Species Insects & ArthropodsBlue-eyed Darner

Blue-eyed Darner

Aeshna multicolor

CommonInsect & Arthropod
Illustration of Blue-eyed Darner (Aeshna multicolor)

The Blue-eyed Darner is a large, handsome western darner with a rich blue-and-black pattern and vivid blue eyes. It is one of the most common darners in western North America, hawking insects over ponds and wetlands in long, sustained flight. Males patrol territories over open water for extended periods, rarely landing.

Habitat
Ponds, lakes, marshes, and slow rivers in the West
Diet
Adults: large flying insects. Nymphs: aquatic invertebrates and small fish
How common
Common

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