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title: "Common Green Darner"
description: "Anax junius — Insetos e aranhas. The green darner or common green darner (Anax junius), after its resemblance to a darning needle, is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/common-green-darner
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Common Green Darner

> Anax junius — Insetos e aranhas. The green darner or common green darner (Anax junius), after its resemblance to a darning needle, is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae.

- Scientific name: *Anax junius*
- Category: `insects` (Insetos e aranhas)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lagos e rios)
- iNaturalist observations: 63121
- Wikidata: [Q175808](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q175808)
- iNaturalist taxon: [67731](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/67731)

## Names

- en: Common Green Darner
- de: Amerikanische Königslibelle
- es: Zurcidora migratoria común
- fr: Anax de juin
- nl: Amerikaanse keizerlibel
- pl: Husarz zielony

## Countries with the most observations

US (51063), CA (7291), MX (980), CU (11), BS (5), UM (5), HN (4), DO (3), FR (3)

## Summary

The green darner or common green darner (Anax junius), after its resemblance to a darning needle, is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae. One of the most common and abundant species throughout North America, it also ranges south to Panama. It is well known for its great migration distance from the northern United States south into Texas and Mexico. It also occurs in the Caribbean, Tahiti, and Asia from Japan to mainland China. It is the official insect for the state of Washington in the United States.
The green darner is a large dragonfly; males grow to 8 cm (3.1 in) in length with a wingspan up to 10 cm…

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

## Photo

![Common Green Darner](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/common-green-darner/medium.jpg)

Photo: Adam Jackson · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/93939212

## Machine access

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