Howard County Bird Club
A Chapter of the Maryland Ornithological Society
Common Green Darner
Place name abbreviations: MPEA – Middle Patuxent Environment Area; PRSP – Patuxent River State Park; PVSP – Patapsco River Valley State Park; WMA – Wildlife Management Area.
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| Species common name Scientific name |
Length (in inches; M and F if different) | Flight season Relative abundance |
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| Habitat. | |||
| Common Green Darner Anax junius |
2.7-3.2″ | M-Mar — E-Nov
Common |
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| Habitat: Wide range of habitats; shallow heavily vegetated ponds/slow streams. Flies early a.m. to dark; often perches low among weeds and grass. A fierce predator; spends most of daylight hours on the wing. Migratory. | |||
Male
April 13, 2012
Wincopin Trail
Annette Allor
Male (immature)
September 25, 2013
Rockburn Branch Park
Bonnie Ott
Female
September 30, 2004
Font Hill Park
June Tveekrem
Male and Female (ovipositing)
March 3, 2012
U of MD Central Farm
Richard Orr
Emergence (on exuviae)
September 27, 1997
Alpha Ridge Park
Bob Solem
Exuviae
September 10, 2012
West Friendship Park
Bonnie Ott