Aeshna Palmata
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The paddle-tailed darner (''Aeshna palmata'') is a species of
dragonfly A dragonfly is a flying insect belonging to the infraorder Anisoptera below the order Odonata. About 3,000 extant species of dragonflies are known. Most are tropical, with fewer species in temperate regions. Loss of wetland habitat threat ...
in the family
Aeshnidae Aeshnidae, also called aeshnids, hawkers, or darners, is a family of dragonflies, found nearly worldwide, with more than 50 genera and over 450 species. The family includes some of the largest dragonflies. Description Common worldwide or nearl ...
. It is common throughout western Canada and United States. This species is named after its distinctive paddle-shaped appendages. It lives in many habitats, particularly lakes, ponds, and slow streams, usually with dense shore vegetation.Paulson, Dennis (2009)
''Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West''
Princeton University Press. . p. 221
''Aeshna palmata'' was scientifically described for the first time in 1856 by
Hermann Hagen Hermann Carl Hagen (born Hermann Levy; 19 February 188628 May 1942) was a German banker, bank archivist, and economist who was murdered during the Holocaust at the Sachsenhausen concentration camp. Personal life Hermann Levy was born on 19 Febr ...
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Paddle-tailed Darner
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report. Aeshnidae Insects described in 1856 {{Aeshnidae-stub