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Springtime Darner

Basiaeschna janata

Classification

Class
Insecta
Order
Odonata
Family
Aeshnidae

Basiaeschna janata, the springtime darner, is a species of dragonfly in the monotypic genus Basiaeshna in the family Aeshnidae. It is a small, bluish darner that flies early in the year. A fossil species, †Basiaeschna alaskaensis Garrouste & Nel, 2019 is known from the Chickaloon Formation of Alaska, around the time of the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum.

Distribution

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