Aeshna sitchensis Hagen, 1861 is a animal in the Aeshnidae family, order Odonata, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Aeshna sitchensis Hagen, 1861

Aeshna sitchensis Hagen, 1861

The zigzag darner Aeshna sitchensis is a North American darner dragonfly with a stable, least-concern population.

Family
Genus
Aeshna
Order
Odonata
Class
Insecta

About Aeshna sitchensis Hagen, 1861

Aeshna sitchensis, commonly called the zigzag darner, is a species of darner dragonfly that belongs to the family Aeshnidae. This species is found in North America. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has categorized the conservation status of Aeshna sitchensis as "LC", which stands for least concern, meaning there is no immediate threat to this species' survival. The population of Aeshna sitchensis is currently stable. The IUCN conservation status assessment for this species was last reviewed in 2017.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Odonata Aeshnidae Aeshna

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