Fawn darner
The fawn darner is a brown dragonfly with two bold pale spots on each side of its chest. It likes to fly in the early morning and late in the day, when the light is low. That is why many people never notice it, even where there are lots of them.
How fast is it?
Fun facts
It flies low along the water and pokes into every little nook and corner.
When it takes a rest, it hangs from a tree twig.
The female lays her eggs in wet wood at or under the water.
It can take two years to grow from an egg into a flying dragonfly.
You can tell males from females by their eyes: males have some blue or green in them, females have all-brown eyes.
Most asked questions about Fawn darner
?When can you see a fawn darner?
Mostly in the early morning and late in the day, when it is not very bright. It is most active at dusk.
?Is the fawn darner dangerous?
No. Dragonflies have no sting and are harmless to people.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Boyeria vinosa
- Group
- Dragonflies and damselflies
- Family
- Aeshnidae
- Classification
- Insecta > Odonata > Aeshnidae
- Lives on
- North America
Where the facts come from
- Boyeria vinosa (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
- Picture by D. Gordon E. Robertson. CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.
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