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title: "Æschne multicolore"
description: "Rhionaeschna multicolor — Insectes et araignées. The blue-eyed darner (Rhionaeschna multicolor, syn."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/fr/animal/blue-eyed-darner
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Æschne multicolore

> Rhionaeschna multicolor — Insectes et araignées. The blue-eyed darner (Rhionaeschna multicolor, syn.

- Scientific name: *Rhionaeschna multicolor*
- Category: `insects` (Insectes et araignées)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Prairies et champs), `freshwater` (Lacs et rivières)
- iNaturalist observations: 15044
- Wikidata: [Q1939158](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1939158)
- iNaturalist taxon: [67737](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/67737)

## Names

- en: Blue-eyed Darner
- es: Zurcidora de ojos azules
- fr: Æschne multicolore

## Countries with the most observations

US (9142), CA (1470), MX (746)

## Summary

The blue-eyed darner (Rhionaeschna multicolor, syn. Aeshna multicolor) is a common dragonfly of the family Aeshnidae; native to the western United States, it is commonly sighted in the sagebrush steppe of the Snake River Plain, occurring east to the Midwest from central Canada and the Dakotas south to west Texas and Oklahoma. In Central America it occurs south to Panama. This is usually the second earliest darner to emerge in the spring, with the California darner emerging first. It hunts small flying insects while on the wing.

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

## Photo

![Æschne multicolore](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/blue-eyed-darner/medium.jpg)

Photo: Quillipede · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/129914738

## Machine access

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