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title: "Shadow Darner"
description: "Aeshna umbrosa — Insects & spiders. The shadow darner (Aeshna umbrosa) is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/shadow-darner
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Shadow Darner

> Aeshna umbrosa — Insects & spiders. The shadow darner (Aeshna umbrosa) is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae.

- Scientific name: *Aeshna umbrosa*
- Category: `insects` (Insects & spiders)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lakes & rivers)
- iNaturalist observations: 12638
- Wikidata: [Q1836401](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1836401)
- iNaturalist taxon: [67727](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/67727)

## Names

- en: Shadow Darner
- es: Zurcidora de la sombra
- fr: Æschne des pénombres

## Countries with the most observations

US (6285), CA (4496)

## Summary

The shadow darner (Aeshna umbrosa) is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae. It is found in almost all of Canada and most states in the United States.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadow_darner

## Photo

![Shadow Darner](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/shadow-darner/medium.jpg)

Photo: Kent P. McFarland · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/241986084

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/shadow-darner?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).