Paddle-tailed darner

The paddle-tailed darner (Aeshna palmata) is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae. It is common throughout western Canada and United States.^[2][3] This species is named after its distinctive paddle-shaped appendages. It lives in many habitats, particularly lakes, ponds, and slow streams, usually with dense shore vegetation.^[4] Aeshna palmata was scientifically described for the first time in 1856 by Hermann Hagen.

Paddle-tailed darner
Male
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Aeshnidae
Genus:	Aeshna
Species:	A. palmata
Binomial name
Aeshna palmata Hagen, 1856