The paddle-tailed darner (Aeshna palmata) is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae. It is common throughout western Canada and United States.[2][3] This species is named after its distinctive paddle-shaped appendages. It lives in many habitats, particularly lakes, ponds, and slow streams, usually with dense shore vegetation.[4] Aeshna palmata was scientifically described for the first time in 1856 by Hermann Hagen.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Aeshnidae |
| Genus: | Aeshna |
| Species: | A. palmata
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| Binomial name | |
| Aeshna palmata Hagen, 1856
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References
edit- ^ Paulson, D. R. (2009). Aeshna palmata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2.
- ^ Dunkle, S.W., Dragonflies through Binoculars: A Field Guide to Dragonflies of North America. New York:Oxford University Press, 2000.
- ^ Mead, Ken (2009). Dragonflies of the North Woods. 2nd edition. Duluth, MN:Kollath+Stensaas.
- ^ Paulson, Dennis (2009). Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West. Princeton University Press. ISBN 1400832942. p. 221
External links
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- Paddle-tailed Darner, ITIS report.