The Aquatic Invertebrates of Texas

Odonata

(Damselflies & Dragonflies)

AESHNIDAE

Anax junius (Drury)

Common Green Darner


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Distribution Citations

1908 Tucker

1914 Williamson

1934 Tinkham
1938 Ferguson

1949 ANMSP in Bayer 1975

1951 Harwell
[1954 Needham & Westfall]

1975 Bayer
1975 Longley
1978 Beaty
1978 Donnelly
1979 Young & Bayer

1981 Merickel & Wangberg
1982 Williams

 

1992 Abbott Stewart Moulton
1992 Bayer et al.
1995 Lasswell et al.
1995 McCallister & McCallister
1996 Jasper
1997 Lasswell & Mitchell
1998 Abbott & Stewart
[1998 Drees & Jackman]
1998 Moorhead Hall Willig
1999 BFL
1999 Orr Honig Behrstock

[2000 ACDT web]
2004 Gallucci
2005 Abbott
2007 Paulson
[2008 NatureServe]

[ ] indicate state record, no specific county or locality indicated

notes:
<this species has been vetted and accepted as a valid Texas species>

-most widespread and common large dragonfly in North America (Dunkle 1987)

-nymphs from both lotic & lentic habitats, climbs on submerged vegetation (Bayer 1975); nymphs in slow moving, vegetated waters including temporary and slightly brackish waters (Dunkle 1989); in permanent temorary ponds, lakes bays and slow flowing streams with emergent vegetation (Abbott 2005)

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                          2010

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