AESHNIDAE Rambur, 1842

Mauffray, William F. & Tennessen, Kenneth J., 2019, A Catalogue and Historical Study of the Odonata of Ecuador, Zootaxa 4628 (1), pp. 1-265 : 113

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scientific name	AESHNIDAE Rambur, 1842
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Aeshnidae are commonly known as “darners” in the New World. They are medium to large in size and are strong fliers. Adults range in color pattern from mostly drab brown to intricately colored with blue, green and yellow marks on a black or brown background. Nine genera and 47 species occur in Ecuador.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Insecta
Order	Odonata
Family	Aeshnidae

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