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Three-spined Darners

Triacanthagyna

Triacanthagyna is a genus of dragonflies in the family Aeshnidae. The species have large eyes and broad wings. The females have three prominent spines under the last abdominal segment which gives the genus its name. They are commonly known as three-spined darners.

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9 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 9 known species

Pale-green Darner

speciesTriacanthagyna septima

Phantom Darner

speciesTriacanthagyna trifida

Caribbean Darner

speciesTriacanthagyna caribbea

Ditzler's Darner

speciesTriacanthagyna ditzleri

Nymph Duskhawker

speciesTriacanthagyna nympha

Satyr Darner

speciesTriacanthagyna satyrus

Black-legged Darner

speciesTriacanthagyna dentata

One-striped Darner

speciesTriacanthagyna obscuripennis

Triacanthagyna williamsoni

speciesTriacanthagyna williamsoni

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 92604.