Genus

Hawkers and Typical Darners

Aeshna

16 species in our catalog · found in 36 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderOdonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies)
FamilyAeshnidae (Darners)
GenusAeshna (Hawkers and Typical Darners)

Species in this group

Aeshna juncea

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Aeshna mixta

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Aeshna eremita

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Aeshna umbrosa

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Aeshna cyanea

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Aeshna interrupta

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Aeshna sitchensis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Aeshna brevistyla

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Aeshna palmata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Aeshna affinis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Aeshna petalura

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Aeshna canadensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Aeshna grandis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Aeshna subarctica

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Aeshna verticalis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Aeshna tuberculifera

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

<5%

Mar

<5%

Apr

<5%

May

<5%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~10%

Oct

<5%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Hawkers and Typical Darners

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 16	~40%
	Shadow Darner			~20%
	Zigzag Darner			~20%
	Lake Darner			~10%
2	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	2 of 16	~40%
	Sedge Darner			~30%
	Southern Hawker			~10%
3	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 16	~40%
	Lake Darner			~20%
	Variable Darner			~20%
	Canada Darner			~10%
4	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 16	~30%
	Southern Hawker			~20%
	Sedge Darner			~10%
5	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	3 of 16	~30%
	Sedge Darner			~10%
	Southern Hawker			~10%
	Brown Hawker			~10%
6	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 16	~20%
	Variable Darner			~10%
	Lake Darner			~10%
7	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	4 of 16	~20%
	Paddle-Tailed Darner			~10%
	Zigzag Darner			~10%
	Subarctic Darner			~10%
	Lake Darner			~10%
8	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	3 of 16	~20%
	Southern Hawker			~10%
	Sedge Darner			~10%
	Migrant Hawker			<5%
9	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 16	~20%
	Paddle-Tailed Darner			~10%
	Variable Darner			~10%
	Lake Darner			<5%
	Sedge Darner			<5%
10	Vanoise National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 16	~20%
	Sedge Darner			~20%
11	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 16	~20%
	Southern Hawker			~10%
	Migrant Hawker			~10%
12	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	3 of 16	~20%
	Southern Hawker			~10%
	Migrant Hawker			~10%
	Brown Hawker			<5%
13	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 16	~20%
	Migrant Hawker			~20%
14	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 16	~20%
	Sedge Darner			~20%
15	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	1 of 16	~20%
	Southern Hawker			~20%
16	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 16	~20%
	Paddle-Tailed Darner			~10%
	Variable Darner			~10%
17	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 16	~20%
	Blue-Spotted Hawker			~20%
18	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 16	~20%
	Blue-Spotted Hawker			~20%
19	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 16	~20%
	Paddle-Tailed Darner			~10%
	Variable Darner			~10%
	Shadow Darner			~10%
20	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	2 of 16	~10%
	Southern Hawker			~10%
	Sedge Darner			<5%
21	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 16	~10%
	Black-Tipped Darner			<5%
	Shadow Darner			<5%
	Canada Darner			<5%
22	Ecrins National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 16	~10%
	Sedge Darner			~10%
23	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 16	~10%
	Blue-Spotted Hawker			~10%
24	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 16	~10%
	Paddle-Tailed Darner			~10%
	Variable Darner			~10%
25	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 16	~10%
	Blue-Spotted Hawker			~10%
26	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 16	~10%
	Migrant Hawker			~10%
27	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 16	~10%
	Paddle-Tailed Darner			~10%
28	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 16	~10%
	Blue-Spotted Hawker			~10%
29	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 16	~10%
	Blue-Spotted Hawker			~10%
30	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 16	~10%
	Paddle-Tailed Darner			~10%
31	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 16	~10%
	Southern Hawker			<5%
	Migrant Hawker			<5%
32	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 16	~10%
	Southern Migrant Hawker			~10%
33	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 16	~10%
	Aeshna petalura			~10%
34	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 16	~10%
	Green-Striped Darner			~10%
35	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 16	~10%
	Paddle-Tailed Darner			~10%
36	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 16	<5%
	Paddle-Tailed Darner			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Anchorage	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 16	~30%
	Variable Darner			~10%
	Sedge Darner			~10%
	Lake Darner			~10%
	Zigzag Darner			~10%
2	Manchester	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	3 of 16	~30%
	Brown Hawker			~10%
	Southern Hawker			~10%
	Migrant Hawker			~10%
3	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	4 of 16	~30%
	Southern Hawker			~10%
	Brown Hawker			~10%
	Migrant Hawker			~10%
	Sedge Darner			<5%
4	Leeds	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	3 of 16	~30%
	Brown Hawker			~10%
	Southern Hawker			~10%
	Migrant Hawker			~10%
5	Brussels	🇧🇪 Belgium	2 of 16	~30%
	Migrant Hawker			~20%
	Southern Hawker			~10%
6	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	4 of 16	~30%
	Migrant Hawker			~10%
	Southern Hawker			~10%
	Brown Hawker			<5%
	Southern Migrant Hawker			<5%
7	Birmingham	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	3 of 16	~20%
	Southern Hawker			~10%
	Brown Hawker			~10%
	Migrant Hawker			~10%
8	Liverpool	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	3 of 16	~20%
	Migrant Hawker			~10%
	Southern Hawker			~10%
	Brown Hawker			~10%
9	Copenhagen	🇩🇰 Denmark	3 of 16	~20%
	Southern Hawker			~10%
	Migrant Hawker			~10%
	Brown Hawker			<5%
10	Budapest	🇭🇺 Hungary	3 of 16	~20%
	Southern Hawker			~10%
	Southern Migrant Hawker			~10%
	Migrant Hawker			~10%
11	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	5 of 16	~20%
	Southern Hawker			~10%
	Brown Hawker			<5%
	Southern Migrant Hawker			<5%
	Migrant Hawker			<5%
	Sedge Darner			<5%
12	Paris	🇫🇷 France	3 of 16	~20%
	Migrant Hawker			~10%
	Southern Hawker			~10%
	Southern Migrant Hawker			<5%
13	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	5 of 16	~20%
	Shadow Darner			~10%
	Variable Darner			<5%
	Black-Tipped Darner			<5%
	Canada Darner			<5%
	Green-Striped Darner			<5%
14	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	5 of 16	~10%
	Shadow Darner			<5%
	Canada Darner			<5%
	Variable Darner			<5%
	Lake Darner			<5%
	Black-Tipped Darner			<5%
15	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	3 of 16	~10%
	Southern Hawker			~10%
	Migrant Hawker			<5%
	Southern Migrant Hawker			<5%
16	Calgary	🇨🇦 Canada	4 of 16	~10%
	Variable Darner			~10%
	Lake Darner			<5%
	Paddle-Tailed Darner			<5%
	Shadow Darner			<5%
17	Rotterdam [The Hague]	🇳🇱 Netherlands	2 of 16	~10%
	Migrant Hawker			~10%
	Southern Hawker			~10%
18	Hamburg	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 16	~10%
	Southern Hawker			~10%
	Migrant Hawker			<5%
19	Milan	🇮🇹 Italy	2 of 16	~10%
	Migrant Hawker			~10%
	Southern Hawker			<5%
20	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	2 of 16	~10%
	Southern Hawker			~10%
	Migrant Hawker			~10%
21	Edmonton	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 16	~10%
	Variable Darner			~10%
	Shadow Darner			<5%
22	Saint Petersburg	🇷🇺 Russia	3 of 16	~10%
	Southern Hawker			<5%
	Migrant Hawker			<5%
	Brown Hawker			<5%
23	Munich	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 16	~10%
	Southern Hawker			~10%
24	Essen	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 16	~10%
	Southern Hawker			~10%
25	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 16	~10%
	Shadow Darner			<5%
	Paddle-Tailed Darner			<5%
	Variable Darner			<5%
26	Minsk	🇧🇾 Belarus	2 of 16	~10%
	Southern Hawker			~10%
	Brown Hawker			~10%
27	Melbourne	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 16	~10%
	Blue-Spotted Hawker			~10%
28	Stockholm	🇸🇪 Sweden	2 of 16	~10%
	Southern Hawker			~10%
	Brown Hawker			<5%
29	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	2 of 16	~10%
	Migrant Hawker			~10%
	Southern Hawker			<5%
30	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 16	~10%
	Southern Hawker			~10%
	Migrant Hawker			<5%
31	Rostov-on-Don	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 16	~10%
	Southern Migrant Hawker			~10%
32	Perth	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 16	~10%
	Blue-Spotted Hawker			~10%
33	Dublin	🇮🇪 Ireland	1 of 16	~10%
	Migrant Hawker			~10%
34	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 16	~10%
	Paddle-Tailed Darner			<5%
	Shadow Darner			<5%
35	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 16	~10%
	Shadow Darner			~10%
	Paddle-Tailed Darner			<5%
36	Cologne	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 16	~10%
	Southern Hawker			~10%
37	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 16	~10%
	Shadow Darner			<5%
	Paddle-Tailed Darner			<5%
38	Brisbane	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 16	~10%
	Blue-Spotted Hawker			~10%
39	Kazan	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 16	~10%
	Migrant Hawker			~10%
40	Lyon	🇫🇷 France	1 of 16	~10%
	Southern Hawker			~10%
41	Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 16	~10%
	Blue-Spotted Hawker			~10%
42	Nizhny Novgorod	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 16	~10%
	Southern Hawker			~10%
43	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 16	~10%
	Shadow Darner			<5%
	Canada Darner			<5%
44	Yekaterinburg	🇷🇺 Russia	2 of 16	~10%
	Brown Hawker			<5%
	Sedge Darner			<5%
45	Amsterdam	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1 of 16	~10%
	Migrant Hawker			~10%
46	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	1 of 16	~10%
	Southern Hawker			~10%
47	Porto	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 16	~10%
	Southern Hawker			~10%
48	Lisbon	🇵🇹 Portugal	2 of 16	~10%
	Southern Hawker			<5%
	Migrant Hawker			<5%
49	Novosibirsk	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 16	~10%
	Brown Hawker			~10%
50	Madrid	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 16	<5%
	Migrant Hawker			<5%
51	Auckland	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 16	<5%
	Blue-Spotted Hawker			<5%
52	Salt Lake City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 16	<5%
	Paddle-Tailed Darner			<5%
53	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 16	<5%
	Shadow Darner			<5%
54	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 16	<5%
	Shadow Darner			<5%
55	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 16	<5%
	Shadow Darner			<5%

Hawkers and Typical Darners

Species in this group

Sedge Darner

Migrant Hawker

Lake Darner

Shadow Darner

Southern Hawker

Variable Darner

Zigzag Darner

Blue-Spotted Hawker

Paddle-Tailed Darner

Southern Migrant Hawker

Aeshna petalura

Canada Darner

Brown Hawker

Subarctic Darner

Green-Striped Darner

Black-Tipped Darner

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Hawkers and Typical Darners

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked