Blue-Eyed Darner
Other Name(s): Blue Darner; Darner
Characteristics: Highly noticeable thanks to their large size and have a beautiful blue and black coloring. Males exhibit some silver on their bodies. Both sexes can measure upwards of 2" with wingspans of around 4". Wings are transparent.
General Adult Size (Length):
62mm to 70mm
(2.44in to 2.76in)
Identifying Colors: blue, gray, black, purple, green, yellow; silver
North American reach includes (may not be limited to): Washington, Oregon, California, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, Utah, Idaho, Nebraska, Kansas, Wyoming, Oklahoma
Category: Dragonfly or Damselfly
Common Name: Blue-Eyed Darner
Scientific Name: (Rhionaeschna multicolor)
 Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Family: Aeshnidae
Genus: Rhionaeschna
Species: multicolor
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