---
title: "Canada Darner"
description: "Aeshna canadensis — Insectos y arañas. Aeshna canadensis, the Canada darner, is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/canada-darner
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Canada Darner

> Aeshna canadensis — Insectos y arañas. Aeshna canadensis, the Canada darner, is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae.

- Scientific name: *Aeshna canadensis*
- Category: `insects` (Insectos y arañas)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lagos y ríos)
- iNaturalist observations: 8015
- Wikidata: [Q1375692](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1375692)
- iNaturalist taxon: [56082](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/56082)

## Names

- en: Canada Darner
- fr: Æschne du Canada

## Countries with the most observations

CA (4315), US (1891)

## Summary

Aeshna canadensis, the Canada darner, is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae. It is common throughout southern Canada and the northern United States.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Kevin Barnes · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/94511210

## Machine access

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