Comet darner

{{Short description|Species of insect}} {{Speciesbox |image = Cometdarner.jpg |image_caption = Male |status_system = IUCN3.1 |status = LC |status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 19 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=Paulson, D.R. |date=2017 |title=''Anax longipes'' |volume=2017 |article-number=e.T164953A71148798 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T164953A71148798.en |access-date=19 November 2021}}</ref> |genus = Anax |species = longipes |authority = Hagen, 1861 |synonyms = | range_map = Anax longipes map.svg }}

The '''comet darner''' ('''''Anax longipes''''') is a common species of dragonfly of the family Aeshnidae.

==Description== The comet darner is a large dragonfly and has a green thorax and bright red abdomen. Females have a brownish abdomen patterned with blue spots.<ref>[http://www.njodes.com/Speciesaccts/darners/darn-come.asp Comet Darner: ''Anax longipes'' Hagen, 1861]</ref>

==Distribution and habitat== Comet darners are found in shallow lakes and ponds which tend to have extensive beds and grasses and lack fish. They are found along the eastern United States from Missouri, Michigan, New England and some even further north.<ref>Paulson, Dennis (2009). ''Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West.'' p.233.</ref>

==Conservation status== Its conservation status is of "least concern" according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature.<ref name="iucn status 19 November 2021" />

==References== {{Reflist}} {{Taxonbar|from=Q766704}}

Category:Aeshnidae Category:Insects described in 1861