylum Platyhelminthes
- Phylum Porifera
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Phylum
Rotifera
- Class Bdelloidea
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Class
Monogononta
- Order Collothecaceae
- Order Flosculariaceae
- Order Ploima
- Phylum Tardigrada
Disclaimer
This hierarchy is created from our museum records, it may not always accurately reflect modern taxonomies.
Authorship
Name
Chen, R.
Role
species page author
Date
2013
References
Publication Type
Periodical
Author
Schroeter, A.
Title
Upper altitudinal limit and habitat preference of Aeshna juncea in the Kyrgyz Tian Shan (Odonata: Aeshnidae).
Publication Date
2012
Series Title
Libellula Supplement
Volume
12
Pages
49-76
Publication Type
Book
Author
Hutchings, G. and Halstead, D.
Title
Dragonflies & Damselflies in the Hand: An Identification Guide to Boreal Forest Odonates in Saskatchewan and Adjacent Regions.
Publication Date
2011
Pages
158 pp
Publication Type
Book
Author
Paulson, D. R.
Title
Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West.
Publication Date
2009
Pages
535 pp
Publication Type
Book
Author
Cannings, R. A.
Title
Introducing the dragonflies of British Columbia and the Yukon.
Publication Date
2002
Pages
96 pp
Specimen Information
There are 5 specimens of this Species.
5 results plotted on map in 2 markers.
Note: Only records with latitude and longitude coordinates are plotted on map.
IN905 - Aeshna juncea
Freshwater Invertebrate Collection
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Cynthia
Collected ByBaker, R. L.
IN906 - Aeshna juncea
Freshwater Invertebrate Collection
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Cynthia
Collected ByBaker, R. L.
IN1538 - Aeshna juncea
Freshwater Invertebrate Collection
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Cynthia
Collected ByBaker, R. L.
Date Collected1979-07-25
IN1539 - Aeshna juncea
Freshwater Invertebrate Collection
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Cynthia
Collected ByBaker, R. L.
Date Collected1979-08-27
IN1540 - Aeshna juncea
Freshwater Invertebrate Collection
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Bigoray River
Collected ByBaker, R. L.