Paddle-tailed Darner

Scientific Classification

Order Odonata
Suborder
Anisoptera
(Dragonfly)
Family
Aeshnidae
(Darners)
Genus
Aeshna
Species
palmata

Identification Tips

Paddle-tailed Darner, Male, Sunrise Lake, Apache, AZ, 28 August 2016. Paddle-tailed Darner, Male, Sunrise Lake, Apache, AZ, 28 August 2016.

Locations Map

Seasonal Changes in Occurrence

Data (9 accepted records) from Odonata Central, August 2026.

Images

Paddle-tailed Darner Paddle-tailed Darner, Male, Sitka, AK, 3 August 2023
Paddle-tailed Darner Paddle-tailed Darner, Male, Sunrise Lake, Apache, AZ, 21 July 2019
Paddle-tailed Darner Paddle-tailed Darner, Male, Sitka, AK, 3 August 2023
Paddle-tailed Darner Paddle-tailed Darner, Male (posed), White Mountains, Apache, AZ, 15 July 2007
Paddle-tailed Darner, Male, Sitka, AK, 24 July 2026 Paddle-tailed Darner, Male, Sitka, AK, 24 July 2026
Paddle-tailed Darner, Male, Sitka, AK, 24 July 2026 Paddle-tailed Darner, Male, Sitka, AK, 24 July 2026
Paddle-tailed Darner, Male appendages, Sitka, AK, 24 July 2026 Paddle-tailed Darner, Male appendages, Sitka, AK, 24 July 2026
Paddle-tailed Darner Paddle-tailed Darner, Female (posed), Sitka, AK, 29 July 2023
Paddle-tailed Darner Paddle-tailed Darner, Female, Sitka, AK, 3 August 2023